Fertility rate - Country rankings
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Fertility rate, births per woman, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 47 countries was 3.97 births per woman. The highest value was in Chad: 6.03 births per woman and the lowest value was in Mauritius: 1.44 births per woman. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6.03 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 6.01 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 5.98 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 5.95 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 5.93 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 5.51 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 5.05 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 4.79 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 4.69 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 4.63 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 4.54 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 4.48 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 4.38 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 4.26 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 4.26 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 4.23 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 4.16 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 4.13 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 4.12 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 4.12 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.11 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 4.11 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 4.04 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 3.91 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 3.91 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 3.91 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 3.86 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 3.82 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 3.77 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 3.76 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 3.7 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 3.68 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 3.67 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 3.64 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 3.6 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 3.59 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 3.59 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 3.34 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 3.21 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 3.17 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 2.72 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 2.7 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 2.66 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 2.2 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 1.85 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 1.51 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 1.44 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
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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