Birth rate
Birth rate, 2025: from 4.2 per 1,000 people (San Marino, 2024) to 46.2 per 1,000 people (Central African Republic, 2024), median 12.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranking
| Rank | Country | Value (per 1,000 people) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.2 | 2024 |
| 2 | Chad | 43.3 | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia | 42.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Niger | 41.4 | 2024 |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.9 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | 39.5 | 2024 |
| 7 | Angola | 37.2 | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.0 | 2024 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.0 | 2024 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 34.8 | 2024 |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.4 | 2024 |
| 12 | Yemen | 34.4 | 2024 |
| 13 | Mauritania | 34.0 | 2024 |
| 14 | Benin | 33.4 | 2024 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 17 | Burundi | 33.2 | 2024 |
| 18 | Sudan | 33.0 | 2024 |
| 19 | Zambia | 32.7 | 2024 |
| 20 | Nigeria | 32.5 | 2024 |
| 21 | Togo | 32.1 | 2024 |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31.7 | 2024 |
| 23 | Ivory Coast | 31.6 | 2024 |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 31.5 | 2024 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 31.3 | 2024 |
| 26 | Malawi | 31.1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Liberia | 30.6 | 2024 |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 30.4 | 2024 |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 30.1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.0 | 2024 |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 29.9 | 2024 |
| 32 | The Gambia | 29.9 | 2024 |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.6 | 2024 |
| 34 | South Sudan | 29.2 | 2024 |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.2 | 2024 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 28.7 | 2024 |
| 37 | Comoros | 28.2 | 2024 |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 28.1 | 2024 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.1 | 2024 |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 27.6 | 2024 |
| 41 | Pakistan | 27.4 | 2024 |
| 42 | Gabon | 27.1 | 2024 |
| 43 | Kenya | 27.0 | 2024 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 26.7 | 2024 |
| 45 | Palestine | 26.5 | 2024 |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.9 | 2024 |
| 47 | Namibia | 25.9 | 2024 |
| 48 | Iraq | 25.6 | 2024 |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 25.6 | 2024 |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 25.3 | 2024 |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.3 | 2024 |
| 52 | Samoa | 25.0 | 2024 |
| 53 | Nauru | 24.6 | 2024 |
| 54 | Botswana | 24.4 | 2024 |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 24.3 | 2024 |
| 56 | Lesotho | 23.8 | 2024 |
| 57 | Eswatini | 23.6 | 2024 |
| 58 | Syria | 23.2 | 2024 |
| 59 | Tonga | 23.0 | 2024 |
| 60 | Federated States of Micronesia | 22.3 | 2024 |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 22.0 | 2024 |
| 62 | Haiti | 21.9 | 2024 |
| 63 | East Timor | 21.8 | 2024 |
| 64 | Honduras | 21.6 | 2024 |
| 65 | Bolivia | 21.0 | 2024 |
| 66 | Djibouti | 20.9 | 2024 |
| 66 | Laos | 20.9 | 2024 |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.9 | 2024 |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 20.9 | 2024 |
| 70 | Guatemala | 20.6 | 2024 |
| 71 | Jordan | 20.4 | 2024 |
| 72 | Cambodia | 20.3 | 2024 |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 20.1 | 2024 |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 20.0 | 2024 |
| 75 | Guyana | 19.9 | 2024 |
| 76 | Paraguay | 19.7 | 2024 |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 19.5 | 2024 |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4 | 2024 |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 19.1 | 2024 |
| 80 | Nepal | 19.0 | 2024 |
| 81 | Algeria | 18.8 | 2024 |
| 82 | Israel | 18.6 | 2024 |
| 83 | South Africa | 18.5 | 2024 |
| 84 | Belize | 18.1 | 2024 |
| 85 | Fiji | 17.9 | 2024 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 17.6 | 2024 |
| 87 | Guam | 17.3 | 2024 |
| 88 | Suriname | 17.1 | 2024 |
| 89 | Mongolia | 16.9 | 2024 |
| 90 | Oman | 16.8 | 2024 |
| 91 | Libya | 16.5 | 2024 |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 16.5 | 2024 |
| 93 | Myanmar | 16.5 | 2024 |
| 94 | Morocco | 16.4 | 2024 |
| 95 | India | 16.0 | 2024 |
| 96 | Lebanon | 16.0 | 2024 |
| 97 | Philippines | 15.9 | 2024 |
| 98 | Panama | 15.9 | 2024 |
| 99 | Indonesia | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 100 | Peru | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 101 | El Salvador | 15.6 | 2024 |
| 102 | Mexico | 15.5 | 2024 |
| 103 | Venezuela | 15.2 | 2024 |
| 104 | Saint Martin | 15.0 | 2024 |
| 105 | Western Sahara | 15.0 | 2025 |
| 106 | American Samoa | 15.0 | 2024 |
| 107 | Ecuador | 14.8 | 2024 |
| 108 | Niue | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 14.0 | 2024 |
| 110 | Vietnam | 13.4 | 2024 |
| 111 | Tunisia | 13.4 | 2024 |
| 112 | Brunei | 13.3 | 2024 |
| 113 | Colombia | 13.3 | 2024 |
| 114 | North Korea | 12.9 | 2024 |
| 115 | Iran | 12.6 | 2024 |
| 116 | Bhutan | 12.5 | 2024 |
| 117 | Malaysia | 12.4 | 2024 |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 12.2 | 2024 |
| 119 | Gibraltar | 12.2 | 2024 |
| 120 | Brazil | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 121 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 122 | Bahrain | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 123 | Greenland | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 125 | Kosovo | 11.8 | 2024 |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.8 | 2024 |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.7 | 2024 |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | 11.6 | 2024 |
| 129 | Grenada | 11.5 | 2024 |
| 130 | Jamaica | 11.4 | 2024 |
| 131 | Georgia | 11.3 | 2024 |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 133 | Iceland | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 133 | Montenegro | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 135 | Barbados | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 136 | Armenia | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 136 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 138 | Argentina | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 139 | New Zealand | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 140 | Seychelles | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 140 | Turkey | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 142 | Dominica | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 143 | Cook Islands | 10.9 | 2025 |
| 144 | The Bahamas | 10.8 | 2024 |
| 145 | Faroe Islands | 10.8 | 2024 |
| 146 | Australia | 10.7 | 2024 |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 10.7 | 2024 |
| 147 | Palau | 10.7 | 2024 |
| 149 | United States of America | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 150 | Moldova | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 150 | Maldives | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5 | 2024 |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5 | 2024 |
| 154 | Cyprus | 10.5 | 2024 |
| 155 | Falkland Islands | 10.4 | 2025 |
| 156 | Mauritius | 10.3 | 2024 |
| 157 | Albania | 10.1 | 2024 |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 10.1 | 2024 |
| 159 | Kuwait | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 160 | Azerbaijan | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 160 | Ireland | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 9.9 | 2024 |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 9.8 | 2024 |
| 165 | Uruguay | 9.8 | 2024 |
| 166 | France | 9.7 | 2024 |
| 166 | Norway | 9.7 | 2024 |
| 168 | Monaco | 9.6 | 2024 |
| 169 | Qatar | 9.5 | 2024 |
| 170 | Denmark | 9.5 | 2024 |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 9.5 | 2024 |
| 172 | Sweden | 9.3 | 2024 |
| 173 | Anguilla | 9.2 | 2025 |
| 174 | Belgium | 9.2 | 2024 |
| 174 | Netherlands | 9.2 | 2024 |
| 174 | Serbia | 9.2 | 2024 |
| 177 | Sint Maarten | 9.1 | 2024 |
| 178 | Canada | 8.9 | 2024 |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 8.8 | 2024 |
| 180 | Chile | 8.7 | 2024 |
| 181 | Switzerland | 8.7 | 2024 |
| 182 | Cuba | 8.6 | 2024 |
| 183 | Wallis and Futuna | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 184 | Montserrat | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 185 | Slovakia | 8.5 | 2024 |
| 186 | Austria | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 186 | Liechtenstein | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 186 | Russia | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 189 | Bulgaria | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 189 | Croatia | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 191 | Isle of Man | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 8.2 | 2024 |
| 193 | Hungary | 8.2 | 2024 |
| 194 | Jersey | 8.2 | 2025 |
| 195 | Guernsey | 8.1 | 2025 |
| 196 | Thailand | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 197 | Germany | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 198 | Bermuda | 7.9 | 2024 |
| 199 | Portugal | 7.9 | 2024 |
| 199 | Slovenia | 7.9 | 2024 |
| 201 | Finland | 7.8 | 2024 |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 203 | Czech Republic | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 203 | Malta | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 205 | Aruba | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 206 | Romania | 7.5 | 2024 |
| 207 | Singapore | 7.4 | 2024 |
| 208 | Curaçao | 7.2 | 2024 |
| 209 | Saint Helena | 7.2 | 2025 |
| 210 | Estonia | 7.1 | 2024 |
| 211 | Belarus | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 212 | Latvia | 6.9 | 2024 |
| 212 | Poland | 6.9 | 2024 |
| 214 | Andorra | 6.9 | 2024 |
| 215 | People's Republic of China | 6.8 | 2024 |
| 216 | Greece | 6.6 | 2024 |
| 216 | Lithuania | 6.6 | 2024 |
| 218 | Spain | 6.5 | 2024 |
| 219 | Italy | 6.3 | 2024 |
| 220 | Japan | 5.7 | 2024 |
| 220 | Puerto Rico | 5.7 | 2024 |
| 222 | Ukraine | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 223 | Taiwan | 5.4 | 2025 |
| 224 | Macau | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 225 | Saint Barthélemy | 5.2 | 2025 |
| 226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.2 | 2025 |
| 227 | Hong Kong | 4.9 | 2024 |
| 228 | South Korea | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 229 | Vatican City | 4.3 | 2025 |
| 230 | San Marino | 4.2 | 2024 |
Source
Birth rate — World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.CBRT.IN · CC BY 4.0 · Nov 2026 · UN · datacatalog.worldbank.org · source updated Oct 8, 2026
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