Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 01 Feb 2024 |
With 23 mn birth per year, India has the highest number of birth per year in the world due to large populations and significant fertility rates. India is ahead by a margin from China (10.6 mn births per year) due to the low fertility rate of China. More than one million people are born per year in 28 countries and 10,000 born per day in eight countries. Niue have the lowest number of 27 births per year.
With 44.46 yearly births per 1000 people, Niger has the highest birth rate, followed by Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali, having figures above 40 births. The crude birth rate refers to the number of births over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is usually expressed in units of births per 1,000 individuals per year.
Twenty-eight countries/territories have a birth rate over 30, of which the first 13 and a total of 27 belong to Africa. Afghanistan is the remaining one.
Hong Kong (5.43) has the lowest birth rates worldwide, followed by South Korea (5.62). Out of 236 countries/territories projected by the UN, birth rates of 57 countries have below 10.
Code | Country/Region | Birth (2024) | Crude birth (2024) | Continent | |||
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per year | per day | Rank | per 1000 | Rank | |||
BDI | Burundi | 447,212 | 1,225 | 60 | 32.90 | 18 | Africa |
COM | Comoros | 24,214 | 66 | 152 | 27.88 | 41 | Africa |
DJI | Djibouti | 24,604 | 67 | 151 | 21.36 | 66 | Africa |
ERI | Eritrea | 107,286 | 294 | 105 | 28.05 | 39 | Africa |
ETH | Ethiopia | 3,982,205 | 10,910 | 7 | 30.70 | 27 | Africa |
KEN | Kenya | 1,519,473 | 4,163 | 17 | 27.03 | 43 | Africa |
MDG | Madagascar | 927,190 | 2,540 | 32 | 29.85 | 29 | Africa |
MWI | Malawi | 687,950 | 1,885 | 44 | 32.02 | 21 | Africa |
MUS | Mauritius | 13,214 | 36 | 164 | 10.15 | 176 | Africa |
MYT | Mayotte | 10,811 | 30 | 168 | 31.25 | 24 | Africa |
MOZ | Mozambique | 1,225,914 | 3,359 | 23 | 35.16 | 9 | Africa |
REU | Réunion | 13,870 | 38 | 163 | 14.02 | 119 | Africa |
RWA | Rwanda | 412,709 | 1,131 | 61 | 28.62 | 37 | Africa |
SYC | Seychelles | 1,563 | 4 | 197 | 14.43 | 115 | Africa |
SOM | Somalia | 788,171 | 2,159 | 39 | 42.09 | 4 | Africa |
SSD | South Sudan | 326,409 | 894 | 69 | 28.91 | 34 | Africa |
UGA | Uganda | 1,737,582 | 4,760 | 15 | 34.76 | 12 | Africa |
TZA | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,416,633 | 6,621 | 13 | 34.80 | 11 | Africa |
ZMB | Zambia | 704,170 | 1,929 | 42 | 33.31 | 15 | Africa |
ZWE | Zimbabwe | 496,655 | 1,361 | 56 | 29.17 | 33 | Africa |
AGO | Angola | 1,404,185 | 3,847 | 19 | 37.14 | 7 | Africa |
CMR | Cameroon | 978,716 | 2,681 | 29 | 33.29 | 16 | Africa |
CAF | Central African Republic | 250,590 | 687 | 81 | 42.31 | 2 | Africa |
TCD | Chad | 794,344 | 2,176 | 38 | 42.14 | 3 | Africa |
COG | Congo | 183,955 | 504 | 89 | 29.45 | 32 | Africa |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,341,379 | 11,894 | 6 | 41.09 | 5 | Africa |
GNQ | Equatorial Guinea | 50,600 | 139 | 134 | 28.86 | 35 | Africa |
GAB | Gabon | 63,677 | 174 | 126 | 25.63 | 50 | Africa |
STP | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,538 | 18 | 179 | 27.62 | 42 | Africa |
DZA | Algeria | 869,364 | 2,382 | 35 | 18.79 | 82 | Africa |
EGY | Egypt | 2,448,253 | 6,708 | 12 | 21.38 | 65 | Africa |
LBY | Libya | 115,149 | 315 | 103 | 16.53 | 95 | Africa |
MAR | Morocco | 630,394 | 1,727 | 47 | 16.49 | 97 | Africa |
SDN | Sudan | 1,580,356 | 4,330 | 16 | 32.01 | 22 | Africa |
TUN | Tunisia | 183,782 | 504 | 90 | 14.63 | 111 | Africa |
ESH | Western Sahara | 9,290 | 25 | 172 | 15.60 | 108 | Africa |
BWA | Botswana | 59,877 | 164 | 127 | 22.03 | 63 | Africa |
SWZ | Eswatini | 28,210 | 77 | 147 | 23.04 | 58 | Africa |
LSO | Lesotho | 59,145 | 162 | 129 | 25.08 | 52 | Africa |
NAM | Namibia | 69,037 | 189 | 120 | 26.07 | 49 | Africa |
ZAF | South Africa | 1,127,932 | 3,090 | 26 | 18.49 | 85 | Africa |
BEN | Benin | 493,211 | 1,351 | 57 | 35.02 | 10 | Africa |
BFA | Burkina Faso | 810,065 | 2,219 | 37 | 33.96 | 13 | Africa |
CPV | Cabo Verde | 9,763 | 27 | 169 | 16.14 | 101 | Africa |
CIV | Côte d'Ivoire | 974,998 | 2,671 | 30 | 32.94 | 17 | Africa |
GMB | Gambia | 90,217 | 247 | 111 | 31.73 | 23 | Africa |
GHA | Ghana | 911,299 | 2,497 | 33 | 26.20 | 47 | Africa |
GIN | Guinea | 476,528 | 1,306 | 58 | 32.79 | 19 | Africa |
GNB | Guinea-Bissau | 65,299 | 179 | 123 | 29.71 | 31 | Africa |
LBR | Liberia | 169,153 | 463 | 93 | 30.53 | 28 | Africa |
MLI | Mali | 974,125 | 2,669 | 31 | 40.52 | 6 | Africa |
MRT | Mauritania | 160,963 | 441 | 94 | 32.24 | 20 | Africa |
NER | Niger | 1,256,001 | 3,441 | 22 | 44.46 | 1 | Africa |
NGA | Nigeria | 8,234,398 | 22,560 | 3 | 35.93 | 8 | Africa |
SHN | Saint Helena | 37 | 0 | 234 | 7.12 | 228 | Africa |
SEN | Senegal | 568,369 | 1,557 | 53 | 31.17 | 25 | Africa |
SLE | Sierra Leone | 267,219 | 732 | 76 | 29.76 | 30 | Africa |
TGO | Togo | 284,629 | 780 | 75 | 30.73 | 26 | Africa |
KAZ | Kazakhstan | 388,294 | 1,064 | 64 | 19.59 | 76 | Asia |
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 150,624 | 413 | 96 | 22.01 | 64 | Asia |
TJK | Tajikistan | 255,447 | 700 | 79 | 24.70 | 54 | Asia |
TKM | Turkmenistan | 128,418 | 352 | 100 | 19.46 | 77 | Asia |
UZB | Uzbekistan | 732,525 | 2,007 | 41 | 20.53 | 72 | Asia |
CHN | China | 10,577,046 | 28,978 | 2 | 7.42 | 222 | Asia |
HKG | China, Hong Kong SAR | 40,625 | 111 | 139 | 5.43 | 236 | Asia |
MAC | China, Macao SAR | 7,037 | 19 | 175 | 9.90 | 182 | Asia |
TWN | China, Taiwan Province of China | 186,600 | 511 | 88 | 7.80 | 219 | Asia |
PRK | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 334,005 | 915 | 68 | 12.73 | 131 | Asia |
JPN | Japan | 815,536 | 2,234 | 36 | 6.65 | 232 | Asia |
MNG | Mongolia | 65,476 | 179 | 122 | 18.74 | 83 | Asia |
KOR | Republic of Korea | 290,594 | 796 | 74 | 5.62 | 235 | Asia |
AFG | Afghanistan | 1,468,735 | 4,024 | 18 | 33.83 | 14 | Asia |
BGD | Bangladesh | 2,977,540 | 8,158 | 9 | 17.03 | 92 | Asia |
BTN | Bhutan | 9,627 | 26 | 170 | 12.15 | 139 | Asia |
IND | India | 23,000,685 | 63,016 | 1 | 15.95 | 105 | Asia |
IRN | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,117,084 | 3,061 | 27 | 12.44 | 135 | Asia |
MDV | Maldives | 6,554 | 18 | 178 | 12.56 | 132 | Asia |
NPL | Nepal | 608,426 | 1,667 | 50 | 19.46 | 78 | Asia |
PAK | Pakistan | 6,512,176 | 17,842 | 4 | 26.55 | 45 | Asia |
LKA | Sri Lanka | 295,432 | 809 | 73 | 13.44 | 124 | Asia |
BRN | Brunei Darussalam | 5,892 | 16 | 181 | 12.93 | 130 | Asia |
KHM | Cambodia | 310,610 | 851 | 70 | 18.13 | 87 | Asia |
IDN | Indonesia | 4,413,909 | 12,093 | 5 | 15.77 | 106 | Asia |
LAO | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 159,480 | 437 | 95 | 20.60 | 70 | Asia |
MYS | Malaysia | 504,947 | 1,383 | 55 | 14.57 | 112 | Asia |
MMR | Myanmar | 901,860 | 2,471 | 34 | 16.40 | 98 | Asia |
PHL | Philippines | 2,511,946 | 6,882 | 11 | 21.08 | 68 | Asia |
SGP | Singapore | 42,892 | 118 | 138 | 7.10 | 229 | Asia |
THA | Thailand | 614,663 | 1,684 | 49 | 8.55 | 212 | Asia |
TLS | Timor-Leste | 33,096 | 91 | 143 | 23.94 | 57 | Asia |
VNM | Viet Nam | 1,397,214 | 3,828 | 20 | 14.04 | 118 | Asia |
ARM | Armenia | 30,717 | 84 | 145 | 11.05 | 156 | Asia |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 118,216 | 324 | 101 | 11.30 | 152 | Asia |
BHR | Bahrain | 16,477 | 45 | 160 | 11.00 | 159 | Asia |
CYP | Cyprus | 12,193 | 33 | 166 | 9.63 | 189 | Asia |
GEO | Georgia | 46,526 | 127 | 136 | 12.50 | 133 | Asia |
IRQ | Iraq | 1,225,578 | 3,358 | 24 | 26.34 | 46 | Asia |
ISR | Israel | 175,054 | 480 | 92 | 18.81 | 81 | Asia |
JOR | Jordan | 240,649 | 659 | 82 | 21.00 | 69 | Asia |
KWT | Kuwait | 38,934 | 107 | 140 | 8.97 | 204 | Asia |
LBN | Lebanon | 70,456 | 193 | 119 | 13.29 | 127 | Asia |
OMN | Oman | 77,757 | 213 | 116 | 16.50 | 96 | Asia |
QAT | Qatar | 23,445 | 64 | 153 | 8.57 | 209 | Asia |
SAU | Saudi Arabia | 600,716 | 1,646 | 51 | 16.04 | 104 | Asia |
PSE | State of Palestine | 147,537 | 404 | 97 | 26.84 | 44 | Asia |
SYR | Syrian Arab Republic | 532,402 | 1,459 | 54 | 22.17 | 62 | Asia |
TUR | Türkiye | 1,195,978 | 3,277 | 25 | 13.84 | 120 | Asia |
ARE | United Arab Emirates | 90,424 | 248 | 110 | 9.43 | 191 | Asia |
YEM | Yemen | 1,016,549 | 2,785 | 28 | 28.85 | 36 | Asia |
BLR | Belarus | 84,358 | 231 | 113 | 8.92 | 206 | Europe |
BGR | Bulgaria | 54,467 | 149 | 133 | 8.23 | 215 | Europe |
CZE | Czechia | 98,082 | 269 | 108 | 9.35 | 195 | Europe |
HUN | Hungary | 100,496 | 275 | 106 | 10.00 | 178 | Europe |
POL | Poland | 397,091 | 1,088 | 63 | 9.79 | 185 | Europe |
MDA | Republic of Moldova | 45,320 | 124 | 137 | 13.42 | 125 | Europe |
ROU | Romania | 204,933 | 561 | 86 | 10.40 | 168 | Europe |
RUS | Russian Federation | 1,350,768 | 3,701 | 21 | 9.38 | 194 | Europe |
SVK | Slovakia | 58,850 | 161 | 130 | 10.25 | 174 | Europe |
UKR | Ukraine | 214,410 | 587 | 85 | 5.75 | 234 | Europe |
DNK | Denmark | 65,891 | 181 | 121 | 11.11 | 155 | Europe |
EST | Estonia | 12,761 | 35 | 165 | 9.67 | 187 | Europe |
FRO | Faroe Islands | 776 | 2 | 203 | 14.53 | 114 | Europe |
FIN | Finland | 47,462 | 130 | 135 | 8.56 | 211 | Europe |
GGY | Guernsey | 631 | 2 | 210 | 9.90 | 183 | Europe |
ISL | Iceland | 4,536 | 12 | 185 | 12.02 | 141 | Europe |
IRL | Ireland | 55,854 | 153 | 131 | 10.99 | 160 | Europe |
IMN | Isle of Man | 721 | 2 | 207 | 8.52 | 213 | Europe |
JEY | Jersey | 1,174 | 3 | 199 | 10.44 | 167 | Europe |
LVA | Latvia | 15,531 | 43 | 162 | 8.56 | 210 | Europe |
LTU | Lithuania | 25,012 | 69 | 150 | 9.27 | 198 | Europe |
NOR | Norway | 54,965 | 151 | 132 | 9.99 | 180 | Europe |
SWE | Sweden | 113,422 | 311 | 104 | 10.65 | 165 | Europe |
GBR | United Kingdom | 678,524 | 1,859 | 45 | 10.00 | 179 | Europe |
ALB | Albania | 28,334 | 78 | 146 | 10.01 | 177 | Europe |
AND | Andorra | 564 | 2 | 212 | 7.03 | 230 | Europe |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,012 | 71 | 149 | 8.14 | 216 | Europe |
HRV | Croatia | 33,117 | 91 | 142 | 8.31 | 214 | Europe |
GIB | Gibraltar | 337 | 1 | 219 | 10.29 | 172 | Europe |
GRC | Greece | 75,393 | 207 | 118 | 7.32 | 224 | Europe |
ITA | Italy | 403,765 | 1,106 | 62 | 6.88 | 231 | Europe |
XXK | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 18,797 | 51 | 156 | 11.26 | 154 | Europe |
MLT | Malta | 4,849 | 13 | 182 | 9.04 | 200 | Europe |
MNE | Montenegro | 6,707 | 18 | 177 | 10.71 | 163 | Europe |
MKD | North Macedonia | 19,569 | 54 | 155 | 9.39 | 193 | Europe |
PRT | Portugal | 78,946 | 216 | 115 | 7.73 | 220 | Europe |
SMR | San Marino | 199 | 1 | 227 | 5.92 | 233 | Europe |
SRB | Serbia | 64,006 | 175 | 124 | 9.01 | 203 | Europe |
SVN | Slovenia | 18,225 | 50 | 157 | 8.61 | 208 | Europe |
ESP | Spain | 348,393 | 955 | 67 | 7.34 | 223 | Europe |
AUT | Austria | 83,373 | 228 | 114 | 9.30 | 196 | Europe |
BEL | Belgium | 116,799 | 320 | 102 | 9.98 | 181 | Europe |
FRA | France | 670,041 | 1,836 | 46 | 10.33 | 171 | Europe |
DEU | Germany | 749,892 | 2,054 | 40 | 9.02 | 202 | Europe |
LIE | Liechtenstein | 359 | 1 | 218 | 9.03 | 201 | Europe |
LUX | Luxembourg | 6,756 | 19 | 176 | 10.25 | 173 | Europe |
MCO | Monaco | 327 | 1 | 220 | 9.06 | 199 | Europe |
NLD | Netherlands | 183,227 | 502 | 91 | 10.38 | 170 | Europe |
CHE | Switzerland | 85,633 | 235 | 112 | 9.70 | 186 | Europe |
AIA | Anguilla | 142 | 0 | 228 | 8.92 | 205 | North America |
ATG | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,107 | 3 | 200 | 11.67 | 144 | North America |
ABW | Aruba | 766 | 2 | 205 | 7.22 | 225 | North America |
BHS | Bahamas | 4,722 | 13 | 183 | 11.39 | 147 | North America |
BRB | Barbados | 3,001 | 8 | 190 | 10.63 | 166 | North America |
BES | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 277 | 1 | 222 | 10.19 | 175 | North America |
VGB | British Virgin Islands | 241 | 1 | 226 | 7.62 | 221 | North America |
CYM | Cayman Islands | 646 | 2 | 209 | 9.28 | 197 | North America |
CUB | Cuba | 97,775 | 268 | 109 | 8.75 | 207 | North America |
CUW | Curaçao | 2,204 | 6 | 194 | 11.44 | 146 | North America |
DMA | Dominica | 961 | 3 | 202 | 13.10 | 128 | North America |
DOM | Dominican Republic | 199,286 | 546 | 87 | 17.41 | 90 | North America |
GRD | Grenada | 1,893 | 5 | 196 | 14.91 | 110 | North America |
GLP | Guadeloupe | 4,666 | 13 | 184 | 11.76 | 143 | North America |
HTI | Haiti | 266,581 | 730 | 77 | 22.44 | 60 | North America |
JAM | Jamaica | 31,863 | 87 | 144 | 11.26 | 153 | North America |
MTQ | Martinique | 3,540 | 10 | 188 | 9.65 | 188 | North America |
MSR | Montserrat | 41 | 0 | 232 | 9.41 | 192 | North America |
PRI | Puerto Rico | 26,173 | 72 | 148 | 8.03 | 218 | North America |
BLM | Saint Barthélemy | 90 | 0 | 230 | 8.14 | 217 | North America |
KNA | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 549 | 2 | 213 | 11.47 | 145 | North America |
LCA | Saint Lucia | 1,994 | 5 | 195 | 11.03 | 157 | North America |
MAF | Saint Martin (French part) | 423 | 1 | 217 | 13.09 | 129 | North America |
VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,296 | 4 | 198 | 12.49 | 134 | North America |
SXM | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 424 | 1 | 216 | 9.56 | 190 | North America |
TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 16,702 | 46 | 159 | 10.86 | 161 | North America |
TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands | 548 | 2 | 214 | 11.83 | 142 | North America |
VIR | United States Virgin Islands | 1,058 | 3 | 201 | 10.76 | 162 | North America |
BLZ | Belize | 7,242 | 20 | 174 | 17.39 | 91 | North America |
CRI | Costa Rica | 59,635 | 163 | 128 | 11.37 | 149 | North America |
SLV | El Salvador | 99,127 | 272 | 107 | 15.47 | 109 | North America |
GTM | Guatemala | 375,341 | 1,028 | 66 | 20.44 | 73 | North America |
HND | Honduras | 217,184 | 595 | 84 | 20.18 | 74 | North America |
MEX | Mexico | 1,848,943 | 5,066 | 14 | 14.29 | 116 | North America |
NIC | Nicaragua | 137,110 | 376 | 98 | 19.19 | 79 | North America |
PAN | Panama | 76,804 | 210 | 117 | 16.97 | 93 | North America |
ARG | Argentina | 623,547 | 1,708 | 48 | 13.54 | 122 | South America |
BOL | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 265,235 | 727 | 78 | 21.10 | 67 | South America |
BRA | Brazil | 2,676,826 | 7,334 | 10 | 12.30 | 136 | South America |
CHL | Chile | 222,780 | 610 | 83 | 11.31 | 151 | South America |
COL | Colombia | 703,054 | 1,926 | 43 | 13.41 | 126 | South America |
ECU | Ecuador | 296,231 | 812 | 72 | 16.11 | 102 | South America |
FLK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 41 | 0 | 233 | 10.70 | 164 | South America |
GUF | French Guiana | 7,740 | 21 | 173 | 24.25 | 55 | South America |
GUY | Guyana | 15,743 | 43 | 161 | 19.16 | 80 | South America |
PRY | Paraguay | 136,586 | 374 | 99 | 19.64 | 75 | South America |
PER | Peru | 583,908 | 1,600 | 52 | 16.82 | 94 | South America |
SUR | Suriname | 11,075 | 30 | 167 | 17.60 | 89 | South America |
URY | Uruguay | 35,563 | 97 | 141 | 10.39 | 169 | South America |
VEN | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 470,929 | 1,290 | 59 | 16.10 | 103 | South America |
BMU | Bermuda | 458 | 1 | 215 | 7.17 | 227 | North America |
CAN | Canada | 382,957 | 1,049 | 65 | 9.82 | 184 | North America |
GRL | Greenland | 767 | 2 | 204 | 13.49 | 123 | North America |
SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 42 | 0 | 231 | 7.17 | 226 | North America |
USA | United States of America | 3,759,063 | 10,299 | 8 | 11.01 | 158 | North America |
AUS | Australia | 303,066 | 830 | 71 | 11.38 | 148 | Oceania |
NZL | New Zealand | 63,805 | 175 | 125 | 12.12 | 140 | Oceania |
FJI | Fiji | 17,547 | 48 | 158 | 18.58 | 84 | Oceania |
NCL | New Caledonia | 4,062 | 11 | 186 | 13.74 | 121 | Oceania |
PNG | Papua New Guinea | 254,548 | 697 | 80 | 24.21 | 56 | Oceania |
SLB | Solomon Islands | 21,556 | 59 | 154 | 28.45 | 38 | Oceania |
VUT | Vanuatu | 9,590 | 26 | 171 | 28.01 | 40 | Oceania |
GUM | Guam | 2,825 | 8 | 191 | 16.20 | 100 | Oceania |
KIR | Kiribati | 3,480 | 10 | 189 | 25.59 | 51 | Oceania |
MHL | Marshall Islands | 756 | 2 | 206 | 17.82 | 88 | Oceania |
FSM | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 2,400 | 7 | 193 | 20.58 | 71 | Oceania |
NRU | Nauru | 324 | 1 | 221 | 25.00 | 53 | Oceania |
MNP | Northern Mariana Islands | 612 | 2 | 211 | 12.23 | 137 | Oceania |
PLW | Palau | 262 | 1 | 224 | 14.53 | 113 | Oceania |
ASM | American Samoa | 715 | 2 | 208 | 16.29 | 99 | Oceania |
COK | Cook Islands | 268 | 1 | 223 | 15.64 | 107 | Oceania |
PYF | French Polynesia | 3,785 | 10 | 187 | 12.16 | 138 | Oceania |
NIU | Niue | 27 | 0 | 236 | 14.04 | 117 | Oceania |
WSM | Samoa | 6,017 | 16 | 180 | 26.19 | 48 | Oceania |
TKL | Tokelau | 35 | 0 | 235 | 18.24 | 86 | Oceania |
TON | Tonga | 2,460 | 7 | 192 | 22.55 | 59 | Oceania |
TUV | Tuvalu | 258 | 1 | 225 | 22.42 | 61 | Oceania |
WLF | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 130 | 0 | 229 | 11.35 | 150 | Oceania |
World | 134,484,559 | 368,451 | 16.56 |