Where Will the World’s Next 1,000 Babies Be Born?

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Every four minutes, approximately 1,000 babies are born across the globe. But in which countries are these babies the most statistically likely to come from?

Using data from the CIA World Factbook, this graphic by Pratap Vardhan (Stats of India) paints a picture of the world’s demographics, showing which countries are most likely to welcome the next 1,000 babies based on population and birth rates as of 2022 estimates.

The Next 1,000 Babies, By Country

Considering India has a population of nearly 1.4 billion, it’s fairly unsurprising that it ranks first on the list. Of every 1,000 babies born, the South Asian country accounts for roughly 172 of them.

Place	Region	Births Per 1,000 Global Babies
​ India	Asia	171.62
China	Asia	102.84
Nigeria	Africa	56.50
Pakistan	Asia	47.23
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Africa	31.90
Indonesia	Asia	31.20
United States	Americas	30.42
Ethiopia	Africa	25.44
Brazil	Americas	22.27
Bangladesh	Asia	21.52
Philippines	Asia	18.75
Egypt	Africa	16.98
Tanzania	Africa	15.61
Uganda	Africa	13.89
Mexico	Americas	12.85
Vietnam	Asia	11.96
Sudan	Africa	11.79
Kenya	Africa	10.82
Angola	Africa	10.68
Afghanistan	Asia	9.98
Russia	Europe	9.85
Iran	Asia	9.73
Mozambique	Africa	8.72
Turkey	Asia	8.71
Niger	Africa	8.46
South Africa	Africa	7.84
Cameroon	Africa	7.65
Iraq	Asia	7.34
Ghana	Africa	6.94
Myanmar	Asia	6.90
Japan	Asia	6.34
Mali	Africa	6.25
Algeria	Africa	6.01
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