Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Birth rate (2024)
Birth rate: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Equatorial Guinea ranks #1 with 30 births per 1,000 people. Gabon is second with 27.1 births per 1,000 people, 10.6% behind. The top five are Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iraq, Samoa and Botswana. The median across all 59 is 13.3 births per 1,000 people; Ukraine is last at 5.47 births per 1,000 people. Equatorial Guinea's figure has fallen 26% since 2000 (40.8 births per 1,000 people to 30 births per 1,000 people in 2024).
- #1
- Equatorial Guinea · 30 births per 1,000 people
- Median
- 13.3 births per 1,000 people
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Birth rate (births per 1,000 people) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 30 |
| 2 | Gabon | 27.1 |
| 3 | Iraq | 25.6 |
| 4 | Samoa | 25 |
| 5 | Botswana | 24.4 |
| 6 | Tonga | 23 |
| 7 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 22.3 |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 22 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 20.9 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 20.6 |
| 11 | Jordan | 20.5 |
| 12 | Marshall Islands | 20.1 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 19.7 |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 19.5 |
| 15 | Algeria | 18.8 |
| 16 | South Africa | 18.5 |
| 17 | Belize | 18.1 |
| 18 | Fiji | 17.9 |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 17.6 |
| 20 | Suriname | 17.2 |
| 21 | Mongolia | 16.9 |
| 22 | Libya | 16.5 |
| 23 | Philippines | 15.9 |
| 24 | Indonesia | 15.8 |
| 25 | Peru | 15.8 |
| 26 | El Salvador | 15.6 |
| 27 | Mexico | 15.5 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 14.8 |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 13.4 |
| 30 | Colombia | 13.3 |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 12.6 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 12.4 |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 12.2 |
| 34 | Brazil | 12.1 |
| 35 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 |
| 36 | Kosovo | 11.9 |
| 37 | Grenada | 11.5 |
| 38 | Jamaica | 11.5 |
| 39 | Georgia | 11.3 |
| 40 | St. Lucia | 11.2 |
| 41 | Montenegro | 11.2 |
| 42 | Armenia | 11.1 |
| 43 | Argentina | 11.1 |
| 44 | Türkiye | 11 |
| 45 | Dominica | 11 |
| 46 | Moldova | 10.6 |
| 47 | Maldives | 10.6 |
| 48 | Mauritius | 10.3 |
| 49 | Albania | 10.1 |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 10.1 |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 10 |
| 52 | Serbia | 9.2 |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 8.8 |
| 54 | Cuba | 8.62 |
| 55 | Thailand | 8.12 |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.72 |
| 57 | Belarus | 7.03 |
| 58 | China | 6.77 |
| 59 | Ukraine | 5.47 |
About the top 10
#1 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ranks #1 on this list with 30 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.82 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #7 in forest area share · #13 in male population share · #13 in industry value added share of gdp.
#2 Gabon
Gabon ranks #2 on this list with 27.1 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Libreville
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.59 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$21.43 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,263 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 92.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in forest area share · #4 in renewable energy share · #6 in unemployment rate.
#3 Iraq
Iraq ranks #3 on this list with 25.6 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 47.02 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$254.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,410 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Baghdad, Mosul, Basra.
Also ranks #2 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #2 in oil rents share of gdp · #9 in industry value added share of gdp.
#4 Samoa
Samoa ranks #4 on this list with 25 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 219,310 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.29 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,873 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 17.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in rural population share · #4 in diabetes prevalence · #16 in age dependency ratio.
#5 Botswana
Botswana ranks #5 on this list with 24.4 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.56 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.93 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,778 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 68% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in unemployment rate · #4 in hiv prevalence · #5 in youth unemployment rate.
#6 Tonga
Tonga ranks #6 on this list with 23 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Nukuʻalofa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 103,740 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$679.22 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,547 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 21.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #7 in rural population share · #10 in completion rate (primary) · #11 in income share of poorest 10%.
#7 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks #7 on this list with 22.3 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Palikir
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 113,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$501.8 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest area share · #3 in education expenditure share of gdp · #7 in health expenditure share of gdp.
#8 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ranks #8 on this list with 22 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9,492 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$57.35 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,041 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in agricultural land share · #1 in health expenditure share of gdp · #1 in literacy rate.
#9 Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ranks #9 on this list with 20.9 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$49.83 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,540 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 47.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ashgabat.
Also ranks #4 in agricultural land share · #5 in literacy rate · #16 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#10 Guatemala
Guatemala ranks #10 on this list with 20.6 births per 1,000 people.
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 18.69 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$123.31 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 56.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #9 in remittances received · #12 in gini index.
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Source and method
Birth rate: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.DYN.CBRT.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.