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Projected Generation Beta births by country, 2025–2039

How many Generation Beta children each country is projected to produce across the full 2025–2039 cohort window, ranked.

The short answer

India leads the 194 countries ranked here on projected generation beta births at 330 million, followed by Nigeria at 130 million and China at 120 million. The median country is Libya at 1.8 million.

#1 330 million India South Asia #2 130 million Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa #3 120 million China East Asia & Pacific Median 1.8 million Libya The middle of 194

What this measures

Total births projected between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2039 at each country's projected fertility path.

What it does not

It is a projection, not a count. Fertility can move faster than projections assume — it has repeatedly, and almost always downward.

The bottom of the table

Tuvalu 2,690
Palau 2,730
San Marino 3,220
Nauru 4,550

Bars are scaled across the full observed range (2,690 to 330 million), not to 100%, so the real spread is visible.

How the values are spread

Where the 194 countries fall

The range from 2,690 to 330 million is split into 10 equal bands, and each bar counts the countries in one band.

Most countries sit in one band because a few very large values stretch the range. The ranking table below shows the differences within it.

Number of countries in each band of projected generation beta births
BandCountriesIncluding
0m to 33m 184 Tanzania, Egypt, Philippines and 181 more
33m to 66m 6 DR Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia and 3 more
66m to 99m 1 Pakistan
99m to 132m 2 Nigeria, China
132m to 165m 0 —
165m to 198m 0 —
198m to 231m 0 —
231m to 264m 0 —
264m to 297m 0 —
297m to 330m 1 India

How this is built: each band is one tenth of the gap between the lowest and highest value; a country is counted in the band its value falls in, and the top band includes the highest value. Countries with no comparable figure are left out. Chart drawn with Apache ECharts.

The full ranking

All 194 countries

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194 countries shown

Projected Generation Beta births by country, 2025–2039, ranked. Column headings re-sort the table.
Rank Country Projected Generation Beta births Bar Region Gen Alpha
#1 India 330 million
South Asia 327m
#2 Nigeria 130 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 95m
#3 China 120 million
East Asia & Pacific 230m
#4 Pakistan 90 million
South Asia 80m
#5 DR Congo 65 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 44m
#6 Ethiopia 55 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 48m
#7 Indonesia 55 million
East Asia & Pacific 68m
#8 United States 55 million
North America 62m
#9 Bangladesh 40 million
South Asia 44m
#10 Brazil 35 million
Latin America 44m
#11 Tanzania 33 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 28m
#12 Egypt 33 million
Middle East & North Africa 34m
#13 Philippines 30 million
East Asia & Pacific 32m
#14 Uganda 26 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 20m
#15 Sudan 22 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 19m
#16 Mexico 22 million
North America 31m
#17 Yemen 21.3 million
Middle East & North Africa 18m
#18 Angola 21 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 15m
#19 Kenya 20 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 19m
#20 Mozambique 20 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 14m
#21 Afghanistan 20 million
Middle East & North Africa 17m
#22 Iraq 17 million
Middle East & North Africa 16m
#23 Mali 16.6 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 12m
#24 Madagascar 16.3 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 13m
#25 Côte d'Ivoire 16 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 12m
#26 Cameroon 16 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 12m
#27 Russia 16 million
Europe & Central Asia 26m
#28 Ghana 15 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 12m
#29 Turkey 15 million
Middle East & North Africa 19m
#30 Chad 14.5 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 10m
#31 South Africa 14 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 17m
#32 Iran 14 million
Middle East & North Africa 18m
#33 Vietnam 14 million
East Asia & Pacific 23m
#34 Somalia 13.5 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 10m
#35 Uzbekistan 13 million
Europe & Central Asia 12m
#36 Algeria 11.9 million
Middle East & North Africa 14m
#37 Burkina Faso 11.7 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 10m
#38 Zambia 11.6 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 9m
#39 Malawi 11 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 9m
#40 Senegal 10 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 7m
#41 Myanmar 10 million
East Asia & Pacific 13m
#42 Germany 10 million
Europe & Central Asia 12m
#43 France 10 million
Europe & Central Asia 12m
#44 Syria 9.7 million
Middle East & North Africa 8m
#45 Japan 9 million
East Asia & Pacific 14m
#46 United Kingdom 9 million
Europe & Central Asia 12m
#47 Morocco 8.9 million
Middle East & North Africa 10m
#48 Zimbabwe 8 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 7m
#49 Nepal 8 million
South Asia 8m
#50 Colombia 8 million
Latin America 11m
#51 Argentina 8 million
Latin America 11m
#52 Benin 7.9 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 6m
#53 Guinea 7.6 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 6m
#54 Saudi Arabia 7 million
Middle East & North Africa 9m
#55 Malaysia 7 million
East Asia & Pacific 8m
#56 Peru 7 million
Latin America 8m
#57 Rwanda 6.4 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 6m
#58 Kazakhstan 6 million
Europe & Central Asia 6m
#59 South Sudan 5.9 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 5m
#60 Thailand 5 million
East Asia & Pacific 11m
#61 Italy 5 million
Europe & Central Asia 7m
#62 Canada 5 million
North America 6m
#63 Venezuela 5 million
Latin America 7m
#64 Guatemala 5 million
Latin America 6m
#65 Togo 4.8 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 4m
#66 North Korea 4.4 million
East Asia & Pacific 5m
#67 Central African Republic 4.1 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 3m
#68 Tajikistan 4.1 million
Europe & Central Asia 4m
#69 Sierra Leone 4 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 3m
#70 Australia 4 million
Oceania 5m
#71 Spain 4 million
Europe & Central Asia 6m
#72 Poland 4 million
Europe & Central Asia 6m
#73 Haiti 3.8 million
Latin America 4m
#74 Jordan 3.6 million
Middle East & North Africa 4m
#75 Honduras 3.4 million
Latin America 3m
#76 Republic of the Congo 3.3 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 3m
#77 Sri Lanka 3 million
South Asia 4m
#78 South Korea 3 million
East Asia & Pacific 6m
#79 Ukraine 3 million
Europe & Central Asia 6m
#80 Chile 3 million
Latin America 4m
#81 Ecuador 3 million
Latin America 4m
#82 Bolivia 3 million
Latin America 3m
#83 Mauritania 2.9 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 2m
#84 Dominican Republic 2.8 million
Latin America 3m
#85 Liberia 2.7 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 2m
#86 Israel 2.7 million
Middle East & North Africa 3m
#87 Romania 2.5 million
Europe & Central Asia 3m
#88 Laos 2.3 million
East Asia & Pacific 2m
#89 Kyrgyzstan 2.3 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#90 Tunisia 2.2 million
Middle East & North Africa 3m
#91 Palestine 2.2 million
Middle East & North Africa 2m
#92 Turkmenistan 2.2 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#93 United Arab Emirates 2.1 million
Middle East & North Africa 2m
#94 Netherlands 2 million
Europe & Central Asia 3m
#95 Paraguay 2 million
Latin America 2m
#96 Azerbaijan 1.9 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#97 Nicaragua 1.9 million
Latin America 2m
#98 Libya 1.8 million
Middle East & North Africa 2m
#99 Eritrea 1.7 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 1m
#100 Belgium 1.5 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#101 Lebanon 1.4 million
Middle East & North Africa 2m
#102 Sweden 1.4 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#103 El Salvador 1.4 million
Latin America 2m
#104 Gambia 1.3 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 1m
#105 Oman 1.3 million
Middle East & North Africa 1m
#106 Czechia 1.3 million
Europe & Central Asia 2m
#107 Portugal 1.3 million
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#108 Cuba 1.3 million
Latin America 2m
#109 Namibia 1.2 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 1m
#110 Hungary 1.2 million
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#111 Gabon 1.1 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 959k
#112 Austria 1.1 million
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#113 Switzerland 1.1 million
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#114 Panama 1.1 million
Latin America 1m
#115 Guinea-Bissau 1 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 881k
#116 Greece 1 million
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#117 Mongolia 937,930
East Asia & Pacific 1m
#118 Equatorial Guinea 927,190
Sub-Saharan Africa 736k
#119 Belarus 908,960
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#120 Denmark 892,780
Europe & Central Asia 937k
#121 Lesotho 828,430
Sub-Saharan Africa 815k
#122 Bulgaria 828,200
Europe & Central Asia 960k
#123 Kuwait 821,770
Middle East & North Africa 917k
#124 Serbia 801,850
Europe & Central Asia 947k
#125 New Zealand 800,000
Oceania 1m
#126 Ireland 800,000
Europe & Central Asia 1m
#127 Costa Rica 729,250
Latin America 947k
#128 Singapore 721,520
East Asia & Pacific 690k
#129 Norway 700,000
Europe & Central Asia 900k
#130 Slovakia 668,340
Europe & Central Asia 849k
#131 Finland 662,830
Europe & Central Asia 806k
#132 Georgia 606,790
Europe & Central Asia 780k
#133 Qatar 539,930
Middle East & North Africa 476k
#134 Uruguay 485,240
Latin America 605k
#135 Timor-Leste 467,150
East Asia & Pacific 476k
#136 Croatia 443,110
Europe & Central Asia 524k
#137 Armenia 440,300
Europe & Central Asia 557k
#138 Eswatini 423,170
Sub-Saharan Africa 419k
#139 Moldova 421,640
Europe & Central Asia 578k
#140 Jamaica 420,280
Latin America 518k
#141 Comoros 381,570
Sub-Saharan Africa 331k
#142 Djibouti 371,560
Middle East & North Africa 345k
#143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 343,070
Europe & Central Asia 400k
#144 Albania 335,600
Europe & Central Asia 457k
#145 Bahrain 320,120
Middle East & North Africa 309k
#146 Lithuania 292,100
Europe & Central Asia 406k
#147 Puerto Rico 271,420
Latin America 362k
#148 Slovenia 251,700
Europe & Central Asia 306k
#149 Guyana 230,370
Latin America 243k
#150 North Macedonia 224,380
Europe & Central Asia 298k
#151 Trinidad and Tobago 213,540
Latin America 265k
#152 Latvia 192,710
Europe & Central Asia 279k
#153 Cyprus 186,940
Europe & Central Asia 222k
#154 Suriname 158,480
Latin America 163k
#155 Mauritius 157,170
Sub-Saharan Africa 184k
#156 Estonia 147,910
Europe & Central Asia 203k
#157 São Tomé and Príncipe 108,010
Sub-Saharan Africa 92k
#158 Belize 105,580
Latin America 113k
#159 Luxembourg 99,910
Europe & Central Asia 108k
#160 Cape Verde 93,900
Sub-Saharan Africa 131k
#161 Montenegro 93,200
Europe & Central Asia 112k
#162 Samoa 86,450
Oceania 84k
#163 Brunei 84,400
East Asia & Pacific 97k
#164 Maldives 73,650
South Asia 101k
#165 Iceland 62,480
Europe & Central Asia 70k
#166 Bahamas 62,460
Latin America 71k
#167 Malta 56,230
Middle East & North Africa 71k
#168 Kiribati 51,280
Oceania 48k
#169 Barbados 44,290
Latin America 48k
#170 Micronesia 36,450
Oceania 36k
#171 Tonga 34,550
Oceania 36k
#172 St Lucia 26,900
Latin America 31k
#173 Seychelles 25,510
Sub-Saharan Africa 27k
#174 Curaçao 20,500
Latin America 27k
#175 Grenada 18,130
Latin America 22k
#176 St Vincent and the Grenadines 16,600
Latin America 21k
#177 Aruba 15,590
Latin America 18k
#178 Antigua and Barbuda 15,180
Latin America 17k
#179 Cayman Islands 12,520
Latin America 12k
#180 Dominica 9,780
Latin America 12k
#181 Marshall Islands 9,450
Oceania 12k
#182 Andorra 8,660
Europe & Central Asia 10k
#183 Gibraltar 7,970
Europe & Central Asia 7k
#184 St Kitts and Nevis 7,270
Latin America 9k
#185 Bermuda 7,170
North America 9k
#186 Turks and Caicos Islands 6,910
Latin America 8k
#187 Sint Maarten 6,320
Latin America 7k
#188 Monaco 5,630
Europe & Central Asia 5k
#189 Liechtenstein 5,510
Europe & Central Asia 6k
#190 British Virgin Islands 4,690
Latin America 6k
#191 Nauru 4,550
Oceania 5k
#192 San Marino 3,220
Europe & Central Asia 4k
#193 Palau 2,730
Oceania 3k
#194 Tuvalu 2,690
Oceania 3k

Reading the table

This is the only column on the site that is entirely about the future, and it is where the twenty-first century's demographic story is clearest.

India stays first at about 330 million projected Beta births — but only just ahead of its own Alpha cohort of 327 million. Nigeria jumps from third to second, and its 130 million projected Beta births are 37% more than its 95 million Alphas. China falls from second to third and produces roughly half as many Betas as Alphas.

In 64 of these 194 countries the Beta cohort will be larger than the Alpha cohort. Almost every one of them is in Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia. In the other 130 the next generation is smaller than the one before it — in some cases dramatically so. The centre of gravity of childhood is moving, and this table is the clearest single picture of where.

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Frequently asked

Which country will have the most Generation Beta children?

India, with approximately 330 million births projected between 2025 and 2039, followed by Nigeria at about 130 million and China at about 120 million.

In which countries will Gen Beta be bigger than Gen Alpha?

In 64 of the 194 countries profiled — overwhelmingly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Nigeria and Pakistan are the largest examples.

How big will Generation Beta be worldwide?

About 2.1 billion, according to McCrindle Research, which is the framework that defines the cohort.

How reliable is a projection to 2039?

Population projections are among the more reliable long-range forecasts, because most of the parents are already born. The main uncertainty is fertility behaviour, which has recently fallen faster than projections expected in many countries.

How many countries are in this table?

This table ranks 194 countries with a comparable figure, out of the 194 countries profiled on AlphaBetaMinds. The countries in this table hold about 98% of the world population.

Can I reuse this data?

Yes, free of charge and commercially, with a credit to AlphaBetaMinds and a link to this page. The full dataset is also available as plain text at https://alphabetaminds.com/llms-countries.txt.

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Cite this table

AlphaBetaMinds (2026). Projected Generation Beta births by country, 2025–2039. Retrieved from https://alphabetaminds.com/data/gen-beta-births-by-country

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Sources: UN World Population Prospects, World Bank Open Data, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, ITU. Figures are 2025–2026 estimates. Method on our methodology page.