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Countries by birth rate

The Central African Republic had the highest birth rate of 215 countries in 2021, at 45.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hong Kong had the lowest, at 5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the World was 16.84 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the World Bank.

Highest45.23Central African Republic
Lowest5Hong Kong
Median14.82215 countries
World16.84History

Top 40 countries, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 45.23 per 1,000 inhabitants45.23SomaliaSomalia: 44.09 per 1,000 inhabitants44.09ChadChad: 43.28 per 1,000 inhabitants43.28Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 41.94 per 1,000 inhabitants41.94NigerNiger: 41.93 per 1,000 inhabitants41.93MaliMali: 40.71 per 1,000 inhabitants40.71AngolaAngola: 38.67 per 1,000 inhabitants38.67MozambiqueMozambique: 38.4 per 1,000 inhabitants38.4AfghanistanAfghanistan: 36.34 per 1,000 inhabitants36.34UgandaUganda: 36.34 per 1,000 inhabitants36.34TanzaniaTanzania: 36.02 per 1,000 inhabitants36.02YemenYemen: 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitants35.67MauritaniaMauritania: 35.34 per 1,000 inhabitants35.34BurundiBurundi: 35.06 per 1,000 inhabitants35.06GuineaGuinea: 34.98 per 1,000 inhabitants34.98BeninBenin: 34.78 per 1,000 inhabitants34.78CameroonCameroon: 34.78 per 1,000 inhabitants34.78ZambiaZambia: 33.93 per 1,000 inhabitants33.93SudanSudan: 33.91 per 1,000 inhabitants33.91TogoTogo: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitants33.7NigeriaNigeria: 33.55 per 1,000 inhabitants33.55Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 33.08 per 1,000 inhabitants33.08MadagascarMadagascar: 32.91 per 1,000 inhabitants32.91EthiopiaEthiopia: 32.88 per 1,000 inhabitants32.88Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 32.42 per 1,000 inhabitants32.42MalawiMalawi: 32.07 per 1,000 inhabitants32.07Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 31.64 per 1,000 inhabitants31.64LiberiaLiberia: 31.52 per 1,000 inhabitants31.52Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 31.38 per 1,000 inhabitants31.38GambiaGambia: 31.17 per 1,000 inhabitants31.17Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 30.97 per 1,000 inhabitants30.97ZimbabweZimbabwe: 30.93 per 1,000 inhabitants30.93Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 30.7 per 1,000 inhabitants30.7SenegalSenegal: 29.71 per 1,000 inhabitants29.71South SudanSouth Sudan: 29.69 per 1,000 inhabitants29.69ComorosComoros: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitants29.5RwandaRwanda: 29.39 per 1,000 inhabitants29.39VanuatuVanuatu: 29.33 per 1,000 inhabitants29.33GabonGabon: 28.94 per 1,000 inhabitants28.94EritreaEritrea: 28.82 per 1,000 inhabitants28.82
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Central African Republic45.23+0.75 pts
2Somalia44.09-0.45 pts
3Chad43.28-0.47 pts
4Democratic Republic of the Congo41.94-0.25 pts
5Niger41.93-0.67 pts
6Mali40.71-0.25 pts
7Angola38.67-0.46 pts
8Mozambique38.4-0.33 pts
9Afghanistan36.34-0.26 pts
9Uganda36.34-0.46 pts
11Tanzania36.02-0.42 pts
12Yemen35.67-0.23 pts
13Mauritania35.34-0.39 pts
14Burundi35.06-0.79 pts
15Guinea34.98-0.54 pts
16Benin34.78-0.55 pts
17Cameroon34.78-0.66 pts
18Zambia33.93-0.48 pts
19Sudan33.91-0.57 pts
20Togo33.7-0.56 pts
21Nigeria33.55-0.19 pts
22Côte d’Ivoire33.08-0.57 pts
23Madagascar32.91-0.4 pts
24Ethiopia32.88-0.43 pts
25Burkina Faso32.42-0.32 pts
26Malawi32.07-0.47 pts
27Sierra Leone31.64-0.55 pts
28Liberia31.52-0.4 pts
29Republic of the Congo31.38-0.36 pts
30Gambia31.17-0.35 pts
31Guinea-Bissau30.97-0.44 pts
32Zimbabwe30.93-0.06 pts
33Equatorial Guinea30.7-0.65 pts
34Senegal29.71-0.22 pts
35South Sudan29.69+0.25 pts
36Comoros29.5-0.49 pts
37Rwanda29.39-0.63 pts
38Vanuatu29.33-0.61 pts
39Gabon28.94-0.6 pts
40Eritrea28.82-0.05 pts
41São Tomé and Príncipe28.52-0.13 pts
42Pakistan28.38-0.24 pts
43Palestine28.23-0.65 pts
44Nauru27.79-0.88 pts
45Tajikistan27.74-0.62 pts
46Solomon Islands27.7-0.27 pts
47Kenya27.61-0.17 pts
48Ghana27.03-0.4 pts
49Namibia27.02-0.67 pts
50Kiribati26.91-0.45 pts
51Samoa26.89-0.56 pts
52Uzbekistan26.45+0.82 pts
53Iraq26.45-0.39 pts
54Papua New Guinea25.58-0.51 pts
55Botswana25.42-0.11 pts
56Eswatini24.96-0.43 pts
57Lesotho24.9-0.73 pts
58Tuvalu24.35-0.28 pts
59Tonga23.51-0.13 pts
60Turkmenistan23.35-0.77 pts
61Kazakhstan23.27+0.7 pts
62Marshall Islands23.18-0.26 pts
63Haiti22.92-0.42 pts
64Timor-Leste22.73-0.62 pts
65Micronesia22.69-0.01 pts
66Honduras22.53-0.27 pts
67Kyrgyzstan22.4-1.6 pts
68Laos22.15-0.47 pts
69Cambodia21.91-0.5 pts
70Bolivia21.81-0.19 pts
71Mongolia21.6-1.8 pts
72Guatemala21.41-0.64 pts
73Algeria21.39-1.04 pts
74Jordan21.31-0.42 pts
75Djibouti21.31-0.27 pts
76Syria21.17+0.53 pts
77Egypt21.15-0.85 pts
78Guyana20.96-0.29 pts
79Paraguay20.69-0.35 pts
80Bangladesh20.41+0.13 pts
81Nicaragua20.04-0.41 pts
82Israel19.7+0.5 pts
83Nepal19.68-0.49 pts
84South Africa19.35-0.17 pts
85Dominican Republic18.57-0.39 pts
86Fiji18.55-0.28 pts
87Oman18.34-0.52 pts
88Guam18.3-0.32 pts
89Libya18.18-0.56 pts
90Suriname17.58-0.11 pts
91Saint Martin17.54-0.06 pts
92Morocco17.46-0.39 pts
93Myanmar17.2-0.25 pts
94Seychelles16.8+1 pts
95Lebanon16.57-0.34 pts
96Belize16.54-1.81 pts
97India16.49-0.25 pts
98Indonesia16.42-0.26 pts
99Panama16.4-0.32 pts
100Peru16.4-0.21 pts
101Mexico16.35-0.21 pts
102El Salvador16.15-0.15 pts
103Philippines16.11-0.91 pts
104Saudi Arabia15.9-0.73 pts
105Ecuador15.88-0.51 pts
106American Samoa15.65-0.01 pts
107Venezuela15.22-0.32 pts
108Northern Mariana Islands14.82-0.66 pts
109New Caledonia14.75-0.16 pts
110Vietnam14.74-0.5 pts
111Brunei14.06-0.22 pts
112Tunisia14-1.79 pts
113Colombia13.95-0.16 pts
114Iran13.69-0.32 pts
115Greenland13.4-1.4 pts
116North Korea13.27-0.12 pts
117Iceland13.1+0.8 pts
118Bahrain13.04+0.23 pts
119Faroe Islands13-0.1 pts
120Sri Lanka12.9-0.9 pts
120Türkiye12.9-0.5 pts
122Bhutan12.89-0.06 pts
123Georgia12.88-0.17 pts
124Brazil12.75-0.24 pts
125Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.64-0.2 pts
126Cayman Islands12.58-0.13 pts
127Cape Verde12.57-0.57 pts
128Armenia12.4+0.1 pts
129Malaysia12.39-1.01 pts
130Saint Kitts and Nevis12.27-0.3 pts
131Kuwait12.23+0.54 pts
132Grenada12.14-0.18 pts
133Antigua and Barbuda12.14-0.04 pts
134Australia12.1+0.6 pts
135Gibraltar12+0.02 pts
136Jamaica11.95-0.06 pts
137Ireland11.8+0.7 pts
137U.S. Virgin Islands11.8-0.3 pts
139Maldives11.69-0.42 pts
140Argentina11.68-0.12 pts
141Saint Lucia11.57-0.14 pts
142New Zealand11.54+0.18 pts
143Moldova11.52-0.56 pts
144French Polynesia11.42-0.36 pts
145Palau11.38-0.25 pts
146Montenegro11.30 pts
147Trinidad and Tobago11.29-0.36 pts
148Barbados11.29-0.05 pts
149Dominica11.25-0.15 pts
150Cyprus11.24+0.09 pts
151Turks and Caicos Islands11.2-0.47 pts
152Azerbaijan11.1-1.4 pts
153Bahamas11.02-0.09 pts
154Sweden11+0.1 pts
154United States11+0.1 pts
156France10.90 pts
157Denmark10.8+0.4 pts
158Czechia10.6+0.3 pts
159Costa Rica10.54-0.82 pts
160Albania10.51-0.02 pts
161Luxembourg10.5+0.3 pts
162Norway10.4+0.6 pts
162Slovakia10.40 pts
164Mauritius10.3-0.4 pts
164Switzerland10.3+0.4 pts
166United Kingdom10.24+0.04 pts
167Belgium10.2+0.3 pts
167Netherlands10.2+0.5 pts
167North Macedonia10.2+1 pts
170Romania10.1-0.2 pts
171Uruguay10.07-0.34 pts
172Estonia10+0.1 pts
173Canada9.8+0.3 pts
173Hungary9.8+0.1 pts
175Austria9.6+0.2 pts
175Germany9.6+0.3 pts
175Liechtenstein9.6+0.5 pts
175Russia9.6-0.2 pts
179Qatar9.56-0.49 pts
180Sint Maarten9.47-0.27 pts
181Aruba9.46-0.23 pts
182Croatia9.4+0.2 pts
183United Arab Emirates9.28-1.19 pts
184Latvia9.20 pts
185Serbia9.1+0.2 pts
186Chile9.07-1.03 pts
187Bulgaria90 pts
187Finland9+0.6 pts
187Poland9-0.5 pts
187Slovenia9+0.1 pts
191Cuba8.81-0.44 pts
192Monaco8.69-1.06 pts
193Belarus8.62-0.26 pts
194Singapore8.6+0.1 pts
195Thailand8.54-0.25 pts
196Isle of Man8.54-0.14 pts
197Curaçao8.5-0.2 pts
197Malta8.5-0.1 pts
199British Virgin Islands8.4+0.22 pts
200Lithuania8.3-0.1 pts
201Bermuda8.21-0.47 pts
202Greece8.1+0.2 pts
203Bosnia and Herzegovina8.01-0.34 pts
204Portugal7.6-0.5 pts
205China7.52-1 pts
206Macao7.4-0.7 pts
207Spain7.1-0.1 pts
208Ukraine6.98-0.58 pts
209Andorra6.83-0 pts
210Italy6.80 pts
211Japan6.6-0.2 pts
212San Marino6.2-0.2 pts
213Puerto Rico5.9-0.1 pts
214South Korea5.1-0.2 pts
215Hong Kong5-0.8 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 45.23 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest birth rate?

Hong Kong, with 5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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