Latest available · compiled 2025
Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation covers 185 countries on 3 measures. 52 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Ethiopia is lowest, at 2.7. The middle country reads 98.4. 18 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Completeness of Birth Registration · Latest available · compiled 2025
Highest52 countries share it
100.0
LowestEthiopia
2.7Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 185 countries · select a heading to sort
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | — | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe · 2021 reading | 2021 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean · 2017 reading | 2017 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia · 2009 reading, too old to compare | 2009 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2018 reading | 2018 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2022 reading | 2022 | 100.0 | — | — |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 2023 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 100.0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 99.9 | — | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.8 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2024 reading | 2024 | 99.9 | — | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 |
 ChileCHLSouth America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 99.8 | — | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 99.6 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 2019 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 99.7 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.9 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.9 |
 UruguayURYSouth America · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 2013 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.9 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 100.0 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.8 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2015 reading | 2015 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.7 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa · 2025 reading | 2025 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.6 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.2 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.6 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe · 2006 reading, too old to compare | 2006 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.7 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 99.2 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 2013 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 99.6 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 99.4 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean · 2020 reading | 2020 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.4 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.1 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.1 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 99.1 | 100.0 | 98.4 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 99.2 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 98.9 | 98.0 | 99.8 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.9 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 98.5 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.9 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.8 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 98.7 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.8 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.5 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 2018 | 98.4 | 98.0 | 98.9 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 98.2 |
 SurinameSURSouth America · 2018 reading | 2018 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.1 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 98.3 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe · 2020 reading | 2020 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 97.7 | — | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 97.3 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America · 2019 reading | 2019 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 97.1 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 96.8 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2015 reading | 2015 | 96.8 | 97.0 | 96.5 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 96.8 | 97.2 | 96.4 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.7 |
 PanamaPANCentral America · 2019 reading | 2019 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.8 |
 BrazilBRASouth America · 2015 reading | 2015 | 96.4 | — | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2021 reading | 2021 | 96.4 | — | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America · 2015 reading | 2015 | 96.4 | — | — |
 PeruPERSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 96.4 | — | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2022 reading | 2022 | 96.1 | 96.8 | 95.3 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia · 2006 reading, too old to compare | 2006 | 96.0 | 95.8 | 96.3 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2015 reading | 2015 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 96.0 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America · 2016 reading | 2016 | 95.7 | 96.1 | 95.3 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 95.6 | 95.3 | 95.8 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 95.7 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 95.5 | 95.6 | 95.4 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 95.1 | 94.9 | 95.2 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 94.0 | 93.7 | 94.3 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America · 2023 reading | 2023 | 93.9 | 93.9 | 93.8 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 92.6 | 92.3 | 92.8 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2019 reading | 2019 | 92.2 | 92.7 | 91.7 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 92.0 | 92.5 | 91.4 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 91.7 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa · 2006 reading, too old to compare | 2006 | 91.7 | 90.5 | 92.7 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia · 2019 reading | 2019 | 91.6 | 90.3 | 92.9 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 91.4 | — | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 90.3 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 89.2 | 88.4 | 90.0 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 89.1 | 89.4 | 88.8 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 88.6 | — | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America · 2024 reading | 2024 | 88.2 | 88.3 | 88.2 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia · 2015 reading | 2015 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 87.2 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 87.2 | 89.3 | 85.4 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 86.8 | — | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia · 2021 reading | 2021 | 86.6 | 86.3 | 86.8 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 85.6 | 85.4 | 85.8 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 84.8 | 84.6 | 85.0 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean · 2017 reading | 2017 | 84.8 | 85.4 | 84.2 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 2012 | 84.7 | — | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia · 2017 reading | 2017 | 83.8 | 82.3 | 85.1 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.7 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2017 reading | 2017 | 82.9 | 81.7 | 83.9 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 81.0 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 81.3 | 80.6 | 81.9 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America · 2017 reading | 2017 | 81.3 | — | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 80.1 | 79.7 | 80.4 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 77.9 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 78.1 | — | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 76.4 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 76.0 | 75.6 | 76.3 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 74.4 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 73.8 | 74.6 | 73.0 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 2022 | 73.2 | 71.8 | 74.4 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2020 reading | 2020 | 71.6 | 71.3 | 71.8 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 67.7 | 67.3 | 68.1 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 2014 | 67.3 | 65.8 | 68.8 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2020 reading | 2020 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 67.0 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 66.3 | 65.4 | 67.1 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 65.9 | 64.8 | 66.9 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 2022 | 65.7 | 64.2 | 67.1 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 64.6 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 62.0 | 61.5 | 62.4 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa · 2018 reading | 2018 | 61.9 | 61.8 | 62.1 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia · 2016 reading | 2016 | 60.4 | 61.0 | 59.8 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia · 2025 reading | 2025 | 59.1 | 59.0 | 60.0 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2020 reading | 2020 | 59.0 | 57.7 | 60.3 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa · 2011 reading, too old to compare | 2011 | 53.5 | 53.6 | 53.3 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 48.4 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 47.8 | 47.0 | 48.6 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 46.0 | 44.9 | 47.1 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 44.8 | 44.1 | 45.5 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 2021 | 44.8 | 44.2 | 45.3 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 42.2 | 41.9 | 42.5 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 39.7 | 39.3 | 40.0 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 37.7 | 37.3 | 38.0 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 2010 | 35.4 | 36.0 | 34.9 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 34.0 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.2 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 2023 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 32.0 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 2023 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 30.3 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 2019 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.9 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia · 2018 reading | 2018 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 2024 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa · 2006 reading, too old to compare | 2006 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa · 2016 reading | 2016 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
02In Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Highest
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Australiashared100.0
- Austriashared100.0
- Azerbaijanshared100.0
Lowest
- Ethiopia2.7
- Zambia7.9
- Papua New Guinea13.4
- Chad25.7
- Yemen29.4
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 98.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
03Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025, from 2006 to 2025. 18 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.
95 distinct values among 185
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 52 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
32 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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06Questions
Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest birth registration in Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation?
52 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
How many countries does Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation cover?
185.
Where can I download Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation?
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Is Completeness of Birth Registration, 2025 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-10, when it was read from the publisher.