| Rank | Country | | Birth rate |
1 | Niger | 50.54 | 50.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
2 | Uganda | 47.49 | 47.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
3 | Mali | 45.62 | 45.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
4 | Zambia | 44.08 | 44.08 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
5 | Burkina Faso | 43.59 | 43.59 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
6 | Ethiopia | 42.99 | 42.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
7 | Angola | 42.91 | 42.91 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
8 | Somalia | 42.71 | 42.71 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
9 | Burundi | 41.01 | 41.01 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
10 | Malawi | 40.85 | 40.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
11 | Congo, Republic of the | 40.55 | 40.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
12 | Mozambique | 39.62 | 39.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
13 | Chad | 39.40 | 39.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
14 | Sierra Leone | 38.46 | 38.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
15 | Benin | 38.11 | 38.11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
16 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.03 | 38.03 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
17 | Afghanistan | 37.83 | 37.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |