Birth rate

215 countries, 2024. Unit: per 1,000 people.

First in the ranking
46.2 ‰
Central African Republic
Median country
13.4 ‰
half above, half below
World
16.3 ‰
World Bank aggregate
Range
4.2 to 46.2
San Marino - Central African Republic

How to read it

Across 215 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Central African Republic (46.2 ‰) and the lowest in San Marino (4.2 ‰).

The median country is at 13.4 ‰: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 23.8 ‰ in 1995 to 16.3 ‰ in 2024.

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.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN) · licence

Birth rate over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Central African Republic46.2Africa
2Chad43.3Africa
3Somalia42.3Africa
4Niger41.4Africa
5Democratic Republic of the Congo40.9Africa
6Mali39.5Africa
7Angola37.2Africa
8Mozambique37.0Africa
9Afghanistan35.0Asia
10Tanzania34.8Africa
11Uganda34.4Africa
12Yemen34.4Asia
13Mauritania34.0Africa
14Benin33.4Africa
15Cameroon33.3Africa
16Guinea33.3Africa
17Burundi33.2Africa
18Sudan33.0Africa
19Zambia32.7Africa
20Nigeria32.5Africa
21Togo32.1Africa
22Madagascar31.7Africa
23Côte d'Ivoire31.6Africa
24Ethiopia31.5Africa
25Burkina Faso31.3Africa
26Malawi31.1Africa
27Liberia30.6Africa
28Republic of the Congo30.4Africa
29Sierra Leone30.1Africa
30Equatorial Guinea30.0Africa
31Zimbabwe29.9Africa
32The Gambia29.9Africa
33Guinea-Bissau29.6Africa
34South Sudan29.2Africa
35Senegal29.2Africa
36Eritrea28.7Africa
37Comoros28.2Africa
38São Tomé and Principe28.1Africa
39Rwanda28.1Africa
40Vanuatu27.7Oceania
41Pakistan27.4Asia
42Gabon27.1Africa
43Kenya27.0Africa
44Solomon Islands26.7Oceania
45Palestine26.5Asia
46Ghana25.9Africa
47Namibia25.9Africa
48Iraq25.6Asia
49Uzbekistan25.6Asia
50Tajikistan25.3Asia
51Kiribati25.3Oceania
52Samoa25.0Oceania
53Nauru24.6Oceania
54Botswana24.4Africa
55Papua New Guinea24.3Oceania
56Lesotho23.8Africa
57Eswatini23.6Africa
58Syria23.2Asia
59Tonga23.0Oceania
60Federated States of Micronesia22.3Oceania
61Tuvalu22.0Oceania
62Haiti21.9North America
63Timor-Leste21.8Asia
64Honduras21.6North America
65Bolivia21.0South America
66Laos20.9Asia
67Djibouti20.9Africa
68Egypt20.9Africa
69Turkmenistan20.9Asia
70Guatemala20.6North America
71Jordan20.5Asia
72Cambodia20.3Asia
73Marshall Islands20.1Oceania
74Bangladesh20.0Asia
75Guyana19.9South America
76Paraguay19.7South America
77Kazakhstan19.5Asia
78Kyrgyzstan19.4Asia
79Nicaragua19.1North America
80Nepal19.0Asia
81Algeria18.8Africa
82Israel18.6Asia
83South Africa18.5Africa
84Belize18.1North America
85Fiji17.9Oceania
86Dominican Republic17.6North America
87Guam17.3Oceania
88Suriname17.2South America
89Mongolia16.9Asia
90Oman16.8Asia
91Libya16.5Africa
92Saudi Arabia16.5Asia
93Myanmar16.5Asia
94Morocco16.4Africa
95India16.0Asia
96Lebanon16.0Asia
97Philippines15.9Asia
98Panama15.9North America
99Indonesia15.8Asia
100Peru15.8South America
101El Salvador15.6North America
102Mexico15.5North America
103Venezuela15.2South America
104Saint-Martin15.0North America
105American Samoa15.0Oceania
106Ecuador14.8South America
107New Caledonia14.0Oceania
108Vietnam13.4Asia
109Tunisia13.4Africa
110Brunei13.3Asia
111Colombia13.3South America
112North Korea12.9Asia
113Iran12.6Asia
114Bhutan12.5Asia
115Malaysia12.4Asia
116Cabo Verde12.2Africa
117Brazil12.1South America
118Northern Mariana Islands12.1Oceania
119Bahrain12.0Asia
120Greenland12.0North America
121Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.0North America
122Kosovo11.9Europe
123Antigua and Barbuda11.7North America
124Saint Kitts and Nevis11.7North America
125Cayman Islands11.6North America
126Grenada11.5North America
127Jamaica11.5North America
128Georgia11.3Asia
129Saint Lucia11.2North America
130Iceland11.2Europe
131Montenegro11.2Europe
132Barbados11.1North America
133Armenia11.1Asia
134United States Virgin Islands11.1North America
135Argentina11.1South America
136New Zealand11.0Oceania
137Seychelles11.0Africa
138Türkiye11.0Asia
139Dominica11.0North America
140Bahamas10.8North America
141Faroe Islands10.8Europe
142Australia10.7Oceania
143French Polynesia10.7Oceania
144Palau10.7Oceania
145United States10.6North America
146Moldova10.6Europe
147Maldives10.6Asia
148Trinidad and Tobago10.5North America
149Turks and Caicos Islands10.5North America
150Cyprus10.5Asia
151Mauritius10.3Africa
152Albania10.1Europe
153Sri Lanka10.1Asia
154Kuwait10.0Asia
155Azerbaijan10.0Asia
156Ireland10.0Europe
157Costa Rica10.0North America
158United Kingdom9.9Europe
159United Arab Emirates9.8Asia
160Uruguay9.8South America
161France9.7Europe
162Norway9.7Europe
163Monaco9.6Europe
164Qatar9.5Asia
165Denmark9.5Europe
166Luxembourg9.5Europe
167Sweden9.3Europe
168Belgium9.2Europe
169Netherlands9.2Europe
170Serbia9.2Europe
171Sint Maarten9.1North America
172Canada8.9North America
173North Macedonia8.8Europe
174Chile8.7South America
175Switzerland8.7Europe
176Cuba8.6North America
177Slovakia8.5Europe
178Austria8.4Europe
179Liechtenstein8.4Europe
180Russia8.4Europe
181Bulgaria8.3Europe
182Croatia8.3Europe
183Isle of Man8.3Europe
184British Virgin Islands8.2North America
185Hungary8.2Europe
186Thailand8.1Asia
187Germany8.1Europe
188Bermuda7.9North America
189Portugal7.9Europe
190Slovenia7.9Europe
191Finland7.8Europe
192Bosnia and Herzegovina7.7Europe
193Czechia7.7Europe
194Malta7.7Europe
195Aruba7.6North America
196Romania7.5Europe
197Singapore7.4Asia
198Curaçao7.2North America
199Estonia7.1Europe
200Belarus7.0Europe
201Latvia6.9Europe
202Poland6.9Europe
203Andorra6.9Europe
204China6.8Asia
205Greece6.6Europe
206Lithuania6.6Europe
207Spain6.5Europe
208Italy6.3Europe
209Japan5.7Asia
210Puerto Rico5.7North America
211Ukraine5.5Europe
212Macao5.3Asia
213Hong Kong4.9Asia
214South Korea4.7Asia
215San Marino4.2Europe
World Bank, WDI · SP.DYN.CBRT.IN · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 215 countries

Largest increase

  1. Uzbekistan 23.8 → 25.6 +1.7 pp
  2. Central African Republic 44.6 → 46.2 +1.6 pp
  3. Cayman Islands 11.2 → 11.6 +0.3 pp
  4. Portugal 7.9 → 7.9 0 pp
  5. Serbia 9.3 → 9.2 −0.1 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Mongolia 28.0 → 16.9 −11.1 pp
  2. Nauru 34.7 → 24.6 −10.1 pp
  3. Burundi 42.9 → 33.2 −9.7 pp
  4. Burkina Faso 40.9 → 31.3 −9.5 pp
  5. Northern Mariana Islands 21.5 → 12.1 −9.4 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Birth rate - continent medians

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Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 10 20 30 40 50 1960 Africa: 47.65 Asia: 44.39 Europe: 18.8 North America: 40.79 South America: 43.78 Oceania: 43.5 1961 Africa: 47.32 Asia: 44.25 Europe: 18.65 North America: 40.3 South America: 43.42 Oceania: 42.99 1962 Africa: 47.35 Asia: 44.12 Europe: 18.65 North America: 39.18 South America: 43.04 Oceania: 43.07 1963 Africa: 47.44 Asia: 44.16 Europe: 18.6 North America: 38.63 South America: 42.34 Oceania: 42.3 1964 Africa: 47.51 Asia: 43.46 Europe: 18.25 North America: 37.93 South America: 41.84 Oceania: 41.59 1965 Africa: 47.66 Asia: 43.31 Europe: 17.89 North America: 37.18 South America: 40.96 Oceania: 41.34 1966 Africa: 47.51 Asia: 42.2 Europe: 17.9 North America: 36.19 South America: 39.83 Oceania: 40.85 1967 Africa: 47.53 Asia: 40.85 Europe: 17.45 North America: 35.41 South America: 38.86 Oceania: 39.87 1968 Africa: 47.41 Asia: 40.49 Europe: 17.05 North America: 34.35 South America: 38.15 Oceania: 39.97 1969 Africa: 47.31 Asia: 40.06 Europe: 16.85 North America: 32.89 South America: 37.5 Oceania: 38.74 1970 Africa: 47.24 Asia: 38.35 Europe: 16.6 North America: 32.02 South America: 36.71 Oceania: 37.72 1971 Africa: 47.19 Asia: 37.84 Europe: 16.36 North America: 30.99 South America: 35.87 Oceania: 36.52 1972 Africa: 46.94 Asia: 37.06 Europe: 16.25 North America: 30.6 South America: 35.16 Oceania: 35.68 1973 Africa: 46.65 Asia: 37.01 Europe: 15.95 North America: 29.25 South America: 34.82 Oceania: 34.89 1974 Africa: 46.51 Asia: 35.64 Europe: 15.91 North America: 28.99 South America: 34.1 Oceania: 34.22 1975 Africa: 46.42 Asia: 35.18 Europe: 15.7 North America: 28.18 South America: 33.67 Oceania: 33.8 1976 Africa: 46.36 Asia: 34.85 Europe: 15.79 North America: 27.99 South America: 33.29 Oceania: 33.57 1977 Africa: 46.3 Asia: 34.56 Europe: 15.45 North America: 27.83 South America: 32.9 Oceania: 33.69 1978 Africa: 46.14 Asia: 34.25 Europe: 15.23 North America: 27.64 South America: 32.51 Oceania: 33.83 1979 Africa: 46.5 Asia: 34.19 Europe: 15.05 North America: 27.47 South America: 32.2 Oceania: 33.8 1980 Africa: 46.47 Asia: 33.67 Europe: 14.98 North America: 27.66 South America: 31.9 Oceania: 33.75 1981 Africa: 46.26 Asia: 33.1 Europe: 14.54 North America: 27.52 South America: 31.79 Oceania: 33.9 1982 Africa: 46.07 Asia: 32.96 Europe: 14.53 North America: 26.69 South America: 31.73 Oceania: 33.9 1983 Africa: 46.3 Asia: 32.35 Europe: 14.1 North America: 27.65 South America: 31.86 Oceania: 33.74 1984 Africa: 46.19 Asia: 32 Europe: 14 North America: 27.01 South America: 31.49 Oceania: 33.34 1985 Africa: 45.83 Asia: 31.45 Europe: 13.35 North America: 26.14 South America: 31.21 Oceania: 33.31 1986 Africa: 45.33 Asia: 30.17 Europe: 13.15 North America: 25.59 South America: 30.95 Oceania: 33.85 1987 Africa: 44.72 Asia: 29.23 Europe: 13.1 North America: 24.76 South America: 30.57 Oceania: 33.68 1988 Africa: 44.53 Asia: 28.89 Europe: 13.5 North America: 23.72 South America: 30.1 Oceania: 33.54 1989 Africa: 44.22 Asia: 28.98 Europe: 13.4 North America: 23.49 South America: 29.68 Oceania: 33.36 1990 Africa: 43.86 Asia: 29 Europe: 13.2 North America: 23.43 South America: 29.39 Oceania: 33.29 1991 Africa: 43.62 Asia: 28.1 Europe: 12.95 North America: 22.69 South America: 28.6 Oceania: 33.17 1992 Africa: 42.7 Asia: 27.07 Europe: 12.82 North America: 23.66 South America: 27.82 Oceania: 33.03 1993 Africa: 42.37 Asia: 25.78 Europe: 12.75 North America: 23.18 South America: 27.16 Oceania: 32.66 1994 Africa: 42.2 Asia: 24.45 Europe: 11.8 North America: 22.24 South America: 26.49 Oceania: 31.55 1995 Africa: 41.82 Asia: 24.64 Europe: 11.4 North America: 21.79 South America: 26.02 Oceania: 30.85 1996 Africa: 42.3 Asia: 23.82 Europe: 11.24 North America: 21.05 South America: 25.69 Oceania: 29.84 1997 Africa: 41.43 Asia: 23.57 Europe: 11.4 North America: 20.34 South America: 25.33 Oceania: 29.04 1998 Africa: 41.27 Asia: 22.97 Europe: 11.1 North America: 19.29 South America: 24.78 Oceania: 28.74 1999 Africa: 41.44 Asia: 21.91 Europe: 11.05 North America: 18.86 South America: 24.28 Oceania: 28.64 2000 Africa: 40.86 Asia: 21.55 Europe: 10.95 North America: 17.82 South America: 23.76 Oceania: 28.24 2001 Africa: 40.58 Asia: 21.08 Europe: 10.4 North America: 17.63 South America: 23.31 Oceania: 27.95 2002 Africa: 40.19 Asia: 20.41 Europe: 10.55 North America: 17.02 South America: 22.94 Oceania: 27.75 2003 Africa: 39.86 Asia: 20.23 Europe: 10.3 North America: 16.53 South America: 22.52 Oceania: 27.88 2004 Africa: 39.77 Asia: 20.23 Europe: 10.4 North America: 16 South America: 22.04 Oceania: 28.1 2005 Africa: 39.65 Asia: 19.92 Europe: 10.45 North America: 15.86 South America: 21.68 Oceania: 27.58 2006 Africa: 39.43 Asia: 20.34 Europe: 10.35 North America: 15.79 South America: 21.7 Oceania: 26.02 2007 Africa: 39.11 Asia: 20.5 Europe: 10.9 North America: 16.01 South America: 21.48 Oceania: 24.48 2008 Africa: 38.95 Asia: 20.4 Europe: 11.2 North America: 15.82 South America: 20.98 Oceania: 23.63 2009 Africa: 38.32 Asia: 20.03 Europe: 11.3 North America: 15.79 South America: 20.5 Oceania: 22.98 2010 Africa: 38 Asia: 19.75 Europe: 11.15 North America: 14.85 South America: 20.08 Oceania: 22.36 2011 Africa: 37.76 Asia: 19.76 Europe: 10.75 North America: 14.34 South America: 19.97 Oceania: 22.54 2012 Africa: 37.52 Asia: 19.37 Europe: 10.35 North America: 13.97 South America: 19.58 Oceania: 22.89 2013 Africa: 36.66 Asia: 18.74 Europe: 10.2 North America: 13.72 South America: 19.15 Oceania: 22.83 2014 Africa: 35.49 Asia: 18.82 Europe: 10.35 North America: 13.56 South America: 18.63 Oceania: 22.98 2015 Africa: 34.59 Asia: 18.74 Europe: 10.25 North America: 13.15 South America: 18.15 Oceania: 23.34 2016 Africa: 34.01 Asia: 18.66 Europe: 10.4 North America: 12.93 South America: 17.59 Oceania: 23.35 2017 Africa: 33.3 Asia: 18.02 Europe: 10.35 North America: 12.54 South America: 17.47 Oceania: 23.17 2018 Africa: 32.59 Asia: 17.53 Europe: 10.1 North America: 12.35 South America: 17.13 Oceania: 23.06 2019 Africa: 32.05 Asia: 17.14 Europe: 9.8 North America: 12.23 South America: 16.58 Oceania: 22.89 2020 Africa: 31.63 Asia: 16.65 Europe: 9.6 North America: 12.06 South America: 15.97 Oceania: 22.69 2021 Africa: 31.27 Asia: 16.01 Europe: 9.6 North America: 11.88 South America: 15.55 Oceania: 22.69 2022 Africa: 30.91 Asia: 15.64 Europe: 9.15 North America: 11.73 South America: 15.22 Oceania: 21.99 2023 Africa: 30.52 Asia: 15.98 Europe: 8.75 North America: 11.51 South America: 15.06 Oceania: 21.14 2024 Africa: 30.05 Asia: 15.83 Europe: 8.35 North America: 11.33 South America: 15.03 Oceania: 20.09 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 30.1 ‰
Asia 15.8 ‰
Europe 8.4 ‰
North America 11.3 ‰
South America 15.0 ‰
Oceania 20.1 ‰

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