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Countries with Highest Birth Rates 2026

population · per 1,000

Central African Republic has the world's highest birth rate at 46.2 births per 1,000 people. The crude birth rate is the number of live births per 1,000 people in a given year. Sub-Saharan African nations consistently dominate the top of this ranking.

RankCountryper 1,000
1🇨🇫Central African Republic46.2
2🇹🇩Chad43.3
3🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.42.3
4🇳🇪Niger41.4
5🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.40.9
6🇲🇱Mali39.5
7🇦🇴Angola37.2
8🇲🇿Mozambique37.0
9🇦🇫Afghanistan35.0
10🇹🇿Tanzania34.8
11🇺🇬Uganda34.4
12🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.34.4
13🇲🇷Mauritania34.0
14🇧🇯Benin33.4
15🇨🇲Cameroon33.3
16🇬🇳Guinea33.3
17🇧🇮Burundi33.2
18🇸🇩Sudan33.0
19🇿🇲Zambia32.7
20🇳🇬Nigeria32.5
21🇹🇬Togo32.1
22🇲🇬Madagascar31.7
23🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire31.6
24🇪🇹Ethiopia31.5
25🇧🇫Burkina Faso31.3
26🇲🇼Malawi31.1
27🇱🇷Liberia30.6
28🇨🇬Congo, Rep.30.4
29🇸🇱Sierra Leone30.1
30🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea30.0
31🇿🇼Zimbabwe29.9
32🇬🇲Gambia, The29.9
33🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau29.6
34🇸🇸South Sudan29.2
35🇸🇳Senegal29.2
36🇪🇷Eritrea28.7
37🇰🇲Comoros28.2
38🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe28.1
39🇷🇼Rwanda28.1
40🇻🇺Vanuatu27.7
41🇵🇰Pakistan27.4
42🇬🇦Gabon27.1
43🇰🇪Kenya27.0
44🇸🇧Solomon Islands26.7
45🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza26.5
46🇬🇭Ghana25.9
47🇳🇦Namibia25.9
48🇮🇶Iraq25.6
49🇺🇿Uzbekistan25.6
50🇹🇯Tajikistan25.3
51🇰🇮Kiribati25.3
52🇼🇸Samoa25.0
53🇳🇷Nauru24.6
54🇧🇼Botswana24.4
55🇵🇬Papua New Guinea24.3
56🇱🇸Lesotho23.8
57🇸🇿Eswatini23.6
58🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic23.2
59🇹🇴Tonga23.0
60🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.3
61🇹🇻Tuvalu22.0
62🇭🇹Haiti21.9
63🇹🇱Timor-Leste21.8
64🇭🇳Honduras21.6
65🇧🇴Bolivia21.0
66🇱🇦Lao PDR20.9
67🇩🇯Djibouti20.9
68🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.20.9
69🇹🇲Turkmenistan20.9
70🇬🇹Guatemala20.6
71🇯🇴Jordan20.5
72🇰🇭Cambodia20.3
73🇲🇭Marshall Islands20.1
74🇧🇩Bangladesh20.0
75🇬🇾Guyana19.9
76🇵🇾Paraguay19.7
77🇰🇿Kazakhstan19.5
78🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic19.4
79🇳🇮Nicaragua19.1
80🇳🇵Nepal19.0
81🇩🇿Algeria18.8
82🇮🇱Israel18.6
83🇿🇦South Africa18.5
84🇧🇿Belize18.1
85🇫🇯Fiji17.9
86🇩🇴Dominican Republic17.6
87🌐Guam17.3
88🇸🇷Suriname17.2
89🇲🇳Mongolia16.9
90🇴🇲Oman16.8
91🇱🇾Libya16.5
92🇸🇦Saudi Arabia16.5
93🇲🇲Myanmar16.5
94🇲🇦Morocco16.4
95🇮🇳India16.0
96🇱🇧Lebanon16.0
97🇵🇭Philippines15.9
98🇵🇦Panama15.9
99🇮🇩Indonesia15.8
100🇵🇪Peru15.8
101🇸🇻El Salvador15.6
102🇲🇽Mexico15.5
103🇻🇪Venezuela, RB15.2
104🌐St. Martin (French part)15.0
105🌐American Samoa15.0
106🇪🇨Ecuador14.8
107🌐New Caledonia14.0
108🇻🇳Viet Nam13.4
109🇹🇳Tunisia13.4
110🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam13.3
111🇨🇴Colombia13.3
112🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.9
113🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.12.6
114🇧🇹Bhutan12.5
115🇲🇾Malaysia12.4
116🇨🇻Cabo Verde12.2
117🌐Gibraltar12.2
118🇧🇷Brazil12.1
119🌐Northern Mariana Islands12.1
120🇧🇭Bahrain12.0
121🌐Greenland12.0
122🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.0
123🌐Kosovo11.9
124🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda11.7
125🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis11.7
126🌐Cayman Islands11.6
127🇬🇩Grenada11.5
128🇯🇲Jamaica11.4
129🇬🇪Georgia11.3
130🇱🇨St. Lucia11.2
131🇮🇸Iceland11.2
132🇲🇪Montenegro11.2
133🇧🇧Barbados11.1
134🇦🇲Armenia11.1
135🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.1
136🇦🇷Argentina11.1
137🇳🇿New Zealand11.0
138🇸🇨Seychelles11.0
139🇹🇷Turkiye11.0
140🇩🇲Dominica11.0
141🇧🇸Bahamas, The10.8
142🌐Faroe Islands10.8
143🇦🇺Australia10.7
144🌐French Polynesia10.7
145🇵🇼Palau10.7
146🇺🇸United States10.6
147🇲🇩Moldova10.6
148🇲🇻Maldives10.6
149🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago10.5
150🌐Turks and Caicos Islands10.5
151🇨🇾Cyprus10.5
152🇲🇺Mauritius10.3
153🇦🇱Albania10.1
154🇱🇰Sri Lanka10.1
155🇰🇼Kuwait10.0
156🇦🇿Azerbaijan10.0
157🇮🇪Ireland10.0
158🇨🇷Costa Rica10.0
159🇬🇧United Kingdom9.9
160🇦🇪United Arab Emirates9.8
161🇺🇾Uruguay9.8
162🇫🇷France9.7
163🇳🇴Norway9.7
164🇲🇨Monaco9.6
165🇶🇦Qatar9.5
166🇩🇰Denmark9.5
167🇱🇺Luxembourg9.5
168🇸🇪Sweden9.3
169🌐Belgium9.2
170🇳🇱Netherlands9.2
171🇷🇸Serbia9.2
172🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)9.1
173🇨🇦Canada8.9
174🇲🇰North Macedonia8.8
175🇨🇱Chile8.7
176🇨🇭Switzerland8.7
177🇨🇺Cuba8.6
178🇸🇰Slovak Republic8.5
179🇦🇹Austria8.4
180🇱🇮Liechtenstein8.4
181🇷🇺Russian Federation8.4
182🇧🇬Bulgaria8.3
183🇭🇷Croatia8.3
184🌐Isle of Man8.3
185🌐British Virgin Islands8.2
186🌐Channel Islands8.2
187🇭🇺Hungary8.2
188🇹🇭Thailand8.1
189🇩🇪Germany8.1
190🌐Bermuda7.9
191🇵🇹Portugal7.9
192🇸🇮Slovenia7.9
193🇫🇮Finland7.8
194🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina7.7
195🇨🇿Czechia7.7
196🇲🇹Malta7.7
197🌐Aruba7.6
198🇷🇴Romania7.5
199🇸🇬Singapore7.4
200🌐Curacao7.2
201🇪🇪Estonia7.1
202🇧🇾Belarus7.0
203🇱🇻Latvia6.9
204🇵🇱Poland6.9
205🇦🇩Andorra6.9
206🇨🇳China6.8
207🇬🇷Greece6.6
208🇱🇹Lithuania6.6
209🇪🇸Spain6.5
210🇮🇹Italy6.3
211🇯🇵Japan5.7
212🌐Puerto Rico (US)5.7
213🇺🇦Ukraine5.5
214🌐Macao SAR, China5.3
215🌐Hong Kong SAR, China4.9
216🇰🇷Korea, Rep.4.7
217🇸🇲San Marino4.2
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in countries with highest birth rates 2026 are: Central African Republic (46.2), Chad (43.3), Somalia, Fed. Rep. (42.3). At the other end of the scale, San Marino (4.2), Korea, Rep. (4.7), Hong Kong SAR, China (4.9) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 217 countries with data is 13.4.

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