Birth Rate by Country
Niger has the highest birth rate (babies per 1,000 people) in the world at 46.6 births.
Note: This list uses the latest available data from sources such as The World Factbook. The data is updated regularly.
| 1 |
Niger
| 46.6 births | 2024 |
| 2 |
Angola
| 41.1 births | 2024 |
| 3 |
Mali
| 41.1 births | 2022 |
| 4 |
Benin
| 40.3 births | 2024 |
| 5 |
Uganda
| 39.6 births | 2024 |
| 6 |
Chad
| 39.2 births | 2024 |
| 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 39.2 births | 2024 |
| 8 |
Somalia
| 37.4 births | 2024 |
| 9 |
Mozambique
| 36.5 births | 2024 |
| 10 |
Guinea-Bissau
| 36.5 births | 2022 |
| 11 |
Guinea
| 35.3 births | 2024 |
| 12 |
Cameroon
| 34.7 births | 2024 |
| 13 |
Burundi
| 34.6 births | 2024 |
| 14 |
Afghanistan
| 34.2 births | 2024 |
| 15 |
Zambia
| 34.1 births | 2024 |
| 16 |
Nigeria
| 33.8 births | 2024 |
| 17 |
Sudan
| 33.1 births | 2024 |
| 18 |
Tanzania
| 32.5 births | 2024 |
| 19 |
Liberia
| 32.4 births | 2024 |
| 20 |
Burkina Faso
| 31.9 births | 2024 |
| 21 |
Central African Republic
| 31.9 births | 2024 |
| 22 |
Togo
| 30.9 births | 2024 |
| 23 |
Sierra Leone
| 30.8 births | 2024 |
| 24 |
Senegal
| 30.2 births | 2024 |
| 25 |
Equatorial Guinea
| 29.9 births | 2022 |
| 26 |
Timor-Leste
| 29.7 births | 2024 |
| 27 |
Ethiopia
| 29.6 births | 2024 |
| 28 |
Zimbabwe
| 28.8 births | 2024 |
| 29 |
Republic of the Congo
| 28.7 births | 2024 |
| 30 |
Papua New Guinea
| 28.1 births | 2024 |
| 31 |
Western Sahara
| 28.0 births | 2020 |
| 32 |
Ghana
| 27.6 births | 2024 |
| 33 |
Madagascar
| 27.6 births | 2024 |
| 34 |
Cote d'Ivoire
| 27.5 births | 2024 |
| 35 |
Gambia
| 27.3 births | 2024 |
| 36 |
Mauritania
| 27.2 births | 2024 |
| 37 |
Sao Tome and Principe
| 26.7 births | 2024 |
| 38 |
Malawi
| 26.6 births | 2024 |
| 39 |
Rwanda
| 26.4 births | 2022 |
| 40 |
Eritrea
| 26.3 births | 2024 |
| 41 |
Tajikistan
| 25.8 births | 2024 |
| 42 |
Gabon
| 25.7 births | 2024 |
| 43 |
Kenya
| 25.6 births | 2024 |
| 44 |
Pakistan
| 25.5 births | 2024 |
| 45 |
Namibia
| 24.3 births | 2024 |
| 46 |
Iraq
| 23.7 births | 2024 |
| 47 |
Yemen
| 23.4 births | 2024 |
| 48 |
Lesotho
| 22.9 births | 2024 |
| 49 |
Solomon Islands
| 22.7 births | 2022 |
| 50 |
Tuvalu
| 22.7 births | 2022 |
| 51 |
Swaziland
| 22.3 births | 2024 |
| 52 |
Jordan
| 22.2 births | 2024 |
| 53 |
Philippines
| 22.1 births | 2024 |
| 54 |
Djibouti
| 21.8 births | 2024 |
| 55 |
Syria
| 21.7 births | 2024 |
| 56 |
Comoros
| 21.6 births | 2024 |
| 57 |
Guatemala
| 21.4 births | 2024 |
| 58 |
Marshall Islands
| 21.2 births | 2024 |
| 59 |
Haiti
| 21.2 births | 2024 |
| 60 |
Oman
| 21.1 births | 2024 |
| 61 |
Vanuatu
| 20.8 births | 2024 |
| 62 |
Uzbekistan
| 20.5 births | 2024 |
| 63 |
Libya
| 20.3 births | 2024 |
| 64 |
Algeria
| 20.2 births | 2024 |
| 65 |
Nauru
| 20.2 births | 2024 |
| 66 |
Honduras
| 19.9 births | 2024 |
| 67 |
Laos
| 19.8 births | 2024 |
| 68 |
Kiribati
| 19.7 births | 2024 |
| 69 |
Tonga
| 19.7 births | 2024 |
| 70 |
Botswana
| 19.6 births | 2024 |
| 71 |
Egypt
| 19.5 births | 2024 |
| 72 |
Israel
| 19.1 births | 2024 |
| 73 |
Samoa
| 18.8 births | 2024 |
| 74 |
Kyrgyzstan
| 18.7 births | 2024 |
| 75 |
Cambodia
| 18.2 births | 2024 |
| 76 |
Guam
| 18.1 births | 2024 |
| 77 |
Cabo Verde
| 17.9 births | 2024 |
| 78 |
Micronesia, Federated States of
| 17.8 births | 2024 |
| 79 |
South Africa
| 17.7 births | 2024 |
| 80 |
Belize
| 17.7 births | 2024 |
| 81 |
Ecuador
| 17.7 births | 2024 |
| 82 |
Bolivia
| 17.6 births | 2024 |
| 83 |
Nepal
| 17.5 births | 2022 |
| 84 |
Kuwait
| 17.5 births | 2024 |
| 85 |
Panama
| 17.4 births | 2024 |
| 86 |
Dominican Republic
| 17.3 births | 2024 |
| 87 |
Bangladesh
| 17.3 births | 2024 |
| 88 |
Kazakhstan
| 17.2 births | 2024 |
| 89 |
El Salvador
| 17.1 births | 2024 |
| 90 |
Morocco
| 16.8 births | 2024 |
| 91 |
Turkmenistan
| 16.8 births | 2024 |
| 92 |
Guyana
| 16.7 births | 2024 |
| 93 |
Peru
| 16.7 births | 2024 |
| 94 |
Venezuela
| 16.7 births | 2024 |
| 95 |
Nicaragua
| 16.4 births | 2024 |
| 96 |
India
| 16.2 births | 2024 |
| 97 |
Fiji
| 15.9 births | 2024 |
| 98 |
Paraguay
| 15.9 births | 2024 |
| 99 |
Brunei
| 15.8 births | 2024 |
| 100 |
American Samoa
| 15.7 births | 2024 |
| 101 |
Northern Mariana Islands
| 15.7 births | 2024 |
| 102 |
Burma
| 15.7 births | 2024 |
| 103 |
Jamaica
| 15.6 births | 2024 |
| 104 |
Bhutan
| 15.3 births | 2024 |
| 105 |
Argentina
| 15.2 births | 2024 |
| 106 |
Maldives
| 15.1 births | 2024 |
| 107 |
Antigua and Barbuda
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 108 |
Mongolia
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 109 |
Vietnam
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 110 |
Faroe Islands
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 111 |
Colombia
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 112 |
Suriname
| 14.9 births | 2024 |
| 113 |
Indonesia
| 14.8 births | 2024 |
| 114 |
Sri Lanka
| 14.5 births | 2024 |
| 115 |
Iran
| 14.3 births | 2024 |
| 116 |
Mexico
| 14.3 births | 2024 |
| 117 |
Malaysia
| 14.2 births | 2024 |
| 118 |
Saint Martin
| 13.9 births | 2024 |
| 119 |
New Caledonia
| 13.8 births | 2024 |
| 120 |
Turkey
| 13.8 births | 2024 |
| 121 |
Gibraltar
| 13.7 births | 2024 |
| 122 |
Saudi Arabia
| 13.6 births | 2024 |
| 123 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
| 13.5 births | 2022 |
| 124 |
Tunisia
| 13.5 births | 2024 |
| 125 |
Greenland
| 13.5 births | 2024 |
| 126 |
French Polynesia
| 13.5 births | 2022 |
| 127 |
Dominica
| 13.3 births | 2024 |
| 128 |
Grenada
| 13.3 births | 2024 |
| 129 |
North Korea
| 13.2 births | 2024 |
| 130 |
Brazil
| 13.2 births | 2024 |
| 131 |
Bahamas
| 13.1 births | 2024 |
| 132 |
New Zealand
| 12.6 births | 2024 |
| 133 |
Iceland
| 12.6 births | 2024 |
| 134 |
Lebanon
| 12.6 births | 2024 |
| 135 |
Uruguay
| 12.6 births | 2024 |
| 136 |
Chile
| 12.4 births | 2024 |
| 137 |
Albania
| 12.3 births | 2024 |
| 138 |
Australia
| 12.2 births | 2024 |
| 139 |
Jersey
| 12.2 births | 2024 |
| 140 |
Bahrain
| 12.2 births | 2024 |
| 141 |
United States
| 12.2 births | 2024 |
| 142 |
Cook Islands
| 12.1 births | 2024 |
| 143 |
Montserrat
| 11.9 births | 2024 |
| 144 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| 11.9 births | 2024 |
| 145 |
Seychelles
| 11.8 births | 2024 |
| 146 |
Wallis and Futuna
| 11.8 births | 2024 |
| 147 |
Anguilla
| 11.8 births | 2024 |
| 148 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
| 11.8 births | 2024 |
| 149 |
Palau
| 11.6 births | 2024 |
| 150 |
Aruba
| 11.6 births | 2024 |
| 151 |
Luxembourg
| 11.6 births | 2024 |
| 152 |
Georgia
| 11.6 births | 2020 |
| 153 |
Cayman Islands
| 11.5 births | 2024 |
| 154 |
Saint Lucia
| 11.4 births | 2024 |
| 155 |
Denmark
| 11.3 births | 2024 |
| 156 |
Azerbaijan
| 11.2 births | 2024 |
| 157 |
Virgin Islands
| 11.1 births | 2024 |
| 158 |
Ireland
| 11.1 births | 2024 |
| 159 |
British Virgin Islands
| 10.9 births | 2024 |
| 160 |
France
| 10.9 births | 2024 |
| 161 |
Montenegro
| 10.9 births | 2024 |
| 162 |
Bermuda
| 10.9 births | 2024 |
| 163 |
Costa Rica
| 10.8 births | 2024 |
| 164 |
Belgium
| 10.8 births | 2024 |
| 165 |
United Kingdom
| 10.8 births | 2024 |
| 166 |
Barbados
| 10.7 births | 2024 |
| 167 |
Sweden
| 10.7 births | 2024 |
| 168 |
United Arab Emirates
| 10.7 births | 2024 |
| 169 |
Netherlands
| 10.6 births | 2024 |
| 170 |
Trinidad and Tobago
| 10.5 births | 2024 |
| 171 |
Armenia
| 10.5 births | 2024 |
| 172 |
Isle of Man
| 10.4 births | 2024 |
| 173 |
Norway
| 10.4 births | 2024 |
| 174 |
Liechtenstein
| 10.3 births | 2024 |
| 175 |
China
| 10.2 births | 2024 |
| 176 |
Cyprus
| 10.2 births | 2024 |
| 177 |
Finland
| 10.2 births | 2024 |
| 178 |
Macedonia
| 10.2 births | 2024 |
| 179 |
Canada
| 10.2 births | 2022 |
| 180 |
Switzerland
| 10.1 births | 2024 |
| 181 |
Cuba
| 9.9 births | 2024 |
| 182 |
Thailand
| 9.9 births | 2024 |
| 183 |
Mauritius
| 9.8 births | 2024 |
| 184 |
Czech Republic
| 9.8 births | 2024 |
| 185 |
Guernsey
| 9.7 births | 2024 |
| 186 |
Ukraine
| 9.6 births | 2020 |
| 187 |
Malta
| 9.4 births | 2024 |
| 188 |
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
| 9.3 births | 2024 |
| 189 |
Saint Barthelemy
| 9.3 births | 2024 |
| 190 |
Austria
| 9.3 births | 2024 |
| 191 |
Qatar
| 9.2 births | 2024 |
| 192 |
Hungary
| 9.1 births | 2024 |
| 193 |
Slovakia
| 8.9 births | 2022 |
| 194 |
Germany
| 8.9 births | 2024 |
| 195 |
Lithuania
| 8.9 births | 2024 |
| 196 |
San Marino
| 8.8 births | 2022 |
| 197 |
Singapore
| 8.8 births | 2024 |
| 198 |
Serbia
| 8.8 births | 2024 |
| 199 |
Macau
| 8.6 births | 2024 |
| 200 |
Croatia
| 8.5 births | 2024 |
| 201 |
Romania
| 8.5 births | 2024 |
| 202 |
Russia
| 8.4 births | 2024 |
| 203 |
Moldova
| 8.4 births | 2024 |
| 204 |
Poland
| 8.4 births | 2024 |
| 205 |
Belarus
| 8.3 births | 2024 |
| 206 |
Latvia
| 8.3 births | 2024 |
| 207 |
Slovenia
| 8.3 births | 2022 |
| 208 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 8.2 births | 2024 |
| 209 |
Estonia
| 8.2 births | 2024 |
| 210 |
Portugal
| 8.1 births | 2020 |
| 211 |
Bulgaria
| 7.9 births | 2024 |
| 212 |
Puerto Rico
| 7.8 births | 2024 |
| 213 |
Hong Kong
| 7.6 births | 2024 |
| 214 |
Greece
| 7.4 births | 2024 |
| 215 |
Taiwan
| 7.3 births | 2024 |
| 216 |
Italy
| 7.1 births | 2024 |
| 217 |
Spain
| 7.1 births | 2024 |
| 218 |
South Korea
| 6.9 births | 2022 |
| 219 |
Japan
| 6.9 births | 2024 |
| 220 |
Andorra
| 6.9 births | 2024 |
| 221 |
Monaco
| 6.5 births | 2024 |
| 222 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
| 6.4 births | 2024 |
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