Annual Population Births by Country in 1959

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In the year 1959, a total of 101,921,643 babies was born across the globe. Out of this group, 26,899,305 were male and 24,427,746 were female.

The country with the highest birth count was 🇨🇳China, with a total of 20,457,256 people dying for the year. Closely followed by 🇮🇳India with a birth count of 18,592,576, and 🇺🇸United States of America with 3,992,771 births recorded.

The country with the lowest annual birth count was 🇻🇦Holy See with only 8 babies born for the year. Followed by 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) with a birth count of 48, and 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy with 50 births recorded.

The geographic region with the highest birth count was Asia with a total of 62,560,745 people dying for the year. Closely followed by Africa with a birth count 13243.85, and Europe with 12,178,245 births recorded for the year.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Southern Asia had the highest birth count of 25,338,212 people. Closely followed by Eastern Asia with a birth count of 24,176,421, and South-Eastern Asia with 9,228,704 births recorded.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Middle-income countries has the highest birth count of 78,344,967. While the lowest birth count is recorded by No income group available were only 366,090 newborns was added to that segment.

Similar Population Metrics for 1959

Countries with the Highest Birth Count in 1959

Rank Country Births Male Births Female Births
1 🇨🇳China 20,457,256 0 0
2 🇮🇳India 18,592,576 0 0
3 🇺🇸United States of America 3,992,771 0 0
4 🇮🇩Indonesia 3,810,960 0 0
5 🇧🇷Brazil 3,139,942 0 0
6 🇷🇺Russian Federation 2,854,156 0 0
7 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2,404,639 0 0
8 🇵🇰Pakistan 2,049,554 0 0
9 🇳🇬Nigeria 2,025,557 0 0
10 🇯🇵Japan 1,669,590 0 0
11 🇲🇽Mexico 1,659,248 0 0
12 🇻🇳Viet Nam 1,334,966 0 0
13 🇵🇭Philippines 1,275,427 0 0
14 🇪🇬Egypt 1,270,738 0 0
15 🇩🇪Germany 1,244,641 0 0
16 🇹🇷Türkiye 1,204,156 0 0
17 🇹🇭Thailand 1,137,941 0 0
18 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 1,068,570 0 0
19 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,045,944 0 0
20 🇪🇹Ethiopia 1,006,619 0 0
21 🇲🇲Myanmar 908,215 0 0
22 🇮🇹Italy 904,025 0 0
23 🇺🇦Ukraine 884,855 0 0
24 🇬🇧United Kingdom 883,452 0 0
25 🇫🇷France 826,033 0 0
26 🇵🇱Poland 720,679 0 0
27 🇨🇴Colombia 705,451 0 0
28 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 697,652 0 0
29 🇪🇸Spain 656,219 0 0
30 🇿🇦South Africa 637,545 0 0
31 🇲🇦Morocco 588,906 0 0
32 🇩🇿Algeria 546,852 0 0
33 🇦🇷Argentina 481,736 0 0
34 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 481,680 0 0
35 🇨🇦Canada 472,788 0 0
36 🇵🇪Peru 465,983 0 0
37 🇳🇵Nepal 448,756 0 0
38 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 428,697 0 0
39 🇦🇫Afghanistan 425,334 0 0
40 🇰🇪Kenya 414,114 0 0
41 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 395,936 0 0
42 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 384,089 0 0
43 🇸🇩Sudan 383,051 0 0
44 🇷🇴Romania 372,516 0 0
45 🇺🇬Uganda 364,262 0 0
46 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 361,803 0 0
47 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 356,416 0 0
48 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 344,210 0 0
49 🇬🇭Ghana 336,664 0 0
50 🇲🇾Malaysia 330,800 0 0
51 🇲🇿Mozambique 314,293 0 0
52 🇾🇪Yemen 295,238 0 0
53 🇨🇱Chile 284,956 0 0
54 🇦🇴Angola 268,423 0 0
55 🇲🇱Mali 266,532 0 0
56 🇮🇶Iraq 252,110 0 0
57 🇰🇭Cambodia 243,721 0 0
58 🇳🇱Netherlands 241,987 0 0
59 🇲🇬Madagascar 235,587 0 0
60 🇨🇺Cuba 226,703 0 0
61 🇦🇺Australia 223,528 0 0
62 🇨🇲Cameroon 220,015 0 0
63 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 217,955 0 0
64 🇵🇹Portugal 214,795 0 0
65 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 211,695 0 0
66 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 207,712 0 0
67 🇧🇾Belarus 205,877 0 0
68 🇪🇨Ecuador 198,103 0 0
69 🇳🇪Niger 197,922 0 0
70 🇹🇳Tunisia 195,392 0 0
71 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 194,224 0 0
72 🇬🇹Guatemala 194,063 0 0
73 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 189,931 0 0
74 🇲🇼Malawi 187,413 0 0
75 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 175,268 0 0
76 🇬🇷Greece 170,074 0 0
77 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 169,245 0 0
78 🇭🇹Haiti 168,709 0 0
79 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 161,643 0 0
80 🇸🇳Senegal 160,368 0 0
81 🇬🇳Guinea 157,801 0 0
82 🇧🇪Belgium 157,576 0 0
83 🇷🇼Rwanda 151,093 0 0
84 🇿🇲Zambia 150,656 0 0
85 🇭🇺Hungary 150,071 0 0
86 🇸🇸South Sudan 142,500 0 0
87 🇧🇬Bulgaria 140,029 0 0
88 🇹🇩Chad 136,269 0 0
89 🇸🇴Somalia 131,094 0 0
90 🇨🇿Czechia 128,890 0 0
91 🇸🇻El Salvador 128,354 0 0
92 🇧🇮Burundi 126,251 0 0
93 🇦🇹Austria 125,293 0 0
94 🇷🇸Serbia 118,169 0 0
95 🇧🇯Benin 110,515 0 0
96 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 110,478 0 0
97 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 108,310 0 0
98 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 105,983 0 0
99 🇬🇪Georgia 105,234 0 0
100 🇸🇪Sweden 103,684 0 0
101 🇹🇯Tajikistan 103,116 0 0
102 🇭🇳Honduras 101,154 0 0
103 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 94,372 0 0
104 🇨🇭Switzerland 92,532 0 0
105 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 89,241 0 0
106 🇸🇰Slovakia 89,196 0 0
107 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 88,680 0 0
108 🇳🇮Nicaragua 88,365 0 0
109 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 86,925 0 0
110 🇫🇮Finland 83,190 0 0
111 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 79,099 0 0
112 🇭🇷Croatia 78,345 0 0
113 🇵🇾Paraguay 78,094 0 0
114 🇹🇬Togo 76,976 0 0
115 🇦🇲Armenia 75,485 0 0
116 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 73,768 0 0
117 🇩🇰Denmark 73,294 0 0
118 🇨🇫Central African Republic 70,915 0 0
119 🇱🇾Libya 69,060 0 0
120 🇦🇱Albania 68,618 0 0
121 🇱🇧Lebanon 68,534 0 0
122 🇸🇬Singapore 67,721 0 0
123 🇱🇹Lithuania 63,290 0 0
124 🇯🇲Jamaica 63,148 0 0
125 🇳🇴Norway 62,414 0 0
126 🇳🇿New Zealand 61,520 0 0
127 🇮🇪Ireland 61,000 0 0
128 🇨🇷Costa Rica 59,743 0 0
129 🇺🇾Uruguay 54,384 0 0
130 🇵🇸State of Palestine 53,593 0 0
131 🇱🇷Liberia 52,918 0 0
132 🇮🇱Israel 49,937 0 0
133 🇲🇰North Macedonia 47,135 0 0
134 🇪🇷Eritrea 46,145 0 0
135 🇵🇦Panama 45,219 0 0
136 🇨🇬Congo 44,868 0 0
137 🇲🇳Mongolia 42,133 0 0
138 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 40,123 0 0
139 🇯🇴Jordan 39,601 0 0
140 🇲🇷Mauritania 37,680 0 0
141 🇱🇻Latvia 35,539 0 0
142 🇱🇸Lesotho 31,986 0 0
143 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 30,822 0 0
144 🇸🇮Slovenia 28,443 0 0
145 🇴🇲Oman 28,396 0 0
146 🇲🇺Mauritius 26,580 0 0
147 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 26,436 0 0
148 🇳🇦Namibia 24,203 0 0
149 🇬🇾Guyana 23,997 0 0
150 🇧🇼Botswana 23,954 0 0
151 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 21,014 0 0
152 🇪🇪Estonia 20,087 0 0
153 🇬🇲Gambia 19,723 0 0
154 🇫🇯Fiji 17,693 0 0
155 🇸🇿Eswatini 16,100 0 0
156 🇬🇦Gabon 15,992 0 0
157 🇷🇪Réunion 15,528 0 0
158 🇨🇾Cyprus 14,735 0 0
159 🇲🇪Montenegro 13,411 0 0
160 🇰🇼Kuwait 12,518 0 0
161 🇸🇷Suriname 11,706 0 0
162 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 10,709 0 0
163 🇲🇶Martinique 10,598 0 0
164 🇧🇹Bhutan 10,435 0 0
165 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 10,020 0 0
166 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 9,653 0 0
167 🇲🇹Malta 9,472 0 0
168 🇰🇲Comoros 9,157 0 0
169 🇧🇭Bahrain 7,307 0 0
170 🇧🇧Barbados 7,228 0 0
171 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 5,928 0 0
172 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 5,774 0 0
173 🇼🇸Samoa 5,389 0 0
174 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 5,237 0 0
175 🇱🇺Luxembourg 5,053 0 0
176 🇮🇸Iceland 4,802 0 0
177 🇲🇻Maldives 4,557 0 0
178 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 4,479 0 0
179 🇨🇼Curaçao 4,309 0 0
180 🇬🇩Grenada 4,290 0 0
181 🇧🇿Belize 4,064 0 0
182 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,062 0 0
183 🇧🇸Bahamas 3,970 0 0
184 🇩🇯Djibouti 3,871 0 0
185 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 3,567 0 0
186 🇵🇫French Polynesia 3,517 0 0
187 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 3,072 0 0
188 🇹🇴Tonga 2,943 0 0
189 🇳🇨New Caledonia 2,838 0 0
190 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2,814 0 0
191 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,682 0 0
192 🇬🇺Guam 2,317 0 0
193 🇩🇲Dominica 2,221 0 0
194 🇰🇮Kiribati 2,004 0 0
195 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 1,910 0 0
196 🇦🇼Aruba 1,855 0 0
197 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 1,832 0 0
198 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1,727 0 0
199 🇶🇦Qatar 1,568 0 0
200 🇸🇨Seychelles 1,541 0 0
201 🇬🇱Greenland 1,454 0 0
202 🇾🇹Mayotte 1,205 0 0
203 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 1,152 0 0
204 🇧🇲Bermuda 1,081 0 0
205 🇬🇫French Guiana 961 0 0
206 🇯🇪Jersey 946 0 0
207 🇦🇸American Samoa 856 0 0
208 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 799 0 0
209 🇨🇰Cook Islands 787 0 0
210 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 699 0 0
211 🇮🇲Isle of Man 695 0 0
212 🇬🇬Guernsey 590 0 0
213 🇬🇮Gibraltar 462 0 0
214 🇲🇸Montserrat 420 0 0
215 🇵🇼Palau 398 0 0
216 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 379 0 0
217 🇲🇨Monaco 377 0 0
218 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 307 0 0
219 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 299 0 0
220 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 285 0 0
221 🇸🇲San Marino 277 0 0
222 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 265 0 0
223 🇦🇮Anguilla 247 0 0
224 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 230 0 0
225 🇳🇺Niue 229 0 0
226 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 205 0 0
227 🇹🇻Tuvalu 203 0 0
228 🇸🇭Saint Helena 166 0 0
229 🇦🇩Andorra 162 0 0
230 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 154 0 0
231 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 132 0 0
232 🇳🇷Nauru 118 0 0
233 🇹🇰Tokelau 73 0 0
234 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 62 0 0
235 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 50 0 0
236 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 48 0 0
237 🇻🇦Holy See 8 0 0

Regions with the Highest Birth Count in 1959

Rank Region Births Male Births Female Births
1 Asia 62,560,745 0 0
2 Africa 13,243,850 0 0
3 Europe 12,178,245 0 0
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 9,047,446 0 0
5 Northern America 4,468,224 0 0
6 Oceania 423,133 0 0

Sub-regions with the Highest Birth Count in 1959

Rank Sub-region Births Male Births Female Births
1 Southern Asia 25,338,212 0 0
2 Eastern Asia 24,176,421 0 0
3 South-Eastern Asia 9,228,704 0 0
4 South America 5,968,808 0 0
5 Eastern Europe 5,634,950 0 0
6 Western Africa 4,001,568 0 0
7 Eastern Africa 3,984,854 0 0
8 Northern Africa 3,055,725 0 0
9 Western Asia 2,822,984 0 0
10 Western Europe 2,693,799 0 0
11 Southern Europe 2,455,716 0 0
12 Central America 2,280,213 0 0
13 Middle Africa 1,467,915 0 0
14 Northern Europe 1,393,780 0 0
15 Central Asia 994,424 0 0
16 Caribbean 798,425 0 0
17 Southern Africa 733,788 0 0
18 Australia/New Zealand 285,048 0 0
19 Melanesia 116,043 0 0
20 Polynesia 14,373 0 0
21 Micronesia 7,669 0 0

Income Groups with the Highest Birth Count in 1959

Rank Income Group Births Male Births Female Births
1 Middle-income countries 78,344,967 0 0
2 Lower-middle-income countries 42,120,625 0 0
3 Upper-middle-income countries 36,224,342 0 0
4 High-income countries 16,611,845 0 0
5 Low-income countries 6,598,741 0 0
6 No income group available 366,090 0 0

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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