Asia: Countries and Territories by Births per Year
Countries and territories in Asia, ordered by the most babies born per year.
Figures as of October 14, 2026
| Rank | Country / Region | Births per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  IndiaBorn here: 1 in 5.7 | 23.2 million |
| 2 |  ChinaBorn here: 1 in 15 | 8.8 million |
| 3 |  PakistanBorn here: 1 in 19 | 6.9 million |
| 4 |  IndonesiaBorn here: 1 in 30 | 4.5 million |
| 5 |  BangladeshBorn here: 1 in 38 | 3.5 million |
| 6 |  PhilippinesBorn here: 1 in 72 | 1.8 million |
| 7 |  AfghanistanBorn here: 1 in 89 | 1.5 million |
| 8 |  YemenBorn here: 1 in 95 | 1.4 million |
| 9 |  VietnamBorn here: 1 in 98 | 1.4 million |
| 10 |  IraqBorn here: 1 in 110 | 1.2 million |
| 11 |  IranBorn here: 1 in 120 | 1.2 million |
| 12 |  TurkeyBorn here: 1 in 120 | 1.1 million |
| 13 |  UzbekistanBorn here: 1 in 140 | 929,000 |
| 14 |  MyanmarBorn here: 1 in 150 | 897,000 |
| 15 |  JapanBorn here: 1 in 180 | 751,000 |
| 16 |  ThailandBorn here: 1 in 230 | 582,000 |
| 17 |  SyriaBorn here: 1 in 230 | 571,000 |
| 18 |  NepalBorn here: 1 in 240 | 562,000 |
| 19 |  Saudi ArabiaBorn here: 1 in 240 | 560,000 |
| 20 |  MalaysiaBorn here: 1 in 300 | 440,000 |
| 21 |  KazakhstanBorn here: 1 in 330 | 402,000 |
| 22 |  CambodiaBorn here: 1 in 370 | 358,000 |
| 23 |  North KoreaBorn here: 1 in 390 | 341,000 |
| 24 |  Sri LankaBorn here: 1 in 410 | 320,000 |
| 25 |  TajikistanBorn here: 1 in 490 | 268,000 |
| 26 |  South KoreaBorn here: 1 in 550 | 241,000 |
| 27 |  JordanBorn here: 1 in 560 | 236,000 |
| 28 |  IsraelBorn here: 1 in 770 | 172,000 |
| 29 |  LaosBorn here: 1 in 810 | 163,000 |
| 30 |  TurkmenistanBorn here: 1 in 850 | 157,000 |
| 31 |  KyrgyzstanBorn here: 1 in 880 | 150,000 |
| 32 |  PalestineBorn here: 1 in 910 | 145,000 |
| 33 |  TaiwanBorn here: 1 in 1,000 | 129,000 |
| 34 |  AzerbaijanBorn here: 1 in 1,100 | 121,000 |
| 35 |  United Arab EmiratesBorn here: 1 in 1,200 | 108,000 |
| 36 |  LebanonBorn here: 1 in 1,400 | 93,000 |
| 37 |  OmanBorn here: 1 in 1,500 | 89,000 |
| 38 |  MongoliaBorn here: 1 in 2,100 | 63,000 |
| 39 |  SingaporeBorn here: 1 in 2,700 | 49,000 |
| 40 |  KuwaitBorn here: 1 in 2,800 | 48,000 |
| 41 |  GeorgiaBorn here: 1 in 3,100 | 43,000 |
| 42 |  Hong KongBorn here: 1 in 3,300 | 40,000 |
| 43 |  ArmeniaBorn here: 1 in 3,600 | 36,000 |
| 44 |  Timor-LesteBorn here: 1 in 4,300 | 30,000 |
| 45 |  QatarBorn here: 1 in 4,600 | 29,000 |
| 46 |  BahrainBorn here: 1 in 6,800 | 19,000 |
| 47 |  BhutanBorn here: 1 in 13,000 | 9,914 |
| 48 |  BruneiBorn here: 1 in 21,000 | 6,167 |
| 49 |  MaldivesBorn here: 1 in 24,000 | 5,588 |
| 50 |  MacauBorn here: 1 in 29,000 | 4,600 |
By subregion
| Region | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Western Asia | 17 | 34% |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 | 22% |
| Southern Asia | 9 | 18% |
| Eastern Asia | 8 | 16% |
| Central Asia | 5 | 10% |
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This list was last updated on October 14, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Countries and territories without statistics are not listed.
Life statistics: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, UNDP (via Our World in Data)