Birth Rate

Crude birth rate per 1,000 midyear population.

Latest available data

This page uses the latest available World Bank observation (2024). Country-level datasets often lag the current calendar year because they depend on official reporting and validation.

World Bank 2024

What is the global average Birth Rate?

The global average Birth Rate is 18.38 per 1,000 people as of 2024. Central African Republic has the highest at 46.19 per 1,000 people, while Aruba has the lowest at 7.59 per 1,000 people. Data covers 195 countries. Source: World Bank.

World Average
18.38 per 1,000 people
Highest
Central African Republic
46.19 per 1,000 people
Lowest
Aruba
7.59 per 1,000 people
Countries with Data
195
2024

Top Countries

#1 Central African Republic 46.19 per 1,000 people
#2 Chad 43.26 per 1,000 people
#3 Somalia 42.35 per 1,000 people
#4 Niger 41.42 per 1,000 people
#5 DR Congo 40.89 per 1,000 people

Regional Averages

Africa
29.08 per 1,000 people
54 country
Oceania
18.97 per 1,000 people
19 country
Asia
17.32 per 1,000 people
43 country
Americas
13.38 per 1,000 people
44 country
Europe
9.16 per 1,000 people
35 country

Country Rankings

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Birth Rate — Country Rankings (2024)
# Country Value
1 Central African Republic 46.19 per 1,000 people
2 Chad 43.26 per 1,000 people
3 Somalia 42.35 per 1,000 people
4 Niger 41.42 per 1,000 people
5 DR Congo 40.89 per 1,000 people
6 Mali 39.53 per 1,000 people
7 Angola 37.16 per 1,000 people
8 Mozambique 37.03 per 1,000 people
9 Afghanistan 35.01 per 1,000 people
10 Tanzania 34.8 per 1,000 people
11 Uganda 34.44 per 1,000 people
12 Yemen 34.36 per 1,000 people
13 Mauritania 34.03 per 1,000 people
14 Benin 33.42 per 1,000 people
15 Cameroon 33.34 per 1,000 people
16 Guinea 33.33 per 1,000 people
17 Burundi 33.21 per 1,000 people
18 Sudan 33 per 1,000 people
19 Zambia 32.72 per 1,000 people
20 Nigeria 32.49 per 1,000 people
21 Togo 32.06 per 1,000 people
22 Madagascar 31.71 per 1,000 people
23 Ivory Coast 31.56 per 1,000 people
24 Ethiopia 31.47 per 1,000 people
25 Burkina Faso 31.34 per 1,000 people
26 Malawi 31.14 per 1,000 people
27 Liberia 30.58 per 1,000 people
28 Republic of the Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people
29 Sierra Leone 30.11 per 1,000 people
30 Equatorial Guinea 29.99 per 1,000 people
31 Zimbabwe 29.89 per 1,000 people
32 Gambia 29.86 per 1,000 people
33 Guinea-Bissau 29.56 per 1,000 people
34 South Sudan 29.22 per 1,000 people
35 Senegal 29.18 per 1,000 people
36 Eritrea 28.72 per 1,000 people
37 Comoros 28.23 per 1,000 people
38 São Tomé and Príncipe 28.09 per 1,000 people
39 Rwanda 28.06 per 1,000 people
40 Vanuatu 27.65 per 1,000 people
41 Pakistan 27.41 per 1,000 people
42 Gabon 27.13 per 1,000 people
43 Kenya 26.97 per 1,000 people
44 Solomon Islands 26.71 per 1,000 people
45 Palestine 26.47 per 1,000 people
46 Ghana 25.92 per 1,000 people
47 Namibia 25.89 per 1,000 people
48 Iraq 25.58 per 1,000 people
49 Uzbekistan 25.56 per 1,000 people
50 Tajikistan 25.33 per 1,000 people
51 Kiribati 25.31 per 1,000 people
52 Samoa 24.97 per 1,000 people
53 Nauru 24.56 per 1,000 people
54 Botswana 24.36 per 1,000 people
55 Papua New Guinea 24.29 per 1,000 people
56 Lesotho 23.76 per 1,000 people
57 Eswatini 23.65 per 1,000 people
58 Syria 23.16 per 1,000 people
59 Tonga 23.04 per 1,000 people
60 Micronesia 22.32 per 1,000 people
61 Tuvalu 21.97 per 1,000 people
62 Haiti 21.94 per 1,000 people
63 Timor-Leste 21.77 per 1,000 people
64 Honduras 21.65 per 1,000 people
65 Bolivia 21.03 per 1,000 people
66 Laos 20.93 per 1,000 people
67 Djibouti 20.93 per 1,000 people
68 Egypt 20.92 per 1,000 people
69 Turkmenistan 20.91 per 1,000 people
70 Guatemala 20.62 per 1,000 people
71 Jordan 20.45 per 1,000 people
72 Cambodia 20.31 per 1,000 people
73 Marshall Islands 20.09 per 1,000 people
74 Bangladesh 19.99 per 1,000 people
75 Guyana 19.88 per 1,000 people
76 Paraguay 19.73 per 1,000 people
77 Kazakhstan 19.52 per 1,000 people
78 Kyrgyzstan 19.4 per 1,000 people
79 Nicaragua 19.14 per 1,000 people
80 Nepal 18.96 per 1,000 people
81 Algeria 18.84 per 1,000 people
82 Israel 18.6 per 1,000 people
83 South Africa 18.48 per 1,000 people
84 Belize 18.05 per 1,000 people
85 Fiji 17.86 per 1,000 people
86 Dominican Republic 17.62 per 1,000 people
87 Guam 17.34 per 1,000 people
88 Suriname 17.15 per 1,000 people
89 Mongolia 16.9 per 1,000 people
90 Oman 16.78 per 1,000 people
91 Libya 16.5 per 1,000 people
92 Saudi Arabia 16.5 per 1,000 people
93 Myanmar 16.46 per 1,000 people
94 Morocco 16.4 per 1,000 people
95 India 15.98 per 1,000 people
96 Lebanon 15.96 per 1,000 people
97 Philippines 15.89 per 1,000 people
98 Panama 15.87 per 1,000 people
99 Indonesia 15.76 per 1,000 people
100 Peru 15.75 per 1,000 people
101 El Salvador 15.6 per 1,000 people
102 Mexico 15.46 per 1,000 people
103 Venezuela 15.23 per 1,000 people
104 Saint Martin 15.05 per 1,000 people
105 American Samoa 14.99 per 1,000 people
106 Ecuador 14.82 per 1,000 people
107 New Caledonia 14.03 per 1,000 people
108 Vietnam 13.42 per 1,000 people
109 Tunisia 13.37 per 1,000 people
110 Brunei 13.33 per 1,000 people
111 Colombia 13.25 per 1,000 people
112 North Korea 12.86 per 1,000 people
113 Iran 12.57 per 1,000 people
114 Bhutan 12.53 per 1,000 people
115 Malaysia 12.36 per 1,000 people
116 Cape Verde 12.22 per 1,000 people
117 Gibraltar 12.21 per 1,000 people
118 Brazil 12.13 per 1,000 people
119 Northern Mariana Islands 12.11 per 1,000 people
120 Bahrain 12.03 per 1,000 people
121 Greenland 12 per 1,000 people
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.96 per 1,000 people
123 Antigua and Barbuda 11.75 per 1,000 people
124 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.74 per 1,000 people
125 Cayman Islands 11.56 per 1,000 people
126 Grenada 11.48 per 1,000 people
127 Jamaica 11.45 per 1,000 people
128 Georgia 11.29 per 1,000 people
129 Saint Lucia 11.21 per 1,000 people
130 Iceland 11.2 per 1,000 people
131 Montenegro 11.2 per 1,000 people
132 Barbados 11.12 per 1,000 people
133 Armenia 11.1 per 1,000 people
134 United States Virgin Islands 11.1 per 1,000 people
135 Argentina 11.09 per 1,000 people
136 New Zealand 11.03 per 1,000 people
137 Seychelles 11 per 1,000 people
138 Turkey 11 per 1,000 people
139 Dominica 10.98 per 1,000 people
140 Bahamas 10.82 per 1,000 people
141 Faroe Islands 10.8 per 1,000 people
142 Australia 10.7 per 1,000 people
143 French Polynesia 10.69 per 1,000 people
144 Palau 10.69 per 1,000 people
145 United States 10.6 per 1,000 people
146 Moldova 10.59 per 1,000 people
147 Maldives 10.59 per 1,000 people
148 Trinidad and Tobago 10.54 per 1,000 people
149 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.54 per 1,000 people
150 Cyprus 10.52 per 1,000 people
151 Mauritius 10.3 per 1,000 people
152 Albania 10.13 per 1,000 people
153 Sri Lanka 10.1 per 1,000 people
154 Kuwait 10.02 per 1,000 people
155 Azerbaijan 10 per 1,000 people
156 Ireland 10 per 1,000 people
157 Costa Rica 9.99 per 1,000 people
158 United Kingdom 9.89 per 1,000 people
159 United Arab Emirates 9.82 per 1,000 people
160 Uruguay 9.8 per 1,000 people
161 France 9.7 per 1,000 people
162 Norway 9.7 per 1,000 people
163 Monaco 9.56 per 1,000 people
164 Qatar 9.52 per 1,000 people
165 Denmark 9.5 per 1,000 people
166 Luxembourg 9.5 per 1,000 people
167 Sweden 9.3 per 1,000 people
168 Belgium 9.2 per 1,000 people
169 Netherlands 9.2 per 1,000 people
170 Serbia 9.2 per 1,000 people
171 Sint Maarten 9.09 per 1,000 people
172 Canada 8.9 per 1,000 people
173 North Macedonia 8.8 per 1,000 people
174 Chile 8.72 per 1,000 people
175 Switzerland 8.7 per 1,000 people
176 Cuba 8.62 per 1,000 people
177 Slovakia 8.5 per 1,000 people
178 Austria 8.4 per 1,000 people
179 Liechtenstein 8.4 per 1,000 people
180 Russia 8.4 per 1,000 people
181 Bulgaria 8.3 per 1,000 people
182 Croatia 8.3 per 1,000 people
183 Isle of Man 8.28 per 1,000 people
184 British Virgin Islands 8.22 per 1,000 people
185 Hungary 8.2 per 1,000 people
186 Thailand 8.12 per 1,000 people
187 Germany 8.1 per 1,000 people
188 Bermuda 7.92 per 1,000 people
189 Portugal 7.9 per 1,000 people
190 Slovenia 7.9 per 1,000 people
191 Finland 7.8 per 1,000 people
192 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.72 per 1,000 people
193 Czechia 7.7 per 1,000 people
194 Malta 7.7 per 1,000 people
195 Aruba 7.59 per 1,000 people

Definition

Birth rate, technically known as the crude birth rate, measures the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a midyear population. It serves as a vital indicator of demographic change, reflecting the pace at which a population adds new members through reproduction within a specific geographic area or country.

How it is calculated

National statistics offices or civil registries collect birth data, which is then divided by the estimated total population at the midpoint of the year. The resulting figure is multiplied by 1,000 to produce a standardized rate that allows for accurate comparisons across countries with different total population sizes.

Interpretation

High birth rates suggest young populations and potential for rapid growth, often seen in developing regions. Conversely, low rates indicate aging demographics and may signal future labor shortages or population decline. A rate below 10 is generally considered very low, while values above 30 are considered high by international standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Birth rate is a demographic measure representing the number of live births occurring among every 1,000 people in a population during a single year. It is referred to as crude because it does not account for the age or sex composition of the group, providing a broad overview of reproductive trends.

Based on the latest available data covering 215 countries, the Central African Republic holds the highest birth rate at 46.193 per 1,000 people. San Marino records the lowest birth rate globally, with 4.2 births per 1,000 residents. These extremes highlight the vast demographic differences between rapidly growing and aging nations.

To calculate this indicator, divide the total number of live births during a calendar year by the total population estimated at the midpoint of that same year. Multiply this fraction by 1,000 to reach the final value. This standardization ensures the data remains comparable regardless of the total population of a country.

About this data
Source
World Bank SP.DYN.CBRT.IN
Definition
Crude birth rate per 1,000 midyear population.
Coverage
Data for 195 countries (2024)
Limitations
Data may lag 1-2 years for some countries. Coverage varies by indicator.