Country Comparison > Birth rate > TOP 20

Rank	Country	Birth rate (births/1,000 population)
1	Niger	47.51
2	Angola	42.69
3	Uganda	42.27
4	Mali	42.15
5	Benin	42.05
6	Chad	41.67
7	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	41.03
8	Zambia	40.43
9	Malawi	40.12
10	South Sudan	38.78
11	Somalia	38.65
12	Mozambique	38.63
13	Liberia	37.29
14	Guinea-Bissau	36.85
15	Afghanistan	36.67
16	Burundi	36.45
17	Cameroon	36.3
18	Guinea	36.06
19	Sierra Leone	35.39
20	Burkina Faso	35.1

Definition: This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020