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Children under age 5 whose births have been registered with a civil authority (%)
Share of children under 5 whose births are registered with civil authorities, based on UNICEF/UN statistics—comparable across countries and vital for access to rights.
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Key Insights
Global Average
84.8%
Median: 99.0%
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
Belarus
100.0%
Lowest
Somalia
3.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Belarus100.0%
2Canada100.0%
3Central African Republic100.0%
4Chile100.0%
5People's Republic of China100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(2 countries)
Europe98.0%(32 countries)
North America97.3%(4 countries)
South America97.1%(7 countries)
Asia91.7%(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.8%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
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
Share of children under 5 whose births are registered with civil authorities, based on UNICEF/UN statistics—comparable across countries and vital for access to rights. Source: UNICEF / UN Statistics Division (SDG indicator 16.9.1).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 100.0% |
| 4 | Chile | 100.0% |
| 5 | People's Republic of China | 100.0% |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 100.0% |
| 7 | Croatia | 100.0% |
| 8 | Cuba | 100.0% |
| 9 | Cyprus | 100.0% |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 100.0% |
| 11 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 12 | Estonia | 100.0% |
| 13 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% |
| 14 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 15 | France | 100.0% |
| 16 | Georgia | 100.0% |
| 17 | Germany | 100.0% |
| 18 | Greece | 100.0% |
| 19 | Hungary | 100.0% |
| 20 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 21 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 22 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 23 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 24 | Japan | 100.0% |
| 25 | South Korea | 100.0% |
| 26 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% |
| 28 | Latvia | 100.0% |
| 29 | Libya | 100.0% |
| 30 | Lithuania | 100.0% |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 32 | Mauritius | 100.0% |
| 33 | Monaco | 100.0% |
| 34 | Mongolia | 100.0% |
| 35 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 36 | Aruba | 100.0% |
| 37 | New Caledonia | 100.0% |
| 38 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 39 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 40 | Poland | 100.0% |
| 41 | Portugal | 100.0% |
| 42 | Romania | 100.0% |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 100.0% |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 45 | Serbia | 100.0% |
| 46 | Seychelles | 100.0% |
| 47 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 48 | Slovakia | 100.0% |
| 49 | Slovenia | 100.0% |
| 50 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 51 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 52 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 54 | Türkiye | 100.0% |
| 55 | Ukraine | 100.0% |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 57 | United States of America | 100.0% |
| 58 | Uruguay | 100.0% |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 60 | Samoa | 100.0% |
| 61 | Albania | 100.0% |
| 62 | Australia | 100.0% |
| 63 | Armenia | 100.0% |
| 64 | Belgium | 100.0% |
| 65 | Bhutan | 100.0% |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 99.0% |
| 67 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 99.0% |
| 68 | Iraq | 99.0% |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% |
| 70 | Jordan | 99.0% |
| 71 | North Korea | 99.0% |
| 72 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.0% |
| 73 | Morocco | 99.0% |
| 74 | Oman | 99.0% |
| 75 | Paraguay | 99.0% |
| 76 | Qatar | 99.0% |
| 77 | Suriname | 99.0% |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 99.0% |
| 79 | Thailand | 99.0% |
| 80 | Tunisia | 99.0% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 99.0% |
| 82 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.0% |
| 83 | Egypt | 99.0% |
| 84 | Venezuela | 99.0% |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 99.0% |
| 86 | Algeria | 99.0% |
| 87 | Belize | 99.0% |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 99.0% |
| 89 | Lebanon | 98.0% |
| 90 | Malaysia | 98.0% |
| 91 | Panama | 98.0% |
| 92 | Peru | 98.0% |
| 93 | South Africa | 98.0% |
| 94 | Bahrain | 98.0% |
| 95 | Brazil | 98.0% |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 98.0% |
| 97 | Jamaica | 97.0% |
| 98 | Fiji | 96.0% |
| 99 | Tonga | 96.0% |
| 100 | Argentina | 96.0% |
| 101 | Barbados | 96.0% |
| 102 | Colombia | 95.0% |
| 103 | Comoros | 95.0% |
| 104 | Honduras | 95.0% |
| 105 | Mexico | 95.0% |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.0% |
| 107 | Benin | 94.0% |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 94.0% |
| 109 | Guatemala | 94.0% |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.0% |
| 111 | Republic of the Congo | 93.0% |
| 112 | Ecuador | 93.0% |
| 113 | Guyana | 93.0% |
| 114 | Philippines | 93.0% |
| 115 | Botswana | 93.0% |
| 116 | Austria | 92.0% |
| 117 | El Salvador | 91.0% |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 90.0% |
| 119 | Namibia | 88.0% |
| 120 | Vietnam | 88.0% |
| 121 | Djibouti | 86.0% |
| 122 | Indonesia | 86.0% |
| 123 | Madagascar | 86.0% |
| 124 | Togo | 85.0% |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 83.0% |
| 126 | Ghana | 81.0% |
| 127 | Mali | 81.0% |
| 128 | Senegal | 81.0% |
| 129 | Haiti | 80.0% |
| 130 | India | 80.0% |
| 131 | Bolivia | 80.0% |
| 132 | Myanmar | 78.0% |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 78.0% |
| 134 | Nepal | 77.0% |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 77.0% |
| 136 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75.0% |
| 137 | Cambodia | 73.0% |
| 138 | Pakistan | 73.0% |
| 139 | Uganda | 73.0% |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.0% |
| 141 | Kenya | 69.0% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 63.0% |
| 143 | Cameroon | 62.0% |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 61.0% |
| 145 | Mauritania | 60.0% |
| 146 | Mozambique | 56.0% |
| 147 | Republic of The Gambia | 55.0% |
| 148 | Eswatini | 55.0% |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 49.0% |
| 150 | Angola | 49.0% |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 45.0% |
| 152 | Lesotho | 45.0% |
| 153 | Guinea | 44.0% |
| 154 | Niger | 44.0% |
| 155 | Rwanda | 44.0% |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 43.0% |
| 157 | Nigeria | 43.0% |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.0% |
| 159 | Sudan | 38.0% |
| 160 | South Sudan | 35.0% |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 33.0% |
| 162 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.0% |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.0% |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 24.0% |
| 165 | Yemen | 24.0% |
| 166 | Chad | 19.0% |
| 167 | Burundi | 15.0% |
| 168 | Eritrea | 8.0% |
| 169 | Malawi | 4.0% |
| 170 | Zambia | 4.0% |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 3.0% |
| 172 | Somalia | 3.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from UNICEF / UN Statistics Division (SDG indicator 16.9.1) (2022).
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