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Countries by birth rate

Somalia had the highest birth rate of 215 countries in 2016, at 46.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. Japan had the lowest, at 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 17.62 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the World was 19.29 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the World Bank.

Highest46.56Somalia
Lowest7.8Japan
Median17.62215 countries
World19.29History

Top 40 countries, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

SomaliaSomalia: 46.56 per 1,000 inhabitants46.56NigerNiger: 45.88 per 1,000 inhabitants45.88ChadChad: 45.53 per 1,000 inhabitants45.53MaliMali: 43.91 per 1,000 inhabitants43.91Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 43.39 per 1,000 inhabitants43.39Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 42.88 per 1,000 inhabitants42.88AngolaAngola: 41.18 per 1,000 inhabitants41.18BurundiBurundi: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitants40.1MozambiqueMozambique: 40.09 per 1,000 inhabitants40.09Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 38.93 per 1,000 inhabitants38.93AfghanistanAfghanistan: 38.73 per 1,000 inhabitants38.73BeninBenin: 38.55 per 1,000 inhabitants38.55UgandaUganda: 38.28 per 1,000 inhabitants38.28CameroonCameroon: 37.78 per 1,000 inhabitants37.78NigeriaNigeria: 37.77 per 1,000 inhabitants37.77Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 37.74 per 1,000 inhabitants37.74TanzaniaTanzania: 37.63 per 1,000 inhabitants37.63GuineaGuinea: 37.41 per 1,000 inhabitants37.41MauritaniaMauritania: 37.4 per 1,000 inhabitants37.4ZambiaZambia: 36.62 per 1,000 inhabitants36.62YemenYemen: 36.03 per 1,000 inhabitants36.03TogoTogo: 36 per 1,000 inhabitants36SudanSudan: 35.41 per 1,000 inhabitants35.41South SudanSouth Sudan: 35.05 per 1,000 inhabitants35.05GambiaGambia: 34.59 per 1,000 inhabitants34.59MalawiMalawi: 34.23 per 1,000 inhabitants34.23Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 34.22 per 1,000 inhabitants34.22Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 34.19 per 1,000 inhabitants34.19Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 34.09 per 1,000 inhabitants34.09LiberiaLiberia: 33.93 per 1,000 inhabitants33.93SenegalSenegal: 33.83 per 1,000 inhabitants33.83Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 33.79 per 1,000 inhabitants33.79MadagascarMadagascar: 33.61 per 1,000 inhabitants33.61NauruNauru: 33.58 per 1,000 inhabitants33.58EthiopiaEthiopia: 33.33 per 1,000 inhabitants33.33ZimbabweZimbabwe: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitants32.7VanuatuVanuatu: 32.51 per 1,000 inhabitants32.51PalestinePalestine: 32.27 per 1,000 inhabitants32.27ComorosComoros: 32.09 per 1,000 inhabitants32.09RwandaRwanda: 31.97 per 1,000 inhabitants31.97
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Somalia46.56-0.61 pts
2Niger45.88-0.7 pts
3Chad45.53-0.98 pts
4Mali43.91-0.56 pts
5Central African Republic43.39+0.05 pts
6Democratic Republic of the Congo42.88-0.36 pts
7Angola41.18-0.66 pts
8Burundi40.1-2.16 pts
9Mozambique40.09-0.33 pts
10Burkina Faso38.93-1.12 pts
11Afghanistan38.73-0.63 pts
12Benin38.55-0.44 pts
13Uganda38.28-0.73 pts
14Cameroon37.78+0.06 pts
15Nigeria37.77-1.18 pts
16Côte d’Ivoire37.74-1.03 pts
17Tanzania37.63+0.01 pts
18Guinea37.41-0.35 pts
19Mauritania37.4-0.38 pts
20Zambia36.62-0.73 pts
21Yemen36.03+0.1 pts
22Togo36-0.1 pts
23Sudan35.41-0.27 pts
24South Sudan35.05-0.35 pts
25Gambia34.59-1.15 pts
26Malawi34.23-1.07 pts
27Guinea-Bissau34.22-0.98 pts
28Sierra Leone34.19-0.46 pts
29Republic of the Congo34.09-0.84 pts
30Liberia33.93-0.42 pts
31Senegal33.83-0.68 pts
32Equatorial Guinea33.79-0.74 pts
33Madagascar33.61-0.16 pts
34Nauru33.58-0.64 pts
35Ethiopia33.33-0 pts
36Zimbabwe32.7-1.21 pts
37Vanuatu32.51-0.28 pts
38Palestine32.27-0.6 pts
39Comoros32.09-0.69 pts
40Rwanda31.97-0.13 pts
41São Tomé and Príncipe31.69-1.33 pts
42Solomon Islands31.14-0.76 pts
43Gabon30.98-0.1 pts
44Tajikistan30.94-1.05 pts
45Namibia30.31-0.36 pts
46Kenya30.2-0.71 pts
47Ghana30.17-0.94 pts
48Eritrea30.09-0.46 pts
49Pakistan29.96-0.74 pts
50Iraq29.82-1.75 pts
51Samoa29.28-0.54 pts
52Lesotho28.93-0.25 pts
53Kiribati28.51-0.35 pts
54Papua New Guinea27.87-0.51 pts
55Eswatini27.62-0.68 pts
56Turkmenistan26.94-0.53 pts
57Egypt26.68-1.51 pts
58Botswana26.25-0.22 pts
59Timor-Leste26.15-0.91 pts
60Kyrgyzstan26-1.4 pts
61Guatemala25.96-0.27 pts
62Mongolia25.9-1.2 pts
63Algeria25.44-0.37 pts
64Tonga25.23-0.61 pts
65Haiti25.1-0.34 pts
66Marshall Islands24.72-0.44 pts
67Laos24.57-0.39 pts
68Cambodia23.96-0.26 pts
69Honduras23.8-0.28 pts
70Tuvalu23.76+0.42 pts
71Jordan23.75+0.1 pts
72Uzbekistan23.51-0.47 pts
73Micronesia23.35-0.22 pts
74Bolivia23.27-0.38 pts
75Djibouti23.06-0.51 pts
76Paraguay22.49-0.18 pts
77Kazakhstan22.34-0.17 pts
78Guyana22.33-0.18 pts
79Nicaragua22.06-0.39 pts
80Nepal21.94-0.2 pts
81Philippines21.76-1.17 pts
82Guam21.38+1.44 pts
83Belize21.37-0.32 pts
84Libya21.25-0.67 pts
85Israel21.2-0.1 pts
86Fiji20.55-0.45 pts
87Oman20.54-0.45 pts
88South Africa20.27-0.74 pts
89Dominican Republic20.24-0.3 pts
90Bangladesh20.23-0.03 pts
91Syria19.62-1.68 pts
92Saudi Arabia19.55+0.15 pts
93Panama19.5-0.34 pts
94Saint Martin19.47-0.55 pts
95Morocco19.22-0.26 pts
96Lebanon19.2-0.36 pts
97American Samoa19.14-0.68 pts
98Tunisia18.95-0.46 pts
99Suriname18.94-0.54 pts
100Iran18.79-0.09 pts
101India18.76-0.18 pts
102Myanmar18.56-0.05 pts
103Northern Mariana Islands18.37-1.42 pts
104Venezuela18.26-0.34 pts
105Indonesia18.14-0.43 pts
106El Salvador17.73-0.85 pts
107Mexico17.69-0.54 pts
108Ecuador17.62-0.73 pts
109Peru17.57-0.38 pts
110Seychelles17.4+0.4 pts
111Cape Verde17.32-0.14 pts
112Vietnam17.31-1.19 pts
113Argentina16.79-0.88 pts
114Türkiye16.6-0.5 pts
115Azerbaijan16.3-0.9 pts
116Georgia15.82-0.2 pts
117Malaysia15.79-0.55 pts
118Brunei15.79-0.45 pts
119New Caledonia15.67-0.06 pts
120Sri Lanka15.65-0.37 pts
121Maldives15.51-1.15 pts
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.14-0.75 pts
123Moldova14.88-0.35 pts
124Bhutan14.81-0.85 pts
125Greenland14.8-0.4 pts
126Kuwait14.66-0.73 pts
127Bahrain14.62-0.74 pts
128Colombia14.27-0.49 pts
129Costa Rica14.18-0.52 pts
130Brazil14.15-0.54 pts
131French Polynesia14-1 pts
132Faroe Islands13.8+1.3 pts
133Uruguay13.73-0.58 pts
134Saint Kitts and Nevis13.62-0.12 pts
135China13.57+1.58 pts
136Armenia13.5-0.4 pts
137North Korea13.46+0.04 pts
138Ireland13.4-0.5 pts
139Grenada13.05-0.8 pts
140U.S. Virgin Islands13-0.2 pts
141Jamaica12.94-0.38 pts
142Dominica12.92-0.18 pts
143Australia12.90 pts
143Russia12.9-0.4 pts
145Trinidad and Tobago12.8-0.23 pts
146Turks and Caicos Islands12.79+0.12 pts
147Palau12.74+0.16 pts
148Chile12.69-0.46 pts
149New Zealand12.6-0.63 pts
150Belarus12.4-0.1 pts
151Saint Lucia12.21-0.1 pts
152United States12.2-0.2 pts
153Montenegro12.1+0.3 pts
154Gibraltar12.04-0.95 pts
155Iceland12-0.5 pts
156Bahamas11.98-0.62 pts
157Albania11.87-0.56 pts
158France11.8-0.2 pts
158Sweden11.8+0.1 pts
158United Kingdom11.8-0.1 pts
161Barbados11.71-0.09 pts
162Antigua and Barbuda11.66-0.93 pts
163Aruba11.63+0.07 pts
164Sint Maarten11.52-0.72 pts
165Cyprus11.51+0.26 pts
166Curaçao11.2-0.7 pts
166Latvia11.2+0.1 pts
166Norway11.2-0.1 pts
169North Macedonia11.1-0 pts
170Macao110 pts
171Belgium10.80 pts
171Denmark10.8+0.6 pts
173Monaco10.76+0.17 pts
174United Arab Emirates10.75-0.27 pts
175Czechia10.7+0.2 pts
175Estonia10.7+0.1 pts
177Canada10.6-0.1 pts
177Slovakia10.6+0.3 pts
179Switzerland10.50 pts
180Luxembourg10.4-0.3 pts
180Mauritius10.4+0.3 pts
180Romania10.4+0.2 pts
183Lithuania10.30 pts
184Cuba10.3-0.64 pts
185Cayman Islands10.3-0.34 pts
186Thailand10.11-0.48 pts
187Netherlands10.10 pts
187Poland10.1+0.4 pts
189Austria10+0.2 pts
189Liechtenstein10+1.3 pts
191Qatar9.97-0.63 pts
192Slovenia9.9-0.1 pts
193Hungary9.8+0.4 pts
193Malta9.8+0.1 pts
195Ukraine9.61-0.19 pts
196Finland9.6-0.5 pts
196Germany9.6+0.6 pts
198British Virgin Islands9.55-0.69 pts
199Isle of Man9.44-0.33 pts
200Bulgaria9.40 pts
200Singapore9.4-0.3 pts
202Serbia9.2-0.1 pts
203Bermuda9.17+0.12 pts
204Croatia9.1+0.1 pts
205Spain8.8-0.2 pts
206Greece8.6+0.1 pts
207Bosnia and Herzegovina8.48-0.03 pts
208Andorra8.43-0.7 pts
209Portugal8.4+0.2 pts
210Hong Kong8.3+0.1 pts
210Puerto Rico8.3-0.7 pts
212Italy7.9-0.2 pts
212San Marino7.9-0.3 pts
212South Korea7.9-0.7 pts
215Japan7.8-0.2 pts

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Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

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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?

Somalia, with 46.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest birth rate?

Japan, with 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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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