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Children who received a birth certificate — share of under-5 population (%)
Share of children under age 5 whose births are certified with a birth certificate (or recorded in a civil register), by country (latest 2019–2024).
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Key Insights
Global Average
84.5%
Median: 99.0%
Countries Covered
141
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
100.0%
Lowest
Somalia
2.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Belarus100.0%
3Canada100.0%
4People's Republic of China100.0%
5Costa Rica100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(2 countries)
Europe99.9%(32 countries)
North America98.3%(4 countries)
South America97.7%(7 countries)
Asia92.6%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.5%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Africa (9)
Other (63)
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 age 5 whose births are certified with a birth certificate (or recorded in a civil register), by country (latest 2019–2024). Source: UNICEF (Child protection – Birth registration), via UNICEF Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% |
| 2 | Belarus | 100.0% |
| 3 | Canada | 100.0% |
| 4 | People's Republic of China | 100.0% |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 100.0% |
| 6 | Cyprus | 100.0% |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 100.0% |
| 8 | Benin | 100.0% |
| 9 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 10 | Estonia | 100.0% |
| 11 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 12 | France | 100.0% |
| 13 | Georgia | 100.0% |
| 14 | Germany | 100.0% |
| 15 | Greece | 100.0% |
| 16 | Hungary | 100.0% |
| 17 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 18 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 19 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 20 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 21 | Japan | 100.0% |
| 22 | South Korea | 100.0% |
| 23 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 24 | Latvia | 100.0% |
| 25 | Lithuania | 100.0% |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 27 | Mauritius | 100.0% |
| 28 | Oman | 100.0% |
| 29 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 30 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 31 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 32 | Poland | 100.0% |
| 33 | Portugal | 100.0% |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 100.0% |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 36 | Singapore | 100.0% |
| 37 | Slovakia | 100.0% |
| 38 | Slovenia | 100.0% |
| 39 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 40 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 41 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 42 | Thailand | 100.0% |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 44 | Tunisia | 100.0% |
| 45 | Türkiye | 100.0% |
| 46 | Ukraine | 100.0% |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 48 | United States of America | 100.0% |
| 49 | Uruguay | 100.0% |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 51 | Algeria | 100.0% |
| 52 | Argentina | 100.0% |
| 53 | Australia | 100.0% |
| 54 | Belgium | 100.0% |
| 55 | Botswana | 100.0% |
| 56 | Brazil | 100.0% |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% |
| 58 | Chile | 99.0% |
| 59 | Croatia | 99.0% |
| 60 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 99.0% |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% |
| 62 | Jordan | 99.0% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 99.0% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 99.0% |
| 65 | Mongolia | 99.0% |
| 66 | Morocco | 99.0% |
| 67 | Panama | 99.0% |
| 68 | Romania | 99.0% |
| 69 | Serbia | 99.0% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 99.0% |
| 71 | Egypt | 99.0% |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 99.0% |
| 73 | Albania | 99.0% |
| 74 | Austria | 99.0% |
| 75 | Armenia | 99.0% |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 98.0% |
| 77 | Guatemala | 98.0% |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.0% |
| 79 | Paraguay | 98.0% |
| 80 | Belize | 98.0% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 97.0% |
| 82 | Moldova, Republic of | 97.0% |
| 83 | Vietnam | 97.0% |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.0% |
| 85 | El Salvador | 95.0% |
| 86 | Mexico | 95.0% |
| 87 | Peru | 95.0% |
| 88 | Venezuela | 95.0% |
| 89 | Honduras | 94.0% |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 94.0% |
| 91 | Colombia | 93.0% |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 92.0% |
| 93 | Indonesia | 92.0% |
| 94 | Iraq | 92.0% |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 90.0% |
| 96 | Bolivia | 89.0% |
| 97 | South Africa | 88.0% |
| 98 | Madagascar | 87.0% |
| 99 | Philippines | 86.0% |
| 100 | Angola | 86.0% |
| 101 | Haiti | 84.0% |
| 102 | Mali | 81.0% |
| 103 | Republic of The Gambia | 80.0% |
| 104 | India | 80.0% |
| 105 | Togo | 78.0% |
| 106 | Cambodia | 77.0% |
| 107 | Nepal | 77.0% |
| 108 | Senegal | 77.0% |
| 109 | Republic of the Congo | 76.0% |
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 75.0% |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 74.0% |
| 112 | Pakistan | 73.0% |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.0% |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 71.0% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 70.0% |
| 116 | Rwanda | 69.0% |
| 117 | Ghana | 68.0% |
| 118 | Mauritania | 67.0% |
| 119 | Kenya | 65.0% |
| 120 | Mozambique | 62.0% |
| 121 | Cameroon | 61.0% |
| 122 | Nigeria | 57.0% |
| 123 | Myanmar | 55.0% |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 52.0% |
| 125 | Guinea | 45.0% |
| 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.0% |
| 127 | Lesotho | 41.0% |
| 128 | Chad | 35.0% |
| 129 | Sudan | 31.0% |
| 130 | Uganda | 30.0% |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 29.0% |
| 132 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26.0% |
| 133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.0% |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 22.0% |
| 135 | Burundi | 19.0% |
| 136 | Yemen | 17.0% |
| 137 | Zambia | 11.0% |
| 138 | Malawi | 9.0% |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 7.0% |
| 140 | Eritrea | 4.0% |
| 141 | Somalia | 2.0% |
Showing 141 of 141 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNICEF (Child protection – Birth registration), via UNICEF Data (2022).
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