demographics
Births This Year
Estimated number of births since January 1st worldwide. Calculated from annual crude birth rate accumulated linearly over the days elapsed in the current year.
WLDTier 1 Source
Births This Year
Official value (2023): 131,715,094
-9.4%in time period
Births This Year growth (2014–2023)
-9.4%in time period
Chart data: 2014: 145,405,491.933 births, 2015: 143,275,280.479 births, 2016: 145,250,703.839 births, 2017: 142,820,065.021 births, 2018: 140,038,276.439 births, 2019: 138,475,079.858 births, 2020: 134,704,469 births, 2021: 133,413,393.444 births, 2022: 132,287,136.282 births, 2023: 131,715,094.497 births
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Births This Year in 2023?
- As of 2023, Births This Year stands at approximately 131.7 million births, based on official data from United Nations Population Division. This figure is updated annually and reflects the most recent verified measurement available.
- Is Births This Year increasing or decreasing?
- Births This Year is currently declining at approximately 0.4% per year. This rate is derived from the most recent multi-year trend reported by United Nations Population Division.
- What does Births This Year measure?
- Estimated number of births since January 1st worldwide. Data is collected by United Nations Population Division using standardized international methodology across all member countries.
How is this calculated? Read the methodology