Countries by birth rate

Countries by birth rate, World Bank, 2024

#	Country	Per 1,000 people	Region
1	Central African Republic	46.2	Middle Africa
2	Chad	43.3	Middle Africa
3	Somalia	42.3	Eastern Africa
4	Niger	41.4	Western Africa
5	DR Congo	40.9	Middle Africa
6	Mali	39.5	Western Africa
7	Angola	37.2	Middle Africa
8	Mozambique	37.0	Eastern Africa
9	Afghanistan	35.0	Southern Asia
10	Tanzania	34.8	Eastern Africa
=11	Uganda	34.4	Eastern Africa
=11	Yemen	34.4	Western Asia
13	Mauritania	34.0	Western Africa
14	Benin	33.4	Western Africa
=15	Cameroon	33.3	Middle Africa
=15	Guinea	33.3	Western Africa
17	Burundi	33.2	Eastern Africa
18	Sudan	33.0	Northern Africa
19	Zambia	32.7	Eastern Africa
20	Nigeria	32.5	Western Africa
21	Togo	32.1	Western Africa
22	Madagascar	31.7	Eastern Africa
23	Côte d'Ivoire	31.6	Western Africa
24	Ethiopia	31.5	Eastern Africa
25	Burkina Faso	31.3	Western Africa
26	Malawi	31.1	Eastern Africa
27	Liberia	30.6	Western Africa
28	Congo	30.4	Middle Africa
29	Sierra Leone	30.1	Western Africa
30	Equatorial Guinea	30.0	Middle Africa
=31	Gambia	29.9	Western Africa
=31	Zimbabwe	29.9	Eastern Africa
33	Guinea-Bissau	29.6	Western Africa
=34	Senegal	29.2	Western Africa
=34	South Sudan	29.2	Eastern Africa
36	Eritrea	28.7	Eastern Africa
37	Comoros	28.2	Eastern Africa
=38	Rwanda	28.1	Eastern Africa
=38	São Tomé and Principe	28.1	Middle Africa
40	Vanuatu	27.7	Melanesia
41	Pakistan	27.4	Southern Asia
42	Gabon	27.1	Middle Africa
43	Kenya	27.0	Eastern Africa
44	Solomon Islands	26.7	Melanesia
=45	Ghana	25.9	Western Africa
=45	Namibia	25.9	Southern Africa
=47	Iraq	25.6	Western Asia
=47	Uzbekistan	25.6	Central Asia
=49	Kiribati	25.3	Micronesia
=49	Tajikistan	25.3	Central Asia
51	Samoa	25.0	Polynesia
52	Nauru	24.6	Micronesia
53	Botswana	24.4	Southern Africa
54	Papua New Guinea	24.3	Melanesia
55	Lesotho	23.8	Southern Africa
56	Eswatini	23.6	Southern Africa
57	Syria	23.2	Western Asia
58	Tonga	23.0	Polynesia
59	Micronesia	22.3	Micronesia
60	Haiti	21.9	Caribbean
61	Timor-Leste	21.8	South-Eastern Asia
62	Honduras	21.6	Central America
63	Bolivia	21.0	South America
=64	Djibouti	20.9	Eastern Africa
=64	Egypt	20.9	Northern Africa
=64	Laos	20.9	South-Eastern Asia
=64	Turkmenistan	20.9	Central Asia
68	Guatemala	20.6	Central America
69	Jordan	20.5	Western Asia
70	Cambodia	20.3	South-Eastern Asia
71	Marshall Islands	20.1	Micronesia
72	Bangladesh	20.0	Southern Asia
73	Guyana	19.9	South America
74	Paraguay	19.7	South America
75	Kazakhstan	19.5	Central Asia
76	Kyrgyzstan	19.4	Central Asia
77	Nicaragua	19.1	Central America
78	Nepal	19.0	Southern Asia
79	Algeria	18.8	Northern Africa
80	Israel	18.6	Western Asia
81	South Africa	18.5	Southern Africa
82	Belize	18.1	Central America
83	Fiji	17.9	Melanesia
84	Dominican Republic	17.6	Caribbean
85	Suriname	17.2	South America
86	Mongolia	16.9	Eastern Asia
87	Oman	16.8	Western Asia
=88	Libya	16.5	Northern Africa
=88	Myanmar	16.5	South-Eastern Asia
=88	Saudi Arabia	16.5	Western Asia
91	Morocco	16.4	Northern Africa
=92	India	16.0	Southern Asia
=92	Lebanon	16.0	Western Asia
=94	Panama	15.9	Central America
=94	Philippines	15.9	South-Eastern Asia
=96	Indonesia	15.8	South-Eastern Asia
=96	Peru	15.8	South America
98	El Salvador	15.6	Central America
99	Mexico	15.5	Central America
100	Venezuela	15.2	South America
101	Ecuador	14.8	South America
=102	Tunisia	13.4	Northern Africa
=102	Vietnam	13.4	South-Eastern Asia
=104	Brunei	13.3	South-Eastern Asia
=104	Colombia	13.3	South America
106	North Korea	12.9	Eastern Asia
107	Iran	12.6	Southern Asia
108	Bhutan	12.5	Southern Asia
109	Malaysia	12.4	South-Eastern Asia
110	Cabo Verde	12.2	Western Africa
111	Brazil	12.1	South America
=112	Bahrain	12.0	Western Asia
=112	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	12.0	Caribbean
=114	Antigua and Barbuda	11.7	Caribbean
=114	Saint Kitts and Nevis	11.7	Caribbean
=116	Grenada	11.5	Caribbean
=116	Jamaica	11.5	Caribbean
118	Georgia	11.3	Western Asia
=119	Iceland	11.2	Northern Europe
=119	Montenegro	11.2	Southern Europe
=119	Saint Lucia	11.2	Caribbean
=122	Argentina	11.1	South America
=122	Armenia	11.1	Western Asia
=122	Barbados	11.1	Caribbean
=125	Dominica	11.0	Caribbean
=125	New Zealand	11.0	Australia and New Zealand
=125	Seychelles	11.0	Eastern Africa
=125	Turkey	11.0	Western Asia
129	Bahamas	10.8	Caribbean
=130	Australia	10.7	Australia and New Zealand
=130	Palau	10.7	Micronesia
=132	Maldives	10.6	Southern Asia
=132	Moldova	10.6	Eastern Europe
=132	United States	10.6	Northern America
=135	Cyprus	10.5	Western Asia
=135	Trinidad and Tobago	10.5	Caribbean
137	Mauritius	10.3	Eastern Africa
=138	Albania	10.1	Southern Europe
=138	Sri Lanka	10.1	Southern Asia
=140	Azerbaijan	10.0	Western Asia
=140	Costa Rica	10.0	Central America
=140	Ireland	10.0	Northern Europe
=140	Kuwait	10.0	Western Asia
144	United Kingdom	9.9	Northern Europe
=145	United Arab Emirates	9.8	Western Asia
=145	Uruguay	9.8	South America
=147	France	9.7	Western Europe
=147	Norway	9.7	Northern Europe
149	Monaco	9.6	Western Europe
=150	Denmark	9.5	Northern Europe
=150	Luxembourg	9.5	Western Europe
=150	Qatar	9.5	Western Asia
153	Sweden	9.3	Northern Europe
=154	Belgium	9.2	Western Europe
=154	Netherlands	9.2	Western Europe
=154	Serbia	9.2	Southern Europe
157	Canada	8.9	Northern America
158	North Macedonia	8.8	Southern Europe
=159	Chile	8.7	South America
=159	Switzerland	8.7	Western Europe
161	Cuba	8.6	Caribbean
162	Slovakia	8.5	Eastern Europe
=163	Austria	8.4	Western Europe
=163	Liechtenstein	8.4	Western Europe
=163	Russia	8.4	Eastern Europe
=166	Bulgaria	8.3	Eastern Europe
=166	Croatia	8.3	Southern Europe
168	Hungary	8.2	Eastern Europe
=169	Germany	8.1	Western Europe
=169	Thailand	8.1	South-Eastern Asia
=171	Portugal	7.9	Southern Europe
=171	Slovenia	7.9	Southern Europe
173	Finland	7.8	Northern Europe
=174	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.7	Southern Europe
=174	Czechia	7.7	Eastern Europe
=174	Malta	7.7	Southern Europe
177	Romania	7.5	Eastern Europe
178	Singapore	7.4	South-Eastern Asia
179	Estonia	7.1	Northern Europe
180	Belarus	7.0	Eastern Europe
=181	Andorra	6.9	Southern Europe
=181	Latvia	6.9	Northern Europe
=181	Poland	6.9	Eastern Europe
184	China	6.8	Eastern Asia
=185	Greece	6.6	Southern Europe
=185	Lithuania	6.6	Northern Europe
187	Spain	6.5	Southern Europe
188	Italy	6.3	Southern Europe
189	Japan	5.7	Eastern Asia
190	Ukraine	5.5	Eastern Europe
191	South Korea	4.7	Eastern Asia
192	San Marino	4.2	Southern Europe

No World Bank figure for 2 countries: Taiwan, Vatican City.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.

Place	Per 1,000 people	Status
Palestine	26.5	Status disputed
Guam	17.3	Territory of United States of America
American Samoa	15.0	Territory of United States of America
Saint Martin	15.0	Territory of France
New Caledonia	14.0	Territory of France
Northern Mariana Islands	12.1	Territory of United States of America
Greenland	12.0	Territory of Denmark
Cayman Islands	11.6	Territory of United Kingdom
US Virgin Islands	11.1	Territory of United States of America
Faroe Islands	10.8	Territory of Denmark
French Polynesia	10.7	Territory of France
Turks and Caicos Islands	10.5	Territory of United Kingdom
Sint Maarten	9.1	Territory of Netherlands
Isle of Man	8.3	Territory of United Kingdom
British Virgin Islands	8.2	Territory of United Kingdom
Bermuda	7.9	Territory of United Kingdom
Aruba	7.6	Territory of Netherlands
Curaçao	7.2	Territory of Netherlands
Puerto Rico	5.7	Territory of United States of America
Macao	5.3	Territory of China
Hong Kong	4.9	Territory of China

Questions

Which country has the highest birth rate?

The Central African Republic has the highest birth rate: 46.2 births per 1,000 people (2024). Next come Chad (43.3 births per 1,000 people) and Somalia (42.3 births per 1,000 people).

Which country has the lowest birth rate?

San Marino, with 4.2 births per 1,000 people (2024).

What is the typical birth rate of a country?

The median of the 192 countries is 15.8 births per 1,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

Live births in a year for every 1,000 people living in the country. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.