demographic2024
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.3Per 1000 people
Median: 13.4Per 1000 people
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
46.2Per 1000 people
Lowest
San Marino
4.2Per 1000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic46.2Per 1000 people
2Chad43.3Per 1000 people
3Somalia42.3Per 1000 people
4Niger41.4Per 1000 people
5Democratic Republic of the Congo40.9Per 1000 people
By Region
Africa25.4Per 1000 people(9 countries)
Other19.7Per 1000 people(135 countries)
Asia15.2Per 1000 people(26 countries)
North America13.9Per 1000 people(4 countries)
South America12.2Per 1000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.2Per 1000 people)High (46.2Per 1000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.3Per 1000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.2Per 1000 people |
| 2 | Chad | 43.3Per 1000 people |
| 3 | Somalia | 42.3Per 1000 people |
| 4 | Niger | 41.4Per 1000 people |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.9Per 1000 people |
| 6 | Mali | 39.5Per 1000 people |
| 7 | Angola | 37.2Per 1000 people |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.0Per 1000 people |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.0Per 1000 people |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.8Per 1000 people |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.4Per 1000 people |
| 12 | Yemen | 34.4Per 1000 people |
| 13 | Mauritania | 34.0Per 1000 people |
| 14 | Benin | 33.4Per 1000 people |
| 15 | Cameroon | 33.3Per 1000 people |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.3Per 1000 people |
| 17 | Burundi | 33.2Per 1000 people |
| 18 | Sudan | 33.0Per 1000 people |
| 19 | Zambia | 32.7Per 1000 people |
| 20 | Nigeria | 32.5Per 1000 people |
| 21 | Togo | 32.1Per 1000 people |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31.7Per 1000 people |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.6Per 1000 people |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 31.5Per 1000 people |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 31.3Per 1000 people |
| 26 | Malawi | 31.1Per 1000 people |
| 27 | Liberia | 30.6Per 1000 people |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 30.4Per 1000 people |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 30.1Per 1000 people |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.0Per 1000 people |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 29.9Per 1000 people |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 29.9Per 1000 people |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.6Per 1000 people |
| 34 | South Sudan | 29.2Per 1000 people |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.2Per 1000 people |
| 36 | Eritrea | 28.7Per 1000 people |
| 37 | Comoros | 28.2Per 1000 people |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.1Per 1000 people |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.1Per 1000 people |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 27.7Per 1000 people |
| 41 | Pakistan | 27.4Per 1000 people |
| 42 | Gabon | 27.1Per 1000 people |
| 43 | Kenya | 27.0Per 1000 people |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 26.7Per 1000 people |
| 45 | State of Palestine | 26.5Per 1000 people |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.9Per 1000 people |
| 47 | Namibia | 25.9Per 1000 people |
| 48 | Iraq | 25.6Per 1000 people |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 25.6Per 1000 people |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 25.3Per 1000 people |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.3Per 1000 people |
| 52 | Samoa | 25.0Per 1000 people |
| 53 | Nauru | 24.6Per 1000 people |
| 54 | Botswana | 24.4Per 1000 people |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 24.3Per 1000 people |
| 56 | Lesotho | 23.8Per 1000 people |
| 57 | Eswatini | 23.6Per 1000 people |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.2Per 1000 people |
| 59 | Tonga | 23.0Per 1000 people |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.3Per 1000 people |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 22.0Per 1000 people |
| 62 | Haiti | 21.9Per 1000 people |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 21.8Per 1000 people |
| 64 | Honduras | 21.6Per 1000 people |
| 65 | Bolivia | 21.0Per 1000 people |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.9Per 1000 people |
| 67 | Djibouti | 20.9Per 1000 people |
| 68 | Egypt | 20.9Per 1000 people |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 20.9Per 1000 people |
| 70 | Guatemala | 20.6Per 1000 people |
| 71 | Jordan | 20.5Per 1000 people |
| 72 | Cambodia | 20.3Per 1000 people |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 20.1Per 1000 people |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 20.0Per 1000 people |
| 75 | Guyana | 19.9Per 1000 people |
| 76 | Paraguay | 19.7Per 1000 people |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 19.5Per 1000 people |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4Per 1000 people |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 19.1Per 1000 people |
| 80 | Nepal | 19.0Per 1000 people |
| 81 | Algeria | 18.8Per 1000 people |
| 82 | Israel | 18.6Per 1000 people |
| 83 | South Africa | 18.5Per 1000 people |
| 84 | Belize | 18.1Per 1000 people |
| 85 | Fiji | 17.9Per 1000 people |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 17.6Per 1000 people |
| 87 | Guam | 17.3Per 1000 people |
| 88 | Suriname | 17.2Per 1000 people |
| 89 | Mongolia | 16.9Per 1000 people |
| 90 | Oman | 16.8Per 1000 people |
| 91 | Libya | 16.5Per 1000 people |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 16.5Per 1000 people |
| 93 | Myanmar | 16.5Per 1000 people |
| 94 | Morocco | 16.4Per 1000 people |
| 95 | India | 16.0Per 1000 people |
| 96 | Lebanon | 16.0Per 1000 people |
| 97 | Philippines | 15.9Per 1000 people |
| 98 | Panama | 15.9Per 1000 people |
| 99 | Indonesia | 15.8Per 1000 people |
| 100 | Peru | 15.8Per 1000 people |
| 101 | El Salvador | 15.6Per 1000 people |
| 102 | Mexico | 15.5Per 1000 people |
| 103 | Venezuela | 15.2Per 1000 people |
| 104 | Saint Martin (French part) | 15.0Per 1000 people |
| 105 | American Samoa | 15.0Per 1000 people |
| 106 | Ecuador | 14.8Per 1000 people |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 14.0Per 1000 people |
| 108 | Vietnam | 13.4Per 1000 people |
| 109 | Tunisia | 13.4Per 1000 people |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.3Per 1000 people |
| 111 | Colombia | 13.3Per 1000 people |
| 112 | North Korea | 12.9Per 1000 people |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.6Per 1000 people |
| 114 | Bhutan | 12.5Per 1000 people |
| 115 | Malaysia | 12.4Per 1000 people |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 12.2Per 1000 people |
| 117 | Gibraltar | 12.2Per 1000 people |
| 118 | Brazil | 12.1Per 1000 people |
| 119 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.1Per 1000 people |
| 120 | Bahrain | 12.0Per 1000 people |
| 121 | Greenland | 12.0Per 1000 people |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0Per 1000 people |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.7Per 1000 people |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.7Per 1000 people |
| 125 | Cayman Islands | 11.6Per 1000 people |
| 126 | Grenada | 11.5Per 1000 people |
| 127 | Jamaica | 11.5Per 1000 people |
| 128 | Georgia | 11.3Per 1000 people |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 11.2Per 1000 people |
| 130 | Iceland | 11.2Per 1000 people |
| 131 | Montenegro | 11.2Per 1000 people |
| 132 | Barbados | 11.1Per 1000 people |
| 133 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 11.1Per 1000 people |
| 134 | Armenia | 11.1Per 1000 people |
| 135 | Argentina | 11.1Per 1000 people |
| 136 | New Zealand | 11.0Per 1000 people |
| 137 | Seychelles | 11.0Per 1000 people |
| 138 | Türkiye | 11.0Per 1000 people |
| 139 | Dominica | 11.0Per 1000 people |
| 140 | Bahamas | 10.8Per 1000 people |
| 141 | Faroe Islands | 10.8Per 1000 people |
| 142 | Australia | 10.7Per 1000 people |
| 143 | French Polynesia | 10.7Per 1000 people |
| 144 | Palau | 10.7Per 1000 people |
| 145 | United States of America | 10.6Per 1000 people |
| 146 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.6Per 1000 people |
| 147 | Maldives | 10.6Per 1000 people |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5Per 1000 people |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5Per 1000 people |
| 150 | Cyprus | 10.5Per 1000 people |
| 151 | Mauritius | 10.3Per 1000 people |
| 152 | Albania | 10.1Per 1000 people |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 10.1Per 1000 people |
| 154 | Kuwait | 10.0Per 1000 people |
| 155 | Ireland | 10.0Per 1000 people |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 10.0Per 1000 people |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 10.0Per 1000 people |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 9.9Per 1000 people |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 9.8Per 1000 people |
| 160 | Uruguay | 9.8Per 1000 people |
| 161 | France | 9.7Per 1000 people |
| 162 | Norway | 9.7Per 1000 people |
| 163 | Monaco | 9.6Per 1000 people |
| 164 | Qatar | 9.5Per 1000 people |
| 165 | Denmark | 9.5Per 1000 people |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 9.5Per 1000 people |
| 167 | Sweden | 9.3Per 1000 people |
| 168 | Netherlands | 9.2Per 1000 people |
| 169 | Serbia | 9.2Per 1000 people |
| 170 | Belgium | 9.2Per 1000 people |
| 171 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.1Per 1000 people |
| 172 | Canada | 8.9Per 1000 people |
| 173 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.8Per 1000 people |
| 174 | Chile | 8.7Per 1000 people |
| 175 | Switzerland | 8.7Per 1000 people |
| 176 | Cuba | 8.6Per 1000 people |
| 177 | Slovakia | 8.5Per 1000 people |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 8.4Per 1000 people |
| 179 | Russian Federation | 8.4Per 1000 people |
| 180 | Austria | 8.4Per 1000 people |
| 181 | Bulgaria | 8.3Per 1000 people |
| 182 | Croatia | 8.3Per 1000 people |
| 183 | Isle of Man | 8.3Per 1000 people |
| 184 | Virgin Islands, British | 8.2Per 1000 people |
| 185 | Hungary | 8.2Per 1000 people |
| 186 | Thailand | 8.1Per 1000 people |
| 187 | Germany | 8.1Per 1000 people |
| 188 | Bermuda | 7.9Per 1000 people |
| 189 | Portugal | 7.9Per 1000 people |
| 190 | Slovenia | 7.9Per 1000 people |
| 191 | Finland | 7.8Per 1000 people |
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.7Per 1000 people |
| 193 | Czech Republic | 7.7Per 1000 people |
| 194 | Malta | 7.7Per 1000 people |
| 195 | Aruba | 7.6Per 1000 people |
| 196 | Romania | 7.5Per 1000 people |
| 197 | Singapore | 7.4Per 1000 people |
| 198 | Curaçao | 7.2Per 1000 people |
| 199 | Estonia | 7.1Per 1000 people |
| 200 | Belarus | 7.0Per 1000 people |
| 201 | Latvia | 6.9Per 1000 people |
| 202 | Poland | 6.9Per 1000 people |
| 203 | Andorra | 6.9Per 1000 people |
| 204 | People's Republic of China | 6.8Per 1000 people |
| 205 | Greece | 6.6Per 1000 people |
| 206 | Lithuania | 6.6Per 1000 people |
| 207 | Spain | 6.5Per 1000 people |
| 208 | Italy | 6.3Per 1000 people |
| 209 | Japan | 5.7Per 1000 people |
| 210 | Puerto Rico | 5.7Per 1000 people |
| 211 | Ukraine | 5.5Per 1000 people |
| 212 | Macao | 5.3Per 1000 people |
| 213 | Hong Kong | 4.9Per 1000 people |
| 214 | South Korea | 4.7Per 1000 people |
| 215 | San Marino | 4.2Per 1000 people |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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