All 237 countries by birth odds

The 237 countries

The world's births in 2023 were distributed across 237 locations, from India's 23,219,489 to the Holy See's 2. The odds of being born in a location are its share of that total.

Ordered by share of world births for 2023. Every location with an ISO-3 code and at least one birth is listed; none are dropped.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant

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The 237 countries
#	Country	Odds	Births 2023	Life expectancy	Under-5 mortality
1	IndiaIND	1 in 6	23,219,489	72.0	27.6
2	ChinaCHN	1 in 15	8,899,881	78.0	7.2
3	NigeriaNGA	1 in 18	7,509,758	54.5	104.2
4	PakistanPAK	1 in 19	6,882,058	67.6	59.2
5	IndonesiaIDN	1 in 29	4,482,359	71.1	20.5
6	Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD	1 in 30	4,369,683	61.9	73.4
7	EthiopiaETH	1 in 32	4,105,685	67.3	44.6
8	United States of AmericaUSA	1 in 36	3,657,476	79.3	6.2
9	BangladeshBGD	1 in 38	3,489,953	74.7	27.6
10	BrazilBRA	1 in 51	2,601,670	75.8	13.8
11	EgyptEGY	1 in 55	2,405,717	71.6	17.7
12	United Republic of TanzaniaTZA	1 in 56	2,346,391	67.0	39.0
13	MexicoMEX	1 in 65	2,037,689	75.1	12.4
14	PhilippinesPHL	1 in 72	1,840,477	69.8	27.7
15	UgandaUGA	1 in 77	1,712,750	68.3	38.9
16	SudanSDN	1 in 79	1,682,049	66.3	50.3
17	KenyaKEN	1 in 88	1,499,998	63.6	41.0
18	AfghanistanAFG	1 in 90	1,469,029	66.0	56.2
19	Viet NamVNM	1 in 95	1,387,961	74.6	20.2
20	YemenYEM	1 in 95	1,386,914	69.3	39.8
21	AngolaAGO	1 in 96	1,381,370	64.6	64.3
22	Russian FederationRUS	1 in 102	1,297,207	73.2	4.4
23	MozambiqueMOZ	1 in 105	1,260,855	63.6	64.3
24	South AfricaZAF	1 in 111	1,186,793	66.1	37.4
25	Iran (Islamic Republic of)IRN	1 in 113	1,173,463	77.7	11.6
26	IraqIRQ	1 in 114	1,159,682	72.3	22.8
27	NigerNER	1 in 121	1,095,892	61.2	116.0
28	TürkiyeTUR	1 in 123	1,072,014	77.2	13.1
29	MadagascarMDG	1 in 132	1,001,244	63.6	65.6
30	Côte d'IvoireCIV	1 in 133	997,001	61.9	67.3
31	CameroonCMR	1 in 138	957,392	63.7	67.6
32	MaliMLI	1 in 139	951,445	60.4	91.7
33	UzbekistanUZB	1 in 140	943,547	72.4	13.6
34	AlgeriaDZA	1 in 146	905,981	76.3	21.2
35	MyanmarMMR	1 in 146	903,822	66.9	39.3
36	GhanaGHA	1 in 149	888,947	65.5	41.0
37	ChadTCD	1 in 161	819,054	55.1	99.7
38	SomaliaSOM	1 in 167	788,763	58.8	103.2
39	JapanJPN	1 in 176	749,884	84.7	2.3
40	Burkina FasoBFA	1 in 181	728,612	61.1	77.1
41	GermanyDEU	1 in 184	719,249	81.4	3.5
42	ColombiaCOL	1 in 187	705,009	77.7	11.9
43	United KingdomGBR	1 in 192	688,388	81.3	4.2
44	ZambiaZMB	1 in 193	685,565	66.3	52.0
45	MalawiMWI	1 in 199	662,289	67.4	39.3
46	FranceFRA	1 in 207	638,891	83.3	4.1
47	MoroccoMAR	1 in 210	629,832	75.3	16.9
48	ThailandTHA	1 in 223	591,200	76.4	8.1
49	NepalNPL	1 in 230	574,297	70.4	26.2
50	Saudi ArabiaSAU	1 in 242	546,038	78.7	6.2
51	PeruPER	1 in 245	539,623	77.7	14.8
52	SenegalSEN	1 in 248	531,890	68.7	35.6
53	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	1 in 253	521,601	72.1	23.1
54	ArgentinaARG	1 in 262	503,823	77.4	10.3
55	ZimbabweZWE	1 in 266	496,917	62.8	45.7
56	GuineaGIN	1 in 271	487,595	60.7	93.1
57	BeninBEN	1 in 276	478,062	60.8	78.6
58	BurundiBDI	1 in 287	460,882	63.7	48.8
59	MalaysiaMYS	1 in 303	435,989	76.7	7.8
60	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VEN	1 in 309	426,984	72.5	18.8
61	KazakhstanKAZ	1 in 323	409,417	74.4	9.5
62	RwandaRWA	1 in 334	395,578	67.8	36.8
63	ItalyITA	1 in 343	384,627	83.7	2.6
64	GuatemalaGTM	1 in 350	377,167	72.6	21.5
65	CambodiaKHM	1 in 365	361,586	70.7	22.9
66	CanadaCAN	1 in 370	356,745	82.6	4.9
67	Dem. People's Republic of KoreaPRK	1 in 386	342,038	73.6	18.0
68	SpainESP	1 in 392	336,821	83.7	2.9
69	South SudanSSD	1 in 402	328,308	57.6	99.1
70	Sri LankaLKA	1 in 408	324,102	77.5	6.3
71	PolandPOL	1 in 416	317,916	78.6	3.7
72	AustraliaAUS	1 in 434	304,340	83.9	3.8
73	TogoTGO	1 in 456	289,759	62.7	58.5
74	TajikistanTJK	1 in 487	271,420	71.8	29.9
75	EcuadorECU	1 in 489	270,300	77.4	11.8
76	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)BOL	1 in 508	260,151	68.6	41.4
77	Sierra LeoneSLE	1 in 510	258,903	61.8	97.2
78	HaitiHTI	1 in 511	258,348	64.9	55.6
79	Papua New GuineaPNG	1 in 517	255,331	66.1	39.8
80	Central African RepublicCAF	1 in 553	238,858	57.4	94.5
81	Republic of KoreaKOR	1 in 559	236,394	84.3	2.8
82	JordanJOR	1 in 560	235,776	77.8	13.7
83	HondurasHND	1 in 565	233,793	72.9	15.4
84	UkraineUKR	1 in 622	212,231	73.4	7.0
85	Dominican RepublicDOM	1 in 650	203,183	73.7	31.7
86	CongoCOG	1 in 698	189,365	65.8	39.9
87	RomaniaROU	1 in 719	183,623	75.9	5.9
88	ChileCHL	1 in 750	176,196	81.2	5.0
89	MauritaniaMRT	1 in 764	172,885	68.5	38.0
90	IsraelISR	1 in 767	172,312	82.4	3.9
91	LiberiaLBR	1 in 777	170,065	62.2	71.2
92	NetherlandsNLD	1 in 787	167,842	82.2	3.9
93	TunisiaTUN	1 in 788	167,729	76.5	10.7
94	Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO	1 in 810	163,043	69.0	38.9
95	TurkmenistanTKM	1 in 825	160,100	70.1	39.5
96	KyrgyzstanKGZ	1 in 876	150,759	71.7	17.0
97	State of PalestinePSE	1 in 902	146,384	65.2	26.1
98	ParaguayPRY	1 in 966	136,778	73.8	16.8
99	China, Taiwan Province of ChinaTWN	1 in 998	132,404	80.6	4.2
100	NicaraguaNIC	1 in 999	132,214	74.9	14.7
101	AzerbaijanAZE	1 in 1,056	125,136	74.4	17.5
102	LibyaLBY	1 in 1,062	124,371	69.3	32.5
103	United Arab EmiratesARE	1 in 1,270	104,015	82.9	6.0
104	BelgiumBEL	1 in 1,299	101,686	82.1	3.9
105	El SalvadorSLV	1 in 1,329	99,428	72.1	11.4
106	EritreaERI	1 in 1,334	99,058	68.6	35.3
107	SwedenSWE	1 in 1,349	97,915	83.3	2.4
108	CubaCUB	1 in 1,377	95,938	78.1	5.7
109	LebanonLBN	1 in 1,417	93,205	77.8	18.5
110	CzechiaCZE	1 in 1,438	91,845	79.8	2.7
111	PortugalPRT	1 in 1,525	86,646	82.4	3.2
112	HungaryHUN	1 in 1,547	85,373	77.0	3.9
113	OmanOMN	1 in 1,553	85,065	80.0	10.4
114	SwitzerlandCHE	1 in 1,578	83,702	84.0	3.6
115	GambiaGMB	1 in 1,609	82,092	65.9	44.0
116	AustriaAUT	1 in 1,715	77,054	82.0	3.5
117	NamibiaNAM	1 in 1,722	76,715	67.4	36.9
118	GreeceGRC	1 in 1,793	73,661	81.9	3.8
119	PanamaPAN	1 in 1,848	71,469	79.6	16.1
120	GabonGAB	1 in 1,922	68,745	68.3	37.4
121	BelarusBLR	1 in 2,031	65,050	74.4	2.4
122	MongoliaMNG	1 in 2,032	65,019	71.7	12.8
123	Guinea-BissauGNB	1 in 2,043	64,679	64.1	69.4
124	BulgariaBGR	1 in 2,109	62,645	75.6	5.7
125	BotswanaBWA	1 in 2,155	61,294	69.2	37.6
126	SerbiaSRB	1 in 2,208	59,840	76.8	5.0
127	New ZealandNZL	1 in 2,230	59,236	82.1	5.4
128	DenmarkDNK	1 in 2,285	57,810	81.9	3.4
129	LesothoLSO	1 in 2,371	55,728	57.4	71.6
130	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	1 in 2,415	54,694	63.7	70.6
131	IrelandIRL	1 in 2,480	53,268	82.4	3.3
132	SlovakiaSVK	1 in 2,527	52,271	78.3	5.5
133	Costa RicaCRI	1 in 2,542	51,969	80.8	7.6
134	NorwayNOR	1 in 2,563	51,545	83.3	2.4
135	KuwaitKWT	1 in 2,677	49,342	80.4	8.5
136	SingaporeSGP	1 in 2,783	47,472	83.7	2.2
137	GeorgiaGEO	1 in 3,019	43,765	74.5	9.2
138	FinlandFIN	1 in 3,033	43,556	81.9	2.5
139	China, Hong Kong SARHKG	1 in 3,199	41,294	85.5	1.8
140	ArmeniaARM	1 in 3,811	34,668	75.7	9.8
141	UruguayURY	1 in 3,950	33,443	78.1	6.8
142	JamaicaJAM	1 in 4,002	33,007	71.5	19.4
143	Republic of MoldovaMDA	1 in 4,005	32,986	71.2	13.9
144	CroatiaHRV	1 in 4,201	31,446	78.6	4.0
145	Timor-LesteTLS	1 in 4,323	30,561	67.7	46.6
146	EswatiniSWZ	1 in 4,460	29,622	64.1	49.6
147	QatarQAT	1 in 4,476	29,516	82.4	5.0
148	AlbaniaALB	1 in 4,587	28,803	79.6	9.5
149	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	1 in 5,377	24,569	77.9	6.0
150	ComorosCOM	1 in 5,422	24,366	66.8	46.6
151	DjiboutiDJI	1 in 5,517	23,946	66.0	50.3
152	Solomon IslandsSLB	1 in 6,131	21,548	70.5	17.8
153	LithuaniaLTU	1 in 6,164	21,434	76.0	3.2
154	Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)XKX	1 in 6,440	20,514	78.0	9.0
155	BahrainBHR	1 in 6,755	19,558	81.3	6.3
156	Puerto RicoPRI	1 in 7,008	18,851	81.7	6.0
157	SloveniaSVN	1 in 7,380	17,902	81.6	2.2
158	North MacedoniaMKD	1 in 7,827	16,878	77.4	5.7
159	GuyanaGUY	1 in 7,881	16,764	70.2	25.7
160	FijiFJI	1 in 7,944	16,631	67.3	28.8
161	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	1 in 8,209	16,094	73.5	16.0
162	CyprusCYP	1 in 9,096	14,524	81.6	3.6
163	LatviaLVA	1 in 9,271	14,250	76.2	3.6
164	RéunionREU	1 in 11,006	12,003	83.5	6.4
165	MauritiusMUS	1 in 11,192	11,804	74.9	14.2
166	MayotteMYT	1 in 11,810	11,186	76.1	11.3
167	EstoniaEST	1 in 11,971	11,036	79.2	2.0
168	SurinameSUR	1 in 12,144	10,879	73.6	16.1
169	BhutanBTN	1 in 13,267	9,958	73.0	22.7
170	VanuatuVUT	1 in 14,699	8,988	71.5	17.7
171	Western SaharaESH	1 in 14,700	8,987	71.4	28.2
172	French GuianaGUF	1 in 17,142	7,707	77.0	11.1
173	BelizeBLZ	1 in 17,829	7,410	73.6	10.4
174	MontenegroMNE	1 in 18,924	6,981	77.1	3.3
175	LuxembourgLUX	1 in 19,020	6,946	82.2	6.8
176	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	1 in 20,303	6,507	69.7	13.7
177	Cabo VerdeCPV	1 in 20,514	6,440	76.1	11.8
178	Brunei DarussalamBRN	1 in 21,182	6,237	75.3	9.7
179	MaldivesMDV	1 in 22,797	5,795	81.0	5.2
180	SamoaWSM	1 in 24,007	5,503	71.7	15.6
181	China, Macao SARMAC	1 in 29,260	4,515	83.1	3.0
182	IcelandISL	1 in 30,391	4,347	82.7	1.6
183	BahamasBHS	1 in 30,475	4,335	74.6	12.7
184	GuadeloupeGLP	1 in 31,210	4,233	82.1	9.2
185	MaltaMLT	1 in 31,358	4,213	83.3	7.7
186	New CaledoniaNCL	1 in 31,957	4,134	78.8	11.8
187	MartiniqueMTQ	1 in 35,437	3,728	82.6	8.9
188	KiribatiKIR	1 in 38,617	3,421	66.5	54.8
189	BarbadosBRB	1 in 41,873	3,155	76.2	10.5
190	French PolynesiaPYF	1 in 43,089	3,066	84.1	6.1
191	GuamGUM	1 in 44,920	2,941	77.2	13.3
192	Micronesia (Fed. States of)FSM	1 in 52,592	2,512	67.2	22.8
193	TongaTON	1 in 54,636	2,418	72.9	10.7
194	Saint LuciaLCA	1 in 65,434	2,019	72.7	17.2
195	SeychellesSYC	1 in 75,751	1,744	72.9	14.3
196	CuraçaoCUW	1 in 94,771	1,394	76.8	10.2
197	GrenadaGRD	1 in 96,361	1,371	75.2	16.1
198	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	1 in 107,232	1,232	71.2	14.7
199	Antigua and BarbudaATG	1 in 119,449	1,106	77.6	9.3
200	ArubaABW	1 in 129,520	1,020	76.4	14.3
201	United States Virgin IslandsVIR	1 in 137,758	959	75.5	5.8
202	Cayman IslandsCYM	1 in 152,729	865	80.4	1.6
203	JerseyJEY	1 in 154,877	853	79.7	10.0
204	Marshall IslandsMHL	1 in 160,914	821	66.9	27.8
205	GreenlandGRL	1 in 167,440	789	70.1	11.7
206	DominicaDMA	1 in 179,011	738	71.1	32.7
207	American SamoaASM	1 in 180,725	731	72.9	10.6
208	Isle of ManIMN	1 in 188,191	702	81.0	13.5
209	Faroe IslandsFRO	1 in 191,464	690	80.2	7.7
210	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	1 in 226,604	583	78.8	6.2
211	AndorraAND	1 in 238,037	555	84.0	6.1
212	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	1 in 240,638	549	72.1	14.9
213	BermudaBMU	1 in 253,571	521	82.3	2.4
214	GuernseyGGY	1 in 253,571	521	83.3	6.7
215	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	1 in 266,351	496	78.0	5.8
216	Saint Martin (French part)MAF	1 in 281,086	470	80.2	9.6
217	GibraltarGIB	1 in 284,720	464	83.6	10.5
218	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM	1 in 338,744	390	76.4	14.9
219	LiechtensteinLIE	1 in 356,092	371	83.6	6.5
220	MonacoMCO	1 in 358,995	368	86.4	4.6
221	British Virgin IslandsVGB	1 in 406,493	325	77.3	12.7
222	NauruNRU	1 in 436,007	303	62.1	25.8
223	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBES	1 in 471,822	280	77.4	12.7
224	TuvaluTUV	1 in 584,559	226	67.1	19.7
225	San MarinoSMR	1 in 660,551	200	85.7	1.4
226	PalauPLW	1 in 684,509	193	69.3	22.0
227	Cook IslandsCOK	1 in 742,192	178	75.3	6.7
228	AnguillaAIA	1 in 1,016,233	130	79.3	5.7
229	Wallis and Futuna IslandsWLF	1 in 1,348,064	98	78.6	12.9
230	Saint BarthélemyBLM	1 in 2,492,646	53	84.3	6.1
231	TokelauTKL	1 in 2,810,857	47	77.1	5.4
232	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)FLK	1 in 3,387,443	39	79.2	10.6
233	MontserratMSR	1 in 3,387,443	39	76.2	6.4
234	Saint HelenaSHN	1 in 3,387,443	39	76.8	14.1
235	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSPM	1 in 4,403,675	30	76.8	9.8
236	NiueNIU	1 in 5,284,410	25	70.0	24.1
237	Holy SeeVAT	1 in 66,055,131	2	83.0	7.0

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Data year: 2023 · 2026-10-25