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List of countries by total fertility rate

February 16, 2024

Map of countries by fertility rate, according to the Population Reference Bureau

This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.

Methodology edit

The first lists show the most recent year where there is published total fertility rate (TFR) data ranked by sovereign states and dependencies, and are ordered by organization type - Intergovernmental, Governmental or Non-governmental organization that searched, organized and published the data.

Country ranking by most recent years lists:

Intergovernmental organizations ranking lists

The United Nations Population Fund ranking is based on the data for the 2022 published online.[1] The United Nations Population Fund (formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities - UNFPA) is an UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. This agency collects and analyses information on demography issues based on its own work and national sources.

The World Bank ranking list is based on the data for the year 2020 published online.[2] The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution, a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group, but it also collects and analyses information on demography issues based on international and national sources: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Note: Sometimes World Bank changes its figures of fertility rates for a certain year due to more accurate and updated information from sources. Because of that, sometimes it is necessary to update World Bank figures for fertility rates more than once for the same year.

Governmental organizations ranking lists

The CIA ranking list is sourced from the CIA World Factbook for the most recent year[3][4] unless otherwise specified. Sovereign states and countries are ranked. Some countries might not be listed because they are not fully recognized as countries at the time of this census.

The INED - Institut National d'Études Démographiques is based on the online publication Population & Sociétés - Tous les pays du monde (2019), number 569, September 2019.[5]

Non-governmental organizations ranking lists

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ranking list is based on the data of the 2023 World Population Data Sheet[6] published online. The PRB[7] is a private, nonprofit organization which informs people around the world about population, health and the environment for research or academic purposes. It was founded in 1929. World Population Data Sheets are double-sided wallcharts (now published online) that present detailed information on demographic, health and environment indicators for more than 200 countries.

The Our World in Data (OWID) Country ranking 2019 list is sourced and based on the OWID website (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[8][9] (OWID) is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing. The aim is to show how the world is changing and why. The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser.


Notes:

1- Changes in figures of fertility rates by country from one year to another do not always reflect an actual increase or decrease of fertility rates in a certain country but instead reflect a change made due to more accurate and updated information from sources.

2- Figures of fertility rates by country and their ranking are based on single referenced sources (organizations that investigate demographic issues), however, for several times, they do not always coincide with other sources, such as other organizations and the ones that are referenced in the individual demographies by country (Demographics of...), which can be accessed by clicking on the names of the countries, this is due to several reasons such as different primary sources, data quality, methodology and others.


Comparison ranking lists:

The Our World in Data (OWID) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1950 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the OWID website (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[10][11] Our World in Data (OWID) is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing. The aim is to show how the world is changing and why. The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser.

The World Bank Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1960 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the online published demographic data of the World Bank website (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[12]

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1970 and 2013 list is sourced and based on the data of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet[13] published online.[14][15]

Forecast/prediction ranking lists:

The UN ranking list is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects. Figures are from the 2015 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2015–2020, using the medium assumption.[16][17] and from the 2019 revision United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2020–2025, using the medium assumption.[18] The United Nations Population Division (part of the DESA - Department of Economic and Social Affairs[19]) ranking list is based on the forecast/prediction for the years 2015-2020 and 2020-2025 published online.[20][21]

Only countries/territories with a population of 100,000 or more in 2019 are included. Ranks are based on the 2015–2020 and 2020-2025 figures.

Country ranking by most recent year edit

Country ranking by international organizations edit

2023 list by the United Nations Population Fund[1]
Rank Country Total Fertility rate
in 2023
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.7
2  Chad 6.1
3  DR Congo 6.1
4  Somalia 6.1
5  Central African Republic 5.8
6  Mali 5.8
7  Angola 5.1
8  Nigeria 5.1
9  Burundi 4.9
10  Benin 4.8
11  Burkina Faso 4.6
12  Tanzania 4.6
13  Gambia 4.5
14  Mozambique 4.5
15  Afghanistan 4.4
16  Uganda 4.4
17  Cameroon 4.3
18  Ivory Coast 4.3
19  Mauritania 4.3
20  Senegal 4.3
21  South Sudan 4.3
22  Sudan 4.3
23  Guinea 4.2
24  Zambia 4.2
25  Equatorial Guinea 4.1
26  Togo 4.1
27  Congo 4.0
28  Ethiopia 4.0
29  Liberia 4.0
30  Solomon Islands 3.9
31  Comoros 3.8
32  Guinea-Bissau 3.8
33  Malawi 3.8
34  Samoa 3.8
35  Sierra Leone 3.8
36  Eritrea 3.7
37  Madagascar 3.7
38  Rwanda 3.7
39  São Tomé and Príncipe 3.7
40  Vanuatu 3.7
41  Yemen 3.6
42  Ghana 3.5
43 (1)  French Guiana (France) 3.4
44  Gabon 3.4
45  Iraq 3.4
46  Palestine 3.4
47  Zimbabwe 3.4
48  Pakistan 3.3
49  Kenya 3.2
50  Kiribati 3.2
51  Namibia 3.2
52  Tonga 3.2
53  Papua New Guinea 3.1
54  Tajikistan 3.1
55  Tuvalu 3.1
56  Kazakhstan 3.0
57  East Timor 3.0
58  Israel 2.9
59  Kyrgyzstan 2.9
60  Lesotho 2.9
61  Algeria 2.8
62  Egypt 2.8
63  Eswatini 2.8
64  Uzbekistan 2.8
65  Botswana 2.7
66  Djibouti 2.7
67  Haiti 2.7
68  Jordan 2.7
69  Mongolia 2.7
70  Philippines 2.7
71  Syria 2.7
72  Micronesia 2.6
73  Turkmenistan 2.6
74  Bolivia 2.5
75 (2)  Guam (US) 2.5
76  Oman 2.5
77  Fiji 2.4
78  Laos 2.4
79  Libya 2.4
80  Paraguay 2.4
81  Saudi Arabia 2.4
82  Cambodia 2.3
83  Guatemala 2.3
84  Guyana 2.3
85  Honduras 2.3
86  Morocco 2.3
87  Nicaragua 2.3
88  Panama 2.3
89  Seychelles 2.3
90  South Africa 2.3
91  Suriname 2.3
  World 2.3
92  Dominican Republic 2.2
93 (3)  Réunion (France) 2.2
94  Venezuela 2.2
95  Western Sahara 2.2
96  Georgia 2.1
97  Indonesia 2.1
98  Kuwait 2.1
99  Lebanon 2.1
100  Myanmar (Burma) 2.1
101  Peru 2.1
102 (4)  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 2.1
  Population replacement 2.1
103  Belize 2.0
104  Ecuador 2.0
105  Grenada 2.0
106 (5)  Guadeloupe (France) 2.0
107  India 2.0
108  Nepal 2.0
109 (6)  New Caledonia (France) 2.0
110  Sri Lanka 2.0
111  Tunisia 2.0
112  Argentina 1.9
113  Bangladesh 1.9
114  Cape Verde 1.9
115 (7)  Martinique (France) 1.9
116  Turkey 1.9
117  Vietnam 1.9
118  Bahrain 1.8
119  El Salvador 1.8
120  France 1.8
121  Ireland 1.8
122  Malaysia 1.8
123  Mexico 1.8
124  Moldova 1.8
125  New Zealand 1.8
126  Qatar 1.8
127  North Korea 1.8
128  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.8
129  Azerbaijan 1.7
130  Brunei 1.7
131  Colombia 1.7
132  Czech Republic 1.7
133  Denmark 1.7
134  Estonia 1.7
135 (8)  French Polynesia (France) 1.7
136  Iceland 1.7
137  Iran 1.7
138  Maldives 1.7
139  Montenegro 1.7
140  Romania 1.7
141  Sweden 1.7
142  United States 1.7
143  Antigua and Barbuda 1.6
144  Armenia 1.6
145  Australia 1.6
146  Barbados 1.6
147  Belgium 1.6
148  Brazil 1.6
149  Bulgaria 1.6
150 (9)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.6
151  Dominica 1.6
152  Latvia 1.6
153  Lithuania 1.6
154  Netherlands 1.6
155  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part) 1.6
156  Slovakia 1.6
157  Slovenia 1.6
158  Trinidad and Tobago 1.6
159  Turks and Caicos Islands 1.6
160  United Kingdom 1.6
161  Hungary 1.50
162  Austria 1.5
163  Belarus 1.5
164  Canada 1.5
165  Chile 1.5
166  Costa Rica 1.5
167  Cuba 1.5
168  Germany 1.5
169  Norway 1.5
170  Poland 1.5
171  Russia 1.5
172  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5
173  Serbia 1.5
174  Switzerland 1.5
175  Uruguay 1.5
176  Albania 1.4
177  Bahamas 1.4
178  Bhutan 1.4
179  Croatia 1.4
180  Finland 1.4
181  Greece 1.4
182  Luxembourg 1.4
183  Mauritius 1.4
184  North Macedonia 1.4
185  Portugal 1.4
186  Saint Lucia 1.4
187  United Arab Emirates 1.4
188  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
189  Cyprus 1.3
190  Italy 1.3
191  Jamaica 1.3
192  Japan 1.3
193 (10)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.3
194  Spain 1.3
195  Thailand 1.3
196  Ukraine 1.3
197 (11)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.2
198  China 1.2
199  Malta 1.2
200 (12)  Macau (China) 1.2
201  San Marino 1.1
202  Singapore 1.0
203  South Korea 0.9
204 (13)  Hong Kong 0.8
  Sovereign states: 193
  Dependent territories: 13
  World 2.3
  UNFPA Programme Regions
1 West and Central Africa 4.8
2 East and Southern Africa 4.2
3 Arab States 3.1
4 Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2.1
5 Asia and the Pacific 1.9
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.8
  Development Situation
1 Least Developed Regions 3.9
2 Less Developed Regions 2.4
3 More Developed Regions 1.5
  Not ranked (no data)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4 (3)  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
5 (4)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
6 Channel Islands - (5)  Guernsey (UK) and (6)  Jersey (UK) -
7 (5)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
8 (6)  Gibraltar (UK) -
9 (7)  Greenland (Denmark) -
10 (8)  Isle of Man (UK) -
11  Kosovo -
12  Liechtenstein -
13  Marshall Islands -
14 (9)  Mayotte (France) -
15  Monaco -
16  Nauru -
17 (10)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
18  Palau -
19 (11)  Saint Martin (France) (French part) -
20  Vatican City -
  Sovereign states: 9
  Dependent territories: 10
2021 list by the World Bank[2]
Rank Country Total Fertility rate
in 2021
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.82
2  Somalia 6.31
3  Chad 6.25
4  DR Congo 6.16
5  Central African Republic 5.98
6  Mali 5.96
7  Angola 5.30
8  Nigeria 5.24
9  Burundi 5.08
10  Benin 4.97
11  Burkina Faso 4.77
12  Tanzania 4.73
13  Gambia 4.68
14  Mozambique 4.64
15  Afghanistan 4.64
16  Uganda 4.58
17  South Sudan 4.47
18  Cameroon 4.46
19  Sudan 4.46
20  Ivory Coast 4.42
21  Guinea 4.40
22  Mauritania 4.40
23  Senegal 4.39
24  Zambia 4.31
25  Equatorial Guinea 4.27
26  Togo 4.26
27  Congo 4.17
28  Ethiopia 4.16
29  Liberia 4.09
30  Guinea-Bissau 4.00
31  Solomon Islands 3.98
32  Sierra Leone 3.98
33  Comoros 3.98
34  Samoa 3.93
35  Malawi 3.92
36  Eritrea 3.87
37  Madagascar 3.85
38  São Tomé and Príncipe 3.82
39  Rwanda 3.82
40  Yemen 3.79
41  Vanuatu 3.73
42  Ghana 3.56
43  Palestine 3.50
44  Iraq 3.50
45  Zimbabwe 3.49
46  Gabon 3.49
47  Pakistan 3.47
48  Kenya 3.33
49  Kazakhstan 3.32
50  Kiribati 3.30
51  Namibia 3.30
52  Tonga 3.24
53  Papua New Guinea 3.21
54  Tajikistan 3.19
55  Uzbekistan 3.17
56  Tuvalu 3.16
57  East Timor 3.15
58  Lesotho 3.02
59  Israel 3.00
60  Egypt 2.92
61  Kyrgyzstan 2.89
62  Algeria 2.89
63  Eswatini 2.84
64  Mongolia 2.84
65  Jordan 2.83
66  Haiti 2.81
67  Djibouti 2.80
68  Botswana 2.79
69  Philippines 2.75
70  Syria 2.75
71  Marshall Islands 2.73
72  Micronesia 2.71
73  Turkmenistan 2.67
74  Oman 2.62
75  Bolivia 2.62
76 (1)  Guam (US) 2.57
77  Laos 2.50
78  Fiji 2.48
79  Paraguay 2.47
80  Libya 2.46
81  Seychelles 2.46
82  Saudi Arabia 2.43
83 (2)  Saint Martin (France) (French part) 2.42
84  Guyana 2.40
85  Guatemala 2.40
86  South Africa 2.37
87  Honduras 2.36
88  Suriname 2.35
89  Cambodia 2.34
90  Morocco 2.33
91  Panama 2.33
92  Nicaragua 2.32
93 (3)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.29
94  Dominican Republic 2.27
  World 2.27
95  Venezuela 2.21
96  Peru 2.19
97  Indonesia 2.17
98  Myanmar (Burma) 2.15
99  Kuwait 2.11
  Population replacement 2.10
100  Lebanon 2.09
101  Tunisia 2.09
102  Georgia 2.08
103  India 2.03
104  Nepal 2.03
105  Ecuador 2.03
106 (4)  New Caledonia (France) 2.02
107 (5)  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 2.01
108  Belize 2.01
109  Grenada 2.00
110  Sri Lanka 1.99
111  Bangladesh 1.98
112  Vietnam 1.94
113  Cape Verde 1.90
114  Turkey 1.89
115  Argentina 1.89
116 (6)  Gibraltar (UK) 1.85
117  Czech Republic 1.83
118  France 1.83
119  Mexico 1.82
120  Iceland 1.82
121  Bahrain 1.81
122  North Korea 1.81
123  Moldova 1.81
124  Malaysia 1.80
125  El Salvador 1.80
126  Qatar 1.80
127 (7)  Greenland (Denmark) 1.80
128  Romania 1.80
129  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.80
130  Brunei 1.78
131  Montenegro 1.75
132  Ireland 1.72
133  Denmark 1.72
134  Colombia 1.72
135  Australia 1.70
136 (8)  French Polynesia (France) 1.70
137  Iran 1.69
138  Maldives 1.69
139  Sweden 1.67
140 (9)  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 1.67
141  United States 1.66
142  Brazil 1.64
143  Slovakia 1.64
144  New Zealand 1.64
145  Slovenia 1.64
146  Barbados 1.63
147  Trinidad and Tobago 1.63
148  Netherlands 1.62
149  Croatia 1.62
150  Estonia 1.61
151  North Macedonia 1.60
152  Belgium 1.60
153  Dominica 1.59
154  Hungary 1.59
155 10  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part) 1.58
156  Antigua and Barbuda 1.58
157  Germany 1.58
158  Bulgaria 1.58
159  Armenia 1.57
160  Latvia 1.57
161 (11)  Isle of Man (UK) 1.56
162  United Kingdom 1.56
163  Norway 1.55
164  Chile 1.54
165  Costa Rica 1.53
166  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.53
167  Liechtenstein 1.53
168  Kosovo 1.52
169  Switzerland 1.52
170  Azerbaijan 1.52
171  Uruguay 1.49
172  Russia 1.49
173  Belarus 1.48
174  Austria 1.48
175  Serbia 1.48
176  United Arab Emirates 1.46
177  Finland 1.46
178 Channel Islands - (12)  Guernsey (UK) and (13)  Jersey (UK) 1.46
179  Cuba 1.44
180  Canada 1.43
181  Bhutan 1.41
182  Mauritius 1.41
183  Saint Lucia 1.40
184  Albania 1.39
185  Greece 1.39
186  Bahamas 1.39
187 (14)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.38
188  Portugal 1.38
189  Luxembourg 1.38
190  Jamaica 1.35
191  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.35
192  Lithuania 1.34
193  Thailand 1.33
194  Poland 1.33
195  Cyprus 1.32
196  Japan 1.30
197 (15)  Bermuda (UK) 1.30
198  Italy 1.25
199  Spain 1.19
200 (16)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.18
201  China 1.16
202  Ukraine 1.16
203  Malta 1.14
204  Singapore 1.12
205 (17)  Macau (China) 1.09
206 (18)  British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.00
207 (19)  Puerto Rico (US) 0.91
208  South Korea 0.81
209 (20)  Hong Kong (China) 0.77
  Sovereign states: 190
  Dependent territories: 20
  World 2.27
  Major regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.6
2 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.6
3 Arab world 3.1
4 Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 2.7
5 Middle East and North Africa 2.6
6 South Asia 2.2
7 Latin America and Caribbean 1.9
8 Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.9
9 Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.9
10 Europe and Central Asia 1.7
11 East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 1.5
12 East Asia and Pacific 1.5
13 North America 1.6
14 Central Europe and the Baltics 1.6
  States’ size
1 Pacific Island small states 3.2
2 Other small states 2.9
3 Small states 2.7
4 Caribbean small states 1.7
  International organizations
1 OECD members 1.6
2 European Union 1.5
  Security situation
1 Fragile and conflict affected situations 4.4
  Economic areas
1 Euro area 1.5
  Economic situation
1 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.6
2 Least developed countries: UN classification 4.0
  Income
1 Low income countries 4.6
2 Lower middle income countries 2.6
3 Low and middle income countries 2.4
4 Middle income countries 2.1
5 Upper middle income countries 1.6
6 High income countries 1.5
  Not ranked (no data or data from other years)
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra 1.3 (2010)
3  Cayman Islands (UK) -
4  Monaco
5  Nauru -
6  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
7  Palau 0.85 (2020)
8  San Marino 1.3 (2012)
9  Vatican City -
10  Western Sahara -

Note: (-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected, or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

Country ranking by governmental organizations edit

2019 list by the INED (Institut National d'Études Démographiques)[5]
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2019
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.8
2  Somalia 6.0
3  DR Congo 5.8
4  Mali 5.8
5  Chad 5.6
6  Angola 5.4
7  Burundi 5.3
8  Nigeria 5.3
9  Gambia 5.2
10  Burkina Faso 5.1
11  Benin 4.8
12  Mozambique 4.8
13  Tanzania 4.8
14  Uganda 4.8
15  Central African Republic 4.6
16  Ivory Coast 4.6
17  Guinea 4.6
18  Senegal 4.6
19  South Sudan 4.6
20  Zambia 4.6
21  Cameroon 4.5
22  Mauritania 4.5
23  Congo 4.4
24  Equatorial Guinea 4.4
25  Guinea-Bissau 4.4
26  Afghanistan 4.3
27  São Tomé and Príncipe 4.3
28  Sudan 4.3
29  Togo 4.3
30  Liberia 4.2
31  Sierra Leone 4.2
32  Comoros 4.1
33  Ethiopia 4.1
34  Malawi 4.1
35  Marshall Islands 4.1
36  Eritrea 4.0
37  Madagascar 4.0
38  Rwanda 4.0
39  Gabon 3.9
40  Solomon Islands 3.9
41  East Timor 3.9
42  Ghana 3.8
43  Samoa 3.8
44  Vanuatu 3.7
45  Yemen 3.7
46  Iraq 3.6
47 (1)  Mayotte (France) 3.6
48  Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.6
49  Tajikistan 3.6
50  Kiribati 3.5
51  Pakistan 3.5
52  Papua New Guinea 3.5
53  Tonga 3.5
54  Zimbabwe 3.5
55  Kenya 3.4
56  Egypt 3.3
57 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.3
58  Namibia 3.3
59  Lesotho 3.1
60  Algeria 3.0
61  Israel 3.0
62  Kyrgyzstan 3.0
63  Micronesia 3.0
64  Eswatini 3.0
65  Haiti 2.9
66  Mongolia 2.9
67  Botswana 2.8
68  Fiji 2.8
69  Guatemala 2.8
70  Oman 2.8
71  Syria 2.8
72  Bolivia 2.7
73  Djibouti 2.7
74  Jordan 2.7
75  Kazakhstan 2.7
76  Turkmenistan 2.7
77  Laos 2.6
78  Cambodia 2.5
79  Philippines 2.5
80  Ecuador 2.4
81  Guyana 2.4
82  Honduras 2.4
83  Morocco 2.4
84  Nicaragua 2.4
85  Panama 2.4
86  Paraguay 2.4
87  Seychelles 2.4
88  South Africa 2.4
89  Suriname 2.4
90  Uzbekistan 2.4
91  Western Sahara 2.4
  World 2.4
92  Belize 2.3
93  Dominican Republic 2.3
94 (3)  Guam (US) 2.3
95  Indonesia 2.3
96  Saudi Arabia 2.3
97  Venezuela 2.3
98  Argentina 2.2
99  Cape Verde 2.2
100  India 2.2
101  Libya 2.2
102  Peru 2.2
103 (4)  Réunion (France) 2.2
104  Sri Lanka 2.2
105  Tunisia 2.2
106  Azerbaijan 2.1
107  Georgia 2.1
108 (5)  Guadeloupe (France) 2.1
109  Iran 2.1
110  Kuwait 2.1
111  Lebanon 2.1
112  Mexico 2.1
113  Myanmar (Burma) 2.1
114  Turkey 2.1
115  Vietnam 2.1
  Population replacement 2.1
116  Antigua and Barbuda 2.0
117  Bahrain 2.0
118  Bangladesh 2.0
119  Bhutan 2.0
120  El Salvador 2.0
121  Grenada 2.0
122  Jamaica 2.0
123  Malaysia 2.0
124  Uruguay 2.0
125 (6)  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 2.0
126 (7)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.9
127 (8)  French Polynesia (France) 1.9
128  North Korea 1.9
129 (9)  Martinique (France) 1.9
130  Monaco 1.9
131  Nepal 1.9
132 (10)  New Caledonia (France) 1.9
133  New Zealand 1.9
134  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.9
135  Armenia 1.8
136  Australia 1.8
137  Brunei 1.8
138  Colombia 1.8
139  Denmark 1.8
140  Dominica 1.8
141  France (Metropolitan France) 1.8
142  Ireland 1.8
143  Maldives 1.8
144  Qatar 1.8
145  Russia 1.8
146  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8
147  Sweden 1.8
148  United States 1.8
149  Bahamas 1.7
150  Belarus 1.7
151  Belgium 1.7
152  China (mainland only) 1.7
153  Costa Rica 1.7
154 (11)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.7
155  Czech Republic 1.7
156  Iceland 1.7
157  Kosovo 1.7
158  Latvia 1.7
159  Lithuania 1.7
160  Montenegro 1.7
161  Norway 1.7
162  Trinidad and Tobago 1.7
163  United Kingdom 1.7
164  Albania 1.6
165  Barbados 1.6
166  Bulgaria 1.6
167  Chile 1.6
168  Cuba 1.6
169  Brazil 1.6
170  Estonia 1.6
171  Germany 1.6
172  Romania 1.6
173  Slovenia 1.6
174  Austria 1.5
175  Canada 1.5
176  Finland 1.5
177  Hungary 1.5
178  Malta 1.5
179  North Macedonia 1.5
180  Slovakia 1.5
181  Switzerland 1.5
182  Thailand 1.5
183  Croatia 1.4
184 (12)  Hong Kong (China) 1.4
185  Japan 1.4
186  Liechtenstein 1.4
187  Luxembourg 1.4
188  Mauritius 1.4
189  Netherlands 1.4
190  Poland 1.4
191  Saint Lucia 1.4
192  Serbia 1.4
193  Ukraine 1.4
194  United Arab Emirates 1.4
195  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
196  Cyprus 1.3
197  Greece 1.3
198  Italy 1.3
199  Moldova 1.3
200  Portugal 1.3
201  San Marino 1.3
202  Spain 1.3
203  Republic of China (Taiwan) 1.2
204 (13)  Macau (China) 1.2
205 (14)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.2
206  Singapore 1.2
207  Andorra 1.0
208  South Korea 0.9
  Sovereign states: 194
  Dependent territories: 14
  World
1 World 2.4
  Continents
1 Africa 4.4
2 Oceania 2.3
3 Asia 2.1
4 Americas 1.9
5 Europe 1.6
  Major regions
1 Middle Africa 5.4
2 Western Africa 5.1
3 Eastern Africa 4.3
4 Northern Africa 3.2
5 Central Asia 2.7
6 Western Asia 2.6
7 Southern Africa 2.5
8 Oceania 2.3
9 South Asia 2.3
10 Caribbean 2.2
11 Central America 2.2
12 Southeast Asia 2.2
13 South America 1.9
14 East Asia 1.7
15 Eastern Europe 1.7
16 Northern America 1.7
17 Northern Europe 1.7
18 Western Europe 1.7
19 Southern Europe 1.3
  Not ranked
1 Channel Islands - (1)  Guernsey (UK) and (2)  Jersey (UK) -
2 (3)  Christmas Island (Australia) -
3 (4)  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
4  European Union -
5 (5)  Falkland Islands (UK) -
6 (6)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7  Nauru -
8  Niue -
9 (7)  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
10  Palau -
11 (8)  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
12 (9)  Svalbard (Norway) -
13 (10)  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
14  Tuvalu -
15  Vatican City -
  Sovereign states: 4
  Dependent territories: 10
2023 list by the CIA World Factbook[3][4]
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2023
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.73
2  Angola 5.76
3  DR Congo 5.56
4  Mali 5.45
5  Benin 5.39
6  Chad 5.35
7  Uganda 5.26
8  Somalia 5.22
9  South Sudan 5.20
10  Burundi 4.96
11  Guinea 4.82
12  Mozambique 4.74
13  Liberia 4.73
14  Guinea-Bissau 4.65
15  Nigeria 4.57
16  Sudan 4.54
17  Afghanistan 4.53
18  Cameroon 4.50
19  Zambia 4.49
20  Tanzania 4.33
21  Congo 4.32
22  Equatorial Guinea 4.19
23  Togo 4.18
24  Senegal 4.17
25  Burkina Faso 4.14
26  East Timor 4.09
27  Central African Republic 3.99
28  Ethiopia 3.92
29  Zimbabwe 3.88
30  Papua New Guinea 3.85
31  Sierra Leone 3.71
32  Gambia 3.66
33  Ghana 3.61
34  Madagascar 3.55
35  Eritrea 3.50
36  Ivory Coast 3.47
37  Mauritania 3.46
38  São Tomé and Príncipe 3.44
39  Pakistan 3.39
40  Gaza Strip ( Palestine) 3.34
41  Malawi 3.30
42  Gabon 3.26
43  Rwanda 3.23
44  Kenya 3.23
45  Iraq 3.17
46  Libya 3.04
47  Namibia 2.94
48  Jordan 2.91
49  Yemen 2.91
50  West Bank ( Palestine) 2.91
51  Lesotho 2.88
52  Solomon Islands 2.82
53  Tuvalu 2.81
54  Philippines 2.77
55  Egypt 2.76
56 (1)  Guam (US) 2.76
57  Syria 2.74
58  Marshall Islands 2.72
59  Tonga 2.70
60  Comoros 2.69
61  Oman 2.67
62 (2)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 2.59
63  Vanuatu 2.59
64  Belize 2.59
65  Nauru 2.58
66  Guatemala 2.54
67  Israel 2.54
68  Kyrgyzstan 2.47
69  Algeria 2.47
70  Tajikistan 2.42
  World 2.42 (2020 estimate)
71  Eswatini 2.41
72  Haiti 2.39
73  Samoa 2.37
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Map of countries by fertility rate according to the Population Reference Bureau This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate TFR the expected number of children born per woman in her child bearing years Contents 1 Methodology 2 Country ranking by most recent year 2 1 Country ranking by international organizations 2 2 Country ranking by governmental organizations 2 3 Country ranking by non governmental organizations 3 Country ranking and comparison of TFR by year 3 1 1950 and 2015 3 2 1960 and 2015 3 3 1970 and 2014 4 Country ranking by TFR forecast 5 See also 6 References Methodology edit The first lists show the most recent year where there is published total fertility rate TFR data ranked by sovereign states and dependencies and are ordered by organization type Intergovernmental Governmental or Non governmental organization that searched organized and published the data Country ranking by most recent years lists Intergovernmental organizations ranking listsThe United Nations Population Fund ranking is based on the data for the 2022 published online 91 1 93 The United Nations Population Fund formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities UNFPA is an UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide This agency collects and analyses information on demography issues based on its own work and national sources The World Bank ranking list is based on the data for the year 2020 published online 91 2 93 The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution a component of the World Bank Group and a member of the United Nations Development Group but it also collects and analyses information on demography issues based on international and national sources 1 United Nations Population Division World Population Prospects 2 United Nations Statistical Division Population and Vital Statistics Report various years 3 Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices 4 Eurostat Demographic Statistics 5 Secretariat of the Pacific Community Statistics and Demography Programme and 6 U S Census Bureau International Database Note Sometimes World Bank changes its figures of fertility rates for a certain year due to more accurate and updated information from sources Because of that sometimes it is necessary to update World Bank figures for fertility rates more than once for the same year Governmental organizations ranking listsThe CIA ranking list is sourced from the CIA World Factbook for the most recent year 91 3 93 91 4 93 unless otherwise specified Sovereign states and countries are ranked Some countries might not be listed because they are not fully recognized as countries at the time of this census The INED Institut National d Etudes Demographiques is based on the online publication Population amp Societes Tous les pays du monde 2019 number 569 September 2019 91 5 93 Non governmental organizations ranking listsThe Population Reference Bureau PRB ranking list is based on the data of the 2023 World Population Data Sheet 91 6 93 published online The PRB 91 7 93 is a private nonprofit organization which informs people around the world about population health and the environment for research or academic purposes It was founded in 1929 World Population Data Sheets are double sided wallcharts now published online that present detailed information on demographic health and environment indicators for more than 200 countries The Our World in Data OWID Country ranking 2019 list is sourced and based on the OWID website on the clickable map and quoted sources 91 8 93 91 9 93 OWID is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing The aim is to show how the world is changing and why The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser Notes 1 Changes in figures of fertility rates by country from one year to another do not always reflect an actual increase or decrease of fertility rates in a certain country but instead reflect a change made due to more accurate and updated information from sources 2 Figures of fertility rates by country and their ranking are based on single referenced sources organizations that investigate demographic issues however for several times they do not always coincide with other sources such as other organizations and the ones that are referenced in the individual demographies by country Demographics of which can be accessed by clicking on the names of the countries this is due to several reasons such as different primary sources data quality methodology and others Comparison ranking lists The Our World in Data OWID Country ranking and comparison by TFR 1950 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the OWID website on the clickable map and quoted sources 91 10 93 91 11 93 Our World in Data OWID is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing The aim is to show how the world is changing and why The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser The World Bank Country ranking and comparison by TFR 1960 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the online published demographic data of the World Bank website on the clickable map and quoted sources 91 12 93 The Population Reference Bureau PRB Country ranking and comparison by TFR 1970 and 2013 list is sourced and based on the data of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet 91 13 93 published online 91 14 93 91 15 93 Forecast prediction ranking lists The UN ranking list is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects Figures are from the 2015 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report for the period 2015 2020 using the medium assumption 91 16 93 91 17 93 and from the 2019 revision United Nations World Population Prospects report for the period 2020 2025 using the medium assumption 91 18 93 The United Nations Population Division part of the DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs 91 19 93 ranking list is based on the forecast prediction for the years 2015 2020 and 2020 2025 published online 91 20 93 91 21 93 Only countries territories with a population of 100 000 or more in 2019 are included Ranks are based on the 2015 2020 and 2020 2025 figures Country ranking by most recent year edit Country ranking by international organizations edit 2023 list by the United Nations Population Fund 91 1 93 Rank Country Total Fertility rate in 2023 births woman 1 160 Niger 6 7 2 160 Chad 6 1 3 160 DR Congo 6 1 4 160 Somalia 6 1 5 160 Central African Republic 5 8 6 160 Mali 5 8 7 160 Angola 5 1 8 160 Nigeria 5 1 9 160 Burundi 4 9 10 160 Benin 4 8 11 160 Burkina Faso 4 6 12 160 Tanzania 4 6 13 160 Gambia 4 5 14 160 Mozambique 4 5 15 160 Afghanistan 4 4 16 160 Uganda 4 4 17 160 Cameroon 4 3 18 160 Ivory Coast 4 3 19 160 Mauritania 4 3 20 160 Senegal 4 3 21 160 South Sudan 4 3 22 160 Sudan 4 3 23 160 Guinea 4 2 24 160 Zambia 4 2 25 160 Equatorial Guinea 4 1 26 160 Togo 4 1 27 160 Congo 4 0 28 160 Ethiopia 4 0 29 160 Liberia 4 0 30 160 Solomon Islands 3 9 31 160 Comoros 3 8 32 160 Guinea Bissau 3 8 33 160 Malawi 3 8 34 160 Samoa 3 8 35 160 Sierra Leone 3 8 36 160 Eritrea 3 7 37 160 Madagascar 3 7 38 160 Rwanda 3 7 39 160 Sao Tome and Principe 3 7 40 160 Vanuatu 3 7 41 160 Yemen 3 6 42 160 Ghana 3 5 43 1 160 French Guiana France 3 4 44 160 Gabon 3 4 45 160 Iraq 3 4 46 160 Palestine 3 4 47 160 Zimbabwe 3 4 48 160 Pakistan 3 3 49 160 Kenya 3 2 50 160 Kiribati 3 2 51 160 Namibia 3 2 52 160 Tonga 3 2 53 160 Papua New Guinea 3 1 54 160 Tajikistan 3 1 55 160 Tuvalu 3 1 56 160 Kazakhstan 3 0 57 160 East Timor 3 0 58 160 Israel 2 9 59 160 Kyrgyzstan 2 9 60 160 Lesotho 2 9 61 160 Algeria 2 8 62 160 Egypt 2 8 63 160 Eswatini 2 8 64 160 Uzbekistan 2 8 65 160 Botswana 2 7 66 160 Djibouti 2 7 67 160 Haiti 2 7 68 160 Jordan 2 7 69 160 Mongolia 2 7 70 160 Philippines 2 7 71 160 Syria 2 7 72 160 Micronesia 2 6 73 160 Turkmenistan 2 6 74 160 Bolivia 2 5 75 2 160 Guam US 2 5 76 160 Oman 2 5 77 160 Fiji 2 4 78 160 Laos 2 4 79 160 Libya 2 4 80 160 Paraguay 2 4 81 160 Saudi Arabia 2 4 82 160 Cambodia 2 3 83 160 Guatemala 2 3 84 160 Guyana 2 3 85 160 Honduras 2 3 86 160 Morocco 2 3 87 160 Nicaragua 2 3 88 160 Panama 2 3 89 160 Seychelles 2 3 90 160 South Africa 2 3 91 160 Suriname 2 3 160 World 2 3 92 160 Dominican Republic 2 2 93 3 160 Reunion France 2 2 94 160 Venezuela 2 2 95 160 Western Sahara 2 2 96 160 Georgia 2 1 97 160 Indonesia 2 1 98 160 Kuwait 2 1 99 160 Lebanon 2 1 100 160 Myanmar Burma 2 1 101 160 Peru 2 1 102 4 160 U S Virgin Islands US 2 1 160 Population replacement 2 1 103 160 Belize 2 0 104 160 Ecuador 2 0 105 160 Grenada 2 0 106 5 160 Guadeloupe France 2 0 107 160 India 2 0 108 160 Nepal 2 0 109 6 160 New Caledonia France 2 0 110 160 Sri Lanka 2 0 111 160 Tunisia 2 0 112 160 Argentina 1 9 113 160 Bangladesh 1 9 114 160 Cape Verde 1 9 115 7 160 Martinique France 1 9 116 160 Turkey 1 9 117 160 Vietnam 1 9 118 160 Bahrain 1 8 119 160 El Salvador 1 8 120 160 France 1 8 121 160 Ireland 1 8 122 160 Malaysia 1 8 123 160 Mexico 1 8 124 160 Moldova 1 8 125 160 New Zealand 1 8 126 160 Qatar 1 8 127 160 North Korea 1 8 128 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 8 129 160 Azerbaijan 1 7 130 160 Brunei 1 7 131 160 Colombia 1 7 132 160 Czech Republic 1 7 133 160 Denmark 1 7 134 160 Estonia 1 7 135 8 160 French Polynesia France 1 7 136 160 Iceland 1 7 137 160 Iran 1 7 138 160 Maldives 1 7 139 160 Montenegro 1 7 140 160 Romania 1 7 141 160 Sweden 1 7 142 160 United States 1 7 143 160 Antigua and Barbuda 1 6 144 160 Armenia 1 6 145 160 Australia 1 6 146 160 Barbados 1 6 147 160 Belgium 1 6 148 160 Brazil 1 6 149 160 Bulgaria 1 6 150 9 160 Curacao Netherlands 1 6 151 160 Dominica 1 6 152 160 Latvia 1 6 153 160 Lithuania 1 6 154 160 Netherlands 1 6 155 160 Sint Maarten Netherlands Dutch part 1 6 156 160 Slovakia 1 6 157 160 Slovenia 1 6 158 160 Trinidad and Tobago 1 6 159 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 6 160 160 United Kingdom 1 6 161 160 Hungary 1 50 162 160 Austria 1 5 163 160 Belarus 1 5 164 160 Canada 1 5 165 160 Chile 1 5 166 160 Costa Rica 1 5 167 160 Cuba 1 5 168 160 Germany 1 5 169 160 Norway 1 5 170 160 Poland 1 5 171 160 Russia 1 5 172 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 5 173 160 Serbia 1 5 174 160 Switzerland 1 5 175 160 Uruguay 1 5 176 160 Albania 1 4 177 160 Bahamas 1 4 178 160 Bhutan 1 4 179 160 Croatia 1 4 180 160 Finland 1 4 181 160 Greece 1 4 182 160 Luxembourg 1 4 183 160 Mauritius 1 4 184 160 North Macedonia 1 4 185 160 Portugal 1 4 186 160 Saint Lucia 1 4 187 160 United Arab Emirates 1 4 188 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 3 189 160 Cyprus 1 3 190 160 Italy 1 3 191 160 Jamaica 1 3 192 160 Japan 1 3 193 10 160 Puerto Rico US 1 3 194 160 Spain 1 3 195 160 Thailand 1 3 196 160 Ukraine 1 3 197 11 160 Aruba Netherlands 1 2 198 160 China 1 2 199 160 Malta 1 2 200 12 160 Macau China 1 2 201 160 San Marino 1 1 202 160 Singapore 1 0 203 160 South Korea 0 9 204 13 160 Hong Kong 0 8 160 Sovereign states 193 160 Dependent territories 13 160 World 2 3 160 UNFPA Programme Regions 1 West and Central Africa 4 8 2 East and Southern Africa 4 2 3 Arab States 3 1 4 Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2 1 5 Asia and the Pacific 1 9 6 Latin America and the Caribbean 1 8 160 Development Situation 1 Least Developed Regions 3 9 2 Less Developed Regions 2 4 3 More Developed Regions 1 5 160 Not ranked no data 1 1 160 American Samoa US 2 160 Andorra 3 2 160 Bermuda UK 4 3 160 British Virgin Islands UK 5 4 160 Cayman Islands UK 6 Channel Islands 5 160 Guernsey UK and 6 160 Jersey UK 7 5 160 Faroe Islands Denmark 8 6 160 Gibraltar UK 9 7 160 Greenland Denmark 10 8 160 Isle of Man UK 11 160 Kosovo 12 160 Liechtenstein 13 160 Marshall Islands 14 9 160 Mayotte France 15 160 Monaco 16 160 Nauru 17 10 160 Northern Mariana Islands US 18 160 Palau 19 11 160 Saint Martin France French part 20 160 Vatican City 160 Sovereign states 9 160 Dependent territories 10 2021 list by the World Bank 91 2 93 Rank Country Total Fertility rate in 2021 births woman 1 160 Niger 6 82 2 160 Somalia 6 31 3 160 Chad 6 25 4 160 DR Congo 6 16 5 160 Central African Republic 5 98 6 160 Mali 5 96 7 160 Angola 5 30 8 160 Nigeria 5 24 9 160 Burundi 5 08 10 160 Benin 4 97 11 160 Burkina Faso 4 77 12 160 Tanzania 4 73 13 160 Gambia 4 68 14 160 Mozambique 4 64 15 160 Afghanistan 4 64 16 160 Uganda 4 58 17 160 South Sudan 4 47 18 160 Cameroon 4 46 19 160 Sudan 4 46 20 160 Ivory Coast 4 42 21 160 Guinea 4 40 22 160 Mauritania 4 40 23 160 Senegal 4 39 24 160 Zambia 4 31 25 160 Equatorial Guinea 4 27 26 160 Togo 4 26 27 160 Congo 4 17 28 160 Ethiopia 4 16 29 160 Liberia 4 09 30 160 Guinea Bissau 4 00 31 160 Solomon Islands 3 98 32 160 Sierra Leone 3 98 33 160 Comoros 3 98 34 160 Samoa 3 93 35 160 Malawi 3 92 36 160 Eritrea 3 87 37 160 Madagascar 3 85 38 160 Sao Tome and Principe 3 82 39 160 Rwanda 3 82 40 160 Yemen 3 79 41 160 Vanuatu 3 73 42 160 Ghana 3 56 43 160 Palestine 3 50 44 160 Iraq 3 50 45 160 Zimbabwe 3 49 46 160 Gabon 3 49 47 160 Pakistan 3 47 48 160 Kenya 3 33 49 160 Kazakhstan 3 32 50 160 Kiribati 3 30 51 160 Namibia 3 30 52 160 Tonga 3 24 53 160 Papua New Guinea 3 21 54 160 Tajikistan 3 19 55 160 Uzbekistan 3 17 56 160 Tuvalu 3 16 57 160 East Timor 3 15 58 160 Lesotho 3 02 59 160 Israel 3 00 60 160 Egypt 2 92 61 160 Kyrgyzstan 2 89 62 160 Algeria 2 89 63 160 Eswatini 2 84 64 160 Mongolia 2 84 65 160 Jordan 2 83 66 160 Haiti 2 81 67 160 Djibouti 2 80 68 160 Botswana 2 79 69 160 Philippines 2 75 70 160 Syria 2 75 71 160 Marshall Islands 2 73 72 160 Micronesia 2 71 73 160 Turkmenistan 2 67 74 160 Oman 2 62 75 160 Bolivia 2 62 76 1 160 Guam US 2 57 77 160 Laos 2 50 78 160 Fiji 2 48 79 160 Paraguay 2 47 80 160 Libya 2 46 81 160 Seychelles 2 46 82 160 Saudi Arabia 2 43 83 2 160 Saint Martin France French part 2 42 84 160 Guyana 2 40 85 160 Guatemala 2 40 86 160 South Africa 2 37 87 160 Honduras 2 36 88 160 Suriname 2 35 89 160 Cambodia 2 34 90 160 Morocco 2 33 91 160 Panama 2 33 92 160 Nicaragua 2 32 93 3 160 Faroe Islands Denmark 2 29 94 160 Dominican Republic 2 27 160 World 2 27 95 160 Venezuela 2 21 96 160 Peru 2 19 97 160 Indonesia 2 17 98 160 Myanmar Burma 2 15 99 160 Kuwait 2 11 160 Population replacement 2 10 100 160 Lebanon 2 09 101 160 Tunisia 2 09 102 160 Georgia 2 08 103 160 India 2 03 104 160 Nepal 2 03 105 160 Ecuador 2 03 106 4 160 New Caledonia France 2 02 107 5 160 U S Virgin Islands US 2 01 108 160 Belize 2 01 109 160 Grenada 2 00 110 160 Sri Lanka 1 99 111 160 Bangladesh 1 98 112 160 Vietnam 1 94 113 160 Cape Verde 1 90 114 160 Turkey 1 89 115 160 Argentina 1 89 116 6 160 Gibraltar UK 1 85 117 160 Czech Republic 1 83 118 160 France 1 83 119 160 Mexico 1 82 120 160 Iceland 1 82 121 160 Bahrain 1 81 122 160 North Korea 1 81 123 160 Moldova 1 81 124 160 Malaysia 1 80 125 160 El Salvador 1 80 126 160 Qatar 1 80 127 7 160 Greenland Denmark 1 80 128 160 Romania 1 80 129 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 80 130 160 Brunei 1 78 131 160 Montenegro 1 75 132 160 Ireland 1 72 133 160 Denmark 1 72 134 160 Colombia 1 72 135 160 Australia 1 70 136 8 160 French Polynesia France 1 70 137 160 Iran 1 69 138 160 Maldives 1 69 139 160 Sweden 1 67 140 9 160 Turks and Caicos Islands UK 1 67 141 160 United States 1 66 142 160 Brazil 1 64 143 160 Slovakia 1 64 144 160 New Zealand 1 64 145 160 Slovenia 1 64 146 160 Barbados 1 63 147 160 Trinidad and Tobago 1 63 148 160 Netherlands 1 62 149 160 Croatia 1 62 150 160 Estonia 1 61 151 160 North Macedonia 1 60 152 160 Belgium 1 60 153 160 Dominica 1 59 154 160 Hungary 1 59 155 10 160 Sint Maarten Netherlands Dutch part 1 58 156 160 Antigua and Barbuda 1 58 157 160 Germany 1 58 158 160 Bulgaria 1 58 159 160 Armenia 1 57 160 160 Latvia 1 57 161 11 160 Isle of Man UK 1 56 162 160 United Kingdom 1 56 163 160 Norway 1 55 164 160 Chile 1 54 165 160 Costa Rica 1 53 166 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 53 167 160 Liechtenstein 1 53 168 160 Kosovo 1 52 169 160 Switzerland 1 52 170 160 Azerbaijan 1 52 171 160 Uruguay 1 49 172 160 Russia 1 49 173 160 Belarus 1 48 174 160 Austria 1 48 175 160 Serbia 1 48 176 160 United Arab Emirates 1 46 177 160 Finland 1 46 178 Channel Islands 12 160 Guernsey UK and 13 160 Jersey UK 1 46 179 160 Cuba 1 44 180 160 Canada 1 43 181 160 Bhutan 1 41 182 160 Mauritius 1 41 183 160 Saint Lucia 1 40 184 160 Albania 1 39 185 160 Greece 1 39 186 160 Bahamas 1 39 187 14 160 Curacao Netherlands 1 38 188 160 Portugal 1 38 189 160 Luxembourg 1 38 190 160 Jamaica 1 35 191 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 35 192 160 Lithuania 1 34 193 160 Thailand 1 33 194 160 Poland 1 33 195 160 Cyprus 1 32 196 160 Japan 1 30 197 15 160 Bermuda UK 1 30 198 160 Italy 1 25 199 160 Spain 1 19 200 16 160 Aruba Netherlands 1 18 201 160 China 1 16 202 160 Ukraine 1 16 203 160 Malta 1 14 204 160 Singapore 1 12 205 17 160 Macau China 1 09 206 18 160 British Virgin Islands UK 1 00 207 19 160 Puerto Rico US 0 91 208 160 South Korea 0 81 209 20 160 Hong Kong China 0 77 160 Sovereign states 190 160 Dependent territories 20 160 World 2 27 160 Major regions 1 Sub Saharan Africa excluding high income 4 6 2 Sub Saharan Africa 4 6 3 Arab world 3 1 4 Middle East and North Africa excluding high income 2 7 5 Middle East and North Africa 2 6 6 South Asia 2 2 7 Latin America and Caribbean 1 9 8 Latin America and Caribbean excluding high income 1 9 9 Europe and Central Asia excluding high income 1 9 10 Europe and Central Asia 1 7 11 East Asia and Pacific excluding high income 1 5 12 East Asia and Pacific 1 5 13 North America 1 6 14 Central Europe and the Baltics 1 6 160 States size 1 Pacific Island small states 3 2 2 Other small states 2 9 3 Small states 2 7 4 Caribbean small states 1 7 160 International organizations 1 OECD members 1 6 2 European Union 1 5 160 Security situation 1 Fragile and conflict affected situations 4 4 160 Economic areas 1 Euro area 1 5 160 Economic situation 1 Heavily indebted poor countries HIPC 4 6 2 Least developed countries UN classification 4 0 160 Income 1 Low income countries 4 6 2 Lower middle income countries 2 6 3 Low and middle income countries 2 4 4 Middle income countries 2 1 5 Upper middle income countries 1 6 6 High income countries 1 5 160 Not ranked no data or data from other years 1 160 American Samoa US 2 160 Andorra 1 3 2010 3 160 Cayman Islands UK 4 160 Monaco 5 160 Nauru 6 160 Northern Mariana Islands US 7 160 Palau 0 85 2020 8 160 San Marino 1 3 2012 9 160 Vatican City 10 160 Western Sahara Note Data unavailable inapplicable not collected or country or dependent territory not included Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order not ranked Country ranking by governmental organizations edit 2019 list by the INED Institut National d Etudes Demographiques 91 5 93 Rank Country Fertility ratein 2019 births woman 1 160 Niger 6 8 2 160 Somalia 6 0 3 160 DR Congo 5 8 4 160 Mali 5 8 5 160 Chad 5 6 6 160 Angola 5 4 7 160 Burundi 5 3 8 160 Nigeria 5 3 9 160 Gambia 5 2 10 160 Burkina Faso 5 1 11 160 Benin 4 8 12 160 Mozambique 4 8 13 160 Tanzania 4 8 14 160 Uganda 4 8 15 160 Central African Republic 4 6 16 160 Ivory Coast 4 6 17 160 Guinea 4 6 18 160 Senegal 4 6 19 160 South Sudan 4 6 20 160 Zambia 4 6 21 160 Cameroon 4 5 22 160 Mauritania 4 5 23 160 Congo 4 4 24 160 Equatorial Guinea 4 4 25 160 Guinea Bissau 4 4 26 160 Afghanistan 4 3 27 160 Sao Tome and Principe 4 3 28 160 Sudan 4 3 29 160 Togo 4 3 30 160 Liberia 4 2 31 160 Sierra Leone 4 2 32 160 Comoros 4 1 33 160 Ethiopia 4 1 34 160 Malawi 4 1 35 160 Marshall Islands 4 1 36 160 Eritrea 4 0 37 160 Madagascar 4 0 38 160 Rwanda 4 0 39 160 Gabon 3 9 40 160 Solomon Islands 3 9 41 160 East Timor 3 9 42 160 Ghana 3 8 43 160 Samoa 3 8 44 160 Vanuatu 3 7 45 160 Yemen 3 7 46 160 Iraq 3 6 47 1 160 Mayotte France 3 6 48 160 Palestine Gaza Strip and West Bank 3 6 49 160 Tajikistan 3 6 50 160 Kiribati 3 5 51 160 Pakistan 3 5 52 160 Papua New Guinea 3 5 53 160 Tonga 3 5 54 160 Zimbabwe 3 5 55 160 Kenya 3 4 56 160 Egypt 3 3 57 2 160 French Guiana France 3 3 58 160 Namibia 3 3 59 160 Lesotho 3 1 60 160 Algeria 3 0 61 160 Israel 3 0 62 160 Kyrgyzstan 3 0 63 160 Micronesia 3 0 64 160 Eswatini 3 0 65 160 Haiti 2 9 66 160 Mongolia 2 9 67 160 Botswana 2 8 68 160 Fiji 2 8 69 160 Guatemala 2 8 70 160 Oman 2 8 71 160 Syria 2 8 72 160 Bolivia 2 7 73 160 Djibouti 2 7 74 160 Jordan 2 7 75 160 Kazakhstan 2 7 76 160 Turkmenistan 2 7 77 160 Laos 2 6 78 160 Cambodia 2 5 79 160 Philippines 2 5 80 160 Ecuador 2 4 81 160 Guyana 2 4 82 160 Honduras 2 4 83 160 Morocco 2 4 84 160 Nicaragua 2 4 85 160 Panama 2 4 86 160 Paraguay 2 4 87 160 Seychelles 2 4 88 160 South Africa 2 4 89 160 Suriname 2 4 90 160 Uzbekistan 2 4 91 160 Western Sahara 2 4 160 World 2 4 92 160 Belize 2 3 93 160 Dominican Republic 2 3 94 3 160 Guam US 2 3 95 160 Indonesia 2 3 96 160 Saudi Arabia 2 3 97 160 Venezuela 2 3 98 160 Argentina 2 2 99 160 Cape Verde 2 2 100 160 India 2 2 101 160 Libya 2 2 102 160 Peru 2 2 103 4 160 Reunion France 2 2 104 160 Sri Lanka 2 2 105 160 Tunisia 2 2 106 160 Azerbaijan 2 1 107 160 Georgia 2 1 108 5 160 Guadeloupe France 2 1 109 160 Iran 2 1 110 160 Kuwait 2 1 111 160 Lebanon 2 1 112 160 Mexico 2 1 113 160 Myanmar Burma 2 1 114 160 Turkey 2 1 115 160 Vietnam 2 1 160 Population replacement 2 1 116 160 Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 117 160 Bahrain 2 0 118 160 Bangladesh 2 0 119 160 Bhutan 2 0 120 160 El Salvador 2 0 121 160 Grenada 2 0 122 160 Jamaica 2 0 123 160 Malaysia 2 0 124 160 Uruguay 2 0 125 6 160 U S Virgin Islands US 2 0 126 7 160 Aruba Netherlands 1 9 127 8 160 French Polynesia France 1 9 128 160 North Korea 1 9 129 9 160 Martinique France 1 9 130 160 Monaco 1 9 131 160 Nepal 1 9 132 10 160 New Caledonia France 1 9 133 160 New Zealand 1 9 134 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 9 135 160 Armenia 1 8 136 160 Australia 1 8 137 160 Brunei 1 8 138 160 Colombia 1 8 139 160 Denmark 1 8 140 160 Dominica 1 8 141 160 France Metropolitan France 1 8 142 160 Ireland 1 8 143 160 Maldives 1 8 144 160 Qatar 1 8 145 160 Russia 1 8 146 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 8 147 160 Sweden 1 8 148 160 United States 1 8 149 160 Bahamas 1 7 150 160 Belarus 1 7 151 160 Belgium 1 7 152 160 China mainland only 1 7 153 160 Costa Rica 1 7 154 11 160 Curacao Netherlands 1 7 155 160 Czech Republic 1 7 156 160 Iceland 1 7 157 160 Kosovo 1 7 158 160 Latvia 1 7 159 160 Lithuania 1 7 160 160 Montenegro 1 7 161 160 Norway 1 7 162 160 Trinidad and Tobago 1 7 163 160 United Kingdom 1 7 164 160 Albania 1 6 165 160 Barbados 1 6 166 160 Bulgaria 1 6 167 160 Chile 1 6 168 160 Cuba 1 6 169 160 Brazil 1 6 170 160 Estonia 1 6 171 160 Germany 1 6 172 160 Romania 1 6 173 160 Slovenia 1 6 174 160 Austria 1 5 175 160 Canada 1 5 176 160 Finland 1 5 177 160 Hungary 1 5 178 160 Malta 1 5 179 160 North Macedonia 1 5 180 160 Slovakia 1 5 181 160 Switzerland 1 5 182 160 Thailand 1 5 183 160 Croatia 1 4 184 12 160 Hong Kong China 1 4 185 160 Japan 1 4 186 160 Liechtenstein 1 4 187 160 Luxembourg 1 4 188 160 Mauritius 1 4 189 160 Netherlands 1 4 190 160 Poland 1 4 191 160 Saint Lucia 1 4 192 160 Serbia 1 4 193 160 Ukraine 1 4 194 160 United Arab Emirates 1 4 195 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 3 196 160 Cyprus 1 3 197 160 Greece 1 3 198 160 Italy 1 3 199 160 Moldova 1 3 200 160 Portugal 1 3 201 160 San Marino 1 3 202 160 Spain 1 3 203 160 Republic of China Taiwan 1 2 204 13 160 Macau China 1 2 205 14 160 Puerto Rico US 1 2 206 160 Singapore 1 2 207 160 Andorra 1 0 208 160 South Korea 0 9 160 Sovereign states 194 160 Dependent territories 14 160 World 1 World 2 4 160 Continents 1 Africa 4 4 2 Oceania 2 3 3 Asia 2 1 4 Americas 1 9 5 Europe 1 6 160 Major regions 1 Middle Africa 5 4 2 Western Africa 5 1 3 Eastern Africa 4 3 4 Northern Africa 3 2 5 Central Asia 2 7 6 Western Asia 2 6 7 Southern Africa 2 5 8 Oceania 2 3 9 South Asia 2 3 10 Caribbean 2 2 11 Central America 2 2 12 Southeast Asia 2 2 13 South America 1 9 14 East Asia 1 7 15 Eastern Europe 1 7 16 Northern America 1 7 17 Northern Europe 1 7 18 Western Europe 1 7 19 Southern Europe 1 3 160 Not ranked 1 Channel Islands 1 160 Guernsey UK and 2 160 Jersey UK 2 3 160 Christmas Island Australia 3 4 160 Cocos Keeling Islands Australia 4 160 European Union 5 5 160 Falkland Islands UK 6 6 160 Faroe Islands Denmark 7 160 Nauru 8 160 Niue 9 7 160 Norfolk Island Australia 10 160 Palau 11 8 160 Pitcairn Islands UK 12 9 160 Svalbard Norway 13 10 160 Tokelau New Zealand 14 160 Tuvalu 15 160 Vatican City 160 Sovereign states 4 160 Dependent territories 10 2023 list by the CIA World Factbook 91 3 93 91 4 93 Rank Country Fertility rate in 2023 births woman 1 160 Niger 6 73 2 160 Angola 5 76 3 160 DR Congo 5 56 4 160 Mali 5 45 5 160 Benin 5 39 6 160 Chad 5 35 7 160 Uganda 5 26 8 160 Somalia 5 22 9 160 South Sudan 5 20 10 160 Burundi 4 96 11 160 Guinea 4 82 12 160 Mozambique 4 74 13 160 Liberia 4 73 14 160 Guinea Bissau 4 65 15 160 Nigeria 4 57 16 160 Sudan 4 54 17 160 Afghanistan 4 53 18 160 Cameroon 4 50 19 160 Zambia 4 49 20 160 Tanzania 4 33 21 160 Congo 4 32 22 160 Equatorial Guinea 4 19 23 160 Togo 4 18 24 160 Senegal 4 17 25 160 Burkina Faso 4 14 26 160 East Timor 4 09 27 160 Central African Republic 3 99 28 160 Ethiopia 3 92 29 160 Zimbabwe 3 88 30 160 Papua New Guinea 3 85 31 160 Sierra Leone 3 71 32 160 Gambia 3 66 33 160 Ghana 3 61 34 160 Madagascar 3 55 35 160 Eritrea 3 50 36 160 Ivory Coast 3 47 37 160 Mauritania 3 46 38 160 Sao Tome and Principe 3 44 39 160 Pakistan 3 39 40 160 Gaza Strip 160 Palestine 3 34 41 160 Malawi 3 30 42 160 Gabon 3 26 43 160 Rwanda 3 23 44 160 Kenya 3 23 45 160 Iraq 3 17 46 160 Libya 3 04 47 160 Namibia 2 94 48 160 Jordan 2 91 49 160 Yemen 2 91 50 160 West Bank 160 Palestine 2 91 51 160 Lesotho 2 88 52 160 Solomon Islands 2 82 53 160 Tuvalu 2 81 54 160 Philippines 2 77 55 160 Egypt 2 76 56 1 160 Guam US 2 76 57 160 Syria 2 74 58 160 Marshall Islands 2 72 59 160 Tonga 2 70 60 160 Comoros 2 69 61 160 Oman 2 67 62 2 160 Northern Mariana Islands US 2 59 63 160 Vanuatu 2 59 64 160 Belize 2 59 65 160 Nauru 2 58 66 160 Guatemala 2 54 67 160 Israel 2 54 68 160 Kyrgyzstan 2 47 69 160 Algeria 2 47 70 160 Tajikistan 2 42 160 World 2 42 2020 estimate 71 160 Eswatini 2 41 72 160 Haiti 2 39 73 160 Samoa 2 37 74, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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