In 2025, global births are expected to remain highly concentrated in a relatively small number of countries.

This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows where the world’s newest citizens are being born and highlights the regions driving global population growth.

The data for this visualization comes from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data.

Asia Remains the Global Center of Births

Asia accounts for the largest share of births worldwide, driven primarily by populous countries with relatively young populations.

India leads by a wide margin, with more than 23 million births expected in 2025—nearly one in six births globally.

China follows with about 8.7 million births, despite decades of declining fertility. Other major contributors include Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, underscoring Asia’s continued demographic weight.

RankCountryBirths in 2025 (Proj.)Continent--🌍 World Total132,307,997--

1	🇮🇳 India	23,073,268	Asia
2	🇨🇳 China	8,709,352	Asia
3	🇳🇬 Nigeria	7,640,590	Africa
4	🇵🇰 Pakistan	6,909,545	Asia
5	🇨🇩 Congo (DRC)	4,559,718	Africa
6	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4,440,838	Asia
7	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4,176,742	Africa
8	🇺🇸 United States	3,663,798	North America
9	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	3,441,259	Asia
10	🇧🇷 Brazil	2,528,724	South America
11	🇪🇬 Egypt	2,450,027	Africa
12	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2,419,272	Africa
13	🇲🇽 Mexico	2,003,673	North America
14	🇵🇭 Philippines	1,845,745	Asia
15	🇺🇬 Uganda	1,734,565	Africa
16	🇸🇩 Sudan	1,656,421	Africa
17	🇰🇪 Kenya	1,540,813	Africa
18	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	1,507,838	Asia
19	🇦🇴 Angola	1,429,803	Africa
20	🇾🇪 Yemen	1,401,358	Asia
21	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1,328,422	Asia
22	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1,304,409	Africa
23	🇷🇺 Russia	1,241,824	Europe
24	🇮🇶 Iraq	1,187,570	Asia
25	🇿🇦 South Africa	1,175,749	Africa
26	🇳🇪 Niger	1,138,168	Africa
27	🇮🇷 Iran	1,125,230	Asia
28	🇹🇷 Türkiye	1,053,303	Asia
29	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1,023,320	Africa
30	🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	1,017,551	Africa
31	🇲🇱 Mali	987,043	Africa
32	🇨🇲 Cameroon	980,661	Africa
33	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	911,213	Asia
34	🇹🇩 Chad	907,325	Africa
35	🇬🇭 Ghana	897,874	Africa
36	🇲🇲 Myanmar	888,309	Asia
37	🇩🇿 Algeria	855,432	Africa
38	🇸🇴 Somalia	822,215	Africa
39	🇯🇵 Japan	748,163	Asia
40	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	741,692	Africa
41	🇿🇲 Zambia	708,934	Africa
42	🇩🇪 Germany	707,972	Europe
43	🇨🇴 Colombia	692,792	South America
44	🇲🇼 Malawi	685,330	Africa
45	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	680,076	Europe
46	🇫🇷 France	634,528	Europe
47	🇲🇦 Morocco	619,057	Africa
48	🇸🇾 Syria	601,433	Asia
49	🇹🇭 Thailand	572,371	Asia
50	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	564,878	Asia
51	🇳🇵 Nepal	551,647	Asia
52	🇸🇳 Senegal	547,717	Africa
53	🇵🇪 Peru	535,695	South America
54	🇦🇷 Argentina	508,067	South America
55	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	500,731	Africa
56	🇬🇳 Guinea	494,546	Africa
57	🇧🇯 Benin	489,564	Africa
58	🇧🇮 Burundi	468,720	Africa
59	🇲🇾 Malaysia	439,747	Asia
60	🇻🇪 Venezuela	436,134	South America
61	🇷🇼 Rwanda	404,109	Africa
62	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	395,033	Asia
63	🇮🇹 Italy	382,523	Europe
64	🇬🇹 Guatemala	380,110	North America
65	🇨🇦 Canada	361,103	North America
66	🇸🇸 South Sudan	357,711	Africa
67	🇰🇭 Cambodia	354,622	Asia
68	🇰🇵 North Korea	334,881	Asia
69	🇪🇸 Spain	330,044	Europe
70	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	318,489	Asia
71	🇦🇺 Australia	304,326	Oceania
72	🇵🇱 Poland	297,389	Europe
73	🇹🇬 Togo	296,051	Africa
74	🇪🇨 Ecuador	267,665	South America
75	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	264,517	Asia
76	🇧🇴 Bolivia	261,486	South America
77	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	260,288	Africa
78	🇭🇹 Haiti	257,433	North America
79	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	256,974	Oceania
80	🇨🇫 Central African Republic	250,088	Africa
81	🇰🇷 South Korea	245,858	Asia
82	🇭🇳 Honduras	234,594	North America
83	🇯🇴 Jordan	232,046	Asia
84	🇺🇦 Ukraine	220,203	Europe
85	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	199,014	North America
86	🇨🇬 Congo	195,536	Africa
87	🇲🇷 Mauritania	178,900	Africa
88	🇷🇴 Romania	178,474	Europe
89	🇳🇱 Netherlands	174,210	Europe
90	🇱🇷 Liberia	173,467	Africa
91	🇮🇱 Israel	171,390	Asia
92	🇨🇱 Chile	170,383	South America
93	🇱🇦 Laos	161,375	Asia
94	🇹🇳 Tunisia	160,508	Africa
95	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	152,636	Asia
96	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	149,483	Asia
97	🇵🇸 Palestine	144,890	Asia
98	🇵🇾 Paraguay	135,786	South America
99	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	131,804	North America
100	🇹🇼 Taiwan	125,322	Asia
--	🌏 Other Asia	769,291	Asia
--	🌍 Other Africa	806,706	Africa
--	🌎 Other North America	402,575	North America
--	🌎 Other South America	67,744	South America
--	🌍 Other Europe	1,356,857	Europe
--	🌊 Other Oceania	125,342	Oceania

Africa’s Rapid Population Growth

Africa is the fastest-growing region by births, reflecting high fertility rates and youthful populations across much of the continent. Nigeria stands out with an estimated 7.6 million births in 2025, more than all of Europe combined, which is projected to see about 6.3 million.

Several other African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Egypt, also rank among the global leaders.

Europe and East Asia Face Demographic Headwinds

In contrast, Europe and parts of East Asia show relatively low birth numbers due to aging populations and persistently low fertility rates.

Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy each record fewer than 750,000 births annually.

Japan, once a major contributor to global births, is also projected to see fewer than 750,000 births in 2025, reflecting its long-running demographic decline. These patterns raise concerns about labor force growth and long-term economic sustainability in many advanced economies.

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