Birth Rate by Country
Niger has the highest birth rate (babies per 1,000 people) in the world at 46.6 births.
Top 5 Ranked
Niger
46.6 births
2
Angola
41.1 births
3
Mali
41.1 births
4
Benin
5
Uganda
Niger
46.6 births
1
Angola
41.1 births
2
Mali
41.1 births
3
4
Benin
40.3 births
5
Uganda
39.6 births
Overview
Sub-Saharan African countries have the highest birth rates, reflecting youthful populations and high fertility. East Asian and Southern European nations have some of the lowest, leading to aging populations. Low birth rates are linked to higher income and urbanization, while high rates can strain resources. Government policies and cultural factors also play a role. This ranking illustrates the diversity of demographic trends worldwide.
Global Rankings
| Rank | Country | Birth Rate (births) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Niger
|
46.6 births | 2024 |
| 2 |
Angola
|
41.1 births | 2024 |
| 3 |
Mali
|
41.1 births | 2022 |
| 4 |
Benin
|
40.3 births | 2024 |
| 5 |
Uganda
|
39.6 births | 2024 |
| 6 |
Chad
|
39.2 births | 2024 |
| 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
39.2 births | 2024 |
| 8 |
Somalia
|
37.4 births | 2024 |
| 9 |
Mozambique
|
36.5 births | 2024 |
| 10 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
36.5 births | 2022 |
| 11 |
Guinea
|
35.3 births | 2024 |
| 12 |
Cameroon
|
34.7 births | 2024 |
| 13 |
Burundi
|
34.6 births | 2024 |
| 14 |
Afghanistan
|
34.2 births | 2024 |
| 15 |
Zambia
|
34.1 births | 2024 |
| 16 |
Nigeria
|
33.8 births | 2024 |
| 17 |
Sudan
|
33.1 births | 2024 |
| 18 |
Tanzania
|
32.5 births | 2024 |
| 19 |
Liberia
|
32.4 births | 2024 |
| 20 |
Burkina Faso
|
31.9 births | 2024 |
| 21 |
Central African Republic
|
31.9 births | 2024 |
| 22 |
Togo
|
30.9 births | 2024 |
| 23 |
Sierra Leone
|
30.8 births | 2024 |
| 24 |
Senegal
|
30.2 births | 2024 |
| 25 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
29.9 births | 2022 |
| 26 |
Timor-Leste
|
29.7 births | 2024 |
| 27 |
Ethiopia
|
29.6 births | 2024 |
| 28 |
Zimbabwe
|
28.8 births | 2024 |
| 29 |
Republic of the Congo
|
28.7 births | 2024 |
| 30 |
Papua New Guinea
|
28.1 births | 2024 |
| 31 |
Western Sahara
|
28.0 births | 2020 |
| 32 |
Ghana
|
27.6 births | 2024 |
| 33 |
Madagascar
|
27.6 births | 2024 |
| 34 |
Cote d'Ivoire
|
27.5 births | 2024 |
| 35 |
Gambia
|
27.3 births | 2024 |
| 36 |
Mauritania
|
27.2 births | 2024 |
| 37 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
26.7 births | 2024 |
| 38 |
Malawi
|
26.6 births | 2024 |
| 39 |
Rwanda
|
26.4 births | 2022 |
| 40 |
Eritrea
|
26.3 births | 2024 |
| 41 |
Tajikistan
|
25.8 births | 2024 |
| 42 |
Gabon
|
25.7 births | 2024 |
| 43 |
Kenya
|
25.6 births | 2024 |
| 44 |
Pakistan
|
25.5 births | 2024 |
| 45 |
Namibia
|
24.3 births | 2024 |
| 46 |
Iraq
|
23.7 births | 2024 |
| 47 |
Yemen
|
23.4 births | 2024 |
| 48 |
Lesotho
|
22.9 births | 2024 |
| 49 |
Solomon Islands
|
22.7 births | 2022 |
| 50 |
Tuvalu
|
22.7 births | 2022 |
| 51 |
Swaziland
|
22.3 births | 2024 |
| 52 |
Jordan
|
22.2 births | 2024 |
| 53 |
Philippines
|
22.1 births | 2024 |
| 54 |
Djibouti
|
21.8 births | 2024 |
| 55 |
Syria
|
21.7 births | 2024 |
| 56 |
Comoros
|
21.6 births | 2024 |
| 57 |
Guatemala
|
21.4 births | 2024 |
| 58 |
Marshall Islands
|
21.2 births | 2024 |
| 59 |
Haiti
|
21.2 births | 2024 |
| 60 |
Oman
|
21.1 births | 2024 |
| 61 |
Vanuatu
|
20.8 births | 2024 |
| 62 |
Uzbekistan
|
20.5 births | 2024 |
| 63 |
Libya
|
20.3 births | 2024 |
| 64 |
Algeria
|
20.2 births | 2024 |
| 65 |
Nauru
|
20.2 births | 2024 |
| 66 |
Honduras
|
19.9 births | 2024 |
| 67 |
Laos
|
19.8 births | 2024 |
| 68 |
Kiribati
|
19.7 births | 2024 |
| 69 |
Tonga
|
19.7 births | 2024 |
| 70 |
Botswana
|
19.6 births | 2024 |
| 71 |
Egypt
|
19.5 births | 2024 |
| 72 |
Israel
|
19.1 births | 2024 |
| 73 |
Samoa
|
18.8 births | 2024 |
| 74 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
18.7 births | 2024 |
| 75 |
Cambodia
|
18.2 births | 2024 |
| 76 |
Guam
|
18.1 births | 2024 |
| 77 |
Cabo Verde
|
17.9 births | 2024 |
| 78 |
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
17.8 births | 2024 |
| 79 |
South Africa
|
17.7 births | 2024 |
| 80 |
Belize
|
17.7 births | 2024 |
| 81 |
Ecuador
|
17.7 births | 2024 |
| 82 |
Bolivia
|
17.6 births | 2024 |
| 83 |
Nepal
|
17.5 births | 2022 |
| 84 |
Kuwait
|
17.5 births | 2024 |
| 85 |
Panama
|
17.4 births | 2024 |
| 86 |
Dominican Republic
|
17.3 births | 2024 |
| 87 |
Bangladesh
|
17.3 births | 2024 |
| 88 |
Kazakhstan
|
17.2 births | 2024 |
| 89 |
El Salvador
|
17.1 births | 2024 |
| 90 |
Morocco
|
16.8 births | 2024 |
| 91 |
Turkmenistan
|
16.8 births | 2024 |
| 92 |
Guyana
|
16.7 births | 2024 |
| 93 |
Peru
|
16.7 births | 2024 |
| 94 |
Venezuela
|
16.7 births | 2024 |
| 95 |
Nicaragua
|
16.4 births | 2024 |
| 96 |
India
|
16.2 births | 2024 |
| 97 |
Fiji
|
15.9 births | 2024 |
| 98 |
Paraguay
|
15.9 births | 2024 |
| 99 |
Brunei
|
15.8 births | 2024 |
| 100 |
American Samoa
|
15.7 births | 2024 |
| 101 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
15.7 births | 2024 |
| 102 |
Burma
|
15.7 births | 2024 |
| 103 |
Jamaica
|
15.6 births | 2024 |
| 104 |
Bhutan
|
15.3 births | 2024 |
| 105 |
Argentina
|
15.2 births | 2024 |
| 106 |
Maldives
|
15.1 births | 2024 |
| 107 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 108 |
Mongolia
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 109 |
Vietnam
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 110 |
Faroe Islands
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 111 |
Colombia
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 112 |
Suriname
|
14.9 births | 2024 |
| 113 |
Indonesia
|
14.8 births | 2024 |
| 114 |
Sri Lanka
|
14.5 births | 2024 |
| 115 |
Iran
|
14.3 births | 2024 |
| 116 |
Mexico
|
14.3 births | 2024 |
| 117 |
Malaysia
|
14.2 births | 2024 |
| 118 |
Saint Martin
|
13.9 births | 2024 |
| 119 |
New Caledonia
|
13.8 births | 2024 |
| 120 |
Turkey
|
13.8 births | 2024 |
| 121 |
Gibraltar
|
13.7 births | 2024 |
| 122 |
Saudi Arabia
|
13.6 births | 2024 |
| 123 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
13.5 births | 2022 |
| 124 |
Tunisia
|
13.5 births | 2024 |
| 125 |
Greenland
|
13.5 births | 2024 |
| 126 |
French Polynesia
|
13.5 births | 2022 |
| 127 |
Dominica
|
13.3 births | 2024 |
| 128 |
Grenada
|
13.3 births | 2024 |
| 129 |
North Korea
|
13.2 births | 2024 |
| 130 |
Brazil
|
13.2 births | 2024 |
| 131 |
Bahamas
|
13.1 births | 2024 |
| 132 |
New Zealand
|
12.6 births | 2024 |
| 133 |
Iceland
|
12.6 births | 2024 |
| 134 |
Lebanon
|
12.6 births | 2024 |
| 135 |
Uruguay
|
12.6 births | 2024 |
| 136 |
Chile
|
12.4 births | 2024 |
| 137 |
Albania
|
12.3 births | 2024 |
| 138 |
Australia
|
12.2 births | 2024 |
| 139 |
Jersey
|
12.2 births | 2024 |
| 140 |
Bahrain
|
12.2 births | 2024 |
| 141 |
United States
|
12.2 births | 2024 |
| 142 |
Cook Islands
|
12.1 births | 2024 |
| 143 |
Montserrat
|
11.9 births | 2024 |
| 144 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
11.9 births | 2024 |
| 145 |
Seychelles
|
11.8 births | 2024 |
| 146 |
Wallis and Futuna
|
11.8 births | 2024 |
| 147 |
Anguilla
|
11.8 births | 2024 |
| 148 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
11.8 births | 2024 |
| 149 |
Palau
|
11.6 births | 2024 |
| 150 |
Aruba
|
11.6 births | 2024 |
| 151 |
Luxembourg
|
11.6 births | 2024 |
| 152 |
Georgia
|
11.6 births | 2020 |
| 153 |
Cayman Islands
|
11.5 births | 2024 |
| 154 |
Saint Lucia
|
11.4 births | 2024 |
| 155 |
Denmark
|
11.3 births | 2024 |
| 156 |
Azerbaijan
|
11.2 births | 2024 |
| 157 |
Virgin Islands
|
11.1 births | 2024 |
| 158 |
Ireland
|
11.1 births | 2024 |
| 159 |
British Virgin Islands
|
10.9 births | 2024 |
| 160 |
France
|
10.9 births | 2024 |
| 161 |
Montenegro
|
10.9 births | 2024 |
| 162 |
Bermuda
|
10.9 births | 2024 |
| 163 |
Costa Rica
|
10.8 births | 2024 |
| 164 |
Belgium
|
10.8 births | 2024 |
| 165 |
United Kingdom
|
10.8 births | 2024 |
| 166 |
Barbados
|
10.7 births | 2024 |
| 167 |
Sweden
|
10.7 births | 2024 |
| 168 |
United Arab Emirates
|
10.7 births | 2024 |
| 169 |
Netherlands
|
10.6 births | 2024 |
| 170 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
10.5 births | 2024 |
| 171 |
Armenia
|
10.5 births | 2024 |
| 172 |
Isle of Man
|
10.4 births | 2024 |
| 173 |
Norway
|
10.4 births | 2024 |
| 174 |
Liechtenstein
|
10.3 births | 2024 |
| 175 |
China
|
10.2 births | 2024 |
| 176 |
Cyprus
|
10.2 births | 2024 |
| 177 |
Finland
|
10.2 births | 2024 |
| 178 |
Macedonia
|
10.2 births | 2024 |
| 179 |
Canada
|
10.2 births | 2022 |
| 180 |
Switzerland
|
10.1 births | 2024 |
| 181 |
Cuba
|
9.9 births | 2024 |
| 182 |
Thailand
|
9.9 births | 2024 |
| 183 |
Mauritius
|
9.8 births | 2024 |
| 184 |
Czech Republic
|
9.8 births | 2024 |
| 185 |
Guernsey
|
9.7 births | 2024 |
| 186 |
Ukraine
|
9.6 births | 2020 |
| 187 |
Malta
|
9.4 births | 2024 |
| 188 |
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
9.3 births | 2024 |
| 189 |
Saint Barthelemy
|
9.3 births | 2024 |
| 190 |
Austria
|
9.3 births | 2024 |
| 191 |
Qatar
|
9.2 births | 2024 |
| 192 |
Hungary
|
9.1 births | 2024 |
| 193 |
Slovakia
|
8.9 births | 2022 |
| 194 |
Germany
|
8.9 births | 2024 |
| 195 |
Lithuania
|
8.9 births | 2024 |
| 196 |
San Marino
|
8.8 births | 2022 |
| 197 |
Singapore
|
8.8 births | 2024 |
| 198 |
Serbia
|
8.8 births | 2024 |
| 199 |
Macau
|
8.6 births | 2024 |
| 200 |
Croatia
|
8.5 births | 2024 |
| 201 |
Romania
|
8.5 births | 2024 |
| 202 |
Russia
|
8.4 births | 2024 |
| 203 |
Moldova
|
8.4 births | 2024 |
| 204 |
Poland
|
8.4 births | 2024 |
| 205 |
Belarus
|
8.3 births | 2024 |
| 206 |
Latvia
|
8.3 births | 2024 |
| 207 |
Slovenia
|
8.3 births | 2022 |
| 208 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
8.2 births | 2024 |
| 209 |
Estonia
|
8.2 births | 2024 |
| 210 |
Portugal
|
8.1 births | 2020 |
| 211 |
Bulgaria
|
7.9 births | 2024 |
| 212 |
Puerto Rico
|
7.8 births | 2024 |
| 213 |
Hong Kong
|
7.6 births | 2024 |
| 214 |
Greece
|
7.4 births | 2024 |
| 215 |
Taiwan
|
7.3 births | 2024 |
| 216 |
Italy
|
7.1 births | 2024 |
| 217 |
Spain
|
7.1 births | 2024 |
| 218 |
South Korea
|
6.9 births | 2022 |
| 219 |
Japan
|
6.9 births | 2024 |
| 220 |
Andorra
|
6.9 births | 2024 |
| 221 |
Monaco
|
6.5 births | 2024 |
| 222 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
6.4 births | 2024 |
How Birth Rates Shape Societies
Birth rates influence population growth, age structure, and economic development. High birth rates can drive rapid population growth, putting pressure on resources and services. Low birth rates may lead to aging populations and labor shortages. Understanding birth rates helps governments plan for education, healthcare, and social security. Demographic trends revealed by birth rates have long-term impacts on national prosperity.
Source: The World Factbook. Rankings are based on the most recent data available.
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