Birth Rate of Countries

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

(per 1,000 population)

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CountryBirth Rate
Niger51.60
Mali49.15
Uganda47.84
Afghanistan45.46
Sierra Leone44.73
Burkina Faso44.33
Somalia43.70
Angola43.69
Ethiopia43.66
Congo, Democratic Republic of the42.63
Liberia42.25
Yemen42.14
Malawi41.48
Burundi41.42
Congo, Republic of the41.37
Chad40.86
Zambia40.24
Rwanda39.67
Western Sahara39.54
Mayotte39.26
Benin39.22
Sao Tome and Principe38.54
Madagascar38.14
Djibouti38.13
Mozambique37.98
Gambia, The37.87
Guinea37.52
Gaza Strip36.93
Senegal36.84
Nigeria36.65
Kenya36.64
Equatorial Guinea36.52
Togo36.44
Guinea-Bissau35.97
Gabon35.57
Comoros35.23
Oman34.79
Tanzania34.29
Eritrea34.20
Mauritania34.11
Cameroon34.10
Laos33.94
Sudan33.74
Central African Republic32.75
Cote d'Ivoire32.11
Zimbabwe31.49
Marshall Islands30.70
Kiribati30.20
Iraq30.10
Haiti29.10
Ghana28.58
Saudi Arabia28.55
Paraguay28.17
Samoa28.06
Guatemala27.98
Solomon Islands27.69
Pakistan27.62
Papua New Guinea27.55
Belize27.33
Tajikistan26.90
Honduras26.27
Timor-Leste26.25
Swaziland26.25
Philippines26.01
Syria25.90
Bolivia25.82
Cambodia25.73
West Bank25.44
El Salvador25.31
Libya25.15
Bangladesh24.68
Lesotho24.14
Nauru23.90
Cape Verde23.50
Kyrgyzstan23.44
American Samoa23.31
Nicaragua23.25
Nepal23.18
Tuvalu23.11
Micronesia, Federated States of23.10
Botswana22.89
Namibia22.51
Dominican Republic22.39
Malaysia22.24
Fiji21.92
Kuwait21.81
India21.76
Egypt21.70
Vanuatu21.53
Grenada21.32
Mongolia21.05
Morocco20.96
Turks and Caicos Islands20.79
Ecuador20.77
Venezuela20.61
Panama20.18
Bhutan20.07
South Africa19.93
Tonga19.84
Israel19.77
Mexico19.71
Turkmenistan19.69
Jamaica19.68
Colombia19.57
Jordan19.55
Peru19.38
Indonesia18.84
Northern Mariana Islands18.77
Turkey18.66
Brazil18.43
Brunei18.20
Argentina17.94
Saint Kitts and Nevis17.67
Azerbaijan17.62
Uzbekistan17.58
Guyana17.56
Costa Rica17.43
Iran17.17
Lebanon17.10
New Caledonia17.04
Bahrain17.02
Burma16.97
Algeria16.90
Bahamas, The16.81
Suriname16.80
Kazakhstan16.60
Antigua and Barbuda16.59
Vietnam16.31
Sri Lanka16.26
Cook Islands16.18
United Arab Emirates16.02
French Polynesia15.91
Seychelles15.87
Dominica15.73
Qatar15.61
Tunisia15.42
Albania15.29
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.27
Saint Lucia15.10
Korea, North14.82
Greenland14.76
Chile14.64
British Virgin Islands14.62
Maldives14.55
Mauritius14.41
Trinidad and Tobago14.36
Ireland14.23
Netherlands Antilles14.19
China14.00
New Zealand13.94
Uruguay13.91
United States13.82
Iceland13.43
Thailand13.40
Faroe Islands13.04
Anguilla13.02
Aruba12.79
Saint Pierre and Miquelon12.76
Armenia12.65
Cyprus12.57
France12.57
Barbados12.55
Australia12.47
Cayman Islands12.36
Montserrat12.36
Puerto Rico12.12
Macedonia11.97
Virgin Islands11.95
Luxembourg11.73
Bermuda11.57
Palau11.20
Montenegro11.14
Cuba11.13
Saint Helena11.13
Moldova11.12
Russia11.10
Norway10.99
Isle of Man10.77
Gibraltar10.67
Georgia10.66
United Kingdom10.65
Slovakia10.60
Denmark10.54
Romania10.53
Netherlands10.40
Finland10.38
Estonia10.37
Malta10.36
Andorra10.35
Portugal10.29
Canada10.28
Belgium10.15
Sweden10.13
Poland10.04
European Union9.90
Latvia9.78
Liechtenstein9.75
Spain9.72
Belarus9.71
Croatia9.64
San Marino9.63
Ukraine9.60
Switzerland9.59
Bulgaria9.51
Hungary9.51
Greece9.45
Serbia9.19
Lithuania9.11
Monaco9.10
Taiwan8.99
Slovenia8.97
Korea, South8.93
Macau8.88
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.85
Czech Republic8.83
Singapore8.82
Austria8.65
Jersey8.63
Guernsey8.46
Germany8.18
Italy8.18
Japan7.64
Hong Kong7.42
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base.

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