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Birth rate
What this indicator measures
Number of live births in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. It depends both on the number of children per woman and on the share of women of childbearing age.
How to read this?
A value of 20 means 20 births per 1,000 inhabitants over the year.
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213countries with data
46.2 per 1,000maximum · Central African Republic
13.4 per 1,000median
4.2 per 1,000minimum · San Marino
2024data year(s)
In brief
Birth rate: across 213 countries and territories, values range from 4.2 per 1,000 (San Marino) to 46.2 per 1,000 (Central African Republic), with a world median of 13.4 per 1,000. Data: 2024. The top 10% of countries exceed 31.7 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 7.7 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Africa (30.4 per 1,000) and lowest in Europe (8.4 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Africa 30.4 per 1,000 (51)
- Oceania 20.1 per 1,000 (19)
- Asia 15.8 per 1,000 (48)
- South America 15 per 1,000 (12)
- North America 11.3 per 1,000 (34)
- Europe 8.4 per 1,000 (46)
Why this indicator matters
The number of births relative to the population shows how fast a country is renewing itself. Comparing it helps explain differences in growth and age structure between countries.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on the number of children per woman, the share of women of childbearing age, the age at marriage, access to contraception, education and living standards.
Reading precautions
This is a "crude" rate: it is influenced by the age of the population. Values come from UN estimates, which are sometimes revised. It does not tell how many children a woman will have.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 46.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 43.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 42.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 4e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 41.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 5e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 40.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 39.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 7e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 37.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 37 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 35 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 34.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 34.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 34.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 34 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 14e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 33.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 15e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 33.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 33.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 17e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 33.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 33 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 32.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 32.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 32.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 31.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 31.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 31.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 25e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 31.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 31.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 27e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 30.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 30.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 30.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 30 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 29.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 29.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 33e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 29.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 29.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 28.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 28.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 28.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 28.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 27.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 27.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 27.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 27 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 43e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 26.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 25.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 45e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 25.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 25.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 25.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 25.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 25.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 25 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 24.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 24.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 24.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 23.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 23.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 23.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 23 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 22.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 22 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 60e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 21.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 21.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 21.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 21 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 20.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 20.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 20.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 67e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 20.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 20.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 20.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 20.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 20.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 20 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 19.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 74e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 19.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 19.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 19.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 19.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 19 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 79e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 18.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 18.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 18.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 18.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 83e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 17.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 17.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 17.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 17.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 16.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 16.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 16.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 16.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 16.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 16.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇮🇳 India | 16 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 94e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 16 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 15.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 15.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 15.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 99e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 15.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 101e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 15.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 15 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 15 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 14.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 14 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 13.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 13.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 13.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 13.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 12.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 112e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 12.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 12.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 12.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 12.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 12.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 118e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 12 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 120e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 11.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 121e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 11.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 11.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 11.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 137e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 11 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 10.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 10.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇺🇸 United States | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 10.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 9.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 9.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇫🇷 France | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 9.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 162e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 8.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 8.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 175e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 8.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 8.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 186e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 7.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 195e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 196e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 197e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 198e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 199e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 199e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 201e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 202e | 🇨🇳 China | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 203e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 203e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 205e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 206e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 207e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 207e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 209e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 210e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 211e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 212e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 213e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Birth rate"?
The highest value is in Central African Republic, at 46.2 per 1,000 (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Birth rate"?
The lowest value is in San Marino, at 4.2 per 1,000 (2024).
What is the world median value of "Birth rate"?
The world median is 13.4 per 1,000, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Birth rate" for France?
France scores 9.7 per 1,000 (2024), ranking 159 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Birth rate" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How does it differ from the fertility rate?
The birth rate counts births per 1,000 inhabitants, all ages combined. The fertility rate measures the number of children per woman and does not depend on the age structure.
Why is the birth rate falling in many countries?
It is associated with urbanization, longer schooling, access to contraception and later family choices, but the causes vary from country to country.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Births, deaths and life expectancy
- Death rateNumber of deaths in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. This "crude" rate depends heavily on the age of the population: a very old country can have a high rate despite good care.
- Life expectancy at birthNumber of years a newborn would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question. Both sexes are counted together.
- Female life expectancy at birthNumber of years a girl born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Male life expectancy at birthNumber of years a boy born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Healthy life expectancyNumber of years a newborn could expect to live in good health, that is, not counting years lived with a significant illness or disability. Both sexes are counted together (WHO estimate).
- Children per womanAverage number of children a woman would have over her lifetime if, at each age, she had the fertility observed that year (total fertility rate). About 2.1 keeps the population stable without migration.
- Population growthAnnual change in the total population, as a percentage. It combines births, deaths and migration. A negative value means the population is shrinking.
- Infant mortalityNumber of children who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Under-5 mortalityProbability of dying before the age of 5, expressed per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate). Both sexes are counted together.
- Female suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among women in a year, per 100,000 women, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Male suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among men in a year, per 100,000 men, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Road traffic deathsEstimated number of people killed in road accidents in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants. The figures are WHO estimates, not only deaths recorded by the police.