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Highest birth rates — 2026

Crude birth rate: live births per 1,000 inhabitants per year. It reflects both fertility and how young the population is.

Central African Republic leads with 46.2 births per 1,000 people, followed by Chad (43.3) and Somalia (42.3). The median across the 217 countries with data is 13.4; the world figure is 16.3. Data year: 2024.

Top 15

Central African Republic46.2Chad43.3Somalia42.3Niger41.4DR Congo40.9Mali39.5Angola37.2Mozambique37.0Afghanistan35.0Tanzania34.8Uganda34.4Yemen34.4Mauritania34.0Benin33.4Cameroon33.3

All 217 countries

RankCountryBirths per 1,000 peoplePopulationYear
#1Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic46.25,513,2822024
#2Flag of Chad Chad43.321,003,7052024
#3Flag of Somalia Somalia42.319,654,7392024
#4Flag of Niger Niger41.427,917,8312024
#5Flag of DR Congo DR Congo40.9112,832,4732024
#6Flag of Mali Mali39.525,198,8212024
#7Flag of Angola Angola37.239,040,0392024
#8Flag of Mozambique Mozambique37.035,631,6532024
#9Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan35.043,844,1112024
#10Flag of Tanzania Tanzania34.870,545,8652024
#11Flag of Uganda Uganda34.451,384,8942024
#12Flag of Yemen Yemen34.441,773,8782024
#13Flag of Mauritania Mauritania34.05,315,0652024
#14Flag of Benin Benin33.414,814,4602024
#15Flag of Cameroon Cameroon33.329,879,3372024
#16Flag of Guinea Guinea33.315,099,7272024
#17Flag of Burundi Burundi33.214,390,0032024
#18Flag of Sudan Sudan33.051,662,1472024
#19Flag of Zambia Zambia32.721,913,8742024
#20Flag of Nigeria Nigeria32.5237,527,7822024
#21Flag of Togo Togo32.18,591,6262024
#22Flag of Madagascar Madagascar31.732,740,6782024
#23Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast31.632,711,5472024
#24Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia31.5135,472,0512024
#25Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso31.324,074,5802024
#26Flag of Malawi Malawi31.122,216,1202024
#27Flag of Liberia Liberia30.65,731,2062024
#28Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo30.46,484,4372024
#29Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone30.18,819,7942024
#30Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea30.01,938,4312024
#31Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe29.916,950,7952024
#32Flag of Gambia Gambia29.92,822,0932024
#33Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau29.62,249,5152024
#34Flag of South Sudan South Sudan29.212,188,7882024
#35Flag of Senegal Senegal29.218,931,9662024
#36Flag of Eritrea Eritrea28.73,607,0032024
#37Flag of Comoros Comoros28.2882,8472024
#38Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe28.1240,2542024
#39Flag of Rwanda Rwanda28.114,569,3412024
#40Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu27.7335,1692024
#41Flag of Pakistan Pakistan27.4255,219,5542024
#42Flag of Gabon Gabon27.12,593,1302024
#43Flag of Kenya Kenya27.057,532,4932024
#44Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands26.7838,6452024
#45Flag of Palestine Palestine26.55,413,5962024
#46Flag of Ghana Ghana25.935,064,2722024
#47Flag of Namibia Namibia25.93,092,8162024
#48Flag of Iraq Iraq25.647,020,7742024
#49Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan25.637,053,4282024
#50Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan25.310,786,7342024
#51Flag of Kiribati Kiribati25.3136,4882024
#52Flag of Samoa Samoa25.0219,3062024
#53Flag of Nauru Nauru24.612,0252024
#54Flag of Botswana Botswana24.42,562,1222024
#55Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea24.310,762,8172024
#56Flag of Lesotho Lesotho23.82,363,3252024
#57Flag of Eswatini Eswatini23.61,256,1742024
#58Flag of Syria Syria23.225,620,4272024
#59Flag of Tonga Tonga23.0103,7422024
#60Flag of Micronesia Micronesia22.3113,6832024
#61Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu22.09,4922024
#62Flag of Haiti Haiti21.911,906,0952024
#63Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste21.81,418,5172024
#64Flag of Honduras Honduras21.611,005,8502024
#65Flag of Bolivia Bolivia21.012,581,8432024
#66Flag of Laos Laos20.97,873,0462024
#67Flag of Djibouti Djibouti20.91,184,0762024
#68Flag of Egypt Egypt20.9118,365,9952024
#69Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan20.97,618,8472024
#70Flag of Guatemala Guatemala20.618,687,8812024
#71Flag of Jordan Jordan20.511,520,6842024
#72Flag of Cambodia Cambodia20.317,847,9822024
#73Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands20.136,2822024
#74Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh20.0175,686,8992024
#75Flag of Guyana Guyana19.9835,9862024
#76Flag of Paraguay Paraguay19.77,013,0782024
#77Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan19.520,843,7542024
#78Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan19.47,343,0642024
#79Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua19.17,007,5022024
#80Flag of Nepal Nepal19.029,618,1182024
#81Flag of Algeria Algeria18.847,435,3122024
#82Flag of Israel Israel18.610,122,8002024
#83Flag of South Africa South Africa18.564,747,3192024
#84Flag of Belize Belize18.1422,9242024
#85Flag of Fiji Fiji17.9933,1542024
#86Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic17.611,520,4872024
#87Flag of Guam Guam17.3168,9992024
#88Flag of Suriname Suriname17.2639,8502024
#89Flag of Mongolia Mongolia16.93,568,9782024
#90Flag of Oman Oman16.85,494,6912024
#91Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia16.536,973,5552024
#92Flag of Libya Libya16.57,458,5552024
#93Flag of Myanmar Myanmar16.554,850,6482024
#94Flag of Morocco Morocco16.438,430,7702024
#95Flag of India India16.01,463,865,5252024
#96Flag of Lebanon Lebanon16.05,849,4212024
#97Flag of Philippines Philippines15.9116,786,9622024
#98Flag of Panama Panama15.94,571,1892024
#99Flag of Indonesia Indonesia15.8285,721,2362024
#100Flag of Peru Peru15.834,576,6652024
#101Flag of El Salvador El Salvador15.66,365,5032024
#102Flag of Mexico Mexico15.5131,946,9002024
#103Flag of Venezuela Venezuela15.228,516,8962024
#104Flag of Saint Martin Saint Martin15.024,9412024
#105Flag of American Samoa American Samoa15.046,0292024
#106Flag of Ecuador Ecuador14.818,289,8962024
#107Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia14.0295,3332024
#108Flag of Vietnam Vietnam13.4101,598,5272024
#109Flag of Tunisia Tunisia13.412,348,5732024
#110Flag of Brunei Brunei13.3466,3302024
#111Flag of Colombia Colombia13.353,425,6352024
#112Flag of North Korea North Korea12.926,571,0362024
#113Flag of Iran Iran12.692,417,6812024
#114Flag of Bhutan Bhutan12.5796,6822024
#115Flag of Malaysia Malaysia12.435,977,8382024
#116Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde12.2527,3262024
#117Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar12.240,1262024
#118Flag of Brazil Brazil12.1212,812,4052024
#119Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands12.143,5412024
#120Flag of Bahrain Bahrain12.01,600,3662024
#121Flag of Greenland Greenland12.056,8312024
#122Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.099,9242024
#123Flag of Kosovo Kosovo11.91,576,8762024
#124Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda11.794,2092024
#125Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis11.746,9222024
#126Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands11.675,8442024
#127Flag of Grenada Grenada11.5117,3032024
#128Flag of Jamaica Jamaica11.42,837,0772024
#129Flag of Georgia Georgia11.33,935,7662024
#130Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia11.2180,1492024
#131Flag of Montenegro Montenegro11.2623,1292024
#132Flag of Iceland Iceland11.2392,4042024
#133Flag of Barbados Barbados11.1282,6232024
#134Flag of Armenia Armenia11.13,086,7002024
#135Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands11.1103,7922024
#136Flag of Argentina Argentina11.145,851,3782024
#137Flag of New Zealand New Zealand11.05,324,7002024
#138Flag of Türkiye Türkiye11.085,878,5562024
#139Flag of Seychelles Seychelles11.0122,7302024
#140Flag of Dominica Dominica11.065,8712024
#141Flag of Bahamas Bahamas10.8403,0332024
#142Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands10.854,9002024
#143Flag of Australia Australia10.727,614,4112024
#144Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia10.7282,4652024
#145Flag of Palau Palau10.717,6632024
#146Flag of United States United States10.6341,784,8572024
#147Flag of Moldova Moldova10.62,360,5272024
#148Flag of Maldives Maldives10.6529,6762024
#149Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago10.51,367,7642024
#150Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands10.546,8552024
#151Flag of Cyprus Cyprus10.51,370,7542024
#152Flag of Mauritius Mauritius10.31,243,7412024
#153Flag of Albania Albania10.12,349,5802024
#154Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka10.121,756,0002024
#155Flag of Kuwait Kuwait10.04,865,2982024
#156Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan10.010,246,9962024
#157Flag of Ireland Ireland10.05,484,3672024
#158Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica10.05,152,9502024
#159Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom9.969,487,0002024
#160Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates9.811,513,1492024
#161Flag of Uruguay Uruguay9.83,384,6882024
#162Flag of France France9.768,720,3372024
#163Flag of Norway Norway9.75,610,8702024
#164Flag of Monaco Monaco9.638,3412024
#165Flag of Qatar Qatar9.52,972,2152024
#166Flag of Denmark Denmark9.56,009,1692024
#167Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg9.5686,9702024
#168Flag of Sweden Sweden9.310,596,6202024
#169Flag of Netherlands Netherlands9.218,087,6332024
#170Flag of Belgium Belgium9.211,941,7812024
#171Flag of Serbia Serbia9.26,549,1432024
#172Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten9.143,9232024
#173Flag of Canada Canada8.941,651,6532024
#174Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia8.81,820,9092024
#175Flag of Chile Chile8.719,859,9212024
#176Flag of Switzerland Switzerland8.79,092,4362024
#177Flag of Cuba Cuba8.610,937,2032024
#178Flag of Slovakia Slovakia8.55,413,8132024
#179Flag of Russia Russia8.4143,513,3282024
#180Flag of Austria Austria8.49,208,1632024
#181Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein8.441,0242024
#182Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria8.36,433,3022024
#183Flag of Croatia Croatia8.33,876,2002024
#184Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man8.384,1182024
#185Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands8.239,7322024
#186Flag of Hungary Hungary8.29,514,2512024
#187CHI Channel Islands8.2168,4662024
#188Flag of Thailand Thailand8.171,619,8632024
#189Flag of Germany Germany8.183,491,2492024
#190Flag of Bermuda Bermuda7.964,5552024
#191Flag of Portugal Portugal7.910,804,8712024
#192Flag of Slovenia Slovenia7.92,130,9862024
#193Flag of Finland Finland7.85,646,4362024
#194Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina7.73,140,0952024
#195Flag of Czechia Czechia7.710,886,8782024
#196Flag of Malta Malta7.7579,7042024
#197Flag of Aruba Aruba7.6108,7852024
#198Flag of Romania Romania7.519,020,2712024
#199Flag of Singapore Singapore7.46,111,1752024
#200Flag of Curaçao Curaçao7.2156,2632024
#201Flag of Estonia Estonia7.11,366,4752024
#202Flag of Belarus Belarus7.09,085,9912024
#203Flag of Poland Poland6.936,435,8612024
#204Flag of Latvia Latvia6.91,847,7852024
#205Flag of Andorra Andorra6.982,9042024
#206Flag of China China6.81,406,585,0002024
#207Flag of Greece Greece6.610,413,9622024
#208Flag of Lithuania Lithuania6.62,888,7742024
#209Flag of Spain Spain6.549,355,1432024
#210Flag of Italy Italy6.358,915,6562024
#211Flag of Japan Japan5.7123,366,7342024
#212Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico5.73,184,8352024
#213Flag of Ukraine Ukraine5.538,980,3762024
#214Flag of Macau Macau5.3685,9002024
#215Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong4.97,498,9002024
#216Flag of South Korea South Korea4.751,684,5642024
#217Flag of San Marino San Marino4.234,1092024

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Source: World Bank Indicators (latest available year per country, shown in the last column). Countries with no value for this indicator are omitted, not scored as zero.

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Interpretation reviewed 12 October 2026. Underlying reference years are stated on the page; this is not a fresh census or dataset refresh.