Fertility rate - Country rankings

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Fertility rate, births per woman, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 196 countries was 2.45 births per woman. The highest value was in Somalia: 6.26 births per woman and the lowest value was in Macao: 0.68 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: births per woman; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Fertility rate, 2022 Global rank Available data
Somalia 6.26 1 1960 - 2023
Chad 6.22 2 1960 - 2023
Niger 6.14 3 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 6.11 4 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 6.02 5 1960 - 2023
Mali 5.69 6 1960 - 2023
Angola 5.21 7 1960 - 2023
Burundi 4.98 8 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 4.93 9 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 4.84 10 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 4.77 11 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 4.67 12 1960 - 2023
Benin 4.63 13 1960 - 2023
Yemen 4.59 14 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 4.55 15 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 4.4 16 1960 - 2023
Uganda 4.39 17 1960 - 2023
Sudan 4.38 18 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 4.35 19 1960 - 2023
Guinea 4.3 20 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 4.28 21 1960 - 2023
Togo 4.25 22 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 4.22 23 1960 - 2023
Zambia 4.18 24 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 4.17 25 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 4.08 26 1960 - 2023
Gambia 4.08 27 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 4.04 28 1960 - 2023
Liberia 4.02 29 1960 - 2023
Comoros 3.93 30 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 3.91 31 1960 - 2023
Samoa 3.88 32 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 3.88 33 1960 - 2023
Senegal 3.86 34 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 3.79 35 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 3.78 36 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 3.77 37 1960 - 2023
Malawi 3.72 38 1960 - 2023
Gabon 3.71 39 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 3.69 40 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 3.66 41 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 3.65 42 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 3.62 43 1960 - 2023
Ghana 3.43 44 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 3.4 45 1960 - 2023
Palestine 3.38 46 1990 - 2023
Iraq 3.29 47 1960 - 2023
Kenya 3.26 48 1960 - 2023
Namibia 3.25 49 1960 - 2023
Tuvalu 3.24 50 1960 - 2023
Kiribati 3.18 51 1960 - 2023
Tonga 3.17 52 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.16 53 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 3.13 54 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 3.05 55 1960 - 2023
Israel 2.89 56 1960 - 2023
Algeria 2.82 57 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.8 58 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 2.8 59 1960 - 2023
Botswana 2.79 60 1960 - 2023
Micronesia 2.79 61 1960 - 2023
Egypt 2.75 62 1960 - 2023
Syria 2.75 63 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 2.73 64 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 2.72 65 1960 - 2023
Haiti 2.7 66 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 2.7 67 1960 - 2023
Jordan 2.68 68 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 2.65 69 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 2.62 70 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 2.58 71 1960 - 2023
Honduras 2.52 72 1960 - 2023
Laos 2.45 73 1960 - 2023
Oman 2.45 74 1960 - 2023
Guyana 2.44 75 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 2.44 76 1960 - 2023
Libya 2.4 77 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 2.34 78 1960 - 2023
Fiji 2.31 79 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 2.27 80 1960 - 2023
Suriname 2.27 81 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 2.26 82 1960 - 2023
Morocco 2.26 83 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 2.24 84 1960 - 2023
South Africa 2.23 85 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 2.18 86 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 2.15 87 1960 - 2023
Panama 2.14 88 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.14 89 1960 - 2023
Burma 2.13 90 1960 - 2023
Monaco 2.11 91 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 2.09 92 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 2.07 93 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 2.01 94 1960 - 2023
Nepal 2 95 1960 - 2023
N. Caledonia 2 96 1960 - 2023
Peru 2 97 1960 - 2023
India 1.99 98 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 1.98 99 1960 - 2023
Belize 1.95 100 1960 - 2023
Mexico 1.94 101 1960 - 2023
Palau 1.93 102 1960 - 2023
Philippines 1.93 103 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 1.93 104 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 1.89 105 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 1.86 106 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 1.85 107 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 1.84 108 1960 - 2023
Georgia 1.82 109 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 1.8 110 1960 - 2023
North Korea 1.8 111 1960 - 2023
France 1.79 112 1960 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 1.79 113 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 1.78 114 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 1.78 115 1960 - 2023
Brunei 1.76 116 1960 - 2023
Qatar 1.74 117 1960 - 2023
Barbados 1.71 118 1960 - 2023
Romania 1.71 119 1960 - 2023
Armenia 1.7 120 1960 - 2023
Iran 1.7 121 1960 - 2023
Moldova 1.69 122 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 1.67 123 1960 - 2023
Colombia 1.66 124 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 1.66 125 1960 - 2023
USA 1.66 126 1960 - 2023
Czechia 1.64 127 1960 - 2023
Australia 1.63 128 1960 - 2023
Brazil 1.63 129 1960 - 2023
Turkey 1.63 130 1960 - 2023
Aruba 1.62 131 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.6 132 1960 - 2023
Iceland 1.59 133 1960 - 2023
Serbia 1.59 134 1960 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 1.58 135 1960 - 2023
Maldives 1.58 136 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 1.57 137 1960 - 2023
Hungary 1.56 138 1960 - 2023
UK 1.56 139 1960 - 2023
Denmark 1.55 140 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 1.55 141 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 1.55 142 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 1.55 143 1960 - 2023
Ireland 1.54 144 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 1.54 145 1960 - 2023
Belgium 1.53 146 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.53 147 1960 - 2023
Croatia 1.53 148 1960 - 2023
Sweden 1.53 149 1960 - 2023
Grenada 1.5 150 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 1.49 151 1960 - 2023
Argentina 1.48 152 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 1.48 153 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 1.48 154 1960 - 2023
Dominica 1.48 155 1960 - 2023
Latvia 1.47 156 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 1.47 157 1960 - 2023
Germany 1.46 158 1960 - 2023
Portugal 1.43 159 1960 - 2023
Russia 1.42 160 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 1.42 161 1960 - 2023
Austria 1.41 162 1960 - 2023
Estonia 1.41 163 1960 - 2023
Norway 1.41 164 1960 - 2023
Bermuda 1.4 165 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 1.39 166 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 1.39 167 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 1.39 168 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 1.38 169 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 1.37 170 1960 - 2023
Albania 1.36 171 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 1.34 172 1960 - 2023
Belarus 1.33 173 1960 - 2023
Canada 1.33 174 1960 - 2023
Finland 1.32 175 1960 - 2023
Greece 1.32 176 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 1.32 177 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.31 178 1960 - 2023
Poland 1.29 179 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 1.27 180 1960 - 2023
Japan 1.26 181 1960 - 2023
Chile 1.25 182 1960 - 2023
Italy 1.24 183 1960 - 2023
Thailand 1.22 184 1960 - 2023
Spain 1.16 185 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.15 186 1960 - 2023
San Marino 1.14 187 1960 - 2023
Malta 1.08 188 1960 - 2023
Andorra 1.07 189 1960 - 2023
Singapore 1.04 190 1960 - 2023
China 1.03 191 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.91 192 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.9 193 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.78 194 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.7 195 1960 - 2023
Macao 0.68 196 1960 - 2023


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Definition: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

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1. Somalia
2. Chad
3. Niger
4. DR Congo
5. C.A. Republic
6. Mali
7. Angola
8. Burundi
9. Afghanistan
10. Mozambique
11. Mauritania
12. Tanzania
13. Benin
14. Yemen
15. Nigeria
16. Cameroon
17. Uganda
18. Sudan
19. Ivory Coast
20. Guinea
21. Burkina Faso
22. Togo
23. R. of Congo
24. Zambia
25. Eq. Guinea
26. Ethiopia
27. Gambia
28. Madagascar
29. Liberia
30. Comoros
31. G.-Bissau
32. Samoa
33. Sierra Leone
34. Senegal
35. Eritrea
36. Rwanda
37. Zimbabwe
38. Malawi
39. Gabon
40. S.T.&Principe
41. Pakistan
42. Vanuatu
43. Solomon Isl.
44. Ghana
45. Uzbekistan
46. Palestine
47. Iraq
48. Kenya
49. Namibia
50. Tuvalu
51. Kiribati
52. Tonga
53. Papua N.G.
54. Tajikistan
55. Kazakhstan
56. Israel
57. Algeria
58. Kyrgyzstan
59. Swaziland
60. Botswana
61. Micronesia
62. Egypt
63. Syria
64. Turkmenistan
65. Lesotho
66. Haiti
67. Mongolia
68. Jordan
69. Djibouti
70. Cambodia
71. Bolivia
72. Honduras
73. Laos
74. Oman
75. Guyana
76. Paraguay
77. Libya
78. Guatemala
79. Fiji
80. Domin. Rep.
81. Suriname
82. Lebanon
83. Morocco
84. Nicaragua
85. South Africa
86. Bangladesh
87. Indonesia
88. Panama
89. Saudi Arabia
90. Burma
91. Monaco
92. Venezuela
93. Faroe Isl.
94. Seychelles
95. Nepal
96. N. Caledonia
97. Peru
98. India
99. Sri Lanka
100. Belize
101. Mexico
102. Palau
103. Philippines
104. Vietnam
105. Gibraltar
106. Ecuador
107. Tunisia
108. Bahrain
109. Georgia
110. Montenegro
111. North Korea
112. France
113. St. Vincent & ...
114. Bulgaria
115. El Salvador
116. Brunei
117. Qatar
118. Barbados
119. Romania
120. Armenia
121. Iran
122. Moldova
123. Azerbaijan
124. Colombia
125. New Zealand
126. USA
127. Czechia
128. Australia
129. Brazil
130. Turkey
131. Aruba
132. North Macedonia
133. Iceland
134. Serbia
135. Ant.& Barb.
136. Maldives
137. Slovakia
138. Hungary
139. UK
140. Denmark
141. Kuwait
142. Malaysia
143. Slovenia
144. Ireland
145. Tr.&Tobago
146. Belgium
147. Cape Verde
148. Croatia
149. Sweden
150. Grenada
151. Netherlands
152. Argentina
153. Bhutan
154. Bosnia & Herz.
155. Dominica
156. Latvia
157. Liechtenstein
158. Germany
159. Portugal
160. Russia
161. Uruguay
162. Austria
163. Estonia
164. Norway
165. Bermuda
166. Cyprus
167. Saint Lucia
168. Switzerland
169. Bahamas
170. Jamaica
171. Albania
172. Costa Rica
173. Belarus
174. Canada
175. Finland
176. Greece
177. Mauritius
178. Luxembourg
179. Poland
180. Lithuania
181. Japan
182. Chile
183. Italy
184. Thailand
185. Spain
186. UA Emirates
187. San Marino
188. Malta
189. Andorra
190. Singapore
191. China
192. Puerto Rico
193. Ukraine
194. South Korea
195. Hong Kong
196. Macao
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6.22
6.14
6.11
6.02
5.69
5.21
4.98
4.93
4.84
4.77
4.67
4.63
4.59
4.55
4.40
4.39
4.38
4.35
4.30
4.28
4.25
4.22
4.18
4.17
4.08
4.08
4.04
4.02
3.93
3.91
3.88
3.88
3.86
3.79
3.78
3.77
3.72
3.71
3.69
3.66
3.65
3.62
3.43
3.40
3.38
3.29
3.26
3.25
3.24
3.18
3.17
3.16
3.13
3.05
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2.82
2.80
2.80
2.79
2.79
2.75
2.75
2.73
2.72
2.70
2.70
2.68
2.65
2.62
2.58
2.52
2.45
2.45
2.44
2.44
2.40
2.34
2.31
2.27
2.27
2.26
2.26
2.24
2.23
2.18
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2.13
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2.09
2.07
2.01
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.99
1.98
1.95
1.94
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1.86
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1.84
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1.80
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1.76
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1.71
1.71
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1.60
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1.59
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1.55
1.55
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1.55
1.54
1.54
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1.53
1.53
1.50
1.49
1.48
1.48
1.48
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1.47
1.47
1.46
1.43
1.42
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1.39
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1.34
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1.27
1.26
1.25
1.24
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1.07
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1.03
0.91
0.90
0.78
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0.68
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