Global Demographic Comparison 2025–2026
Author: Andreas Otto aotto1968@t-online.de

Births per Square Kilometre

Where are children born — relative to land area? An interactive global comparison using the latest UN World Population Prospects (2025), Worldometers density data (2026), and IMF economic projections.

176.48
Highest Births/km² (Monaco)
0.04
Lowest Births/km² (Canada)
215
Countries & Territories
2025–26
Data Vintage

World Map: Births per km²

Low
High

Data Tables

Table 1: Top 20 highest and bottom 20 lowest births per km² — from 215 countries and territories. Formula: Births/km² = (CBR / 1,000) × Population Density (World Bank 2023).
Rank Country Births/km² CBR (per 1,000) Density (/km²) Continent
Table 2: Top 20 economies by nominal GDP (IMF 2026), sorted by births per km² descending. Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook, UN WPP 2025, Worldometers 2026.
B/km² Rank Country Births/km² CBR (per 1,000) Density (/km²) GDP 2026 (US$ Trillion) GDP Rank
Table 3: All 215 countries and territories — World Bank 2023 CBR + population density. Filter by continent or search.
Rank Country ISO-3 Births/km² CBR (per 1,000) Density (/km²) Continent

Methodology & Data Sources

  • Crude Birth Rate (CBR): Live births per 1,000 population — World Bank (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN), 2023.
  • Population Density: People per km² of land area — World Bank (EN.POP.DNST), 2023.
  • Nominal GDP: IMF World Economic Outlook, 2026 projection (economy table only).
  • Coverage: 215 countries and territories with both CBR and density data available from the World Bank API.
Births per km² = (CBR / 1,000) × Population Density  |  Rounded to 2 decimal places

Interpretation note: High births/km² can result from either high fertility (e.g., Uganda, Burundi) or extreme population density (e.g., Singapore, Hong Kong). Low values typically occur in large, sparsely populated countries with moderate or low fertility (e.g., Russia, Canada, Australia). This metric combines both demographic dimensions into a single spatial intensity measure.