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World Births ranking 2026
Births for 237 countries and areas in 2026, based on the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant.
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World population rankings
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.
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| Rank | Country or area | Births | Total population | Share of world population | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 22,988,461 people | 1,476,625,576 people | 17.79% | Projection |
| 2 | China View China data | 8,625,232 people | 1,412,914,089 people | 17.02% | Projection |
| 3 | Nigeria | 7,711,752 people | 242,431,832 people | 2.92% | Projection |
| 4 | Pakistan | 6,935,665 people | 259,299,792 people | 3.12% | Projection |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,634,979 people | 116,452,162 people | 1.40% | Projection |
| 6 | Indonesia | 4,419,970 people | 287,886,782 people | 3.47% | Projection |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 4,213,081 people | 138,902,185 people | 1.67% | Projection |
| 8 | United States of America | 3,673,260 people | 349,035,494 people | 4.20% | Projection |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3,407,860 people | 177,818,044 people | 2.14% | Projection |
| 10 | Brazil | 2,492,914 people | 213,562,666 people | 2.57% | Projection |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,459,538 people | 72,563,780 people | 0.87% | Projection |
| 12 | Egypt | 2,459,317 people | 120,101,175 people | 1.45% | Projection |
| 13 | Mexico | 1,989,217 people | 132,997,658 people | 1.60% | Projection |
| 14 | Philippines | 1,853,794 people | 117,724,472 people | 1.42% | Projection |
| 15 | Uganda | 1,746,979 people | 52,761,470 people | 0.64% | Projection |
| 16 | Sudan | 1,694,024 people | 53,282,719 people | 0.64% | Projection |
| 17 | Kenya | 1,558,303 people | 58,636,412 people | 0.71% | Projection |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 1,520,756 people | 45,047,068 people | 0.54% | Projection |
| 19 | Angola | 1,461,075 people | 40,215,180 people | 0.48% | Projection |
| 20 | Yemen | 1,406,796 people | 42,961,653 people | 0.52% | Projection |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1,323,752 people | 36,639,850 people | 0.44% | Projection |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1,307,471 people | 102,177,431 people | 1.23% | Projection |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 1,213,374 people | 143,394,458 people | 1.73% | Projection |
| 24 | Iraq | 1,200,201 people | 48,007,437 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 25 | South Africa | 1,167,803 people | 65,453,084 people | 0.79% | Projection |
| 26 | Niger | 1,157,021 people | 28,814,878 people | 0.35% | Projection |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,101,751 people | 93,168,497 people | 1.12% | Projection |
| 28 | Türkiye | 1,045,681 people | 87,926,082 people | 1.06% | Projection |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1,033,723 people | 33,522,052 people | 0.40% | Projection |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,028,953 people | 33,494,346 people | 0.40% | Projection |
| 31 | Mali | 1,005,407 people | 25,932,275 people | 0.31% | Projection |
| 32 | Cameroon | 991,664 people | 30,640,817 people | 0.37% | Projection |
| 33 | Chad | 909,765 people | 21,560,380 people | 0.26% | Projection |
| 34 | Ghana | 903,735 people | 35,697,557 people | 0.43% | Projection |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 894,379 people | 37,724,223 people | 0.45% | Projection |
| 36 | Myanmar | 881,077 people | 55,184,819 people | 0.66% | Projection |
| 37 | Somalia | 836,420 people | 20,305,907 people | 0.24% | Projection |
| 38 | Algeria | 832,197 people | 48,028,334 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 747,913 people | 24,601,700 people | 0.30% | Projection |
| 40 | Japan | 745,943 people | 122,427,731 people | 1.47% | Projection |
| 41 | Zambia | 721,060 people | 22,521,915 people | 0.27% | Projection |
| 42 | Malawi | 692,256 people | 22,785,535 people | 0.27% | Projection |
| 43 | Germany | 689,997 people | 83,644,258 people | 1.01% | Projection |
| 44 | Colombia | 684,798 people | 53,936,226 people | 0.65% | Projection |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 678,001 people | 69,931,528 people | 0.84% | Projection |
| 46 | France | 633,972 people | 66,746,401 people | 0.80% | Projection |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 625,121 people | 26,472,497 people | 0.32% | Projection |
| 48 | Morocco | 613,838 people | 38,762,441 people | 0.47% | Projection |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 567,889 people | 35,165,787 people | 0.42% | Projection |
| 50 | Thailand | 566,113 people | 71,559,614 people | 0.86% | Projection |
| 51 | Senegal | 554,508 people | 19,366,548 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 52 | Nepal | 542,047 people | 29,629,410 people | 0.36% | Projection |
| 53 | Peru | 532,846 people | 34,922,148 people | 0.42% | Projection |
| 54 | Argentina | 510,178 people | 46,003,734 people | 0.55% | Projection |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 505,305 people | 17,273,580 people | 0.21% | Projection |
| 56 | Guinea | 497,357 people | 15,441,992 people | 0.19% | Projection |
| 57 | Benin | 494,197 people | 15,170,420 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 58 | Burundi | 471,624 people | 14,729,157 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 59 | Malaysia | 440,401 people | 36,385,115 people | 0.44% | Projection |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 439,529 people | 28,633,711 people | 0.34% | Projection |
| 61 | Rwanda | 409,278 people | 14,889,693 people | 0.18% | Projection |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 390,247 people | 21,083,626 people | 0.25% | Projection |
| 63 | Guatemala | 380,396 people | 18,967,978 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 64 | Italy | 379,621 people | 58,926,166 people | 0.71% | Projection |
| 65 | South Sudan | 365,962 people | 12,436,037 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 66 | Canada | 361,315 people | 40,467,728 people | 0.49% | Projection |
| 67 | Cambodia | 352,442 people | 18,051,219 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 68 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 328,497 people | 26,633,691 people | 0.32% | Projection |
| 69 | Spain | 327,412 people | 47,850,793 people | 0.58% | Projection |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 316,459 people | 23,348,315 people | 0.28% | Projection |
| 71 | Australia | 303,345 people | 27,227,096 people | 0.33% | Projection |
| 72 | Togo | 299,393 people | 9,930,918 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 73 | Poland | 283,495 people | 37,843,188 people | 0.46% | Projection |
| 74 | Ecuador | 267,031 people | 18,444,506 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 261,679 people | 10,978,598 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 261,496 people | 12,749,291 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 261,328 people | 8,996,744 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 257,492 people | 10,947,848 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 79 | Haiti | 256,749 people | 12,037,506 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 254,783 people | 5,698,984 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 249,556 people | 51,600,388 people | 0.62% | Projection |
| 82 | Ukraine | 242,008 people | 39,535,848 people | 0.48% | Projection |
| 83 | Honduras | 234,199 people | 11,184,760 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 84 | Jordan | 222,912 people | 11,589,532 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 85 | Congo | 198,689 people | 6,637,786 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 196,929 people | 11,609,500 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 87 | Mauritania | 181,311 people | 5,461,319 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 88 | Romania | 176,198 people | 18,800,605 people | 0.23% | Projection |
| 89 | Netherlands | 176,063 people | 18,448,775 people | 0.22% | Projection |
| 90 | Liberia | 174,971 people | 5,853,949 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 91 | Israel | 171,923 people | 9,647,689 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 92 | Chile | 169,096 people | 19,945,850 people | 0.24% | Projection |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 160,077 people | 7,974,018 people | 0.10% | Projection |
| 94 | Tunisia | 156,979 people | 12,415,138 people | 0.15% | Projection |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 148,668 people | 7,400,464 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 148,664 people | 7,736,632 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 97 | State of Palestine | 144,467 people | 5,692,790 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 98 | Paraguay | 134,692 people | 7,095,279 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 131,205 people | 7,097,329 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 100 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 122,589 people | 23,011,292 people | 0.28% | Projection |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 119,620 people | 10,454,855 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 119,325 people | 11,574,682 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 103 | Libya | 118,954 people | 7,539,852 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 104 | Eritrea | 105,398 people | 3,682,669 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 105 | Belgium | 100,860 people | 11,774,642 people | 0.14% | Projection |
| 106 | El Salvador | 96,922 people | 6,391,254 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 107 | Sweden | 96,301 people | 10,701,046 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 108 | Lebanon | 92,671 people | 5,897,467 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 109 | Cuba | 92,314 people | 10,892,659 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 110 | Oman | 90,828 people | 5,671,458 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 111 | Portugal | 85,260 people | 10,395,362 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 112 | Czechia | 83,205 people | 10,527,780 people | 0.13% | Projection |
| 113 | Hungary | 83,010 people | 9,585,818 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 114 | Gambia | 82,634 people | 2,884,079 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 115 | Switzerland | 80,644 people | 9,007,798 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 116 | Namibia | 78,927 people | 3,153,246 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 117 | Austria | 74,449 people | 9,107,266 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 118 | Panama | 71,573 people | 4,625,718 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 119 | Gabon | 69,484 people | 2,647,400 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 120 | Greece | 67,361 people | 9,897,116 people | 0.12% | Projection |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | 66,031 people | 2,297,808 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 122 | Belarus | 61,280 people | 8,937,018 people | 0.11% | Projection |
| 123 | Botswana | 60,884 people | 2,603,388 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 124 | Mongolia | 60,067 people | 3,556,798 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 125 | Denmark | 59,616 people | 6,023,520 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 59,343 people | 6,667,660 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 127 | New Zealand | 57,999 people | 5,287,479 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 57,895 people | 1,984,468 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 129 | Serbia | 57,151 people | 6,641,964 people | 0.08% | Projection |
| 130 | Lesotho | 55,312 people | 2,389,336 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 131 | Norway | 53,084 people | 5,652,989 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 132 | Ireland | 52,626 people | 5,356,950 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 133 | Singapore | 50,564 people | 5,905,748 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 50,203 people | 5,174,789 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 135 | Kuwait | 49,465 people | 5,102,773 people | 0.06% | Projection |
| 136 | Slovakia | 47,925 people | 5,451,342 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 137 | Finland | 43,863 people | 5,621,739 people | 0.07% | Projection |
| 138 | Georgia | 41,353 people | 3,804,642 people | 0.05% | Projection |
| 139 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 38,112 people | 7,378,602 people | 0.09% | Projection |
| 140 | Armenia | 33,694 people | 2,930,915 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 141 | Uruguay | 32,873 people | 3,382,537 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 142 | Jamaica | 31,322 people | 2,833,404 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 143 | Qatar | 30,830 people | 3,173,559 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 30,774 people | 1,436,923 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 145 | Croatia | 30,609 people | 3,822,345 people | 0.05% | Projection |
| 146 | Republic of Moldova | 29,962 people | 2,961,253 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 147 | Eswatini | 29,062 people | 1,269,859 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 148 | Albania | 26,604 people | 2,751,025 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 149 | Comoros | 24,599 people | 899,010 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 150 | Djibouti | 24,494 people | 1,199,459 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24,034 people | 3,114,242 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 22,440 people | 858,288 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 153 | Lithuania | 21,457 people | 2,797,338 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 154 | Bahrain | 19,865 people | 1,675,572 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 155 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 19,260 people | 1,666,992 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 19,121 people | 3,222,688 people | 0.04% | Projection |
| 157 | Slovenia | 16,897 people | 2,114,574 people | 0.03% | Projection |
| 158 | Fiji | 16,340 people | 937,282 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 159 | Guyana | 16,120 people | 840,890 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 160 | North Macedonia | 16,027 people | 1,804,062 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,251 people | 1,513,268 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 162 | Cyprus | 13,687 people | 1,382,334 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 163 | Latvia | 13,328 people | 1,835,935 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 164 | Mayotte | 11,466 people | 347,536 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 165 | Réunion | 11,325 people | 886,298 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 166 | Mauritius | 11,254 people | 1,265,059 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 167 | Suriname | 10,815 people | 645,256 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 168 | Estonia | 10,156 people | 1,331,062 people | 0.02% | Projection |
| 169 | Bhutan | 9,783 people | 802,214 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 9,193 people | 342,564 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 171 | Western Sahara | 9,008 people | 610,813 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 172 | French Guiana | 7,560 people | 318,872 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 173 | Belize | 7,471 people | 428,644 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 6,943 people | 687,448 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,777 people | 244,994 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 176 | Montenegro | 6,694 people | 626,233 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 177 | Cabo Verde | 6,330 people | 529,630 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,974 people | 469,775 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 179 | Samoa | 5,373 people | 220,528 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 180 | Maldives | 5,224 people | 531,517 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 181 | China, Macao SAR | 4,437 people | 723,188 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 182 | Iceland | 4,346 people | 402,329 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 183 | Bahamas | 4,268 people | 404,628 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 184 | Malta | 4,222 people | 549,011 people | 0.01% | Projection |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 4,038 people | 297,892 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 186 | Guadeloupe | 3,854 people | 372,453 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 187 | Kiribati | 3,370 people | 138,445 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 188 | Martinique | 3,248 people | 337,711 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 189 | Barbados | 3,107 people | 282,724 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 190 | French Polynesia | 2,916 people | 283,076 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 191 | Guam | 2,851 people | 170,185 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 192 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 2,509 people | 114,182 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 193 | Tonga | 2,339 people | 103,291 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 1,959 people | 180,488 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 195 | Seychelles | 1,786 people | 134,959 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 196 | Curaçao | 1,400 people | 185,440 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 197 | Grenada | 1,296 people | 117,362 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,157 people | 99,244 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,079 people | 94,626 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 200 | Aruba | 1,025 people | 108,164 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 909 people | 83,400 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 202 | Jersey | 844 people | 104,106 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 843 people | 77,196 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 204 | Faroe Islands | 726 people | 56,526 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 205 | Greenland | 714 people | 55,629 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 206 | Dominica | 700 people | 65,511 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 682 people | 84,054 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 682 people | 35,075 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 209 | American Samoa | 657 people | 45,318 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 210 | Andorra | 575 people | 83,753 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 528 people | 46,992 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 212 | Guernsey | 524 people | 64,610 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 213 | Gibraltar | 502 people | 40,867 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 214 | Bermuda | 500 people | 64,459 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 479 people | 47,148 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 468 people | 42,914 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 398 people | 44,447 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 218 | Liechtenstein | 370 people | 40,368 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 219 | Monaco | 369 people | 38,087 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 321 people | 39,936 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 221 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 299 people | 31,913 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 222 | Saint Martin (French part) | 287 people | 23,898 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 223 | Nauru | 286 people | 12,101 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 224 | San Marino | 195 people | 33,605 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 225 | Tuvalu | 192 people | 9,362 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 226 | Palau | 184 people | 17,614 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 227 | Anguilla | 137 people | 14,817 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 228 | Cook Islands | 133 people | 12,826 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 229 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 95 people | 11,113 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 230 | Saint Barthélemy | 62 people | 11,550 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 231 | Tokelau | 55 people | 2,691 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 37 people | 5,148 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 233 | Montserrat | 36 people | 4,328 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 34 people | 3,465 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 235 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 29 people | 5,513 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 236 | Niue | 27 people | 1,822 people | 0.00% | Projection |
| 237 | Holy See | 2 people | 506 people | 0.00% | Projection |
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