List of sovereign states and dependent territories by birth rate

Countries by birth rate, 2008.

This article includes three versions of the list of countries by crude birth rate.

Methodology

Crude birth rate refers to the number of births over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is expressed as number of births per 1,000 population.

The first list is based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) "2011 annual statistics".

Lists 236 countries and territories in 2011 crude birth rate.

The second list is based on World Bank Data for the year 2010.[1]

The third list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for year 2013.[2] Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.

Countries

2011 List by the OECD 2010 List by the World Bank 2013 List by the CIA World Factbook
Rank Country Birth rate
(births per year per 1000 persons)
1  Niger 46.0
2  Mali 45.4
3  Afghanistan 45.1
4  Burkina Faso 45.0
5  Malawi 44.6
6  Uganda 44.1
7  Zambia 43.6
8  Chad 43.2
9  DR Congo 42.5
10  Somalia 42.3
11  Rwanda 42.1
12  Mozambique 41.4
13  Angola 40.9
14  Tanzania 39.8
15  Guinea-Bissau 39.4
16  East Timor 39.2
17  Sierra Leone 38.4
18  Equatorial Guinea 37.4
19  Benin 37.3
20  Guinea 37.3
21  Nigeria 36.9
22  South Sudan 36.8
23  Senegal 36.7
24  Liberia 36.1
25  Kenya 36.1
26  Yemen 35.9
27  Ethiopia 35.7
28  Gambia 34.6
29  Solomon Islands 34.3
30  Cameroon 34.2
31  Eritrea 33.6
32  Madagascar 33.5
33  Burundi 33.3
34  Central African Republic 33.2
35  Mauritania 33.2
36  Côte d'Ivoire 32.8
37  Palestine 32.8
38  Sudan 32.6
39  Republic of the Congo 31.9
40  Marshall Islands 31.1
41  Vanuatu 31.1
42  Swaziland 31.1
43  Iraq 31.0
44  Oman 31.0
45  Togo 30.9
46  Papua New Guinea 30.9
47  Ghana 30.8
48  Guatemala 30.5
49  Lesotho 30.4
50  Egypt 30.4
51  Nauru 29.7
52  Comoros 29.4
53  Sao Tome and Principe 29.4
54  Zimbabwe 29.2
55  Jordan 28.9
56  Tajikistan 28.7
57  Laos 28.0
58  Kiribati 27.8
59  Syria 27.6
60  Pakistan 27.5
61  Monaco 27.3
62  Honduras 27.3
63  Kyrgyzstan 27.1
64  Tonga 26.5
65  Djibouti 26.5
66  French Guiana 26.1
67  Haiti 26.0
72  Cambodia 25.4
73  Philippines 25.3
74  Mongolia 25.1
75  Algeria 24.8
76  Botswana 24.8
77  Samoa 24.8
78    Nepal 24.3
79  Lebanon 24.3
80  Federated States of Micronesia 23.5
81  American Samoa 23.5
82  Mayotte 23.2
83  Nicaragua 23.2
84  Saudi Arabia 22.9
85  Paraguay 22.9
86  Tuvalu 22.9
87  Kazakhstan 22.5
88  Maldives 22.4
89  Belize 22.1
90  Tokelau 22.1
91  Western Sahara 21.9
92  India 21.8
93  Turkmenistan 21.7
94  Libya 21.5
95  Uzbekistan 21.5
96  Fiji 21.4
97  Israel 21.4
98  Dominican Republic 21.1
99  South Africa 21.0
100  Bhutan 20.7
101  Northern Mariana Islands 20.7
102  Guam 20.6
103  Venezuela 20.2
104  El Salvador 20.0
105  Peru 19.9
106  Panama 19.7
—  World 19.4
107  Azerbaijan 19.4
108  Myanmar 19.3
109  Bangladesh 19.2
110  Kosovo 19.1
111  Colombia 18.9
112  Morocco 18.8
113  Argentina 18.7
114  Suriname 18.7
115  Tunisia 18.6
116  Seychelles 18.6
117  Iran 18.2
118  Indonesia 18.1
119  Mexico 17.5
120  Malaysia 17.5
121  Sri Lanka 17.4
122  Réunion 17.0
123  French Polynesia 17.0
124  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.8
125  Cook Islands 16.8
126  New Caledonia 16.7
127  Turkey 16.7
128  Vietnam 16.6
129  Saint Martin 16.6
130  Guyana 16.6
131  Grenada 16.5
132  Ireland 16.3
133  Kuwait 16.0
134  Costa Rica 15.9
135  Brunei 15.5
136  Jamaica 15.2
137  Trinidad and Tobago 15.2
138  Ecuador 15.1
139  Bahrain 15.0
140  Gibraltar 14.9
141  Niue 14.8
142  Turks and Caicos Islands 14.8
143  Brazil 14.7
144  Chile 14.5
145  Cayman Islands 14.5
146  Greenland 14.5
147  North Korea 14.4
148  New Zealand 14.3
149  Iceland 14.1
150  Uruguay 14.1
151  Bahamas 13.8
152  Antigua and Barbuda 13.8
153  Curacao 13.6
154  Guadeloupe 13.6
155  Palau 13.6
156  Hong Kong 13.5
157  Wallis and Futuna 13.4
158  Australia 13.3
159  Armenia 13.3
160  Martinique 13.0
161  Sint Maarten 13.0
162  Georgia 12.9
163  United Kingdom 12.9
164  Dominica 12.8
165  Saint Lucia 12.8
166  United States 12.7
167  Russia 12.6
168  France 12.6
169  Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.5
170  Thailand 12.4
171  Isle of Man 12.3
172  Pitcairn Islands 12.3
173  Norway 12.2
174  Barbados 12.2
175  Belgium 11.9
176  China 11.9
177  Bermuda 11.9
178  Faroe Islands 11.9
179  Qatar 11.9
180  Cuba 11.8
181  Sweden 11.8
182  Montenegro 11.6
183  Albania 11.5
184  Belarus 11.5
185  Mauritius 11.4
186  Puerto Rico 11.4
187  Cyprus 11.3
188  Slovakia 11.3
189  Lithuania 11.3
190  Jersey 11.3
191  Canada 11.2
192  Macedonia 11.1
193  Finland 11.1
194  Anguilla 11.1
195  United States Virgin Islands 11.1
196  Moldova 11.0
197  Ukraine 11.0
198  Estonia 11.0
199  Liechtenstein 10.9
200  Luxembourg 10.9
201  Netherlands 10.8
202  Slovenia 10.7
203  Macau 10.6
204  Denmark 10.6
205  Aruba 10.6
206  Czech Republic 10.4
207  Poland 10.2
208  Spain 10.2
209  San Marino 10.2
210   Switzerland 10.2
211  Andorra 10.2
212  Saint Barthelemy 10.2
213  Malta 10.2
214  Guernsey 10.1
215  British Virgin Islands 10.1
216  United Arab Emirates 9.6
217  Bulgaria 9.6
218  Singapore 9.5
219  South Korea 9.4
220  Croatia 9.4
221  Montserrat 9.3
222  Austria 9.3
223  Romania 9.2
224  Greece 9.2
225  Portugal 9.2
226  Latvia 9.1
227  Italy 9.1
228  Serbia 9.0
229  Falkland Islands 9.0
230  Hungary 8.8
231  Saint Helena 8.5
232  Taiwan 8.5
233  Japan 8.3
234  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.3
235  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.3
236  Germany 8.1
Rank Country Birth rate
(births per year per 1000 persons)
1  Niger 49
2  Mali 46
3  Zambia 46
4  Uganda 45
5  Chad 45
6  Malawi 44
7  Afghanistan 44
8  Somalia 44
9  Congo, Dem. Rep. 43
10  Burkina Faso 43
11  Angola 42
12  Tanzania 41
13  Rwanda 41
14  Nigeria 40
15  Benin 40
16  Liberia 39
17  Guinea 39
18  Sierra Leone 39
19  Timor-Leste 38
20  Guinea-Bissau 38
21  Yemen 38
22  Gambia, The 38
23  Mozambique 38
24  Kenya 38
25  Comoros 38
26  Senegal 37
27  Equatorial Guinea 37
28  Eritrea 36
29  Cameroon 36
30  Iraq 35
31  Congo, Rep. 35
32  Madagascar 35
33  Central African Republic 35
34  Cote d'Ivoire 34
35  Burundi 34
36  Mauritania 34
37  West Bank and Gaza 33
38  Sudan 33
39  Guatemala 32
40  Togo 32
41  Solomon Islands 32
42  Ghana 32
43  Ethiopia 31
44  Sao Tome and Principe 31
45  Papua New Guinea 30
46  Vanuatu 30
47  Swaziland 29
48  Zimbabwe 29
49  Djibouti 29
50  Tajikistan 28
51  Lesotho 28
52  Pakistan 27
53  Tonga 27
54  Gabon 27
55  Honduras 27
56  Haiti 27
57  Kyrgyzstan 27
58  Bolivia 26
59  Namibia 26
60  Philippines 25
61  Jordan 25
62  Federated States of Micronesia 25
63  Samoa 25
64  Belize 25
65  Paraguay 24
66    Nepal 24
67  Nicaragua 24
68  Botswana 24
69  Mongolia 23
70  Uzbekistan 23
71  Egypt 23
72  Libya 23
73  Syrian Arab Republic 23
74  Laos 23
75  Cambodia 22
76  Kazakhstan 22
77  India 22
78  Israel 22
79  Dominican Republic 22
80  Saudi Arabia 22
81  Turkmenistan 22
82  Fiji 22
83  South Africa 21
84  Cape Verde 21
85  Ecuador 21
86  Venezuela 21
87  Bhutan 20
88  Peru 20
89  Bangladesh 20
90  El Salvador 20
91  Malaysia 20
92  Algeria 20
93  Panama 20
94  Colombia 20
95  Mexico 20
96  Bahrain 20
97  Morocco 20
98  Grenada 19
99  Brunei Darussalam 19
100  Azerbaijan 19
101  Seychelles 18
102  Suriname 18
103  Indonesia 18
104  Kuwait 18
105  Sri Lanka 18
106  Guyana 18
107  Oman 18
108  Guam 18
109  Turkey 18
110  Tunisia 18
111  Myanmar 17
112  Argentina 17
113  Iran 17
114  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 17
115  French Polynesia 17
116  Maldives 17
117  Vietnam 17
118  Ireland 17
119  New Caledonia 16
120  Jamaica 16
121  Costa Rica 16
122  Brazil 15
123  Bahamas, The 15
124  Iceland 15
125  Lebanon 15
126  Greenland 15
127  Armenia 15
128  Cayman Islands 15
129  New Zealand 15
130  Trinidad and Tobago 15
131  Uruguay 14
132  Chile 14
133  North Korea 14
134  United States 14
135  Puerto Rico 13
136  United Arab Emirates 13
137  United Kingdom 13
138  St. Lucia 13
139  Australia 13
140  France 13
141  Albania 13
142  Qatar 13
143  Norway 13
144  Hong Kong 13
145  Russia 13
146  Moldova 12
147  Sweden 12
148  Montenegro 12
159  Thailand 12
160  China 12
161  Bermuda 12
162  United States Virgin Islands 12
163  Georgia 12
164  Estonia 12
165  Mauritius 12
166  Belgium 12
167  Cyprus 12
168  Luxembourg 12
169  Aruba 11
170  Denmark 11
171  Finland 11
172  Belarus 11
173  Canada 11
174  Slovak Republic 11
175  Czech Republic 11
176  Netherlands 11
177  San Marino 11
178  Slovenia 11
179  Barbados 11
180  Poland 11
181  Ukraine 11
182  Lithuania 11
183  Republic of Macedonia 11
184  Spain 11
185   Switzerland 10
186  Bulgaria 10
187  Cuba 10
188  Romania 10
189  Croatia 10
190  Andorra 10
191  Greece 10
192  Macao 10
193  Malta 10
194  Portugal 10
195  Austria 9
196  Serbia 9
197  South Korea 9
198  Singapore 9
199  Italy 9
200  Liechtenstein 9
201  Hungary 9
202  Latvia 9
203  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9
204  Japan 9
205  Germany 8
Rank Country Birth rate
(births per year per 1000 persons)
1  Niger 46.84
2  Mali 46.06
3  Uganda 44.50
4  Burkina Faso 42.81
5  Zambia 42.79
6  Somalia 41.45
7  Burundi 40.04
8  Malawi 39.98
9  Republic of the Congo 39.63
10  Angola 39.16
11  Mozambique 39.08
12  Afghanistan 39.05
13  Nigeria 38.78
14  South Sudan 38.50
15  Ethiopia 38.07
16  Chad 37.99
17  Sierra Leone 37.77
18  Tanzania 37.25
19  Benin 37.02
20  Democratic Republic of the Congo 36.34
21  Guinea 36.30
22  Sao Tome and Principe 36.05
23  Central African Republic 35.80
24  Liberia 35.75
25  Senegal 35.64
26  Rwanda 35.49
27  Togo 34.90
28  Timor-Leste 34.85
29  Gabon 34.82
30  Equatorial Guinea 34.35
31  Guinea-Bissau 34.28
32  Madagascar 33.58
33  Gaza Strip 33.27
34  Gambia 32.59
35  Zimbabwe 32.41
36  Mauritania 32.31
37  Cameroon 31.93
38  Ghana 31.70
39  Yemen 31.63
40  Eritrea 31.39
41  Western Sahara 31.18
42  Sudan 30.84
43  Comoros 30.26
44  Kenya 30.08
45  Cote d'Ivoire 29.83
46  Iraq 27.51
47  Marshall Islands 27.21
48  Solomon Islands 26.90
49  Nauru 26.39
50  Vanuatu 26.35
51  Lesotho 26.31
52  Jordan 26.23
53  Guatemala 25.99
54  Swaziland 25.69
55  Belize 25.58
56  Tajikistan 25.49
57  Papua New Guinea 25.40
58  Laos 25.23
59  Cambodia 24.88
60  Philippines 24.62
61  Djibouti 24.50
62  Oman 24.43
63  Algeria 24.25
64  Honduras 24.16
65  Tonga 24.12
66  West Bank 23.81
67  Egypt 23.79
68  Bolivia 23.77
69  Pakistan 23.76
70  Kyrgyzstan 23.67
71  Tuvalu 23.56
72  Haiti 23.35
73  Syria 23.01
74  American Samoa 22.84
75  Kiribati 22.18
76  Bangladesh 22.07
77  Samoa 21.70
78  Botswana 21.69
79    Nepal 21.48
80  Federated States of Micronesia 21.44
81  Cabo Verde 20.96
82  Namibia 20.72
83  Kuwait 20.61
84  Malaysia 20.41
85  Mongolia 20.34
86  Fiji 20.28
87  India 20.24
88  Kazakhstan 20.03
89  Venezuela 19.66
90  Northern Mariana Islands 19.60
91  Turkmenistan 19.53
92  Ecuador 19.23
93  Dominican Republic 19.21
94  South Africa 19.14
95  Saudi Arabia 19.01
96  Panama 18.91
97  Burma 18.89
98  Peru 18.85
99  Nicaragua 18.77
100  Libya 18.74
101  Morocco 18.73
102  Israel 18.71
103  Jamaica 18.65
104  Mexico 18.61
105  Bhutan 18.43
106  Iran 18.40
107  Brunei 17.63
108  Indonesia 17.38
109  Guam 17.23
110  Turkey 17.22
111  Uzbekistan 17.20
112  Azerbaijan 17.17
113  El Salvador 17.12
114  Argentina 17.12
115  Tunisia 17.12
116  Suriname 17.10
117  Turks and Caicos Islands 17.05
118  Colombia 16.98
119  Paraguay 16.95
120  Sri Lanka 16.64
121  Grenada 16.57
122  Vietnam 16.56
123  Guyana 16.31
124  Costa Rica 16.25
125  Antigua and Barbuda 16.07
126  Bahamas 15.81
127  New Caledonia 15.81
128  French Polynesia 15.70
129  United Arab Emirates 15.65
130  Dominica 15.61
131  Ireland 15.50
132  Maldives 15.38
133  Brazil 14.97
134  Cook Islands 14.93
135  Seychelles 14.85
136  Lebanon 14.79
137  Greenland 14.57
138  North Korea 14.49
139  Saint Lucia 14.19
140  Gibraltar 14.19
141  Bahrain 14.16
142  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.12
143  Chile 14.12
144  Trinidad and Tobago 14.07
145  Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.79
146  Wallis and Futuna 13.74
147  United States 13.66
148  Mauritius 13.62
149  New Zealand 13.48
150  Faroe Islands 13.36
151  Uruguay 13.28
152  Iceland 13.15
153  Sint Maarten 13.00
154  Armenia 12.86
155  Anguilla 12.82
156  Aruba 12.72
157  Thailand 12.66
158  France 12.60
159  Albania 12.57
160  Moldova 12.38
161  United Kingdom 12.26
162  China 12.25
163  Australia 12.23
164  Cayman Islands 12.17
165  Russia 12.11
166  Barbados 12.10
167  Macedonia 11.72
168  Luxembourg 11.72
169  Cyprus 11.45
170  Bermuda 11.39
171  Jersey 11.39
172  Montserrat 11.37
173  Puerto Rico 11.28
174  Isle of Man 10.27
175  Belarus 10.99
176  Palau 10.90
177  Netherlands 10.85
178  Norway 10.80
179  British Virgin Islands 10.78
180  Montenegro 10.75
181  Georgia 10.72
182  United States Virgin Islands 10.69
183  Liechtenstein 10.67
184   Switzerland 10.45
185  Estonia 10.38
186  Finland 10.36
187  Sweden 10.33
188  Canada 10.28
189  Slovakia 10.27
190  Malta 10.27
191  Denmark 10.20
192  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 10.19
193  Spain 10.14
194  Qatar 10.08
195  Belgium 10.00
196  Guernsey 9.95
197  Cuba 9.92
198  Latvia 9.91
199  Poland 9.88
200  Portugal 9.59
201  Croatia 9.53
202  Ukraine 9.52
203  Romania 9.40
204  Hungary 9.37
205  Lithuania 9.36
206  Serbia 9.15
207  Bulgaria 9.07
208  Macau 9.03
209  Greece 8.94
210  Italy 8.94
211  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.92
212  Andorra 8.88
213  San Marino 8.78
214  Austria 8.73
215  Slovenia 8.66
216  Taiwan 8.61
217  Czech Republic 8.55
218  Germany 8.37
219  South Korea 8.33
220  Japan 8.23
221  Singapore 7.91
222  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.79
223  Hong Kong 7.58
224  Monaco 6.79

No data for Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Svalbard, Tokelau and Vatican City.

References

  1. ↑ Worldbank - Birth rate
  2. ↑ The World Factbook - Birth rate

See also