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Birth rate

births per 1,000 people · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Central African Republic46.4
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.43
  3. 3Chad42.4
  4. 4Niger41.9
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.41.3
  6. 6Mali40
  7. 7Angola37.6
  8. 8Mozambique37.5
  9. 9Afghanistan35.4
  10. 10Tanzania35.2
  11. 11Yemen, Rep.35.2
  12. 12Uganda35.2
  13. 13Mauritania34.4
  14. 14Benin33.9
  15. 15Guinea33.8
  16. 16Cameroon33.7
  17. 17Burundi33.7
  18. 18Sudan33.6
  19. 19Zambia33.1
  20. 20Nigeria33
  21. 21Togo32.6
  22. 22Madagascar32.1
  23. 23Cote d'Ivoire32
  24. 24Ethiopia31.9
  25. 25Burkina Faso31.6
  26. 26Malawi31.4
  27. 27Liberia31
  28. 28Congo, Rep.30.6
  29. 29Sierra Leone30.6
  30. 30Gambia, The30.4
  31. 31Zimbabwe30.4
  32. 32Guinea-Bissau30
  33. 33Equatorial Guinea29.6
  34. 34Senegal29.4
  35. 35Comoros28.7
  36. 36South Sudan28.6
  37. 37Eritrea28.5
  38. 38Rwanda28.3
  39. 39Sao Tome and Principe28.2
  40. 40Vanuatu28.1
  41. 41Pakistan27.8
  42. 42Gabon27.7
  43. 43Kenya27.1
  44. 44West Bank and Gaza27.1
  45. 45Solomon Islands26.9
  46. 46Uzbekistan26.5
  47. 47Ghana26.3
  48. 48Tajikistan26.1
  49. 49Namibia25.9
  50. 50Kiribati25.8
  51. 51Iraq25.7
  52. 52Naoero25.5
  53. 53Samoa25.4
  54. 54Botswana24.7
  55. 55Papua New Guinea24.6
  56. 56Lesotho24.1
  57. 57Eswatini24.1
  58. 58Tonga23.1
  59. 59Tuvalu23.1
  60. 60Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.3
  61. 61Haiti22.2
  62. 62Syrian Arab Republic22.1
  63. 63Timor-Leste22.1
  64. 64Honduras22
  65. 65Turkmenistan21.7
  66. 66Kyrgyz Republic21.3
  67. 67Lao PDR21.3
  68. 68Bolivia21.2
  69. 69Marshall Islands21.1
  70. 70Egypt, Arab Rep.21
  71. 71Guatemala20.8
  72. 72Djibouti20.8
  73. 73Cambodia20.8
  74. 74Jordan20.6
  75. 75Bangladesh20.4
  76. 76Guyana20.3
  77. 77Kazakhstan20.1
  78. 78Paraguay20
  79. 79Algeria19.6
  80. 80Nicaragua19.4
  81. 81Nepal19.3
  82. 82Mongolia18.9
  83. 83South Africa18.8
  84. 84Israel18.6
  85. 85Belize18
  86. 86Fiji18
  87. 87Dominican Republic17.9
  88. 88Guam17.7
  89. 89Suriname17.3
  90. 90St. Martin (French part)17.1
  91. 91Libya17
  92. 92Oman16.8
  93. 93Morocco16.7
  94. 94Myanmar16.7
  95. 95Saudi Arabia16.4
  96. 96India16.1
  97. 97Lebanon16.1
  98. 98Panama16
  99. 99Philippines16
  100. 100Peru15.9
  101. 101Indonesia15.9
  102. 102El Salvador15.8
  103. 103Mexico15.7
  104. 104American Samoa15.4
  105. 105Venezuela, RB15.1
  106. 106Ecuador15
  107. 107New Caledonia14.3
  108. 108Greenland14.1
  109. 109Sri Lanka14.1
  110. 110Viet Nam13.8
  111. 111Tunisia13.7
  112. 112Seychelles13.6
  113. 113Brunei Darussalam13.6
  114. 114Colombia13.5
  115. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.13
  116. 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.9
  117. 117Northern Mariana Islands12.9
  118. 118Bhutan12.7
  119. 119Faroe Islands12.6
  120. 120Bahrain12.5
  121. 121Malaysia12.4
  122. 122Cabo Verde12.3
  123. 123Brazil12.3
  124. 124Turkiye12.3
  125. 125St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.2
  126. 126Azerbaijan12.1
  127. 127Gibraltar12.1
  128. 128Antigua and Barbuda11.8
  129. 129Cayman Islands11.8
  130. 130Armenia11.8
  131. 131St. Kitts and Nevis11.7
  132. 132Grenada11.7
  133. 133Jamaica11.6
  134. 134Australia11.5
  135. 135Georgia11.5
  136. 136New Zealand11.5
  137. 137St. Lucia11.3
  138. 138Iceland11.2
  139. 139Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.2
  140. 140Barbados11.2
  141. 141Dominica11.1
  142. 142Argentina11.1
  143. 143Montenegro11
  144. 144Maldives11
  145. 145French Polynesia10.9
  146. 146Palau10.9
  147. 147Bahamas, The10.9
  148. 148Cyprus10.8
  149. 149Moldova10.8
  150. 150Turks and Caicos Islands10.7
  151. 151Trinidad and Tobago10.7
  152. 152United States10.6
  153. 153Luxembourg10.4
  154. 154Ireland10.3
  155. 155Albania10.2
  156. 156Kuwait10.2
  157. 157Costa Rica10.2
  158. 158United Kingdom10
  159. 159Qatar9.9
  160. 160Uruguay9.9
  161. 161United Arab Emirates9.8
  162. 162Denmark9.7
  163. 163France9.6
  164. 164Romania9.6
  165. 165Slovak Republic9.5
  166. 166Aruba9.5
  167. 167Monaco9.4
  168. 168Switzerland9.4
  169. 169Liechtenstein9.4
  170. 170Norway9.3
  171. 171Sweden9.3
  172. 172Netherlands9.3
  173. 173Mauritius9.3
  174. 174Bulgaria9.2
  175. 175North Macedonia9.2
  176. 176Sint Maarten (Dutch part)9.1
  177. 177Canada9.1
  178. 178Chile9
  179. 179Russian Federation8.9
  180. 180Serbia8.8
  181. 181Hungary8.8
  182. 182Cuba8.7
  183. 183Belgium8.7
  184. 184Germany8.5
  185. 185Czechia8.5
  186. 186Slovenia8.5
  187. 187Austria8.4
  188. 188Isle of Man8.3
  189. 189British Virgin Islands8.3
  190. 190Portugal8.3
  191. 191Thailand8.2
  192. 192Poland8.2
  193. 193Singapore8.2
  194. 194Estonia8.1
  195. 195Croatia8.1
  196. 196Bermuda8
  197. 197Malta7.9
  198. 198Finland7.8
  199. 199Bosnia and Herzegovina7.7
  200. 200Latvia7.6
  201. 201Curacao7.5
  202. 202Lithuania7.5
  203. 203Greece7.2
  204. 204Belarus7.1
  205. 205Spain7
  206. 206Andorra6.9
  207. 207Italy6.5
  208. 208Macao SAR, China6.3
  209. 209China6.3
  210. 210Japan6
  211. 211San Marino5.9
  212. 212Puerto Rico (US)5.8
  213. 213Taiwan5.7
  214. 214Ukraine5.6
  215. 215Hong Kong SAR, China5.5
  216. 216Korea, Rep.4.6

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