Birth rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 195 countries was 18.38 births per 1000 people. The highest value was in Niger: 45.03 births per 1000 people and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 4.4 births per 1000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: births per 1000 people; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Birth rate, 2022 Global rank Available data
Niger 45.03 1 1960 - 2022
Chad 43.18 2 1960 - 2022
Somalia 43.09 3 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 42.34 4 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 41.74 5 1960 - 2022
Mali 41.22 6 1960 - 2022
Angola 38.2 7 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 36.61 8 1960 - 2022
Uganda 36.22 9 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 36.12 10 1960 - 2022
Benin 36.07 11 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 35.81 12 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 35.14 13 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 34.95 14 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 34.35 15 1960 - 2022
Zambia 34.13 16 1960 - 2022
Burundi 34.11 17 1960 - 2022
Guinea 33.85 18 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 33.49 19 1960 - 2022
Sudan 33.03 20 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 32.95 21 1960 - 2022
Gambia 32.7 22 1960 - 2022
Malawi 32.61 23 1960 - 2022
Senegal 32.07 24 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 31.83 25 1960 - 2022
Togo 31.48 26 1960 - 2022
Liberia 31 27 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 30.79 28 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 30.61 29 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 30.59 30 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 30.17 31 1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe 30.09 32 1960 - 2022
Yemen 29.92 33 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 29.86 34 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 29.47 35 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 29.32 36 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 28.97 37 1960 - 2022
Comoros 28.89 38 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 28.43 39 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 27.97 40 1960 - 2022
Palestine 27.69 41 1990 - 2022
Kenya 27.54 42 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 27.23 43 1960 - 2022
Ghana 27.08 44 1960 - 2022
Iraq 27.03 45 1960 - 2022
Samoa 27 46 1960 - 2022
Namibia 26.92 47 1960 - 2022
Gabon 26.8 48 1960 - 2022
Kiribati 26.72 49 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 26.2 50 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 26.02 51 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 25.78 52 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 25.11 53 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 23.64 54 1960 - 2022
Tuvalu 23.32 55 1960 - 2022
Haiti 23.15 56 1960 - 2022
Botswana 23.04 57 1960 - 2022
Tonga 22.89 58 1960 - 2022
Egypt 22.11 59 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 21.91 60 1960 - 2022
Jordan 21.62 61 1960 - 2022
Philippines 21.62 62 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 21.6 63 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 21.5 64 1960 - 2022
Laos 21.46 65 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 20.86 66 1960 - 2022
Honduras 20.85 67 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 20.75 68 1960 - 2022
Micronesia 20.68 69 1960 - 2022
Algeria 20.57 70 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 20.57 71 1960 - 2022
Syria 20.53 72 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 20.45 73 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 20.33 74 1960 - 2022
Nepal 20.17 75 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 20.02 76 1960 - 2022
Guyana 19.9 77 1960 - 2022
South Africa 19.31 78 1960 - 2022
Fiji 19.13 79 1960 - 2022
Israel 19 80 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 18.97 81 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 18.11 82 1960 - 2022
Suriname 17.98 83 1960 - 2022
Belize 17.76 84 1960 - 2022
Oman 17.71 85 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 17.48 86 1960 - 2022
Panama 17.4 87 1960 - 2022
Peru 17.38 88 1960 - 2022
Libya 17.3 89 1960 - 2022
Morocco 17.16 90 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 16.92 91 1960 - 2022
Burma 16.83 92 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 16.69 93 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 16.58 94 1960 - 2022
India 16.27 95 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 16.2 96 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 15.8 97 1960 - 2022
Grenada 15.62 98 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 15.6 99 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 15.57 100 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 15.02 101 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 14.69 102 1960 - 2022
Mexico 14.64 103 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 14.58 104 1960 - 2022
Turkey 14.47 105 1960 - 2022
N. Caledonia 14.1 106 1960 - 2022
Colombia 13.92 107 1960 - 2022
Argentina 13.79 108 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 13.78 109 1960 - 2022
Maldives 13.64 110 1960 - 2022
Brunei 13.49 111 1960 - 2022
Dominica 13.28 112 1960 - 2022
Iran 13.24 113 1960 - 2022
Georgia 13.1 114 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 13.1 115 1971 - 2022
North Korea 13.06 116 1960 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 12.73 117 1960 - 2022
Brazil 12.65 118 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 12.33 119 1960 - 2022
Moldova 12.15 120 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 12.1 121 1960 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 11.98 122 1960 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 11.8 123 1970 - 2022
Chile 11.76 124 1960 - 2022
Armenia 11.7 125 1960 - 2022
Costa Rica 11.69 126 1960 - 2022
Australia 11.6 127 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 11.53 128 1960 - 2022
Iceland 11.5 129 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 11.49 130 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 11.45 131 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 11.4 132 1960 - 2022
Bahamas 11.38 133 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 11.38 134 1960 - 2022
Saint Lucia 11.32 135 1960 - 2022
Ireland 11.2 136 1960 - 2022
USA 11 137 1960 - 2022
Barbados 10.78 138 1960 - 2022
France 10.6 139 1960 - 2022
Gibraltar 10.56 140 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 10.42 141 1960 - 2022
Albania 10.12 142 1960 - 2022
Macao 10.04 143 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 10.02 144 1960 - 2022
Sweden 10 145 1960 - 2022
UK 10 146 1960 - 2022
Denmark 9.9 147 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 9.9 148 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 9.9 149 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 9.89 150 1960 - 2022
Belgium 9.8 151 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 9.73 152 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 9.7 153 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 9.6 154 1960 - 2022
Romania 9.6 155 1960 - 2022
Czechia 9.5 156 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 9.5 157 1960 - 2022
Norway 9.4 158 1960 - 2022
Switzerland 9.4 159 1960 - 2022
Hungary 9.3 160 1960 - 2022
Serbia 9.3 161 1960 - 2022
Liechtenstein 9.2 162 1960 - 2022
Belarus 9.16 163 1960 - 2022
Austria 9.1 164 1960 - 2022
Qatar 9.09 165 1960 - 2022
Canada 9 166 1960 - 2022
Russia 8.9 167 1960 - 2022
Thailand 8.81 168 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 8.8 169 1960 - 2022
Croatia 8.8 170 1960 - 2022
Germany 8.8 171 1960 - 2022
Palau 8.8 172 1990 - 2022
Estonia 8.6 173 1960 - 2022
Latvia 8.5 174 1960 - 2022
Poland 8.3 175 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 8.3 176 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 8.28 177 1960 - 2022
Finland 8.1 178 1960 - 2022
Malta 8.1 179 1960 - 2022
Portugal 8 180 1960 - 2022
Singapore 7.9 181 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 7.8 182 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 7.66 183 1960 - 2022
Bermuda 7.5 184 1960 - 2022
Greece 7.3 185 1960 - 2022
Aruba 7.18 186 1960 - 2022
Spain 6.9 187 1960 - 2022
China 6.77 188 1960 - 2022
Italy 6.7 189 1960 - 2022
Japan 6.3 190 1960 - 2022
Andorra 6.2 191 1986 - 2022
San Marino 6.1 192 2004 - 2022
Puerto Rico 5.9 193 1960 - 2022
South Korea 4.9 194 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 4.4 195 1960 - 2022



Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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1. Niger
2. Chad
3. Somalia
4. C.A. Republic
5. DR Congo
6. Mali
7. Angola
8. Nigeria
9. Uganda
10. Mozambique
11. Benin
12. Tanzania
13. Afghanistan
14. Burkina Faso
15. Cameroon
16. Zambia
17. Burundi
18. Guinea
19. Ivory Coast
20. Sudan
21. Mauritania
22. Gambia
23. Malawi
24. Senegal
25. Ethiopia
26. Togo
27. Liberia
28. Sierra Leone
29. G.-Bissau
30. Madagascar
31. R. of Congo
32. Zimbabwe
33. Yemen
34. Eq. Guinea
35. Rwanda
36. Solomon Isl.
37. Vanuatu
38. Comoros
39. Eritrea
40. S.T.&Principe
41. Palestine
42. Kenya
43. Pakistan
44. Ghana
45. Iraq
46. Samoa
47. Namibia
48. Gabon
49. Kiribati
50. Uzbekistan
51. Tajikistan
52. Lesotho
53. Papua N.G.
54. Swaziland
55. Tuvalu
56. Haiti
57. Botswana
58. Tonga
59. Egypt
60. Djibouti
61. Jordan
62. Philippines
63. Bolivia
64. Kyrgyzstan
65. Laos
66. Guatemala
67. Honduras
68. Turkmenistan
69. Micronesia
70. Algeria
71. Kazakhstan
72. Syria
73. Mongolia
74. Paraguay
75. Nepal
76. Nicaragua
77. Guyana
78. South Africa
79. Fiji
80. Israel
81. Cambodia
82. Domin. Rep.
83. Suriname
84. Belize
85. Oman
86. Bangladesh
87. Panama
88. Peru
89. Libya
90. Morocco
91. Saudi Arabia
92. Burma
93. Cape Verde
94. Ecuador
95. India
96. Indonesia
97. El Salvador
98. Grenada
99. Tunisia
100. Venezuela
101. Malaysia
102. Vietnam
103. Mexico
104. Lebanon
105. Turkey
106. N. Caledonia
107. Colombia
108. Argentina
109. Sri Lanka
110. Maldives
111. Brunei
112. Dominica
113. Iran
114. Georgia
115. Seychelles
116. North Korea
117. St. Vincent & ...
118. Brazil
119. Bhutan
120. Moldova
121. Azerbaijan
122. Ant.& Barb.
123. Faroe Isl.
124. Chile
125. Armenia
126. Costa Rica
127. Australia
128. Jamaica
129. Iceland
130. New Zealand
131. Bahrain
132. Montenegro
133. Bahamas
134. Tr.&Tobago
135. Saint Lucia
136. Ireland
137. USA
138. Barbados
139. France
140. Gibraltar
141. Uruguay
142. Albania
143. Macao
144. Cyprus
145. Sweden
146. UK
147. Denmark
148. Luxembourg
149. North Macedonia
150. UA Emirates
151. Belgium
152. Kuwait
153. Slovakia
154. Mauritius
155. Romania
156. Czechia
157. Netherlands
158. Norway
159. Switzerland
160. Hungary
161. Serbia
162. Liechtenstein
163. Belarus
164. Austria
165. Qatar
166. Canada
167. Russia
168. Thailand
169. Bulgaria
170. Croatia
171. Germany
172. Palau
173. Estonia
174. Latvia
175. Poland
176. Slovenia
177. Bosnia & Herz.
178. Finland
179. Malta
180. Portugal
181. Singapore
182. Lithuania
183. Ukraine
184. Bermuda
185. Greece
186. Aruba
187. Spain
188. China
189. Italy
190. Japan
191. Andorra
192. San Marino
193. Puerto Rico
194. South Korea
195. Hong Kong
45.03
43.18
43.09
42.34
41.74
41.22
38.20
36.61
36.22
36.12
36.07
35.81
35.14
34.95
34.35
34.13
34.11
33.85
33.49
33.03
32.95
32.70
32.61
32.07
31.83
31.48
31.00
30.79
30.61
30.59
30.17
30.09
29.92
29.86
29.47
29.32
28.97
28.89
28.43
27.97
27.69
27.54
27.23
27.08
27.03
27.00
26.92
26.80
26.72
26.20
26.02
25.78
25.11
23.64
23.32
23.15
23.04
22.89
22.11
21.91
21.62
21.62
21.60
21.50
21.46
20.86
20.85
20.75
20.68
20.57
20.57
20.53
20.45
20.33
20.17
20.02
19.90
19.31
19.13
19.00
18.97
18.11
17.98
17.76
17.71
17.48
17.40
17.38
17.30
17.16
16.92
16.83
16.69
16.58
16.27
16.20
15.80
15.62
15.60
15.57
15.02
14.69
14.64
14.58
14.47
14.10
13.92
13.79
13.78
13.64
13.49
13.28
13.24
13.10
13.10
13.06
12.73
12.65
12.33
12.15
12.10
11.98
11.80
11.76
11.70
11.69
11.60
11.53
11.50
11.49
11.45
11.40
11.38
11.38
11.32
11.20
11.00
10.78
10.60
10.56
10.42
10.12
10.04
10.02
10.00
10.00
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.89
9.80
9.73
9.70
9.60
9.60
9.50
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.30
9.20
9.16
9.10
9.09
9.00
8.90
8.81
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.60
8.50
8.30
8.30
8.28
8.10
8.10
8.00
7.90
7.80
7.66
7.50
7.30
7.18
6.90
6.77
6.70
6.30
6.20
6.10
5.90
4.90
4.40
0
11.3
22.5
33.8
45.03


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