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Birth Rate by African country

2026

Live births per 1,000 people per year.

Africa, 202654 of 54 countries
28.3population-weighted average
Highest in 2026Central African Republic · 44.7Lowest in 2026Mauritius · 8.9Reported in 20260 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 33.9Democratic Republic of the Congo — 39.8Somalia — 41.2Kenya — 26.6Sudan — 31.8Chad — 42.2South Africa — 17.8Lesotho — 23.1Zimbabwe — 29.3Botswana — 23.4Namibia — 25.0Senegal — 28.6Mali — 38.8Mauritania — 33.2Benin — 32.6Niger — 40.2Nigeria — 31.8Cameroon — 32.4Togo — 30.1Ghana — 25.3Cote d'Ivoire — 30.7Guinea — 32.2Guinea-Bissau — 28.7Liberia — 29.9Sierra Leone — 29.0Burkina Faso — 30.4Central African Republic — 44.7Republic of the Congo — 29.9Gabon — 26.2Equatorial Guinea — 29.2Zambia — 32.0Malawi — 30.4Mozambique — 36.1Eswatini — 22.9Angola — 36.3Burundi — 32.0Madagascar — 30.8Gambia — 28.7Tunisia — 12.6Algeria — 17.3Eritrea — 28.6Morocco — 15.8Egypt — 20.5Libya — 15.8Ethiopia — 30.3Djibouti — 20.4Uganda — 33.1Rwanda — 27.5South Sudan — 29.4Nigeria 31.8Nigeria 31.8Ethiopia 30.3Ethiopia 30.3Kenya 26.6Kenya 26.6South Africa 17.8South Africa 17.82026HIGHEST IN 2026Central African Republic44.7Chad42.2Somalia41.2Niger40.2Democratic Republic of the Congo39.8LOWEST IN 2026Mauritiusnot drawn8.9Cabo Verdenot drawn12.0Tunisia12.6Seychellesnot drawn13.2Libya15.8PINNEDEthiopia30.323 of 54Kenya26.638 of 54Nigeria31.817 of 54South Africa17.847 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn27.4Sao Tome and Principenot drawn27.7per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range8.922.928.630.332.644.7no record
20142026
UN WPP · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries34.3
Western Africa16 of 16 countries30.1
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries28.4
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries22.5
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries19.0
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2026 figure28.3

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have a modelled 2026 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2026 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Birth RateLive births per 1,000 people per year.
SourceUN WPP, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated7 Mar 2026
Next expected updateMar 2027
Date range1950–2026
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2026 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2026 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Birth Rate". Data adapted from UN WPP. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/birth-rate
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=crude_birth_rate_per_1000&year=2026&limit=100

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Birth Rate: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryBirth RatePeriod
1Central African Republic44.72026
2Chad42.22026
3Somalia41.22026
4Niger40.22026
5Democratic Republic of the Congo39.82026
6Mali38.82026
7Angola36.32026
8Mozambique36.12026
9Tanzania33.92026
10Mauritania33.22026
11Uganda33.12026
12Benin32.62026
13Cameroon32.42026
14Guinea32.22026
15Burundi322026
16Zambia322026
17Nigeria31.82026
18Sudan31.82026
19Madagascar30.82026
20Cote d'Ivoire30.72026
21Burkina Faso30.42026
22Malawi30.42026
23Ethiopia30.32026
24Togo30.12026
25Republic of the Congo29.92026
26Liberia29.92026
27South Sudan29.42026
28Zimbabwe29.32026
29Equatorial Guinea29.22026
30Sierra Leone292026
31Guinea-Bissau28.72026
32Gambia28.72026
33Senegal28.62026
34Eritrea28.62026
35Sao Tome and Principe27.72026
36Rwanda27.52026
37Comoros27.42026
38Kenya26.62026
39Gabon26.22026
40Ghana25.32026
41Namibia252026
42Botswana23.42026
43Lesotho23.12026
44Eswatini22.92026
45Egypt20.52026
46Djibouti20.42026
47South Africa17.82026
48Algeria17.32026
49Morocco15.82026
50Libya15.82026
51Seychelles13.22026
52Tunisia12.62026
53Cabo Verde122026
54Mauritius8.92026
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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