International Data
Births per 1,000 Population
The annual number of births per 1,000 total population.
Births per 1,000 Population
| Geography | Births per 1,000 Population |
|---|---|
| WORLD | 17 |
| AFRICA | 33 |
| NORTHERN AFRICA | 23 |
| Algeria | 22 |
| Egypt | 21 |
| Libya | 17 |
| Morocco | 17 |
| Sudan | 34 |
| Tunisia | 16 |
| Western Sahara | 17 |
| WESTERN AFRICA | 36 |
| Benin | 36 |
| Burkina Faso | 35 |
| Cape Verde | 15 |
| Cote dIvoire | 34 |
| Gambia | 33 |
| Ghana | 28 |
| Guinea | 34 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 31 |
| Liberia | 31 |
| Mali | 42 |
| Mauritania | 39 |
| Niger | 45 |
| Nigeria | 37 |
| Senegal | 32 |
| Sierra Leone | 33 |
| Togo | 32 |
| EASTERN AFRICA | 33 |
| Burundi | 35 |
| Comoros | 29 |
| Djibouti | 22 |
| Eritrea | 29 |
| Ethiopia | 32 |
| Kenya | 28 |
| Madagascar | 35 |
| Malawi | 33 |
| Mauritius | 10 |
| Mayotte | 34 |
| Mozambique | 37 |
| Reunion | 16 |
| Rwanda | 30 |
| Seychelles | 17 |
| Somalia | 44 |
| South Sudan | 29 |
| Tanzania | 36 |
| Uganda | 37 |
| Zambia | 34 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 |
| MIDDLE AFRICA | 40 |
| Angola | 39 |
| Cameroon | 35 |
| Central African Republic | 43 |
| Chad | 43 |
| Congo | 31 |
| Congo DR | 42 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 30 |
| Gabon | 27 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 28 |
| SOUTHERN AFRICA | 21 |
| Botswana | 24 |
| eSwatini | 24 |
| Lesotho | 26 |
| Namibia | 27 |
| South Africa | 20 |
| NORTHERN AMERICA | 11 |
| Canada | 10 |
| United States | 11 |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 15 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 16 |
| Belize | 17 |
| Costa Rica | 11 |
| El Salvador | 16 |
| Guatemala | 21 |
| Honduras | 21 |
| Mexico | 15 |
| Nicaragua | 19 |
| Panama | 15 |
| CARIBBEAN | 15 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 |
| Bahamas | 11 |
| Barbados | 8 |
| Cuba | 9 |
| Curacao | 9 |
| Dominica | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | 18 |
| Grenada | 16 |
| Guadeloupe | 11 |
| Haiti | 23 |
| Jamaica | 12 |
| Martinique | 10 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 12 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 14 |
| Argentina | 14 |
| Bolivia | 22 |
| Brazil | 13 |
| Chile | 11 |
| Colombia | 15 |
| Ecuador | 17 |
| French Guiana | 27 |
| Guyana | 20 |
| Paraguay | 21 |
| Peru | 17 |
| Suriname | 17 |
| Uruguay | 10 |
| Venezuela | 16 |
| ASIA | 15 |
| WESTERN ASIA | 19 |
| Armenia | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 |
| Bahrain | 12 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Georgia | 12 |
| Iraq | 27 |
| Israel | 20 |
| Jordan | 18 |
| Kuwait | 12 |
| Lebanon | 15 |
| Oman | 19 |
| Palestinian Territory | 29 |
| Qatar | 10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 |
| Syria | 20 |
| Turkey | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| Yemen | 30 |
| CENTRAL ASIA | 25 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 |
| Tajikistan | 27 |
| Turkmenistan | 22 |
| Uzbekistan | 26 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 20 |
| Afghanistan | 36 |
| Bangladesh | 18 |
| Bhutan | 14 |
| India | 20 |
| Iran | 14 |
| Maldives | 13 |
| Nepal | 20 |
| Pakistan | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 |
| SOUTHEAST ASIA | 17 |
| Brunei | 14 |
| Cambodia | 22 |
| Indonesia | 16 |
| Laos | 21 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Myanmar | 17 |
| Philippines | 22 |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Thailand | 10 |
| Timor-Leste | 25 |
| Vietnam | 15 |
| EAST ASIA | 7 |
| China | 8 |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 5 |
| China, Macao SAR | 7 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Korea, North | 13 |
| Korea, South | 5 |
| Mongolia | 22 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
| EUROPE | 9 |
| NORTHERN EUROPE | 10 |
| Denmark | 11 |
| Estonia | 9 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Iceland | 13 |
| Ireland | 12 |
| Latvia | 9 |
| Lithuania | 9 |
| Norway | 10 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| WESTERN EUROPE | 10 |
| Austria | 10 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| France | 11 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 10 |
| Monaco | 25 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Switzerland | 10 |
| EASTERN EUROPE | 9 |
| Belarus | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 9 |
| Czechia | 11 |
| Hungary | 9 |
| Moldova | 11 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Romania | 9 |
| Russia | 10 |
| Slovakia | 10 |
| Ukraine | 7 |
| SOUTHERN EUROPE | 7 |
| Albania | 10 |
| Andorra | 6 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 7 |
| Croatia | 9 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Italy | 7 |
| Kosovo | 15 |
| Malta | 9 |
| Montenegro | 11 |
| North Macedonia | 10 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| San Marino | 6 |
| Serbia | 9 |
| Slovenia | 9 |
| Spain | 7 |
| OCEANIA | 16 |
| Australia | 12 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 21 |
| Fiji | 19 |
| French Polynesia | 13 |
| Guam | 17 |
| Kiribati | 27 |
| Marshall Islands | 19 |
| Nauru | 28 |
| New Caledonia | 14 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Palau | 15 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 |
| Samoa | 29 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 |
| Tonga | 23 |
| Tuvalu | 25 |
| Vanuatu | 29 |
| Geography | Births per 1,000 Population |
|---|---|
| WORLD | 17 |
| AFRICA | 33 |
| NORTHERN AFRICA | 23 |
| Algeria | 22 |
| Egypt | 21 |
| Libya | 17 |
| Morocco | 17 |
| Sudan | 34 |
| Tunisia | 16 |
| Western Sahara | 17 |
| WESTERN AFRICA | 36 |
| Benin | 36 |
| Burkina Faso | 35 |
| Cape Verde | 15 |
| Cote dIvoire | 34 |
| Gambia | 33 |
| Ghana | 28 |
| Guinea | 34 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 31 |
| Liberia | 31 |
| Mali | 42 |
| Mauritania | 39 |
| Niger | 45 |
| Nigeria | 37 |
| Senegal | 32 |
| Sierra Leone | 33 |
| Togo | 32 |
| EASTERN AFRICA | 33 |
| Burundi | 35 |
| Comoros | 29 |
| Djibouti | 22 |
| Eritrea | 29 |
| Ethiopia | 32 |
| Kenya | 28 |
| Madagascar | 35 |
| Malawi | 33 |
| Mauritius | 10 |
| Mayotte | 34 |
| Mozambique | 37 |
| Reunion | 16 |
| Rwanda | 30 |
| Seychelles | 17 |
| Somalia | 44 |
| South Sudan | 29 |
| Tanzania | 36 |
| Uganda | 37 |
| Zambia | 34 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 |
| MIDDLE AFRICA | 40 |
| Angola | 39 |
| Cameroon | 35 |
| Central African Republic | 43 |
| Chad | 43 |
| Congo | 31 |
| Congo DR | 42 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 30 |
| Gabon | 27 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 28 |
| SOUTHERN AFRICA | 21 |
| Botswana | 24 |
| eSwatini | 24 |
| Lesotho | 26 |
| Namibia | 27 |
| South Africa | 20 |
| NORTHERN AMERICA | 11 |
| Canada | 10 |
| United States | 11 |
| LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 15 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 16 |
| Belize | 17 |
| Costa Rica | 11 |
| El Salvador | 16 |
| Guatemala | 21 |
| Honduras | 21 |
| Mexico | 15 |
| Nicaragua | 19 |
| Panama | 15 |
| CARIBBEAN | 15 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 |
| Bahamas | 11 |
| Barbados | 8 |
| Cuba | 9 |
| Curacao | 9 |
| Dominica | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | 18 |
| Grenada | 16 |
| Guadeloupe | 11 |
| Haiti | 23 |
| Jamaica | 12 |
| Martinique | 10 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 12 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 14 |
| Argentina | 14 |
| Bolivia | 22 |
| Brazil | 13 |
| Chile | 11 |
| Colombia | 15 |
| Ecuador | 17 |
| French Guiana | 27 |
| Guyana | 20 |
| Paraguay | 21 |
| Peru | 17 |
| Suriname | 17 |
| Uruguay | 10 |
| Venezuela | 16 |
| ASIA | 15 |
| WESTERN ASIA | 19 |
| Armenia | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 |
| Bahrain | 12 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Georgia | 12 |
| Iraq | 27 |
| Israel | 20 |
| Jordan | 18 |
| Kuwait | 12 |
| Lebanon | 15 |
| Oman | 19 |
| Palestinian Territory | 29 |
| Qatar | 10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 |
| Syria | 20 |
| Turkey | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| Yemen | 30 |
| CENTRAL ASIA | 25 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 |
| Tajikistan | 27 |
| Turkmenistan | 22 |
| Uzbekistan | 26 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 20 |
| Afghanistan | 36 |
| Bangladesh | 18 |
| Bhutan | 14 |
| India | 20 |
| Iran | 14 |
| Maldives | 13 |
| Nepal | 20 |
| Pakistan | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 |
| SOUTHEAST ASIA | 17 |
| Brunei | 14 |
| Cambodia | 22 |
| Indonesia | 16 |
| Laos | 21 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Myanmar | 17 |
| Philippines | 22 |
| Singapore | 9 |
| Thailand | 10 |
| Timor-Leste | 25 |
| Vietnam | 15 |
| EAST ASIA | 7 |
| China | 8 |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 5 |
| China, Macao SAR | 7 |
| Japan | 7 |
| Korea, North | 13 |
| Korea, South | 5 |
| Mongolia | 22 |
| Taiwan | 7 |
| EUROPE | 9 |
| NORTHERN EUROPE | 10 |
| Denmark | 11 |
| Estonia | 9 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Iceland | 13 |
| Ireland | 12 |
| Latvia | 9 |
| Lithuania | 9 |
| Norway | 10 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| WESTERN EUROPE | 10 |
| Austria | 10 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| France | 11 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 10 |
| Monaco | 25 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Switzerland | 10 |
| EASTERN EUROPE | 9 |
| Belarus | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 9 |
| Czechia | 11 |
| Hungary | 9 |
| Moldova | 11 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Romania | 9 |
| Russia | 10 |
| Slovakia | 10 |
| Ukraine | 7 |
| SOUTHERN EUROPE | 7 |
| Albania | 10 |
| Andorra | 6 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 7 |
| Croatia | 9 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Italy | 7 |
| Kosovo | 15 |
| Malta | 9 |
| Montenegro | 11 |
| North Macedonia | 10 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| San Marino | 6 |
| Serbia | 9 |
| Slovenia | 9 |
| Spain | 7 |
| OCEANIA | 16 |
| Australia | 12 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 21 |
| Fiji | 19 |
| French Polynesia | 13 |
| Guam | 17 |
| Kiribati | 27 |
| Marshall Islands | 19 |
| Nauru | 28 |
| New Caledonia | 14 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Palau | 15 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 |
| Samoa | 29 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 |
| Tonga | 23 |
| Tuvalu | 25 |
| Vanuatu | 29 |
Endnotes
Sources
2022 World Population Data Sheet
2022 World Population Data
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