social2023
Number of births
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
559,612.0births
Median: 72,565.0births
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
India
23,219,488.0births
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
2.0births
Top 5 Countries
1India23,219,488.0births
2People's Republic of China8,899,881.0births
3Nigeria7,509,758.0births
4Pakistan6,882,058.0births
5Indonesia4,482,359.0births
By Region
Africa2,279,342.3births(9 countries)
Asia2,207,023.1births(27 countries)
North America1,607,269.3births(4 countries)
South America690,009.1births(7 countries)
Other228,978.9births(155 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.0births)High (23,219,488.0births)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 559,612.0births)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (155)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 23,219,488.0births |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 8,899,881.0births |
| 3 | Nigeria | 7,509,758.0births |
| 4 | Pakistan | 6,882,058.0births |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4,482,359.0births |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,369,683.0births |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 4,105,685.0births |
| 8 | United States of America | 3,657,476.0births |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3,489,953.0births |
| 10 | Brazil | 2,601,670.0births |
| 11 | Egypt | 2,405,717.0births |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,346,391.0births |
| 13 | Mexico | 2,037,689.0births |
| 14 | Philippines | 1,840,477.0births |
| 15 | Uganda | 1,712,750.0births |
| 16 | Sudan | 1,682,049.0births |
| 17 | Kenya | 1,499,998.0births |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 1,469,029.0births |
| 19 | Vietnam | 1,387,961.0births |
| 20 | Yemen | 1,386,914.0births |
| 21 | Angola | 1,381,370.0births |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 1,297,207.0births |
| 23 | Mozambique | 1,260,855.0births |
| 24 | South Africa | 1,186,793.0births |
| 25 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1,173,463.0births |
| 26 | Iraq | 1,159,682.0births |
| 27 | Niger | 1,095,892.0births |
| 28 | Türkiye | 1,072,014.0births |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1,001,244.0births |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 997,001.0births |
| 31 | Cameroon | 957,392.0births |
| 32 | Mali | 951,445.0births |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 943,547.0births |
| 34 | Algeria | 905,981.0births |
| 35 | Myanmar | 903,822.0births |
| 36 | Ghana | 888,947.0births |
| 37 | Chad | 819,054.0births |
| 38 | Somalia | 788,763.0births |
| 39 | Japan | 749,884.0births |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 728,612.0births |
| 41 | Germany | 719,249.0births |
| 42 | Colombia | 705,009.0births |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 688,388.0births |
| 44 | Zambia | 685,565.0births |
| 45 | Malawi | 662,289.0births |
| 46 | France | 638,891.0births |
| 47 | Morocco | 629,832.0births |
| 48 | Thailand | 591,200.0births |
| 49 | Nepal | 574,297.0births |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 546,038.0births |
| 51 | Peru | 539,623.0births |
| 52 | Senegal | 531,890.0births |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 521,601.0births |
| 54 | Argentina | 503,823.0births |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 496,917.0births |
| 56 | Guinea | 487,595.0births |
| 57 | Benin | 478,062.0births |
| 58 | Burundi | 460,882.0births |
| 59 | Malaysia | 435,989.0births |
| 60 | Venezuela | 426,984.0births |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 409,417.0births |
| 62 | Rwanda | 395,578.0births |
| 63 | Italy | 384,627.0births |
| 64 | Guatemala | 377,167.0births |
| 65 | Cambodia | 361,586.0births |
| 66 | Canada | 356,745.0births |
| 67 | North Korea | 342,038.0births |
| 68 | Spain | 336,821.0births |
| 69 | South Sudan | 328,308.0births |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 324,102.0births |
| 71 | Poland | 317,916.0births |
| 72 | Australia | 304,340.0births |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 271,420.0births |
| 74 | Ecuador | 270,300.0births |
| 75 | Togo | 268,455.0births |
| 76 | Bolivia | 260,151.0births |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 258,903.0births |
| 78 | Haiti | 258,348.0births |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 255,331.0births |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 238,858.0births |
| 81 | South Korea | 236,394.0births |
| 82 | Jordan | 235,776.0births |
| 83 | Honduras | 233,793.0births |
| 84 | Ukraine | 212,231.0births |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 203,183.0births |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 189,365.0births |
| 87 | Romania | 183,623.0births |
| 88 | Chile | 176,196.0births |
| 89 | Mauritania | 172,885.0births |
| 90 | Israel | 172,312.0births |
| 91 | Liberia | 170,065.0births |
| 92 | Netherlands | 167,842.0births |
| 93 | Tunisia | 167,729.0births |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 163,043.0births |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 160,100.0births |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 150,759.0births |
| 97 | State of Palestine | 146,384.0births |
| 98 | Paraguay | 136,778.0births |
| 99 | Taiwan, Province of China | 132,404.0births |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 132,214.0births |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 125,136.0births |
| 102 | Libya | 124,371.0births |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 104,015.0births |
| 104 | Belgium | 101,686.0births |
| 105 | El Salvador | 99,428.0births |
| 106 | Eritrea | 99,058.0births |
| 107 | Sweden | 97,915.0births |
| 108 | Cuba | 95,938.0births |
| 109 | Lebanon | 93,205.0births |
| 110 | Czech Republic | 91,845.0births |
| 111 | Portugal | 86,646.0births |
| 112 | Hungary | 85,373.0births |
| 113 | Oman | 85,065.0births |
| 114 | Switzerland | 83,702.0births |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | 82,092.0births |
| 116 | Austria | 77,054.0births |
| 117 | Namibia | 76,715.0births |
| 118 | Greece | 73,661.0births |
| 119 | Panama | 71,469.0births |
| 120 | Gabon | 68,745.0births |
| 121 | Belarus | 65,050.0births |
| 122 | Mongolia | 65,019.0births |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 64,679.0births |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 62,645.0births |
| 125 | Botswana | 61,294.0births |
| 126 | Serbia | 59,840.0births |
| 127 | New Zealand | 59,236.0births |
| 128 | Denmark | 57,810.0births |
| 129 | Lesotho | 55,728.0births |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 54,694.0births |
| 131 | Ireland | 53,268.0births |
| 132 | Slovakia | 52,271.0births |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 51,969.0births |
| 134 | Norway | 51,545.0births |
| 135 | Kuwait | 49,342.0births |
| 136 | Singapore | 47,472.0births |
| 137 | Georgia | 43,765.0births |
| 138 | Finland | 43,556.0births |
| 139 | Hong Kong | 41,294.0births |
| 140 | Armenia | 34,668.0births |
| 141 | Uruguay | 33,443.0births |
| 142 | Jamaica | 33,007.0births |
| 143 | Moldova, Republic of | 32,986.0births |
| 144 | Croatia | 31,446.0births |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 30,561.0births |
| 146 | Eswatini | 29,622.0births |
| 147 | Qatar | 29,516.0births |
| 148 | Albania | 28,803.0births |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24,569.0births |
| 150 | Comoros | 24,366.0births |
| 151 | Djibouti | 23,946.0births |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 21,548.0births |
| 153 | Lithuania | 21,434.0births |
| 154 | Bahrain | 19,558.0births |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 18,851.0births |
| 156 | Slovenia | 17,902.0births |
| 157 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16,878.0births |
| 158 | Guyana | 16,764.0births |
| 159 | Fiji | 16,631.0births |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16,094.0births |
| 161 | Cyprus | 14,524.0births |
| 162 | Latvia | 14,250.0births |
| 163 | Reunion | 12,003.0births |
| 164 | Mauritius | 11,804.0births |
| 165 | Mayotte | 11,186.0births |
| 166 | Estonia | 11,036.0births |
| 167 | Suriname | 10,879.0births |
| 168 | Bhutan | 9,958.0births |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 8,988.0births |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 8,987.0births |
| 171 | French Guiana | 7,707.0births |
| 172 | Belize | 7,410.0births |
| 173 | Montenegro | 6,981.0births |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 6,946.0births |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,507.0births |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 6,440.0births |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,237.0births |
| 178 | Maldives | 5,795.0births |
| 179 | Samoa | 5,503.0births |
| 180 | Macao | 4,515.0births |
| 181 | Iceland | 4,347.0births |
| 182 | Bahamas | 4,335.0births |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 4,233.0births |
| 184 | Malta | 4,213.0births |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 4,134.0births |
| 186 | Martinique | 3,728.0births |
| 187 | Kiribati | 3,421.0births |
| 188 | Barbados | 3,155.0births |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 3,066.0births |
| 190 | Guam | 2,941.0births |
| 191 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,512.0births |
| 192 | Tonga | 2,418.0births |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 2,019.0births |
| 194 | Seychelles | 1,744.0births |
| 195 | Curaçao | 1,394.0births |
| 196 | Grenada | 1,371.0births |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,232.0births |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,106.0births |
| 199 | Aruba | 1,020.0births |
| 200 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 959.0births |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 865.0births |
| 202 | Jersey | 853.0births |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 821.0births |
| 204 | Greenland | 789.0births |
| 205 | Dominica | 738.0births |
| 206 | American Samoa | 731.0births |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 702.0births |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 690.0births |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 583.0births |
| 210 | Andorra | 555.0births |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 549.0births |
| 212 | Guernsey | 521.0births |
| 213 | Bermuda | 521.0births |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 496.0births |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 470.0births |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 464.0births |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 390.0births |
| 218 | Liechtenstein | 371.0births |
| 219 | Monaco | 368.0births |
| 220 | Virgin Islands, British | 325.0births |
| 221 | Nauru | 303.0births |
| 222 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 280.0births |
| 223 | Tuvalu | 226.0births |
| 224 | San Marino | 200.0births |
| 225 | Palau | 193.0births |
| 226 | Cook Islands | 178.0births |
| 227 | Anguilla | 130.0births |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna | 98.0births |
| 229 | Saint Barthélemy | 53.0births |
| 230 | Tokelau | 47.0births |
| 231 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 39.0births |
| 232 | Montserrat | 39.0births |
| 233 | Saint Helena | 39.0births |
| 234 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30.0births |
| 235 | Niue | 25.0births |
| 236 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 2.0births |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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