Crude birth rate by country, 2024
Live births during the year per 1,000 people, estimated at midyear.
217 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Central African Republic (46.2 per 1,000 people). Lowest: San Marino (4.2 per 1,000 people). The median is 13.4 per 1,000 people.
Highest 10
- 1. Central African Republic 46.2 per 1,000 people
- 2. Chad 43.3 per 1,000 people
- 3. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 42.3 per 1,000 people
- 4. Niger 41.4 per 1,000 people
- 5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 40.9 per 1,000 people
- 6. Mali 39.5 per 1,000 people
- 7. Angola 37.2 per 1,000 people
- 8. Mozambique 37.0 per 1,000 people
- 9. Afghanistan 35.0 per 1,000 people
- 10. Tanzania 34.8 per 1,000 people
Lowest 10
- 217. San Marino 4.2 per 1,000 people
- 216. South Korea 4.7 per 1,000 people
- 215. Hong Kong SAR, China 4.9 per 1,000 people
- 214. Macao SAR, China 5.3 per 1,000 people
- 213. Ukraine 5.5 per 1,000 people
- 212. Puerto Rico (US) 5.7 per 1,000 people
- 211. Japan 5.7 per 1,000 people
- 210. Italy 6.3 per 1,000 people
- 209. Spain 6.5 per 1,000 people
- 208. Lithuania 6.6 per 1,000 people
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 217. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 217 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Central African Republic (46.2 per 1,000 people) and the lowest San Marino (4.2 per 1,000 people).
- Half of the countries are above 13.4 per 1,000 people and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 23 countries and fell in 183.
- The figure for the world was 16.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, against 17.8 per 1,000 people in 2019 (−1.5).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 2 | Chad | 43.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 42.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 4 | Niger | 41.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 6 | Mali | 39.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 7 | Angola | 37.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 10 | Tanzania | 34.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 12 | Yemen | 34.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 13 | Mauritania | 34.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 14 | Benin | 33.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 33.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 17 | Burundi | 33.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 18 | Sudan | 33.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 19 | Zambia | 32.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 20 | Nigeria | 32.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 21 | Togo | 32.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 31.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 31.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 26 | Malawi | 31.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 27 | Liberia | 30.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 30.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 30.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 29.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 32 | Gambia | 29.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 34 | South Sudan | 29.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 36 | Eritrea | 28.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 37 | Comoros | 28.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 28.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 27.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 41 | Pakistan | 27.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 42 | Gabon | 27.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 43 | Kenya | 27.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 26.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 45 | West Bank and Gaza | 26.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 47 | Namibia | 25.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 48 | Iraq | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 25.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 52 | Samoa | 25.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 53 | Naoero | 24.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 54 | Botswana | 24.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 24.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 56 | Lesotho | 23.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 57 | Eswatini | 23.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 58 | Syria | 23.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 59 | Tonga | 23.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 60 | Micronesia | 22.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 22.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 62 | Haiti | 21.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 21.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 64 | Honduras | 21.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 65 | Bolivia | 21.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 66 | Laos | 20.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 67 | Djibouti | 20.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 20.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 70 | Guatemala | 20.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 71 | Jordan | 20.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 72 | Cambodia | 20.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 20.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 20.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 75 | Guyana | 19.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 76 | Paraguay | 19.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 19.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 19.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 80 | Nepal | 19.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 81 | Algeria | 18.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 82 | Israel | 18.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 83 | South Africa | 18.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 84 | Belize | 18.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 85 | Fiji | 17.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 17.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 87 | Guam | 17.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 88 | Suriname | 17.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 89 | Mongolia | 16.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 90 | Oman | 16.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 91 | Libya | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 93 | Myanmar | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 94 | Morocco | 16.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 95 | India | 16.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | 16.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 97 | Philippines | 15.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 98 | Panama | 15.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 99 | Indonesia | 15.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 100 | Peru | 15.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 101 | El Salvador | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 102 | Mexico | 15.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 103 | Venezuela | 15.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 104 | Saint Martin (French part) | 15.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 105 | American Samoa | 15.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 106 | Ecuador | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 14.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 109 | Tunisia | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 110 | Brunei | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 111 | Colombia | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 112 | North Korea | 12.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 113 | Iran | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 114 | Bhutan | 12.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 115 | Malaysia | 12.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 116 | Cabo Verde | 12.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 117 | Gibraltar | 12.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 118 | Brazil | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 119 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 120 | Bahrain | 12.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 121 | Greenland | 12.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 123 | Kosovo | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 11.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 127 | Grenada | 11.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 128 | Jamaica | 11.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 129 | Georgia | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 131 | Iceland | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 132 | Montenegro | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 133 | Barbados | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 134 | Armenia | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 135 | US Virgin Islands | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 136 | Argentina | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 137 | New Zealand | 11.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 138 | Seychelles | 11.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 139 | Türkiye | 11.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 140 | Dominica | 11.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 141 | Bahamas | 10.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 142 | Faroe Islands | 10.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 143 | Australia | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 145 | Palau | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 146 | United States | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 147 | Moldova | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 148 | Maldives | 10.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 151 | Cyprus | 10.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 152 | Mauritius | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 153 | Albania | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 155 | Kuwait | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 157 | Ireland | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 158 | Costa Rica | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 159 | United Kingdom | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 161 | Uruguay | 9.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 162 | France | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 163 | Norway | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 164 | Monaco | 9.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 165 | Qatar | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 166 | Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 168 | Sweden | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 169 | Belgium | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 170 | Netherlands | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 171 | Serbia | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 172 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 173 | Canada | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 174 | North Macedonia | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 175 | Chile | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 176 | Switzerland | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 177 | Cuba | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 178 | Slovakia | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 179 | Austria | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 181 | Russia | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 182 | Bulgaria | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 183 | Croatia | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 184 | Isle of Man | 8.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 186 | Channel Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 187 | Hungary | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 188 | Thailand | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 189 | Germany | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 190 | Bermuda | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 191 | Portugal | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 192 | Slovenia | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 193 | Finland | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 194 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 195 | Czechia | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 196 | Malta | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 197 | Aruba | 7.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 198 | Romania | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 199 | Singapore | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 200 | Curaçao | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 201 | Estonia | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 202 | Belarus | 7.0 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 203 | Latvia | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 204 | Poland | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 205 | Andorra | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 206 | China | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 207 | Greece | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 208 | Lithuania | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 209 | Spain | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 210 | Italy | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 211 | Japan | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 212 | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 213 | Ukraine | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 214 | Macao SAR, China | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 215 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 216 | South Korea | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 2024 | |
| 217 | San Marino | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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