Where the births are

Share of a region's people, and share of its babies — country by country. A younger population punches above its weight; an older one accounts for fewer births than its size suggests.

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Region

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Africa

Share of residents and of births · 2023

Africa fertility map

Africa

Where the births are

birthrate.io

People

1.5B

1,546,877,498 residents

Births

46M

46,010,363 births · 2023

Africa population by country

Share of residents · 2025

Nigeria15.4%
Ethiopia8.8%
Egypt7.7%
DR Congo7.3%
Tanzania4.6%
South Africa4.2%
Kenya3.7%
Sudan3.3%
Other45.1%

Total 1.5B

Where Africa births come from

Share of births · 2023

Nigeria16.3%
DR Congo9.5%
Ethiopia8.9%
Egypt5.2%
Tanzania5.1%
Uganda3.7%
Sudan3.7%
Kenya3.3%
Other44.3%

Total 46M

Population: World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Births: UN World Population Prospects annual birth counts (via Our World in Data), latest non-projected year — not population × crude birth rate.

birthrate.io/population/shares?region=africa

More of the births than of the people

Younger age structures punch above their population share.

1.DR Congo7.3% people → 9.5% births
2.Nigeria15.4% people → 16.3% births
3.Niger1.8% people → 2.4% births
4.Tanzania4.6% people → 5.1% births
5.Angola2.5% people → 3.0% births

Fewer births than their population share

Lower fertility or older age structure — fewer births than their population share.

1.Egypt7.7% people → 5.2% births
2.South Africa4.2% people → 2.6% births
3.Morocco2.5% people → 1.4% births
4.Algeria3.1% people → 2.0% births
5.Kenya3.7% people → 3.3% births

Every country in Africa

Δ is birth share minus population share, in percentage points.

Country	People	Pop %	Births	Birth %	Δ
Nigeria	237.5M	15.4	7.5M	16.3	+1.0
Ethiopia	135.5M	8.8	4.1M	8.9	+0.2
Egypt	118.4M	7.7	2.4M	5.2	-2.4
DR Congo	112.8M	7.3	4.4M	9.5	+2.2
Tanzania	70.5M	4.6	2.3M	5.1	+0.5
South Africa	64.7M	4.2	1.2M	2.6	-1.6
Kenya	57.5M	3.7	1.5M	3.3	-0.5
Sudan	51.7M	3.3	1.7M	3.7	+0.3
Uganda	51.4M	3.3	1.7M	3.7	+0.4
Algeria	47.4M	3.1	906K	2.0	-1.1
Angola	39M	2.5	1.4M	3.0	+0.5
Morocco	38.4M	2.5	629.8K	1.4	-1.1
Mozambique	35.6M	2.3	1.3M	2.7	+0.4
Ghana	35.1M	2.3	888.9K	1.9	-0.3
Madagascar	32.7M	2.1	1M	2.2	+0.1
Cote d'Ivoire	32.7M	2.1	997K	2.2	+0.1
Cameroon	29.9M	1.9	957.4K	2.1	+0.1
Niger	27.9M	1.8	1.1M	2.4	+0.6
Mali	25.2M	1.6	951.4K	2.1	+0.4
Burkina Faso	24.1M	1.6	728.6K	1.6	+0.0
Malawi	22.2M	1.4	662.3K	1.4	+0.0
Zambia	21.9M	1.4	685.6K	1.5	+0.1
Chad	21M	1.4	819.1K	1.8	+0.4
Somalia	19.7M	1.3	788.8K	1.7	+0.4
Senegal	18.9M	1.2	531.9K	1.2	-0.1
Zimbabwe	17M	1.1	496.9K	1.1	-0.0
Guinea	15.1M	1.0	487.6K	1.1	+0.1
Benin	14.8M	1.0	478.1K	1.0	+0.1
Rwanda	14.6M	0.9	395.6K	0.9	-0.1
Burundi	14.4M	0.9	460.9K	1.0	+0.1
Tunisia	12.3M	0.8	167.7K	0.4	-0.4
South Sudan	12.2M	0.8	328.3K	0.7	-0.1
Sierra Leone	8.8M	0.6	258.9K	0.6	-0.0
Togo	8.6M	0.6	268.5K	0.6	+0.0
Libya	7.5M	0.5	124.4K	0.3	-0.2
Congo	6.5M	0.4	189.4K	0.4	-0.0
Liberia	5.7M	0.4	170.1K	0.4	-0.0
Central African Republic	5.5M	0.4	238.9K	0.5	+0.2
Mauritania	5.3M	0.3	172.9K	0.4	+0.0
Eritrea	3.6M	0.2	99.1K	0.2	-0.0
Namibia	3.1M	0.2	76.7K	0.2	-0.0
Gambia, The	2.8M	0.2	82.1K	0.2	-0.0
Gabon	2.6M	0.2	68.7K	0.1	-0.0
Botswana	2.6M	0.2	61.3K	0.1	-0.0
Lesotho	2.4M	0.2	55.7K	0.1	-0.0
Guinea-Bissau	2.2M	0.1	64.7K	0.1	-0.0
Equatorial Guinea	1.9M	0.1	54.7K	0.1	-0.0
Eswatini	1.3M	0.1	29.6K	0.1	-0.0
Mauritius	1.2M	0.1	11.8K	0.0	-0.1
Djibouti	1.2M	0.1	23.9K	0.1	-0.0
Comoros	882.8K	0.1	24.4K	0.1	-0.0
Cabo Verde	527.3K	0.0	6.4K	0.0	-0.0
Sao Tome and Principe	240.3K	0.0	6.5K	0.0	-0.0
Seychelles	122.7K	0.0	1.7K	0.0	-0.0

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Country

People

Pop %

Births

Birth %

Nigeria

237.5M

15.4

7.5M

16.3

+1.0

Ethiopia

135.5M

8.8

4.1M

8.9

+0.2

Egypt

118.4M

7.7

2.4M

5.2

-2.4

DR Congo

112.8M

7.3

4.4M

9.5

+2.2

Tanzania

70.5M

4.6

2.3M

5.1

+0.5

South Africa

64.7M

4.2

1.2M

2.6

-1.6

Kenya

57.5M

3.7

1.5M

3.3

-0.5

Sudan

51.7M

3.3

1.7M

3.7

+0.3

Uganda

51.4M

3.3

1.7M

3.7

+0.4

Algeria

47.4M

3.1

906K

2.0

-1.1

Angola

39M

2.5

1.4M

3.0

+0.5

Morocco

38.4M

2.5

629.8K

1.4

-1.1

Mozambique

35.6M

2.3

1.3M

2.7

+0.4

Ghana

35.1M

2.3

888.9K

1.9

-0.3

Madagascar

32.7M

2.1

2.2

+0.1

Cote d'Ivoire

32.7M

2.1

997K

2.2

+0.1

Cameroon

29.9M

1.9

957.4K

2.1

+0.1

Niger

27.9M

1.8

1.1M

2.4

+0.6

Mali

25.2M

1.6

951.4K

2.1

+0.4

Burkina Faso

24.1M

1.6

728.6K

1.6

+0.0

Malawi

22.2M

1.4

662.3K

1.4

+0.0

Zambia

21.9M

1.4

685.6K

1.5

+0.1

Chad

21M

1.4

819.1K

1.8

+0.4

Somalia

19.7M

1.3

788.8K

1.7

+0.4

Senegal

18.9M

1.2

531.9K

1.2

-0.1

Zimbabwe

17M

1.1

496.9K

1.1

-0.0

Guinea

15.1M

1.0

487.6K

1.1

+0.1

Benin

14.8M

1.0

478.1K

1.0

+0.1

Rwanda

14.6M

0.9

395.6K

0.9

-0.1

Burundi

14.4M

0.9

460.9K

1.0

+0.1

Tunisia

12.3M

0.8

167.7K

0.4

-0.4

South Sudan

12.2M

0.8

328.3K

0.7

-0.1

Sierra Leone

8.8M

0.6

258.9K

0.6

-0.0

Togo

8.6M

0.6

268.5K

0.6

+0.0

Libya

7.5M

0.5

124.4K

0.3

-0.2

Congo

6.5M

0.4

189.4K

0.4

-0.0

Liberia

5.7M

0.4

170.1K

0.4

-0.0

Central African Republic

5.5M

0.4

238.9K

0.5

+0.2

Mauritania

5.3M

0.3

172.9K

0.4

+0.0

Eritrea

3.6M

0.2

99.1K

0.2

-0.0

Namibia

3.1M

0.2

76.7K

0.2

-0.0

Gambia, The

2.8M

0.2

82.1K

0.2

-0.0

Gabon

2.6M

0.2

68.7K

0.1

-0.0

Botswana

2.6M

0.2

61.3K

0.1

-0.0

Lesotho

2.4M

0.2

55.7K

0.1

-0.0

Guinea-Bissau

2.2M

0.1

64.7K

0.1

-0.0

Equatorial Guinea

1.9M

0.1

54.7K

0.1

-0.0

Eswatini

1.3M

0.1

29.6K

0.1

-0.0

Mauritius

1.2M

0.1

11.8K

0.0

-0.1

Djibouti

1.2M

0.1

23.9K

0.1

-0.0

Comoros

882.8K

0.1

24.4K

0.1

-0.0

Cabo Verde

527.3K

0.0

6.4K

0.0

-0.0

Sao Tome and Principe

240.3K

0.0

6.5K

0.0

-0.0

Seychelles

122.7K

0.0

1.7K

0.0

-0.0