Statistics · checked October 2026
World Birth Statistics (2026)
How many babies are born per second, per day and per year worldwide, which countries account for most of them, and how the rate has changed since 2010.
About 4.2 babies are born worldwide every second — roughly 363,000 a day and 132 million a year — and every one of them is Generation Beta until 31 December 2039.
| Statistic | Figure | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births per second | 4.2 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Births per minute | ~252 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Births per hour | ~15,100 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Births per day | ~363,000 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Births per year | ~132 million | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Peak global births | ~140 million a year | 2012–2016 | UN WPP |
| India births per day | ~63,000 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| China births per day | ~24,700 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Nigeria births per day | ~20,500 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Norway births per day | ~137 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Busiest birth months (northern hemisphere) | July to September | 2026 | National registries |
| Deaths per second | 2.0 | 2026 | UN WPP |
| Net population gain per second | ~2.2 | 2026 | UN WPP |
Modelled, not counted
No real-time global birth register exists. These are annual figures divided down, which makes the daily and annual totals reliable and any single second an average rather than an observation.
Global births peaked around 2012–2016 at about 140 million a year and have fallen every year since. That decline, not the total, is the story of this decade.
Frequently asked
How many babies are born every second?
About 4.2 worldwide.
How many babies are born each day?
Roughly 363,000.
Are global births rising or falling?
Falling. Births peaked at about 140 million a year around 2012–2016 and have declined every year since.
AlphaBetaMinds (2026). World Birth Statistics. Retrieved from https://alphabetaminds.com/statistics/world-birth-statistics