Countries With the Highest Birth Registration
Every country with a figure for birth registration, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Andorra (100%), United Arab Emirates (100%) and Australia (100%). The middle country of the 172 has 97.7%.
What this measures
Completeness of birth registration (%), in % of children under 5. Source: UNICEF. For this measure, higher is better.
A measure of how far the state reaches: whether it knows a child exists. Based on surveys and sparse. It is near 100 across the rich world, so all the variation is at the other end.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2022. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Birth registration | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 100% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 3 | Australia | 100% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Austria | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Belgium | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Bahrain | 100% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Belarus | 100% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Canada | 100% | 2022 | North America |
| 10 | Switzerland | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Cyprus | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Czechia | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Germany | 100% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Denmark | 100% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Spain | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Estonia | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Finland | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | France | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Greece | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Croatia | 100% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Hungary | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Ireland | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Iceland | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Israel | 100% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Italy | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Japan | 100% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Lithuania | 100% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Latvia | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Monaco | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Malta | 100% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Netherlands | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Norway | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | New Zealand | 100% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Oman | 100% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Poland | 100% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Portugal | 100% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Qatar | 100% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Romania | 100% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | San Marino | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 100% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Slovenia | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Sweden | 100% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | United States | 100% | 2022 | North America |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Bhutan | 99.9% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 50 | Singapore | 99.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Serbia | 99.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Tunisia | 99.9% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 54 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 99.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Thailand | 99.8% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Ukraine | 99.8% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Argentina | 99.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 99.7% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 99.6% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Algeria | 99.6% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 63 | Moldova | 99.6% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Mongolia | 99.6% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Chile | 99.4% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 99.4% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | Montenegro | 99.4% | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Armenia | 99.3% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | West Bank and Gaza | 99.2% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 99.2% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.9% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | Lebanon | 98.9% | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 74 | Iraq | 98.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 75 | Maldives | 98.8% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 76 | Barbados | 98.7% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 98.6% | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Georgia | 98.5% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Albania | 98.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Turkiye | 98.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Suriname | 98.3% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Guyana | 98.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Jamaica | 98% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Jordan | 98% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 86 | Tonga | 97.7% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | Honduras | 97% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Mexico | 97% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Morocco | 96.9% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | Colombia | 96.8% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Panama | 96.7% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.5% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Brazil | 96.4% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Guatemala | 96.4% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Peru | 96.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 96.1% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Congo, Rep. | 95.9% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Naoero | 95.9% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Belize | 95.7% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 92.2% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | St. Lucia | 92% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Bolivia | 91.9% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Philippines | 91.8% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Kiribati | 91.6% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Cabo Verde | 91.4% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | El Salvador | 91.2% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 90.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Gabon | 89.6% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | India | 89.1% | 2021 | South Asia |
| 111 | South Africa | 88.6% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 88% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Botswana | 87.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Comoros | 87.3% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Ecuador | 87.2% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 87.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Mali | 86.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Fiji | 86.6% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Benin | 85.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Rwanda | 85.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Haiti | 84.8% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 84.7% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | 83.8% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Burundi | 83.5% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Togo | 82.9% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Myanmar | 81.3% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Venezuela, RB | 81.3% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Senegal | 78.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Namibia | 78.1% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Nepal | 77.2% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 131 | Indonesia | 77% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 76.9% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Madagascar | 73.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Cambodia | 73.3% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Lao PDR | 73% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.7% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Paraguay | 71% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Ghana | 70.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Sudan | 67.3% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Malawi | 67.2% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Kenya | 66.9% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Samoa | 66.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 143 | Liberia | 66.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Niger | 63.9% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Guinea | 62% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Cameroon | 61.9% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 60.4% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 148 | Gambia, The | 59% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 56% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 150 | Mozambique | 55% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.5% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Eswatini | 53.5% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 48.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 46% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 44.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Mauritania | 44.8% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 157 | Lesotho | 44.5% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 43.4% | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Nigeria | 42.6% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 42.3% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Pakistan | 42.2% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 162 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 40.1% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | South Sudan | 35.4% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Uganda | 32.2% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Yemen, Rep. | 30.7% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 166 | Tanzania | 26.4% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | Chad | 25.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 168 | Angola | 25% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Zambia | 14% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 13.4% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 5.9% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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