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Countries by birth rate, 2024

The Central African Republic had the highest birth rate of 215 countries in 2024, at 46.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. San Marino had the lowest, at 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the World was 16.27 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the World Bank.

Highest46.19Central African Republic
Lowest4.2San Marino
Median13.42215 countries
World16.27History

Top 40 countries, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 46.19 per 1,000 inhabitants46.19ChadChad: 43.26 per 1,000 inhabitants43.26SomaliaSomalia: 42.35 per 1,000 inhabitants42.35NigerNiger: 41.42 per 1,000 inhabitants41.42Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 40.89 per 1,000 inhabitants40.89MaliMali: 39.53 per 1,000 inhabitants39.53AngolaAngola: 37.16 per 1,000 inhabitants37.16MozambiqueMozambique: 37.03 per 1,000 inhabitants37.03AfghanistanAfghanistan: 35.01 per 1,000 inhabitants35.01TanzaniaTanzania: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitants34.8UgandaUganda: 34.44 per 1,000 inhabitants34.44YemenYemen: 34.36 per 1,000 inhabitants34.36MauritaniaMauritania: 34.03 per 1,000 inhabitants34.03BeninBenin: 33.42 per 1,000 inhabitants33.42CameroonCameroon: 33.34 per 1,000 inhabitants33.34GuineaGuinea: 33.33 per 1,000 inhabitants33.33BurundiBurundi: 33.21 per 1,000 inhabitants33.21SudanSudan: 33 per 1,000 inhabitants33ZambiaZambia: 32.72 per 1,000 inhabitants32.72NigeriaNigeria: 32.49 per 1,000 inhabitants32.49TogoTogo: 32.06 per 1,000 inhabitants32.06MadagascarMadagascar: 31.71 per 1,000 inhabitants31.71Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 31.56 per 1,000 inhabitants31.56EthiopiaEthiopia: 31.47 per 1,000 inhabitants31.47Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 31.34 per 1,000 inhabitants31.34MalawiMalawi: 31.14 per 1,000 inhabitants31.14LiberiaLiberia: 30.58 per 1,000 inhabitants30.58Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 30.42 per 1,000 inhabitants30.42Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 30.11 per 1,000 inhabitants30.11Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 29.99 per 1,000 inhabitants29.99ZimbabweZimbabwe: 29.89 per 1,000 inhabitants29.89GambiaGambia: 29.86 per 1,000 inhabitants29.86Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 29.56 per 1,000 inhabitants29.56South SudanSouth Sudan: 29.22 per 1,000 inhabitants29.22SenegalSenegal: 29.18 per 1,000 inhabitants29.18EritreaEritrea: 28.72 per 1,000 inhabitants28.72ComorosComoros: 28.23 per 1,000 inhabitants28.23São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe: 28.09 per 1,000 inhabitants28.09RwandaRwanda: 28.06 per 1,000 inhabitants28.06VanuatuVanuatu: 27.65 per 1,000 inhabitants27.65
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Central African Republic46.19-0.16 pts
2Chad43.26+0.87 pts
3Somalia42.35-0.62 pts
4Niger41.42-0.47 pts
5Democratic Republic of the Congo40.89-0.42 pts
6Mali39.53-0.5 pts
7Angola37.16-0.43 pts
8Mozambique37.03-0.46 pts
9Afghanistan35.01-0.43 pts
10Tanzania34.8-0.42 pts
11Uganda34.44-0.77 pts
12Yemen34.36-0.85 pts
13Mauritania34.03-0.39 pts
14Benin33.42-0.46 pts
15Cameroon33.34-0.4 pts
16Guinea33.33-0.52 pts
17Burundi33.21-0.46 pts
18Sudan33-0.62 pts
19Zambia32.72-0.36 pts
20Nigeria32.49-0.46 pts
21Togo32.06-0.58 pts
22Madagascar31.71-0.38 pts
23Côte d’Ivoire31.56-0.43 pts
24Ethiopia31.47-0.43 pts
25Burkina Faso31.34-0.31 pts
26Malawi31.14-0.24 pts
27Liberia30.58-0.38 pts
28Republic of the Congo30.42-0.2 pts
29Sierra Leone30.11-0.49 pts
30Equatorial Guinea29.99+0.39 pts
31Zimbabwe29.89-0.52 pts
32Gambia29.86-0.57 pts
33Guinea-Bissau29.56-0.48 pts
34South Sudan29.22+0.63 pts
35Senegal29.18-0.24 pts
36Eritrea28.72+0.18 pts
37Comoros28.23-0.42 pts
38São Tomé and Príncipe28.09-0.09 pts
39Rwanda28.06-0.29 pts
40Vanuatu27.65-0.4 pts
41Pakistan27.41-0.39 pts
42Gabon27.13-0.54 pts
43Kenya26.97-0.14 pts
44Solomon Islands26.71-0.23 pts
45Palestine26.47-0.6 pts
46Ghana25.92-0.39 pts
47Namibia25.890 pts
48Iraq25.58-0.15 pts
49Uzbekistan25.56-0.91 pts
50Tajikistan25.33-0.79 pts
51Kiribati25.31-0.5 pts
52Samoa24.97-0.43 pts
53Nauru24.56-0.94 pts
54Botswana24.36-0.35 pts
55Papua New Guinea24.29-0.29 pts
56Lesotho23.76-0.35 pts
57Eswatini23.65-0.43 pts
58Syria23.16+1.05 pts
59Tonga23.04-0.08 pts
60Micronesia22.32+0.02 pts
61Tuvalu21.97-1.11 pts
62Haiti21.94-0.26 pts
63Timor-Leste21.77-0.31 pts
64Honduras21.65-0.31 pts
65Bolivia21.03-0.22 pts
66Laos20.93-0.34 pts
67Djibouti20.93+0.16 pts
68Egypt20.92-0.09 pts
69Turkmenistan20.91-0.83 pts
70Guatemala20.62-0.19 pts
71Jordan20.45-0.16 pts
72Cambodia20.31-0.44 pts
73Marshall Islands20.09-1.05 pts
74Bangladesh19.99-0.37 pts
75Guyana19.88-0.4 pts
76Paraguay19.73-0.26 pts
77Kazakhstan19.52-0.62 pts
78Kyrgyzstan19.4-1.2 pts
79Nicaragua19.14-0.24 pts
80Nepal18.96-0.38 pts
81Algeria18.84-0.79 pts
82Israel18.60 pts
83South Africa18.48-0.29 pts
84Belize18.05+0.03 pts
85Fiji17.86-0.13 pts
86Dominican Republic17.62-0.31 pts
87Guam17.34-0.32 pts
88Suriname17.15-0.15 pts
89Mongolia16.9-2.1 pts
90Oman16.78-0.07 pts
91Libya16.5-0.53 pts
91Saudi Arabia16.5+0.08 pts
93Myanmar16.46-0.23 pts
94Morocco16.4-0.3 pts
95India15.98-0.17 pts
96Lebanon15.96-0.19 pts
97Philippines15.89-0.12 pts
98Panama15.87-0.16 pts
99Indonesia15.76-0.18 pts
100Peru15.75-0.19 pts
101El Salvador15.6-0.16 pts
102Mexico15.46-0.24 pts
103Venezuela15.23+0.14 pts
104Saint Martin15.05-2.02 pts
105American Samoa14.99-0.39 pts
106Ecuador14.82-0.21 pts
107New Caledonia14.03-0.23 pts
108Vietnam13.42-0.41 pts
109Tunisia13.37-0.38 pts
110Brunei13.33-0.26 pts
111Colombia13.25-0.22 pts
112North Korea12.86-0.09 pts
113Iran12.57-0.38 pts
114Bhutan12.53-0.14 pts
115Malaysia12.36-0.05 pts
116Cape Verde12.22-0.11 pts
117Gibraltar12.21+0.13 pts
118Brazil12.13-0.19 pts
119Northern Mariana Islands12.11-0.81 pts
120Bahrain12.03-0.43 pts
121Greenland12-0.6 pts
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.96-0.2 pts
123Antigua and Barbuda11.75-0.1 pts
124Saint Kitts and Nevis11.74-0 pts
125Cayman Islands11.56-0.28 pts
126Grenada11.48-0.23 pts
127Jamaica11.45-0.17 pts
128Georgia11.29-0.21 pts
129Saint Lucia11.21-0.05 pts
130Iceland11.20 pts
130Montenegro11.20 pts
132Barbados11.12-0.06 pts
133Armenia11.1-1.2 pts
133U.S. Virgin Islands11.1-0.3 pts
135Argentina11.09+0.02 pts
136New Zealand11.03+0.08 pts
137Seychelles11-2 pts
137Türkiye11-0.2 pts
139Dominica10.98-0.11 pts
140Bahamas10.82-0.04 pts
141Faroe Islands10.8+0.2 pts
142Australia10.7-0.1 pts
143French Polynesia10.69-0.22 pts
144Palau10.69-0.21 pts
145United States10.6-0.1 pts
146Moldova10.59-0.17 pts
147Maldives10.59-0.43 pts
148Trinidad and Tobago10.54-0.17 pts
149Turks and Caicos Islands10.54-0.2 pts
150Cyprus10.52-0.28 pts
151Mauritius10.30 pts
152Albania10.13-0.11 pts
153Sri Lanka10.1-1.1 pts
154Kuwait10.02-0.28 pts
155Azerbaijan10-1.1 pts
155Ireland10-0.3 pts
157Costa Rica9.99-0.19 pts
158United Kingdom9.89-0.13 pts
159United Arab Emirates9.82+0.05 pts
160Uruguay9.8-0.07 pts
161France9.7-0.2 pts
161Norway9.7+0.3 pts
163Monaco9.56+0.12 pts
164Qatar9.52-0.38 pts
165Denmark9.5-0.2 pts
165Luxembourg9.50 pts
167Sweden9.3-0.2 pts
168Belgium9.2-0.2 pts
168Netherlands9.20 pts
168Serbia9.20 pts
171Sint Maarten9.09-0.04 pts
172Canada8.9+0.1 pts
173North Macedonia8.8-0.4 pts
174Chile8.72-0.24 pts
175Switzerland8.7-0.3 pts
176Cuba8.62-0.09 pts
177Slovakia8.5-0.5 pts
178Austria8.4-0.1 pts
178Liechtenstein8.4-0.7 pts
178Russia8.4-0.2 pts
181Bulgaria8.3-0.6 pts
181Croatia8.30 pts
183Isle of Man8.28-0.06 pts
184British Virgin Islands8.22-0.11 pts
185Hungary8.2-0.9 pts
186Thailand8.12-0.13 pts
187Germany8.1-0.2 pts
188Bermuda7.92-0.13 pts
189Portugal7.9-0.2 pts
189Slovenia7.9-0.1 pts
191Finland7.80 pts
192Bosnia and Herzegovina7.72+0.01 pts
193Czechia7.7-0.7 pts
193Malta7.7-0.4 pts
195Aruba7.59-0.38 pts
196Romania7.5-0.9 pts
197Singapore7.40 pts
198Curaçao7.2-0.4 pts
199Estonia7.1-0.9 pts
200Belarus7.03-0.11 pts
201Latvia6.9-0.8 pts
201Poland6.9-0.5 pts
203Andorra6.85-0.01 pts
204China6.77+0.38 pts
205Greece6.6-0.2 pts
205Lithuania6.6-0.6 pts
207Spain6.5-0.1 pts
208Italy6.3-0.1 pts
209Japan5.7-0.3 pts
209Puerto Rico5.7-0.1 pts
211Ukraine5.47-0.16 pts
212Macao5.3-0.2 pts
213Hong Kong4.9+0.5 pts
214South Korea4.7+0.2 pts
215San Marino4.2-1.4 pts

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Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Birth rate, crude, per 1,000 people (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.CBRT.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest birth rate?

The Central African Republic, with 46.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest birth rate?

San Marino, with 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Birth rate, crude, per 1,000 people (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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