Birth Rate – Ranking 2003
In 2003, Hong Kong SAR, China (6.9), Macao SAR, China (7.2), and Ukraine (8.5) ranked highest in birth rate among all countries. Niger ranked lowest at 52.2.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 2nd | Macao SAR, China | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 3rd | Ukraine | 8.5 | +5.3% |
| 4th | Germany | 8.6 | -1.1% |
| 5th | Bulgaria | 8.7 | +2.4% |
| 6th | Slovenia | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 7th | Lithuania | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 8th | Croatia | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 9th | Japan | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 10th | Belarus | 9.0 | +1.1% |
| 11th | Czechia | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 12th | Latvia | 9.2 | +5.7% |
| 13th | Poland | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| 14th | Hungary | 9.3 | -2.1% |
| 15th | Austria | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 16th | Estonia | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 17th | Italy | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 18th | Andorra | 9.5 | -11.1% |
| 19th | Greece | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 20th | Slovak Republic | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 22nd | Romania | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 23rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.1 | -0.4% |
| 24th | European Union | 10.2 | +0.2% |
| 25th | Korea | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 26th | Liechtenstein | 10.2 | -12.8% |
| 27th | Malta | 10.2 | +3.0% |
| 28th | Russian Federation | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 29th | Spain | 10.4 | +3.0% |
| 30th | British Virgin Islands | 10.5 | +7.4% |
| 31st | Singapore | 10.5 | -7.9% |
| 32nd | Canada | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 33rd | Serbia | 10.6 | +1.9% |
| 34th | Monaco | 10.6 | -6.4% |
| 35th | San Marino | 10.7 | -10.7% |
| 36th | Gibraltar | 10.8 | -3.5% |
| 37th | Portugal | 10.8 | -1.8% |
| 38th | Channel Islands | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 39th | Finland | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 40th | Belgium | 11.0 | +0.9% |
| 41st | Sweden | 11.1 | +3.7% |
| 42nd | Armenia | 11.3 | +11.9% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 11.7 | +3.5% |
| 44th | Luxembourg | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Cyprus | 11.8 | +1.2% |
| 46th | Isle of Man | 11.8 | -2.8% |
| 47th | Denmark | 12.0 | +0.8% |
| 48th | Bermuda | 12.1 | -4.3% |
| 49th | Cuba | 12.1 | -3.4% |
| 50th | Georgia | 12.1 | -0.6% |
| 51st | Moldova | 12.2 | +4.1% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 12.3 | -1.6% |
| 53rd | Norway | 12.4 | +1.6% |
| 54th | China | 12.4 | -3.5% |
| 55th | Australia | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 56th | France | 12.8 | -0.8% |
| 57th | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.1 | -4.4% |
| 58th | North Macedonia | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 59th | Aruba | 13.4 | +0.2% |
| 60th | Montenegro | 13.6 | -2.2% |
| 61st | Azerbaijan | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 62nd | New Zealand | 13.9 | +2.0% |
| 63rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 14.0 | -7.3% |
| 64th | Barbados | 14.0 | -1.2% |
| 65th | Thailand | 14.1 | -2.0% |
| 66th | United States | 14.1 | +0.7% |
| 67th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.3 | -5.8% |
| 68th | Palau | 14.3 | -1.2% |
| 69th | Iceland | 14.3 | +1.4% |
| 70th | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.4 | -0.8% |
| 71st | Curaçao | 14.5 | -5.2% |
| 72nd | Chile | 14.8 | -3.0% |
| 73rd | Faroe Islands | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 74th | Cayman Islands | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 75th | Uruguay | 15.3 | -2.4% |
| 76th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 15.3 | -4.6% |
| 77th | Ireland | 15.4 | +0.0% |
| 78th | Greenland | 15.5 | -8.3% |
| 79th | Dominica | 15.6 | -3.6% |
| 80th | Albania | 15.6 | +0.2% |
| 81st | United Arab Emirates | 15.6 | -0.8% |
| 82nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.9 | -0.4% |
| 83rd | Mauritius | 15.9 | -4.2% |
| 84th | Bahamas, The | 16.0 | -1.7% |
| 85th | Tunisia | 16.2 | +1.3% |
| 86th | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.4 | -3.9% |
| 87th | St. Lucia | 16.6 | -4.1% |
| 88th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.8 | -1.1% |
| 89th | Qatar | 16.9 | -2.5% |
| 90th | Grenada | 17.1 | -0.4% |
| 91st | Kazakhstan | 17.5 | +6.7% |
| 92nd | Costa Rica | 17.6 | -3.4% |
| 93rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.6 | -3.4% |
| 94th | Brazil | 17.8 | -3.6% |
| 95th | Brunei Darussalam | 18.0 | -3.5% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 18.1 | +2.3% |
| 97th | Viet Nam | 18.2 | +0.3% |
| 98th | Argentina | 18.4 | -1.6% |
| 99th | Maldives | 18.4 | -1.2% |
| 100th | French Polynesia | 18.6 | -6.8% |
| 101st | Mongolia | 18.6 | -4.0% |
| 102nd | New Caledonia | 18.7 | -4.2% |
| 103rd | Kosovo | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 104th | Türkiye | 18.9 | -3.0% |
| 105th | Sri Lanka | 19.1 | -0.4% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 19.2 | -1.2% |
| 107th | Malaysia | 19.6 | -2.7% |
| 108th | Algeria | 19.6 | +2.7% |
| 109th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.6 | -4.9% |
| 110th | Bahrain | 19.7 | +2.8% |
| 111th | Lebanon | 20.0 | -3.0% |
| 112th | Guam | 20.1 | +1.4% |
| 113th | Uzbekistan | 20.5 | -2.1% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 20.8 | -1.3% |
| 115th | Kyrgyz Republic | 20.9 | +3.5% |
| 116th | Colombia | 20.9 | -2.0% |
| 117th | South Africa | 21.4 | +2.2% |
| 118th | Morocco | 21.6 | -0.1% |
| 119th | Israel | 21.7 | +2.4% |
| 120th | Bhutan | 21.7 | -4.2% |
| 121st | Myanmar | 22.3 | -2.8% |
| 122nd | Saudi Arabia | 22.3 | -6.2% |
| 123rd | Peru | 22.3 | -1.2% |
| 124th | Kuwait | 22.4 | +0.7% |
| 125th | Turkmenistan | 22.4 | -0.6% |
| 126th | Oman | 22.5 | -1.5% |
| 127th | Northern Mariana Islands | 22.6 | +6.6% |
| 128th | Panama | 22.7 | -1.2% |
| 129th | Guyana | 22.7 | -4.5% |
| 130th | Mexico | 22.8 | -2.3% |
| 131st | Libya | 22.9 | +1.9% |
| 132nd | Suriname | 23.0 | -5.1% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | 23.1 | -5.2% |
| 134th | Tuvalu | 23.6 | -3.4% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | 23.7 | -2.7% |
| 136th | Ecuador | 24.2 | -1.9% |
| 137th | Fiji | 24.3 | -0.3% |
| 138th | Paraguay | 24.4 | -2.8% |
| 139th | St. Martin (French part) | 24.6 | -2.3% |
| 140th | Cabo Verde | 24.7 | -3.7% |
| 141st | India | 25.8 | -2.8% |
| 142nd | Nicaragua | 25.9 | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 26.9 | -0.8% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 26.9 | -2.4% |
| 145th | Botswana | 27.4 | -0.9% |
| 146th | Nepal | 27.7 | -3.2% |
| 147th | Bangladesh | 27.7 | -2.7% |
| 148th | Nauru | 27.9 | +0.5% |
| 149th | Belize | 27.9 | -2.7% |
| 150th | Philippines | 28.1 | -1.5% |
| 151st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.1 | -1.4% |
| 152nd | Jordan | 28.5 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | American Samoa | 28.5 | +0.1% |
| 154th | Kiribati | 28.6 | -2.8% |
| 155th | Tajikistan | 29.0 | -0.8% |
| 156th | Namibia | 29.0 | -2.1% |
| 157th | Lesotho | 29.3 | -0.2% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.6 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.6 | -2.9% |
| 160th | Tonga | 29.9 | +1.1% |
| 161st | Haiti | 30.2 | -1.3% |
| 162nd | Samoa | 30.2 | -1.3% |
| 163rd | Lao PDR | 30.7 | -1.7% |
| 164th | Honduras | 31.4 | -3.2% |
| 165th | Vanuatu | 31.6 | -0.8% |
| 166th | Eswatini | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 167th | Guatemala | 32.5 | -2.4% |
| 168th | Djibouti | 32.7 | -1.0% |
| 169th | Gabon | 32.9 | -0.6% |
| 170th | Papua New Guinea | 33.7 | -0.9% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 34.3 | -1.7% |
| 172nd | Comoros | 34.5 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Iraq | 34.5 | -0.8% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 34.6 | -0.7% |
| 175th | Ghana | 34.8 | -1.3% |
| 176th | Eritrea | 35.9 | -3.2% |
| 177th | Zimbabwe | 36.6 | +0.2% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 37.0 | -1.0% |
| 179th | Togo | 37.5 | -0.7% |
| 180th | Marshall Islands | 37.6 | 0.0% |
| 181st | Mauritania | 37.9 | +0.2% |
| 182nd | Timor-Leste | 38.4 | +1.0% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 38.7 | +0.1% |
| 184th | West Bank and Gaza | 38.8 | -2.0% |
| 185th | Yemen, Republic of | 39.4 | -0.5% |
| 186th | Kenya | 39.5 | -1.2% |
| 187th | Madagascar | 39.5 | -1.7% |
| 188th | São Tomé and Principe | 39.6 | -0.7% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | 39.7 | -0.7% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 40.0 | -0.5% |
| 191st | Sudan | 40.2 | -0.6% |
| 192nd | Guinea | 40.3 | -0.7% |
| 193rd | Cameroon | 41.1 | +0.7% |
| 194th | Guinea-Bissau | 41.3 | -0.6% |
| 195th | Tanzania | 41.3 | +0.4% |
| 196th | Rwanda | 41.4 | -0.9% |
| 197th | Benin | 41.5 | 0.0% |
| 198th | Central African Republic | 41.7 | +0.7% |
| 199th | Mozambique | 42.0 | -1.2% |
| 200th | Liberia | 42.0 | +0.0% |
| 201st | Côte d'Ivoire | 42.8 | -1.4% |
| 202nd | Sierra Leone | 43.5 | -1.8% |
| 203rd | Nigeria | 43.7 | -0.3% |
| 204th | Malawi | 43.9 | -0.1% |
| 205th | Zambia | 43.9 | -0.9% |
| 206th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 44.2 | -0.9% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 44.5 | +0.0% |
| 208th | Burundi | 44.5 | +1.1% |
| 209th | Angola | 46.6 | -0.2% |
| 210th | South Sudan | 46.8 | -2.6% |
| 211th | Uganda | 47.0 | -1.0% |
| 212th | Afghanistan | 47.1 | -0.9% |
| 213th | Mali | 47.6 | +0.5% |
| 214th | Chad | 50.0 | -0.9% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.1 | -0.5% |
| 216th | Niger | 52.2 | -0.8% |