Number of births in thousands (UN DESA) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
2,450
Egypt
Lowest
0.002
Vatican
Median
84.3
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
5,696
What the numbers show
Number of births in thousands (UN DESA) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 2,450 in Egypt; the lowest is 0.002 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.3, and the mean is 278.73.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 45.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 50.9%).
Number of births in thousands: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2,450 | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 1,682 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 3 | Yemen | 1,401 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 1,242 | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 1,188 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Iran | 1,125 | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 1,053 | 2025 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 911.21 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 9 | Algeria | 855.43 | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 707.97 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 680.08 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | France | 634.53 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 13 | Morocco | 619.06 | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Syria | 601.43 | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 564.88 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 395.03 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 382.52 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 330.04 | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 297.39 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 264.52 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 232.05 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 220.2 | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 178.47 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands | 174.21 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 25 | Tunisia | 160.51 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 152.64 | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 149.48 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Palestine | 144.89 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Libya | 120.17 | 2025 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 120.1 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 114.05 | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 101.19 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 97 | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 34 | Lebanon | 92.54 | 2025 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 90.13 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 86.93 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 85.66 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 84.3 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 81.82 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 75.38 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 68.15 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 42 | Belarus | 62.33 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 60.38 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 59.23 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 45 | Serbia | 58.14 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 46 | Norway | 52.98 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 52.62 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 48 | Slovakia | 49.63 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 49 | Kuwait | 48.76 | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 50 | Finland | 43.93 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 51 | Georgia | 42.09 | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 52 | Armenia | 34.93 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Moldova | 31.01 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 31 | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 55 | Qatar | 29.93 | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | 27.43 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.26 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 58 | Djibouti | 23.95 | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 60 | Bahrain | 19.6 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 61 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.56 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 62 | Slovenia | 17.21 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 16.31 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 64 | Cyprus | 13.95 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 65 | Latvia | 13.71 | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 66 | Estonia | 10.61 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 67 | Montenegro | 6.97 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 6.95 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 69 | Iceland | 4.37 | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 70 | Malta | 4.23 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Andorra | 0.568 | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 0.371 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 73 | Monaco | 0.369 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 74 | San Marino | 0.194 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 75 | Vatican | 0.002 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |