Lowest birth rates

Births per 1,000 people, 1960–2024 · top 15 lowest. Fewest births per 1,000 people — where ageing and low fertility meet.

Crude birth rate: live births per 1,000 residents. Depends on age structure as well as fertility. Source: World Bank Open Data. Change countries or indicator · All rankings

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Lowest birth rates

Births per 1,000 people, 1960–2024 · top 15 lowest

  1. 1
    Czechia13.4
  2. 2
    Sweden13.7
  3. 3
    Hungary14.7
  4. 4
    Denmark16.6
  5. 5
    Estonia16.7
  6. 6
    Latvia16.7
  7. 7
    Belgium16.8
  8. 8
    Japan17.2
  9. 9
    Germany17.3
  10. 10
    Norway17.3
  11. 11
    United Kingdom17.5
  12. 12
    Slovenia17.6
  13. 13
    Switzerland17.7
  14. 14
    Bulgaria17.8
  15. 15
    Austria17.9

Crude birth rate: live births per 1,000 residents. Depends on age structure as well as fertility. Countries under 1 million people are left out.

World Bank Open Data

19602024

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birthrate.io, "Lowest birth rates". https://www.birthrate.io/stories/lowest-birth-rate (accessed 11 November 2026).

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