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Countries by Birth Rate
Complete ranking of 227 countries • per 1,000 • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
Somalia
Field size
227 countries
Lowest rank
South Korea
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About Birth Rate Per 1000 Rankings
Somalia leads all 227 countries in Birth Rate Per 1000 with a value of 46.36 per 1k, while South Korea ranks last at 4.29 per 1k. This represents a 11-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Birth Rate Per 1000 Measures
Birth Rate Per 1000 from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Birth Rate Per 1000 across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 4.29 per 1k (South Korea) to 46.36 per 1k (Somalia) — a 11-fold difference across 227 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 19 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 10.25 per 1k to 21.12 per 1k. The overall spread from 4.29 per 1k to 46.36 per 1k reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Somalia and Niger are separated by only 0%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Birth Rate Per 1000
The 5 strongest Birth Rate Per 1000 reads.
Lowest Birth Rate Per 1000
The 5 lowest Birth Rate Per 1000 reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 227 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stSomaliaAfrica46.36 per 1k2ndNigerAfrica46.29 per 1k3rdBeninAfrica39.82 per 1k4thAngolaAfrica39.75 per 1k5thMaliAfrica39.44 per 1k6thUgandaAfrica38.91 per 1k7thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica38.8 per 1k8thChadAfrica38.62 per 1k9thMozambiqueAfrica36.07 per 1k10thAfghanistanAsia35.99 per 1k11thBurundiAfrica35.91 per 1k12thGuinea-BissauAfrica35.82 per 1k13thSouth SudanAfrica35.68 per 1k14thGuineaAfrica35.04 per 1k15thMauritaniaAfrica34.01 per 1k16thNigeriaAfrica33.56 per 1k17thTanzaniaAfrica33.45 per 1k18thSudanAfrica32.95 per 1k19thBurkina FasoAfrica31.74 per 1k20thLiberiaAfrica31.72 per 1k21stCentral African RepublicAfrica31.49 per 1k22ndCameroonAfrica30.79 per 1k23rdTogoAfrica30.17 per 1k24thSierra LeoneAfrica30.04 per 1k25thCôte d'IvoireAfrica29.87 per 1k26thZambiaAfrica29.6 per 1k27thSenegalAfrica29.54 per 1k28thEthiopiaAfrica29.08 per 1k29thYemenAsia29.07 per 1k30thEquatorial GuineaAfrica28.55 per 1k31stCongoAfrica28.34 per 1k32ndZimbabweAfrica28.18 per 1k33rdMalawiAfrica28.04 per 1k34thWestern SaharaAfrica28 per 1k35thPapua New GuineaOceania27.57 per 1k36thMadagascarAfrica27.54 per 1k37thPalestineAsia27.24 per 1k38thGhanaAfrica27.09 per 1k39thGambiaAfrica26.49 per 1k40thKenyaAfrica25.93 per 1k41stEritreaAfrica25.92 per 1k42ndSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica25.87 per 1k43rdGabonAfrica25.51 per 1k44thTajikistanAsia25.31 per 1k45thPakistanAsia25.05 per 1k46thRwandaAfrica25.05 per 1k47thNamibiaAfrica23.93 per 1k48thTimor-LesteAsia23.39 per 1k49thIraqAsia23.26 per 1k50thJordanAsia21.9 per 1k51stLesothoAfrica21.68 per 1k52ndSolomon IslandsOceania21.57 per 1k53rdTuvaluOceania21.57 per 1k54thDjiboutiAfrica21.46 per 1k55thSyriaAsia21.26 per 1k56thBotswanaAfrica21.16 per 1k57thComorosAfrica21.12 per 1k58thMarshall IslandsOceania20.81 per 1k59thHaitiNorth America20.76 per 1k60thEswatiniAfrica20.66 per 1k61stOmanAsia20.65 per 1k62ndVanuatuOceania20.36 per 1k63rdLibyaAfrica19.83 per 1k64thHondurasNorth America19.7 per 1k65thNauruOceania19.64 per 1k66thAlgeriaAfrica19.62 per 1k67thBangladeshAsia19.45 per 1k68thTongaOceania19.43 per 1k69thKiribatiOceania19.4 per 1k70thLaosAsia19.22 per 1k71stUzbekistanAsia18.93 per 1k72ndIsraelAsia18.89 per 1k73rdEgyptAfrica18.63 per 1k74thSamoaOceania18.53 per 1k75thKyrgyzstanAsia18.26 per 1k76thMongoliaAsia18.01 per 1k77thGuamOceania17.9 per 1k78thCambodiaAsia17.74 per 1k79thMicronesiaOceania17.55 per 1k80thCabo VerdeAfrica17.51 per 1k81stBelizeNorth America17.44 per 1k82ndEcuadorSouth America17.42 per 1k83rdDominican RepublicNorth America17.4 per 1k84thKuwaitAsia17.36 per 1k85thSouth AfricaAfrica17.21 per 1k86thGuatemalaNorth America17.12 per 1k87thPanamaNorth America17.11 per 1k88thBoliviaSouth America17.02 per 1k89thKazakhstanAsia16.83 per 1k90thLebanonAsia16.73 per 1k91stGuyanaNorth America16.68 per 1k92ndNepalAsia16.66 per 1k93rdMoroccoAfrica16.5 per 1k94thVenezuelaNorth America16.45 per 1k95thPeruSouth America16.43 per 1k96thTurkmenistanAsia16.43 per 1k97thJamaicaNorth America16.08 per 1k98thNicaraguaNorth America16.07 per 1k99thPhilippinesAsia16.02 per 1k100thIndiaAsia15.91 per 1k101stNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania15.8 per 1k102ndParaguaySouth America15.66 per 1k103rdFijiOceania15.63 per 1k104thBruneiAsia15.58 per 1k105thMyanmarAsia15.44 per 1k106thAmerican SamoaOceania15.3 per 1k107thBhutanAsia15.05 per 1k108thMaldivesAsia14.77 per 1k109thFaroe IslandsEurope14.76 per 1k110thColombiaNorth America14.73 per 1k111stMexicoNorth America14.73 per 1k112ndAntigua and BarbudaNorth America14.7 per 1k113rdSurinameNorth America14.63 per 1k114thVietnamAsia14.58 per 1k115thIndonesiaAsia14.55 per 1k116thSri LankaAsia14.38 per 1k117thMalaysiaAsia14.05 per 1k118thSaint MartinNorth America13.78 per 1k119thNew CaledoniaOceania13.6 per 1k120thTurkeyEurope13.56 per 1k121stGibraltarEurope13.55 per 1k122ndSaudi ArabiaAsia13.41 per 1k123rdGreenlandNorth America13.32 per 1k124thBahamasNorth America13.1 per 1k125thBrazilSouth America13.04 per 1k126thDominicaNorth America13.02 per 1k127thGrenadaNorth America13 per 1k128thNorth KoreaAsia12.99 per 1k129thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America12.73 per 1k130thCuraçaoNorth America12.71 per 1k131stFrench PolynesiaOceania12.7 per 1k132ndIcelandEurope12.47 per 1k133rdEl SalvadorNorth America12.46 per 1k134thNew ZealandOceania12.4 per 1k135thBahrainAsia12.08 per 1k136thSint MaartenNorth America12 per 1k137thJerseyEurope11.97 per 1k138thCook IslandsOceania11.85 per 1k139thGeorgiaEurope11.74 per 1k140thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America11.72 per 1k141stAnguillaNorth America11.69 per 1k142ndMontserratNorth America11.64 per 1k143rdWallis and FutunaOceania11.63 per 1k144thSeychellesAfrica11.59 per 1k145thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America11.58 per 1k146thPalauOceania11.53 per 1k147thArubaNorth America11.44 per 1k148thCayman IslandsNorth America11.41 per 1k149thTunisiaAfrica11.35 per 1k150thIranAsia11.24 per 1k151stSaint LuciaNorth America11.17 per 1k152ndAzerbaijanEurope11.13 per 1k153rdIrelandEurope10.95 per 1k154thFalkland IslandsSouth America10.9 per 1k155thFranceEurope10.88 per 1k156thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America10.88 per 1k157thCosta RicaNorth America10.86 per 1k158thBermudaNorth America10.82 per 1k159thBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America10.8 per 1k160thMontenegroEurope10.77 per 1k161stUnited KingdomEurope10.76 per 1k162ndAustraliaOceania10.75 per 1k163rdUnited StatesNorth America10.75 per 1k164thNetherlandsEurope10.68 per 1k165thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia10.65 per 1k166thSwedenEurope10.56 per 1k167thArgentinaSouth America10.47 per 1k168thNorwayEurope10.35 per 1k169thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America10.33 per 1k170thLiechtensteinEurope10.31 per 1k171stIsle of ManEurope10.25 per 1k172ndArmeniaEurope10.24 per 1k173rdNorth MacedoniaEurope10.07 per 1k174thSwitzerlandEurope10.01 per 1k175thCyprusEurope9.9 per 1k176thThailandAsia9.8 per 1k177thDenmarkEurope9.8 per 1k178thSlovakiaEurope9.8 per 1k179thMauritiusAfrica9.7 per 1k180thGuernseyEurope9.6 per 1k181stCzechiaEurope9.6 per 1k182ndSaint BarthélemyNorth America9.3 per 1k183rdSaint HelenaAfrica9.3 per 1k184thLuxembourgEurope9.2 per 1k185thQatarAsia9.2 per 1k186thCanadaNorth America9.1 per 1k187thBelgiumEurope9.1 per 1k188thUruguaySouth America9.1 per 1k189thSan MarinoEurope9.0 per 1k190thHungaryEurope9.0 per 1k191stGermanyEurope8.9 per 1k192ndAustriaEurope8.8 per 1k193rdChileSouth America8.8 per 1k194thSingaporeAsia8.8 per 1k195thSerbiaEurope8.7 per 1k196thAlbaniaEurope8.7 per 1k197thCroatiaEurope8.5 per 1k198thRomaniaEurope8.4 per 1k199thMoldovaEurope8.3 per 1k200thMacaoAsia8.3 per 1k201stRussiaEurope8.3 per 1k202ndBelarusEurope8.2 per 1k203rdPolandEurope8.0 per 1k204thPortugalEurope8.0 per 1k205thBarbadosNorth America8.0 per 1k206thBulgariaEurope7.9 per 1k207thEstoniaEurope7.9 per 1k208thCubaNorth America7.8 per 1k209thPuerto RicoNorth America7.8 per 1k210thFinlandEurope7.8 per 1k211stMaltaEurope7.7 per 1k212ndSloveniaEurope7.5 per 1k213rdHong KongAsia7.5 per 1k214thGreeceEurope7.4 per 1k215thChinaAsia7.3 per 1k216thLatviaEurope7.2 per 1k217thTaiwanAsia7.2 per 1k218thSpainEurope7.2 per 1k219thItalyEurope7.1 per 1k220thLithuaniaEurope7.0 per 1k221stAndorraEurope6.9 per 1k222ndBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope6.9 per 1k223rdJapanAsia6.8 per 1k224thMonacoEurope6.5 per 1k225thSaint Pierre and MiquelonNorth America6.3 per 1k226thUkraineEurope6.2 per 1k227thSouth KoreaAsia4.3 per 1k
