List of countries by birth rate
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 11 Sep 2021 |
With 24 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 (16 mn births per year) due to the low fertility rate of China. China and India together account for about 29% of total births in the world. More than one million people are born per year in 27 countries and 10,000 born per day in eight countries. United States Virgin Islands have the lowest number of 1,166 births per year.
With 44.81 yearly births per 1000 people, Niger has the highest birth rate, followed by Somalia, Chad, 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.
Thirty-seven countries/territories have a birth rate over 30, of which the first 32 and a total of 35 belong to Africa. Afghanistan and Solomon Islands are the remaining two.
Puerto Rico (6.54) has the lowest birth rates worldwide, followed by South Korea (6.88). Out of 201 countries/territories projected by the UN, birth rates of 30 countries have below 10.
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Country/Region | Birth | Crude birth | Continent | |||
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per year | per day | Rank | per 1000 | Rank | ||
India | 24,016,020 | 65,797 | 1 | 17.23 | 97 | Asia |
China | 15,918,889 | 43,613 | 2 | 11.04 | 153 | Asia |
Nigeria | 7,748,319 | 21,228 | 3 | 36.60 | 9 | Africa |
Pakistan | 6,049,547 | 16,574 | 4 | 26.88 | 50 | Asia |
Indonesia | 4,745,911 | 13,002 | 5 | 17.18 | 99 | Asia |
United States of America | 3,985,712 | 10,920 | 6 | 11.97 | 137 | North America |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,663,456 | 10,037 | 7 | 39.60 | 5 | Africa |
Ethiopia | 3,654,995 | 10,014 | 8 | 30.97 | 32 | Africa |
Bangladesh | 2,863,916 | 7,846 | 9 | 17.22 | 98 | Asia |
Brazil | 2,823,915 | 7,737 | 10 | 13.21 | 128 | South America |
Egypt | 2,549,359 | 6,985 | 11 | 24.47 | 56 | Africa |
United Republic of Tanzania | 2,195,526 | 6,015 | 12 | 35.64 | 13 | Africa |
Philippines | 2,190,398 | 6,001 | 13 | 19.70 | 78 | Asia |
Mexico | 2,178,189 | 5,968 | 14 | 16.72 | 104 | North America |
Russian Federation | 1,721,868 | 4,717 | 15 | 11.82 | 141 | Europe |
Uganda | 1,690,877 | 4,633 | 16 | 36.02 | 12 | Africa |
Viet Nam | 1,545,164 | 4,233 | 17 | 15.77 | 111 | Asia |
Kenya | 1,523,501 | 4,174 | 18 | 27.64 | 48 | Africa |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,473,296 | 4,036 | 19 | 17.38 | 94 | Asia |
Sudan | 1,402,232 | 3,842 | 20 | 31.17 | 31 | Africa |
Angola | 1,340,839 | 3,674 | 21 | 39.40 | 6 | Africa |
Turkey | 1,291,578 | 3,539 | 22 | 15.28 | 115 | Asia |
Afghanistan | 1,219,250 | 3,340 | 23 | 30.53 | 34 | Asia |
Mozambique | 1,174,284 | 3,217 | 24 | 36.45 | 11 | Africa |
South Africa | 1,166,860 | 3,197 | 25 | 19.44 | 80 | Africa |
Iraq | 1,149,897 | 3,150 | 26 | 27.81 | 46 | Asia |
Niger | 1,129,776 | 3,095 | 27 | 44.81 | 1 | Africa |
Algeria | 974,225 | 2,669 | 28 | 21.92 | 67 | Africa |
Côte d'Ivoire | 944,145 | 2,587 | 29 | 34.86 | 17 | Africa |
Myanmar | 936,591 | 2,566 | 30 | 17.06 | 101 | Asia |
Cameroon | 926,164 | 2,537 | 31 | 33.98 | 19 | Africa |
Madagascar | 907,365 | 2,486 | 32 | 31.87 | 28 | Africa |
Ghana | 896,308 | 2,456 | 33 | 28.23 | 45 | Africa |
Japan | 894,582 | 2,451 | 34 | 7.10 | 199 | Asia |
Yemen | 877,079 | 2,403 | 35 | 28.75 | 39 | Asia |
Mali | 838,212 | 2,296 | 36 | 40.11 | 4 | Africa |
Germany | 790,071 | 2,165 | 37 | 9.46 | 181 | Europe |
Burkina Faso | 786,989 | 2,156 | 38 | 36.54 | 10 | Africa |
United Kingdom | 771,021 | 2,112 | 39 | 11.31 | 148 | Europe |
Argentina | 750,359 | 2,056 | 40 | 16.46 | 105 | South America |
Colombia | 720,417 | 1,974 | 41 | 14.16 | 120 | South America |
France | 716,725 | 1,964 | 42 | 10.95 | 156 | Europe |
Chad | 689,153 | 1,888 | 43 | 40.66 | 3 | Africa |
Thailand | 685,304 | 1,878 | 44 | 9.80 | 174 | Asia |
Somalia | 676,165 | 1,853 | 45 | 41.21 | 2 | Africa |
Zambia | 667,613 | 1,829 | 46 | 35.18 | 14 | Africa |
Uzbekistan | 664,427 | 1,820 | 47 | 19.63 | 79 | Asia |
Morocco | 662,214 | 1,814 | 48 | 17.73 | 92 | Africa |
Malawi | 653,747 | 1,791 | 49 | 33.15 | 22 | Africa |
Saudi Arabia | 577,692 | 1,583 | 50 | 16.35 | 107 | Asia |
Peru | 574,057 | 1,573 | 51 | 17.31 | 96 | South America |
Senegal | 566,729 | 1,553 | 52 | 32.92 | 23 | Africa |
Nepal | 560,945 | 1,537 | 53 | 18.91 | 87 | Asia |
Malaysia | 531,772 | 1,457 | 54 | 16.23 | 109 | Asia |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 505,796 | 1,386 | 55 | 17.08 | 100 | South America |
Guinea | 475,035 | 1,301 | 56 | 35.17 | 15 | Africa |
Burundi | 456,106 | 1,250 | 57 | 37.17 | 7 | Africa |
Benin | 437,507 | 1,199 | 58 | 35.09 | 16 | Africa |
Italy | 430,854 | 1,180 | 59 | 7.14 | 198 | Europe |
Zimbabwe | 429,358 | 1,176 | 60 | 28.36 | 44 | Africa |
Guatemala | 428,935 | 1,175 | 61 | 23.49 | 60 | North America |
Syrian Arab Republic | 422,829 | 1,158 | 62 | 22.15 | 66 | Asia |
Rwanda | 399,861 | 1,096 | 63 | 30.15 | 37 | Africa |
South Sudan | 391,749 | 1,073 | 64 | 33.94 | 20 | Africa |
Canada | 387,294 | 1,061 | 65 | 10.18 | 165 | North America |
Ukraine | 384,907 | 1,055 | 66 | 8.86 | 188 | Europe |
Spain | 374,674 | 1,027 | 67 | 8.03 | 194 | Europe |
Kazakhstan | 359,091 | 984 | 68 | 18.94 | 85 | Asia |
Cambodia | 357,220 | 979 | 69 | 21.10 | 70 | Asia |
Poland | 355,595 | 974 | 70 | 9.41 | 183 | Europe |
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 354,469 | 971 | 71 | 13.70 | 124 | Asia |
Republic of Korea | 352,792 | 967 | 72 | 6.88 | 200 | Asia |
Ecuador | 337,118 | 924 | 73 | 18.91 | 86 | South America |
Sri Lanka | 321,602 | 881 | 74 | 14.97 | 116 | Asia |
Australia | 317,933 | 871 | 75 | 12.34 | 134 | Oceania |
Tajikistan | 275,718 | 755 | 76 | 28.37 | 42 | Asia |
Togo | 271,650 | 744 | 77 | 31.99 | 26 | Africa |
Haiti | 267,969 | 734 | 78 | 23.21 | 61 | North America |
Sierra Leone | 259,319 | 710 | 79 | 31.83 | 29 | Africa |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 247,901 | 679 | 80 | 20.94 | 71 | South America |
Papua New Guinea | 239,622 | 656 | 81 | 26.26 | 53 | Oceania |
Chile | 225,286 | 617 | 82 | 11.83 | 140 | South America |
Jordan | 213,092 | 584 | 83 | 20.85 | 72 | Asia |
Honduras | 209,083 | 573 | 84 | 20.77 | 73 | North America |
Dominican Republic | 202,734 | 555 | 85 | 18.52 | 88 | North America |
China, Taiwan Province of China | 200,135 | 548 | 86 | 8.39 | 193 | Asia |
Tunisia | 192,034 | 526 | 87 | 16.12 | 110 | Africa |
Romania | 181,094 | 496 | 88 | 9.45 | 182 | Europe |
Congo | 179,227 | 491 | 89 | 31.64 | 30 | Africa |
Netherlands | 173,819 | 476 | 90 | 10.12 | 166 | Europe |
Central African Republic | 171,351 | 469 | 91 | 34.70 | 18 | Africa |
Israel | 170,344 | 467 | 92 | 19.39 | 81 | Asia |
Liberia | 166,316 | 456 | 93 | 32.04 | 25 | Africa |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 163,586 | 448 | 94 | 22.19 | 65 | Asia |
Mauritania | 155,063 | 425 | 95 | 32.44 | 24 | Africa |
Azerbaijan | 151,668 | 416 | 96 | 14.87 | 117 | Asia |
Kyrgyzstan | 148,652 | 407 | 97 | 22.46 | 64 | Asia |
State of Palestine | 145,192 | 398 | 98 | 27.76 | 47 | Asia |
Paraguay | 143,124 | 392 | 99 | 19.83 | 77 | South America |
Turkmenistan | 132,537 | 363 | 100 | 21.69 | 69 | Asia |
Nicaragua | 129,787 | 356 | 101 | 19.37 | 82 | North America |
Belgium | 123,807 | 339 | 102 | 10.66 | 157 | Europe |
Libya | 120,386 | 330 | 103 | 17.35 | 95 | Africa |
Sweden | 119,921 | 329 | 104 | 11.81 | 142 | Europe |
El Salvador | 114,532 | 314 | 105 | 17.57 | 93 | North America |
Lebanon | 113,668 | 311 | 106 | 16.93 | 103 | Asia |
Cuba | 108,788 | 298 | 107 | 9.62 | 178 | North America |
Czechia | 106,829 | 293 | 108 | 9.97 | 172 | Europe |
Belarus | 105,893 | 290 | 109 | 11.23 | 150 | Europe |
Eritrea | 103,991 | 285 | 110 | 28.75 | 40 | Africa |
United Arab Emirates | 100,073 | 274 | 111 | 10.03 | 170 | Asia |
Gambia | 92,362 | 253 | 112 | 37.09 | 8 | Africa |
Hungary | 90,396 | 248 | 113 | 9.39 | 184 | Europe |
Austria | 90,027 | 247 | 114 | 10.00 | 171 | Europe |
Switzerland | 88,677 | 243 | 115 | 10.18 | 164 | Europe |
Oman | 88,256 | 242 | 116 | 17.03 | 102 | Asia |
China, Hong Kong SAR | 82,884 | 227 | 117 | 10.99 | 155 | Asia |
Serbia | 80,014 | 219 | 118 | 9.21 | 185 | Europe |
Panama | 79,754 | 219 | 119 | 18.21 | 90 | North America |
Portugal | 77,986 | 214 | 120 | 7.67 | 195 | Europe |
Greece | 74,105 | 203 | 121 | 7.15 | 197 | Europe |
Mongolia | 72,296 | 198 | 122 | 21.77 | 68 | Asia |
Namibia | 70,282 | 193 | 123 | 27.17 | 49 | Africa |
Guinea-Bissau | 67,513 | 185 | 124 | 33.47 | 21 | Africa |
Costa Rica | 67,373 | 185 | 125 | 13.12 | 129 | North America |
Gabon | 67,194 | 184 | 126 | 29.51 | 38 | Africa |
Denmark | 64,059 | 176 | 127 | 11.01 | 154 | Europe |
Norway | 60,624 | 166 | 128 | 11.07 | 152 | Europe |
Bulgaria | 60,149 | 165 | 129 | 8.72 | 190 | Europe |
New Zealand | 59,743 | 164 | 130 | 12.29 | 135 | Oceania |
Ireland | 58,218 | 160 | 131 | 11.74 | 143 | Europe |
Botswana | 55,197 | 151 | 132 | 23.10 | 62 | Africa |
Lesotho | 55,176 | 151 | 133 | 25.56 | 54 | Africa |
Slovakia | 54,895 | 150 | 134 | 10.06 | 167 | Europe |
Kuwait | 52,210 | 143 | 135 | 12.06 | 136 | Asia |
Georgia | 50,198 | 138 | 136 | 12.63 | 132 | Asia |
Singapore | 49,878 | 137 | 137 | 8.45 | 192 | Asia |
Finland | 48,394 | 133 | 138 | 8.72 | 189 | Europe |
Uruguay | 46,977 | 129 | 139 | 13.49 | 127 | South America |
Equatorial Guinea | 46,338 | 127 | 140 | 31.94 | 27 | Africa |
Jamaica | 45,967 | 126 | 141 | 15.47 | 114 | North America |
Republic of Moldova | 38,598 | 106 | 142 | 9.60 | 179 | Europe |
Timor-Leste | 38,499 | 105 | 143 | 28.66 | 41 | Asia |
Armenia | 38,255 | 105 | 144 | 12.90 | 131 | Asia |
Croatia | 34,650 | 95 | 145 | 8.48 | 191 | Europe |
Albania | 32,311 | 89 | 146 | 11.27 | 149 | Europe |
Eswatini | 29,207 | 80 | 147 | 24.92 | 55 | Africa |
Comoros | 27,125 | 74 | 148 | 30.51 | 36 | Africa |
Lithuania | 27,118 | 74 | 149 | 10.03 | 169 | Europe |
Qatar | 26,674 | 73 | 150 | 9.07 | 187 | Asia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24,967 | 68 | 151 | 7.64 | 196 | Europe |
Bahrain | 22,173 | 61 | 152 | 12.94 | 130 | Asia |
Solomon Islands | 21,767 | 60 | 153 | 30.94 | 33 | Oceania |
North Macedonia | 21,459 | 59 | 154 | 10.31 | 162 | Europe |
Djibouti | 20,135 | 55 | 155 | 20.10 | 75 | Africa |
Puerto Rico | 19,089 | 52 | 156 | 6.54 | 201 | North America |
Latvia | 19,073 | 52 | 157 | 10.19 | 163 | Europe |
Slovenia | 19,022 | 52 | 158 | 9.16 | 186 | Europe |
Fiji | 18,272 | 50 | 159 | 20.24 | 74 | Oceania |
Trinidad and Tobago | 16,704 | 46 | 160 | 11.92 | 138 | North America |
Guyana | 15,186 | 42 | 161 | 19.22 | 83 | South America |
Estonia | 13,258 | 36 | 162 | 10.05 | 168 | Europe |
Réunion | 12,815 | 35 | 163 | 14.21 | 119 | Africa |
Bhutan | 12,752 | 35 | 164 | 16.37 | 106 | Asia |
Mauritius | 12,656 | 35 | 165 | 9.95 | 173 | Africa |
Cyprus | 11,869 | 33 | 166 | 9.78 | 177 | Asia |
Western Sahara | 11,666 | 32 | 167 | 19.09 | 84 | Africa |
Suriname | 10,540 | 29 | 168 | 17.82 | 91 | South America |
Cabo Verde | 10,232 | 28 | 169 | 18.22 | 89 | Africa |
Vanuatu | 8,925 | 24 | 170 | 28.37 | 43 | Oceania |
Belize | 8,101 | 22 | 171 | 19.99 | 76 | North America |
Mayotte | 7,491 | 21 | 172 | 26.76 | 51 | Africa |
French Guiana | 7,438 | 20 | 173 | 24.30 | 57 | South America |
Montenegro | 7,211 | 20 | 174 | 11.49 | 145 | Europe |
China, Macao SAR | 6,923 | 19 | 175 | 10.51 | 160 | Asia |
Sao Tome and Principe | 6,830 | 19 | 176 | 30.52 | 35 | Africa |
Maldives | 6,673 | 18 | 177 | 12.61 | 133 | Asia |
Luxembourg | 6,536 | 18 | 178 | 10.36 | 161 | Europe |
Brunei Darussalam | 6,067 | 17 | 179 | 13.74 | 123 | Asia |
Bahamas | 5,434 | 15 | 180 | 13.70 | 125 | North America |
Samoa | 4,757 | 13 | 181 | 23.64 | 58 | Oceania |
Guadeloupe | 4,543 | 12 | 182 | 11.37 | 147 | North America |
Malta | 4,338 | 12 | 183 | 9.79 | 175 | Europe |
Iceland | 3,990 | 11 | 184 | 11.62 | 144 | Europe |
French Polynesia | 3,937 | 11 | 185 | 13.93 | 121 | Oceania |
New Caledonia | 3,935 | 11 | 186 | 13.64 | 126 | Oceania |
Martinique | 3,568 | 10 | 187 | 9.54 | 180 | North America |
Kiribati | 3,227 | 9 | 188 | 26.53 | 52 | Oceania |
Barbados | 3,043 | 8 | 189 | 10.58 | 158 | North America |
Guam | 2,760 | 8 | 190 | 16.24 | 108 | Oceania |
Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 2,616 | 7 | 191 | 22.50 | 63 | Oceania |
Tonga | 2,503 | 7 | 192 | 23.54 | 59 | Oceania |
Saint Lucia | 2,110 | 6 | 193 | 11.45 | 146 | North America |
Grenada | 1,759 | 5 | 194 | 15.58 | 113 | North America |
Curaçao | 1,740 | 5 | 195 | 10.54 | 159 | North America |
Channel Islands | 1,709 | 5 | 196 | 9.78 | 176 | Europe |
Seychelles | 1,540 | 4 | 197 | 15.59 | 112 | Africa |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,533 | 4 | 198 | 13.79 | 122 | North America |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1,445 | 4 | 199 | 14.64 | 118 | North America |
Aruba | 1,276 | 3 | 200 | 11.91 | 139 | North America |
United States Virgin Islands | 1,166 | 3 | 201 | 11.21 | 151 | North America |
World | 139,821,000 | 383,071 | 17.76 |