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Second-borns

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data33 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
116,693.1births
Median: 37,129.0births
Countries Covered
33
with available data
Highest
United States of America
1,129,549.9births
Lowest
Iceland
1,652.2births
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America1,129,549.9births
2Russian Federation613,907.8births
3Germany274,655.0births
4Japan266,195.0births
5United Kingdom230,843.8births
By Region
North America623,909.0births(2 countries)
Other325,492.9births(2 countries)
Asia128,993.6births(3 countries)
South America68,099.8births(1 countries)
Europe59,879.5births(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,652.2births)High (1,129,549.9births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 116,693.1births)

North America (2)
Other (2)
Asia (3)
South America (1)
Europe (25)

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 2024; 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
1United States of America1,129,549.9births
2Russian Federation613,907.8births
3Germany274,655.0births
4Japan266,195.0births
5United Kingdom230,843.8births
6Ukraine183,259.6births
7Italy144,407.0births
8Canada118,268.2births
9Spain115,357.0births
10Poland101,609.0births
11South Korea74,368.7births
12Chile68,099.8births
13Netherlands59,193.0births
14Taiwan, Province of China46,417.0births
15Czech Republic43,623.0births
16Belgium39,434.2births
17Sweden37,129.0births
18Belarus37,078.0births
19Hungary29,892.0births
20Switzerland29,684.0births
21Portugal27,605.2births
22Austria27,252.0births
23Denmark22,531.0births
24Bulgaria22,089.3births
25Norway19,442.0births
26Slovakia19,039.0births
27Ireland18,704.0births
28Finland15,121.0births
29Croatia12,293.9births
30Lithuania9,849.9births
31Slovenia7,444.0births
32Estonia4,878.0births
33Iceland1,652.2births
Showing 33 of 33 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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