Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) by country
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.
Countries reporting
217
Highest
46.19 per 1,000 people
Central African Republic
Lowest
4.2 per 1,000 people
San Marino
Median
13.37 per 1,000 people
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
17,195
What the numbers show
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 46.19 per 1,000 people in Central African Republic; the lowest is 4.2 per 1,000 people in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.37 per 1,000 people, and the mean is 17.21 per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 213 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 7.2%), and the largest decrease in Macau, China (down 55.1%).
Birth rate, crude: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.19 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Chad | 43.26 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 3 | Somalia | 42.35 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 41.42 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 40.88 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 39.53 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 37.16 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.01 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 34.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.44 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 12 | Yemen | 34.36 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 13 | Mauritania | 34.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 33.42 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 33.34 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 17 | Burundi | 33.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 32.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 32.49 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 32.06 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31.71 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 31.47 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 31.34 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 31.14 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 27 | Liberia | 30.58 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 28 | Congo | 30.42 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 30.11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.99 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 29.89 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 32 | Gambia | 29.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 34 | South Sudan | 29.22 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.18 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 36 | Eritrea | 28.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | Comoros | 28.23 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.09 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.06 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 27.65 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 41 | Pakistan | 27.41 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 42 | Gabon | 27.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 26.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 26.71 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 26.46 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.92 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 25.89 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 48 | Iraq | 25.58 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 25.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 25.33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.31 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 24.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 53 | Naoero | 24.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 24.36 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 24.29 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 56 | Lesotho | 23.76 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 57 | Eswatini | 23.65 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.16 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 59 | Tonga | 23.04 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.32 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 21.97 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 62 | Haiti | 21.94 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 21.77 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 21.65 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.93 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 67 | Djibouti | 20.93 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.91 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 20.91 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 20.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 71 | Jordan | 20.45 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 20.31 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 20.09 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 19.99 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 75 | Guyana | 19.88 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 19.73 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 19.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 19.14 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 80 | Nepal | 18.96 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 81 | Algeria | 18.84 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 18.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 83 | South Africa | 18.48 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 84 | Belize | 18.05 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 17.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 17.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 87 | Guam | 17.34 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 88 | Suriname | 17.15 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 89 | Mongolia | 16.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 90 | Oman | 16.78 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 91 | Libya | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 93 | Myanmar | 16.46 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 16.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 95 | India | 15.98 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 96 | Lebanon | 15.96 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 97 | Philippines | 15.89 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 15.87 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 99 | Indonesia | 15.76 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 100 | Peru | 15.75 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 102 | Mexico | 15.46 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 103 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.23 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Martin (French part) | 15.04 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 105 | American Samoa | 14.99 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 14.82 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 14.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 13.42 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 13.37 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.33 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 111 | Colombia | 13.25 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 112 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.57 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bhutan | 12.53 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 115 | Malaysia | 12.36 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 12.22 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 117 | Gibraltar | 12.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 118 | Brazil | 12.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 119 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 120 | Bahrain | 12.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 121 | Greenland | 12 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.96 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 123 | Kosovo | 11.85 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.85 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.75 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.74 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 11.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 128 | Grenada | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 129 | Jamaica | 11.45 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 11.29 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 11.21 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 132 | Iceland | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 132 | Montenegro | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 134 | Barbados | 11.12 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 135 | Armenia | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 135 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 137 | Argentina | 11.09 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 11.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 139 | Seychelles | 11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 139 | Türkiye | 11 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 141 | Dominica | 10.98 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 142 | Bahamas | 10.82 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 10.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 144 | Australia | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 145 | French Polynesia | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 146 | Palau | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 147 | United States | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 10.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 149 | Maldives | 10.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.54 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.54 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 152 | Cyprus | 10.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritius | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 154 | Albania | 10.13 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 156 | Kuwait | 10.02 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 10 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 157 | Ireland | 10 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 9.99 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 9.89 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 9.82 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 162 | Uruguay | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 163 | France | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 163 | Norway | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 165 | Monaco | 9.56 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 166 | Qatar | 9.52 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 169 | Sweden | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 170 | Belgium | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 170 | Netherlands | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 170 | Serbia | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 173 | Sint Maarten | 9.09 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 174 | Canada | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 176 | Chile | 8.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 177 | Switzerland | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 178 | Cuba | 8.62 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 179 | Slovak Republic | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 180 | Austria | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 180 | Russia | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 183 | Bulgaria | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 183 | Croatia | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 185 | Isle of Man | 8.28 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 186 | British Virgin Islands | 8.22 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 187 | Hungary | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 188 | Thailand | 8.12 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Germany | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 190 | Bermuda | 7.92 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 191 | Portugal | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 191 | Slovenia | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 193 | Finland | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 194 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.72 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 195 | Czechia | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 195 | Malta | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 197 | Aruba | 7.59 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 198 | Romania | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Singapore | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 200 | Curaçao | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 201 | Estonia | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 202 | Belarus | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 203 | Latvia | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 203 | Poland | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 205 | Andorra | 6.85 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 206 | China (People’s Republic of) | 6.77 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 207 | Greece | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 207 | Lithuania | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 209 | Spain | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 210 | Italy | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 211 | Japan | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 211 | Puerto Rico | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 213 | Ukraine | 5.47 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 214 | Macau, China | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Hong Kong, China | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Korea | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 217 | San Marino | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 34.04 per 1,000 people
- Pre-demographic dividend 34 per 1,000 people
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 33.84 per 1,000 people
- Africa Western and Central 33.12 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 32.8 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa 32.8 per 1,000 people
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 32.8 per 1,000 people
- Africa Eastern and Southern 32.58 per 1,000 people
- Least developed countries 31.04 per 1,000 people
- IDA only 29.9 per 1,000 people
- IDA total 29.74 per 1,000 people
- IDA blend 29.44 per 1,000 people
About this data
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.