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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Number of births in thousands (UN DESA)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
75 places, 5,696 data points, 1950–2025
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