Number of people born in Africa today so far:
3,770
A person is born approximately every 0.67 seconds
Number of people born per year: 47,080,237
Number of people born per day: 128,987
Number of people born per hour: 5,374
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024
Based on data from the United Nations World Population Prospects (2024), an estimated 47,080,237 people are born in Africa each year. That works out to roughly 128,987 births per day, 5,374 per hour, or approximately one person every 0.67 seconds. The counter above tracks the estimated number of births that have occurred so far today.
The crude birth rate in Africa is approximately 30.4 births per 1,000 people , which is above the global average of 16.1 per 1,000. The total fertility rate stands at 3.95 children per woman. Since this is above the replacement level of 2.1, the population of Africa is growing through natural increase.
In addition to births, approximately 11,702,869 deaths occur in Africa each year, resulting in a natural increase of approximately 35,377,368 people per year.
Approximately 128,987 babies are born each day in Africa, based on an annual total of 47,080,237 births reported by the United Nations.
A baby is born approximately every 0.67 seconds in Africa, or about 5,374 births per hour.
The crude birth rate is approximately 30.4 births per 1,000 people, and the total fertility rate is 3.95 children per woman. The global average birth rate is 16.1 per 1,000.
Yes. With approximately 47,080,237 births and 11,702,869 deaths per year, Africa has a natural population increase of about 35,377,368 people annually.