Number of births by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
2,198
Egypt
Lowest
21.5
Djibouti
Median
272.33
Years covered
151
1950β2100
Data points
3,473
What the numbers show
Number of births is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 2,198 in Egypt; the lowest is 21.5 in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 272.33, and the mean is 537.05.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 102.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 11.9%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 9.6%).
Number of births: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2,198 | 2100 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 1,916 | 2100 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Yemen | 1,370 | 2100 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iraq | 1,194 | 2100 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 795.14 | 2100 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 613.42 | 2100 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 7 | Algeria | 598.01 | 2100 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 434.13 | 2100 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 333.71 | 2100 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 324.24 | 2100 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 220.42 | 2100 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 132.35 | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Palestine, State of | 119.39 | 2100 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 105.33 | 2100 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 15 | Libya | 90.17 | 2100 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Qatar | 90.03 | 2100 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 84.72 | 2100 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 18 | Lebanon | 66.05 | 2100 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 19 | Bahrain | 34.61 | 2100 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 20 | Djibouti | 21.5 | 2100 | down 2.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 109,914
- MENA Programme Region 10,741
- MENA Reporting Region 9,030