Country rankings

Birth Rate by Country

Central African Republic has the highest Crude Birth Rate (UN) in 2026 (44.707 births/1k), followed by Chad (42.196 births/1k) and Somalia (41.191 births/1k). South Korea has the lowest (4.836 births/1k).

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Crude Birth Rate (UN), 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 226 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
12.706 births/1k
Middle half 9.482 births/1k – 23.065 births/1k
Average
16.444 births/1k
226 countries
Highest
44.707 births/1k
Central African Republic
Lowest
4.836 births/1k
South Korea

Over time · 1980–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Somalia
  • Niger
  • DR Congo

Data

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226 countries · # = rank by Crude Birth Rate (UN)
#
1Central African Republic44.707 births/1k
2Chad42.196 births/1k
3Somalia41.191 births/1k
4Niger40.154 births/1k
5DR Congo39.802 births/1k
6Mali38.771 births/1k
7Angola36.331 births/1k
8Tanzania33.895 births/1k
9Afghanistan33.759 births/1k
10Mauritania33.199 births/1k
11Uganda33.111 births/1k
12Mayotte32.993 births/1k
13Yemen32.745 births/1k
14Benin32.576 births/1k
15Cameroon32.364 births/1k
16Guinea32.208 births/1k
17Burundi32.02 births/1k
18Zambia32.016 births/1k
19Nigeria31.81 births/1k
20Sudan31.793 births/1k
21Madagascar30.837 births/1k
22Ivory Coast30.72 births/1k
23Burkina Faso30.401 births/1k
24Malawi30.381 births/1k
25Ethiopia30.331 births/1k
26Togo30.148 births/1k
27Republic of the Congo29.933 births/1k
28Liberia29.889 births/1k
29South Sudan29.428 births/1k
30Zimbabwe29.253 births/1k
31Sierra Leone29.047 births/1k
32Guinea-Bissau28.737 births/1k
33Gambia28.652 births/1k
34Senegal28.632 births/1k
35Eritrea28.62 births/1k
36Sao Tome and Principe27.66 births/1k
37Rwanda27.487 births/1k
38Comoros27.362 births/1k
39Vanuatu26.835 births/1k
40Pakistan26.748 births/1k
41Kenya26.576 births/1k
42Gabon26.246 births/1k
43Solomon Islands26.145 births/1k
44Palestine25.377 births/1k
45Ghana25.316 births/1k
46Namibia25.03 births/1k
47Iraq25 births/1k
48Samoa24.364 births/1k
49Kiribati24.342 births/1k
50Tajikistan23.835 births/1k
51Uzbekistan23.708 births/1k
52Nauru23.638 births/1k
53Syria23.614 births/1k
54Papua New Guinea23.52 births/1k
55Botswana23.386 births/1k
56Lesotho23.149 births/1k
57Mexico23.125 births/1k
58Eswatini22.886 births/1k
59Tonga22.649 births/1k
60Timor-Leste21.416 births/1k
61Haiti21.329 births/1k
62Honduras20.939 births/1k
63Tokelau20.546 births/1k
64Bolivia20.511 births/1k
65Tuvalu20.487 births/1k
66Egypt20.477 births/1k
67Djibouti20.421 births/1k
68Kyrgyzstan20.089 births/1k
69Guatemala20.055 births/1k
70Cambodia19.525 births/1k
71Marshall Islands19.455 births/1k
72Jordan19.234 births/1k
73Turkmenistan19.216 births/1k
74Guyana19.171 births/1k
75Bangladesh19.165 births/1k
76Paraguay18.983 births/1k
77Kazakhstan18.509 births/1k
78Nicaragua18.487 births/1k
79Nepal18.294 births/1k
80South Africa17.842 births/1k
81Israel17.82 births/1k
82Fiji17.434 births/1k
83Belize17.429 births/1k
84Algeria17.327 births/1k
85Dominican Republic16.963 births/1k
86Mongolia16.888 births/1k
87Suriname16.761 births/1k
88Guam16.751 births/1k
89Saudi Arabia16.149 births/1k
90Oman16.015 births/1k
91Myanmar15.966 births/1k
92Morocco15.836 births/1k
93Libya15.777 births/1k
94Philippines15.747 births/1k
95Lebanon15.714 births/1k
96India15.568 births/1k
97Panama15.473 births/1k
98Indonesia15.353 births/1k
99Venezuela15.35 births/1k
100Peru15.258 births/1k
101El Salvador15.165 births/1k
102Micronesia14.957 births/1k
103Niue14.907 births/1k
104Western Sahara14.747 births/1k
105American Samoa14.502 births/1k
106Ecuador14.478 births/1k
107Sri Lanka13.554 births/1k
107New Caledonia13.554 births/1k
109Seychelles13.237 births/1k
110Greenland12.842 births/1k
111Faroe Islands12.838 births/1k
112Vietnam12.796 births/1k
113Brunei12.716 births/1k
114Colombia12.696 births/1k
115Tunisia12.644 births/1k
116North Korea12.334 births/1k
117Gibraltar12.281 births/1k
118Bhutan12.195 births/1k
119Malaysia12.104 births/1k
120Cape Verde11.952 births/1k
121Turkey11.893 births/1k
122Bahrain11.856 births/1k
123Iran11.825 births/1k
124Brazil11.673 births/1k
125Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.661 births/1k
126Armenia11.496 births/1k
127Azerbaijan11.442 births/1k
128Antigua and Barbuda11.405 births/1k
129Saint Kitts and Nevis11.234 births/1k
130Australia11.141 births/1k
131Argentina11.09 births/1k
132Jamaica11.054 births/1k
133Grenada11.04 births/1k
134Barbados10.991 births/1k
135New Zealand10.969 births/1k
136Cayman Islands10.916 births/1k
136Northern Mariana Islands10.916 births/1k
138United States Virgin Islands10.894 births/1k
139Georgia10.869 births/1k
140Saint Lucia10.852 births/1k
141Iceland10.801 births/1k
142Montenegro10.689 births/1k
143Dominica10.683 births/1k
144Bahamas10.547 births/1k
145United States10.524 births/1k
146Palau10.462 births/1k
147Cook Islands10.402 births/1k
148Guadeloupe10.347 births/1k
149United Arab Emirates10.309 births/1k
150French Polynesia10.3 births/1k
151Turks and Caicos Islands10.152 births/1k
152Moldova10.118 births/1k
153Luxembourg10.099 births/1k
154Trinidad and Tobago10.078 births/1k
155Falkland Islands9.956 births/1k
156Cyprus9.902 births/1k
157Denmark9.897 births/1k
158Maldives9.829 births/1k
159Ireland9.824 births/1k
160Uruguay9.719 births/1k
161Qatar9.715 births/1k
162Costa Rica9.701 births/1k
163Monaco9.697 births/1k
164United Kingdom9.695 births/1k
165Kuwait9.694 births/1k
166Albania9.671 births/1k
167Martinique9.617 births/1k
168Netherlands9.543 births/1k
169France9.498 births/1k
170Aruba9.477 births/1k
171Norway9.39 births/1k
172Romania9.372 births/1k
173Anguilla9.262 births/1k
174Liechtenstein9.164 births/1k
175Sweden8.999 births/1k
176Switzerland8.953 births/1k
177Sint Maarten8.948 births/1k
178Canada8.928 births/1k
179Bulgaria8.9 births/1k
180Mauritius8.896 births/1k
181North Macedonia8.884 births/1k
182Slovakia8.791 births/1k
183Hungary8.66 births/1k
184Serbia8.605 births/1k
185Wallis and Futuna8.585 births/1k
186Belgium8.566 births/1k
187Singapore8.562 births/1k
188Chile8.478 births/1k
189Cuba8.475 births/1k
190Russia8.462 births/1k
191Montserrat8.412 births/1k
192Germany8.249 births/1k
193Portugal8.202 births/1k
194Austria8.175 births/1k
195Isle of Man8.113 births/1k
196Guernsey8.112 births/1k
197Jersey8.111 births/1k
198British Virgin Islands8.046 births/1k
199Croatia8.008 births/1k
200Slovenia7.991 births/1k
201Thailand7.911 births/1k
202Czechia7.903 births/1k
203Finland7.802 births/1k
204Bermuda7.75 births/1k
205Bosnia and Herzegovina7.717 births/1k
206Malta7.691 births/1k
207Lithuania7.67 births/1k
208Estonia7.63 births/1k
209Curacao7.552 births/1k
210Poland7.491 births/1k
211Latvia7.259 births/1k
212Andorra6.864 births/1k
213Belarus6.857 births/1k
214Spain6.842 births/1k
215Greece6.806 births/1k
216Italy6.442 births/1k
217Macau6.136 births/1k
218Ukraine6.121 births/1k
219China6.105 births/1k
220Japan6.093 births/1k
221Puerto Rico5.933 births/1k
222San Marino5.805 births/1k
223Saint Barthelemy5.338 births/1k
224Saint Pierre and Miquelon5.274 births/1k
225Hong Kong5.165 births/1k
226South Korea4.836 births/1k

What correlates with Crude Birth Rate (UN) (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,284 other country metrics sharing at least 136 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Crude Birth Rate (UN) tend to score higher on these

  1. Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 211
    Plot
  2. Births per WomanHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 211
    Plot
  3. % ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 192
    Plot
  4. Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 181
    Plot
  5. Natural Population IncreaseNatural Population Increase by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 194
    Plot
  6. Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 219
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Crude Birth Rate (UN) tend to score lower on these

  1. Median AgeMedian Age by Country
    r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 207
    Plot
  2. Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 169
    Plot
  3. Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot
  4. Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  5. GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 181
    Plot
  6. Nutrition & Medical CareSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 169
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Crude Birth Rate (UN)?
Central African Republic has the highest Crude Birth Rate (UN) in 2026, at 44.707 births/1k, followed by Chad (42.196 births/1k) and Somalia (41.191 births/1k).
Which country has the lowest Crude Birth Rate (UN)?
South Korea has the lowest Crude Birth Rate (UN) in 2026, at 4.836 births/1k.
What is the median Crude Birth Rate (UN) across countries?
The median is 12.706 births/1k across the 226 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this birth rate by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Crude birth rate (births per 1,000 population) - UN data; Birth Rate Comparison - CIA World Factbook; Country Comparison, Birth Rate - Index Mundi; Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) - World Bank.