Fertility rate - Country rankings

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Fertility rate, births per woman, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 192 countries was 2.51 births per woman. The highest value was in Niger: 6.75 births per woman and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 0.7 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. 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
Niger 6.75 1 1960 - 2022
Chad 6.22 2 1960 - 2022
Somalia 6.2 3 1960 - 2022
DR Congo 6.11 4 1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic 5.92 5 1960 - 2022
Mali 5.87 6 1960 - 2022
Angola 5.21 7 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 5.14 8 1960 - 2022
Burundi 4.98 9 1960 - 2022
Benin 4.89 10 1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso 4.66 11 1960 - 2022
Tanzania 4.66 12 1960 - 2022
Gambia 4.59 13 1960 - 2022
Mozambique 4.56 14 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 4.52 15 1960 - 2022
Uganda 4.47 16 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 4.38 17 1960 - 2022
Sudan 4.38 18 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 4.34 19 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 4.34 20 1960 - 2022
Senegal 4.31 21 1960 - 2022
Guinea 4.3 22 1960 - 2022
Zambia 4.24 23 1960 - 2022
Togo 4.2 24 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 4.17 25 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 4.09 26 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 4.06 27 1960 - 2022
Liberia 4.02 28 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 3.92 29 1960 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 3.92 30 1960 - 2022
Comoros 3.91 31 1960 - 2022
Samoa 3.88 32 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 3.88 33 1960 - 2022
Malawi 3.85 34 1960 - 2022
Eritrea 3.79 35 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 3.79 36 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 3.75 37 1960 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 3.75 38 1960 - 2022
Yemen 3.72 39 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 3.7 40 1960 - 2022
Ghana 3.51 41 1960 - 2022
Gabon 3.46 42 1960 - 2022
Iraq 3.44 43 1960 - 2022
Palestine 3.44 44 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 3.44 45 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 3.41 46 1960 - 2022
Uzbekistan 3.31 47 1960 - 2022
Kenya 3.3 48 1960 - 2022
Kiribati 3.27 49 1960 - 2022
Namibia 3.25 50 1960 - 2022
Tonga 3.19 51 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 3.16 52 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 3.14 53 1960 - 2022
Tuvalu 3.14 54 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 3.05 55 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 2.98 56 1960 - 2022
Israel 2.89 57 1960 - 2022
Egypt 2.88 58 1960 - 2022
Algeria 2.83 59 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 2.8 60 1960 - 2022
Jordan 2.79 61 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 2.79 62 1960 - 2022
Haiti 2.77 63 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 2.77 64 1960 - 2022
Djibouti 2.76 65 1960 - 2022
Botswana 2.75 66 1960 - 2022
Philippines 2.72 67 1960 - 2022
Syria 2.7 68 1960 - 2022
Micronesia 2.67 69 1960 - 2022
Turkmenistan 2.62 70 1960 - 2022
Bolivia 2.58 71 1960 - 2022
Oman 2.57 72 1960 - 2022
Fiji 2.46 73 1960 - 2022
Laos 2.45 74 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 2.44 75 1960 - 2022
Libya 2.4 76 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 2.39 77 1960 - 2022
Guyana 2.37 78 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 2.35 79 1960 - 2022
Honduras 2.34 80 1960 - 2022
South Africa 2.34 81 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 2.32 82 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 2.32 83 1976 - 2022
Suriname 2.32 84 1960 - 2022
Morocco 2.3 85 1960 - 2022
Panama 2.3 86 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 2.28 87 1960 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 2.25 88 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 2.19 89 1960 - 2022
Peru 2.16 90 1960 - 2022
Indonesia 2.15 91 1960 - 2022
Burma 2.13 92 1960 - 2022
Kuwait 2.09 93 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 2.08 94 1960 - 2022
Georgia 2.06 95 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 2.06 96 1960 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 2.05 97 1970 - 2022
N. Caledonia 2.02 98 1960 - 2022
India 2.01 99 1960 - 2022
Nepal 2.01 100 1960 - 2022
Ecuador 2 101 1960 - 2022
Belize 1.99 102 1960 - 2022
Grenada 1.99 103 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 1.97 104 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 1.95 105 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 1.94 106 1960 - 2022
Argentina 1.88 107 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 1.88 108 1960 - 2022
Turkey 1.88 109 1960 - 2022
Gibraltar 1.84 110 1960 - 2022
Romania 1.81 111 1960 - 2022
Bahrain 1.8 112 1960 - 2022
Mexico 1.8 113 1960 - 2022
Moldova 1.8 114 1960 - 2022
Montenegro 1.8 115 1960 - 2022
France 1.79 116 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 1.79 117 1960 - 2022
North Korea 1.79 118 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 1.78 119 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 1.78 120 1960 - 2022
Qatar 1.78 121 1960 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 1.78 122 1960 - 2022
Brunei 1.76 123 1960 - 2022
Ireland 1.7 124 1960 - 2022
Colombia 1.69 125 1960 - 2022
Iran 1.68 126 1960 - 2022
Maldives 1.68 127 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 1.67 128 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 1.66 129 1960 - 2022
USA 1.66 130 1960 - 2022
Australia 1.63 131 1960 - 2022
Barbados 1.63 132 1960 - 2022
Brazil 1.63 133 1960 - 2022
Serbia 1.63 134 1960 - 2022
Czechia 1.62 135 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 1.61 136 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 1.6 137 1960 - 2022
Dominica 1.59 138 1960 - 2022
Iceland 1.59 139 1960 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 1.58 140 1960 - 2022
Armenia 1.58 141 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 1.57 142 1960 - 2022
UK 1.57 143 1960 - 2022
Denmark 1.55 144 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 1.55 145 1960 - 2022
Chile 1.54 146 1960 - 2022
Belgium 1.53 147 1960 - 2022
Croatia 1.53 148 1960 - 2022
Costa Rica 1.52 149 1960 - 2022
Hungary 1.52 150 1960 - 2022
Sweden 1.52 151 1960 - 2022
Belarus 1.5 152 1960 - 2022
Netherlands 1.49 153 1960 - 2022
Uruguay 1.48 154 1960 - 2022
Latvia 1.47 155 1960 - 2022
Liechtenstein 1.47 156 2000 - 2022
Germany 1.46 157 1960 - 2022
UA Emirates 1.44 158 1960 - 2022
Greece 1.43 159 1960 - 2022
Portugal 1.43 160 1960 - 2022
Russia 1.42 161 1960 - 2022
Austria 1.41 162 1960 - 2022
Estonia 1.41 163 1960 - 2022
Norway 1.41 164 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 1.4 165 1960 - 2022
Saint Lucia 1.39 166 1960 - 2022
Switzerland 1.39 167 1960 - 2022
Albania 1.38 168 1960 - 2022
Bahamas 1.38 169 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 1.35 170 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 1.34 171 1960 - 2022
Canada 1.33 172 1960 - 2022
Finland 1.32 173 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 1.32 174 1960 - 2022
Thailand 1.32 175 1960 - 2022
Cyprus 1.31 176 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.31 177 1960 - 2022
Bermuda 1.3 178 1960 - 2022
Lithuania 1.27 179 1960 - 2022
Japan 1.26 180 1960 - 2022
Poland 1.26 181 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 1.26 182 1960 - 2022
Italy 1.24 183 1960 - 2022
Aruba 1.18 184 1960 - 2022
China 1.17 185 1960 - 2022
Spain 1.16 186 1960 - 2022
Malta 1.15 187 1960 - 2022
Macao 1.11 188 1960 - 2022
Singapore 1.04 189 1960 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.9 190 1960 - 2022
South Korea 0.78 191 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.7 192 1960 - 2022


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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. Niger
2. Chad
3. Somalia
4. DR Congo
5. C.A. Republic
6. Mali
7. Angola
8. Nigeria
9. Burundi
10. Benin
11. Burkina Faso
12. Tanzania
13. Gambia
14. Mozambique
15. Afghanistan
16. Uganda
17. Cameroon
18. Sudan
19. Ivory Coast
20. Mauritania
21. Senegal
22. Guinea
23. Zambia
24. Togo
25. Eq. Guinea
26. R. of Congo
27. Ethiopia
28. Liberia
29. G.-Bissau
30. Solomon Isl.
31. Comoros
32. Samoa
33. Sierra Leone
34. Malawi
35. Eritrea
36. Madagascar
37. Rwanda
38. S.T.&Principe
39. Yemen
40. Vanuatu
41. Ghana
42. Gabon
43. Iraq
44. Palestine
45. Zimbabwe
46. Pakistan
47. Uzbekistan
48. Kenya
49. Kiribati
50. Namibia
51. Tonga
52. Papua N.G.
53. Tajikistan
54. Tuvalu
55. Kazakhstan
56. Lesotho
57. Israel
58. Egypt
59. Algeria
60. Kyrgyzstan
61. Jordan
62. Swaziland
63. Haiti
64. Mongolia
65. Djibouti
66. Botswana
67. Philippines
68. Syria
69. Micronesia
70. Turkmenistan
71. Bolivia
72. Oman
73. Fiji
74. Laos
75. Paraguay
76. Libya
77. Saudi Arabia
78. Guyana
79. Guatemala
80. Honduras
81. South Africa
82. Cambodia
83. Seychelles
84. Suriname
85. Morocco
86. Panama
87. Nicaragua
88. Domin. Rep.
89. Venezuela
90. Peru
91. Indonesia
92. Burma
93. Kuwait
94. Lebanon
95. Georgia
96. Tunisia
97. Faroe Isl.
98. N. Caledonia
99. India
100. Nepal
101. Ecuador
102. Belize
103. Grenada
104. Sri Lanka
105. Bangladesh
106. Vietnam
107. Argentina
108. Cape Verde
109. Turkey
110. Gibraltar
111. Romania
112. Bahrain
113. Mexico
114. Moldova
115. Montenegro
116. France
117. Malaysia
118. North Korea
119. Bulgaria
120. El Salvador
121. Qatar
122. St. Vincent & ...
123. Brunei
124. Ireland
125. Colombia
126. Iran
127. Maldives
128. Azerbaijan
129. New Zealand
130. USA
131. Australia
132. Barbados
133. Brazil
134. Serbia
135. Czechia
136. Tr.&Tobago
137. North Macedonia
138. Dominica
139. Iceland
140. Ant.& Barb.
141. Armenia
142. Slovakia
143. UK
144. Denmark
145. Slovenia
146. Chile
147. Belgium
148. Croatia
149. Costa Rica
150. Hungary
151. Sweden
152. Belarus
153. Netherlands
154. Uruguay
155. Latvia
156. Liechtenstein
157. Germany
158. UA Emirates
159. Greece
160. Portugal
161. Russia
162. Austria
163. Estonia
164. Norway
165. Bhutan
166. Saint Lucia
167. Switzerland
168. Albania
169. Bahamas
170. Bosnia & Herz.
171. Jamaica
172. Canada
173. Finland
174. Mauritius
175. Thailand
176. Cyprus
177. Luxembourg
178. Bermuda
179. Lithuania
180. Japan
181. Poland
182. Ukraine
183. Italy
184. Aruba
185. China
186. Spain
187. Malta
188. Macao
189. Singapore
190. Puerto Rico
191. South Korea
192. Hong Kong
6.75
6.22
6.20
6.11
5.92
5.87
5.21
5.14
4.98
4.89
4.66
4.66
4.59
4.56
4.52
4.47
4.38
4.38
4.34
4.34
4.31
4.30
4.24
4.20
4.17
4.09
4.06
4.02
3.92
3.92
3.91
3.88
3.88
3.85
3.79
3.79
3.75
3.75
3.72
3.70
3.51
3.46
3.44
3.44
3.44
3.41
3.31
3.30
3.27
3.25
3.19
3.16
3.14
3.14
3.05
2.98
2.89
2.88
2.83
2.80
2.79
2.79
2.77
2.77
2.76
2.75
2.72
2.70
2.67
2.62
2.58
2.57
2.46
2.45
2.44
2.40
2.39
2.37
2.35
2.34
2.34
2.32
2.32
2.32
2.30
2.30
2.28
2.25
2.19
2.16
2.15
2.13
2.09
2.08
2.06
2.06
2.05
2.02
2.01
2.01
2.00
1.99
1.99
1.97
1.95
1.94
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.84
1.81
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.79
1.79
1.79
1.78
1.78
1.78
1.78
1.76
1.70
1.69
1.68
1.68
1.67
1.66
1.66
1.63
1.63
1.63
1.63
1.62
1.61
1.60
1.59
1.59
1.58
1.58
1.57
1.57
1.55
1.55
1.54
1.53
1.53
1.52
1.52
1.52
1.50
1.49
1.48
1.47
1.47
1.46
1.44
1.43
1.43
1.42
1.41
1.41
1.41
1.40
1.39
1.39
1.38
1.38
1.35
1.34
1.33
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.31
1.31
1.30
1.27
1.26
1.26
1.26
1.24
1.18
1.17
1.16
1.15
1.11
1.04
0.90
0.78
0.70
0
1.7
3.4
5.1
6.75


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