South Africa's Registration of Births

PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS RECORDED (%)

The number of births recorded in each country varies considerably. The right to be recognised as a person before the law is a critical step in ensuring lifelong protection and is a prerequisite for exercising all other rights.

The population of South Africa is estimated to be 63.2 million in 2021 using United Nations estimates and the amount of registered births in each year is 88.6%

South Africa 's Statistical Capacity Index is 81.1 against a global average of 74.4.

South Africa's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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Registration of Births (%): All Countries Latest Data



Afghanistan 42.3
Albania 98.4
Algeria 99.6
Angola 25.0
Argentina 99.7
Armenia 99.3
Australia 100.0
Austria 100.0
Azerbaijan 93.6
Bahamas, The 100.0
Bahrain 100.0
Bangladesh 56.0
Belarus 100.0
Belgium 100.0
Benin 85.6
Bhutan 99.9
Bolivia 91.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.5
Botswana 87.5
Brazil 96.4
Bulgaria 100.0
Burkina Faso 76.9
Burundi 83.5
Cambodia 73.3
Cameroon 61.9
Canada 100.0
Central African Republic 44.8
Chad 25.7
Chile 99.4
China 100.0
Colombia 96.8
Comoros 87.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 40.1
Congo, Rep. 95.9
Costa Rica 99.6
Cote d'Ivoire 71.7
Croatia 100.0
Cyprus 100.0
Czechia 100.0
Denmark 100.0
Dominican Republic 92.2
Ecuador 87.2
Egypt 99.4
El Salvador 91.2
Estonia 100.0
Eswatini 53.5
Ethiopia 2.7
Finland 100.0
France 100.0
Gabon 89.6
Gambia 59.0
Georgia 98.5
Germany 100.0
Ghana 70.6
Greece 100.0
Guatemala 96.4
Guinea 62.0
Guinea-Bissau 46.0
Guyana 98.1
Haiti 84.8
Honduras 97.0
Hong Kong 100.0
Hungary 100.0
Iceland 100.0
India 89.1
Indonesia 77.0
Ireland 100.0
Israel 100.0
Italy 100.0
Jamaica 98.0
Japan 100.0
Jordan 98.0
Kazakhstan 99.7
Kenya 66.9
Korea, Rep. 100.0
Kuwait 100.0
Kyrgyzstan 98.9
Laos 73.0
Latvia 100.0
Lebanon 98.9
Lesotho 44.5
Liberia 66.3
Libya 99.0
Lithuania 100.0
Luxembourg 100.0
Madagascar 73.8
Malawi 67.2
Malaysia 100.0
Mali 86.7
Malta 100.0
Mauritania 44.8
Mauritius 100.0
Mexico 97.0
Moldova 99.6
Mongolia 99.6
Morocco 96.9
Mozambique 55.0
Myanmar 81.3
Namibia 78.1
Nepal 77.2
Netherlands 100.0
New Zealand 100.0
Nicaragua 84.7
Niger 63.9
Nigeria 42.6
North Macedonia 99.8
Norway 100.0
Oman 100.0
Pakistan 42.2
Panama 96.7
Papua New Guinea 13.4
Paraguay 71.0
Peru 96.4
Philippines 91.8
Poland 100.0
Portugal 100.0
Qatar 100.0
Romania 100.0
Russia 100.0
Rwanda 85.6
Saudi Arabia 99.2
Senegal 78.7
Serbia 99.9
Sierra Leone 90.4
Singapore 99.9
Slovak Republic 100.0
Slovenia 100.0
South Africa 88.6
Spain 100.0
Sri Lanka 97.2
Sudan 67.3
Suriname 98.3
Sweden 100.0
Switzerland 100.0
Taiwan 91.3
Tajikistan 95.8
Tanzania 26.4
Thailand 99.8
Togo 82.9
Tunisia 99.9
Türkiye 98.4
Turkmenistan 99.9
Uganda 32.2
Ukraine 99.8
United Arab Emirates 100.0
United Kingdom 100.0
United States 100.0
Uruguay 99.8
Uzbekistan 99.9
Vietnam 96.1
Yemen, Rep. 30.7
Zambia 14.0
Zimbabwe 48.7


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