Where should my child be born?
Set your situation and what matters to you. The list updates as you go, and nothing you enter leaves your browser.
What would a birth country add?
Add each citizenship the parents hold and say how the parent holds it. That decides which ones pass to a child born abroad. Then pick a country of birth: the map shows what that birth adds.
Add a citizenship to begin.
- A passport the child holds
- Already open through the parents
- Added by the country of birth
- Added, but on paper or by permit
Last updated 10 Nov 2026. The rules for passing a citizenship to a child born abroad are as the laws stood on 1 Jan 2024, except the countries marked "checked", which were read from government sources on 10 Nov 2026. The list of countries that give citizenship at birth agrees with the laws of 1 Jan 2024; Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis were re-checked on 3 Nov 2026.
Citizenship rules: GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset v3.1 (Vink, van der Baaren, Bauböck, Džankić, Honohan and Manby, 2025), CC BY 4.0, with our own coding and updates. Visa rules: Passport Index dataset (imorte/passport-index-data), read 10 Nov 2026. Settlement blocs: IMI Daily, Supranational Settlement Blocs, read 10 Nov 2026.
This is not legal or immigration advice. Rules change, and entry is always decided at the border. A result marked "with a step" or "check" means the citizenship reaches the child only if the condition shown is met, so confirm it with that country's authorities. A "conditional" country gives citizenship at birth only if a parent meets its condition. This covers getting a citizenship at birth, not losing it later.
Your list
This data is dated and the rules change. It is not legal or medical advice. Check each country’s official sources before you act.
12 countries in your list, 40 left out.
None of your priorities has checked data yet, so this list is in alphabetical order. It is not a ranking.
Antigua and Barbuda
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Argentina
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Brazil
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Canada
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Costa Rica
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Dominica
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Grenada
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Mexico
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Panama
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Peru
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Uruguay
Citizenship at birth
Nothing checked yet for your priorities.
Left out, and why
- Australia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Belgium. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Brunei. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Burkina Faso. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Cambodia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Cameroon. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Cape Verde. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Chile. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Colombia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Congo (Republic). Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Dominican Republic. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- France. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Gabon. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Germany. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Greece. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Guinea. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Iran. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Ireland. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Kosovo. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Luxembourg. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Malaysia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Mali. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Malta. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Morocco. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Mozambique. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Namibia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Netherlands. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- New Zealand. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Niger. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Portugal. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Sao Tome and Principe. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Senegal. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Sierra Leone. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Spain. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Thailand. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Timor-Leste. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Togo. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Tunisia. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- United Kingdom. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
- Yemen. Citizenship depends on a parent living there first. Tick “willing to live there first” to include it.
The data behind it
| Country | jus soli type | settlement blocs | henley rank | birth cost public US$ | birth cost private US$ | maternal mortality per 100,000 | neonatal mortality per 1,000 | military service | compulsory voting | dual citizenship allowed | last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Argentina | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Australia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-10 |
| Belgium | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Brazil | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Brunei | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Burkina Faso | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Cambodia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Cameroon | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Canada | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Cape Verde | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Chile | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-03 |
| Colombia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-10 |
| Congo (Republic) | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Costa Rica | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Dominica | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Dominican Republic | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| France | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Gabon | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Germany | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-10 |
| Greece | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Grenada | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Guinea | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Iran | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Ireland | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-10 |
| Kosovo | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Luxembourg | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Malaysia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Mali | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Malta | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Mexico | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Morocco | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Mozambique | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Namibia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Netherlands | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| New Zealand | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Niger | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Panama | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Peru | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Portugal | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2026-11-10 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Sao Tome and Principe | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Senegal | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Sierra Leone | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Spain | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Thailand | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Timor-Leste | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Togo | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Tunisia | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| United Kingdom | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |
| Uruguay | unconditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
| Yemen | conditional | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked | 2024-01-01 |