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Fertility rate: births per woman

live births per woman · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Chad6
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.6
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  4. 4Central African Republic6
  5. 5Niger5.9
  6. 6Mali5.5
  7. 7Angola5
  8. 8Burundi4.8
  9. 9Afghanistan4.8
  10. 10Mozambique4.7
  11. 11Mauritania4.6
  12. 12Tanzania4.5
  13. 13Yemen, Rep.4.5
  14. 14Benin4.5
  15. 15Nigeria4.4
  16. 16Sudan4.3
  17. 17Cameroon4.3
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire4.2
  19. 19Uganda4.2
  20. 20Guinea4.1
  21. 21Togo4.1
  22. 22Equatorial Guinea4.1
  23. 23Burkina Faso4.1
  24. 24Congo, Rep.4.1
  25. 25Zambia4
  26. 26Madagascar3.9
  27. 27Ethiopia3.9
  28. 28Gambia, The3.9
  29. 29Liberia3.9
  30. 30Comoros3.8
  31. 31Samoa3.8
  32. 32South Sudan3.8
  33. 33Senegal3.8
  34. 34Guinea-Bissau3.8
  35. 35Sierra Leone3.7
  36. 36Eritrea3.7
  37. 37Zimbabwe3.7
  38. 38Rwanda3.6
  39. 39Sao Tome and Principe3.6
  40. 40Gabon3.6
  41. 41Malawi3.6
  42. 42Vanuatu3.6
  43. 43Pakistan3.5
  44. 44Solomon Islands3.5
  45. 45Uzbekistan3.5
  46. 46Ghana3.3
  47. 47Naoero3.3
  48. 48West Bank and Gaza3.3
  49. 49Iraq3.2
  50. 50Namibia3.2
  51. 51Tuvalu3.2
  52. 52Kenya3.2
  53. 53Kiribati3.1
  54. 54Tonga3.1
  55. 55Papua New Guinea3.1
  56. 56Tajikistan3
  57. 57Kazakhstan3
  58. 58Marshall Islands2.9
  59. 59Israel2.8
  60. 60Kyrgyz Republic2.8
  61. 61Guam2.7
  62. 62Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.7
  63. 63Egypt, Arab Rep.2.7
  64. 64Algeria2.7
  65. 65Eswatini2.7
  66. 66Botswana2.7
  67. 67Syrian Arab Republic2.7
  68. 68St. Martin (French part)2.7
  69. 69Lesotho2.7
  70. 70Turkmenistan2.7
  71. 71Mongolia2.6
  72. 72Timor-Leste2.6
  73. 73Haiti2.6
  74. 74Djibouti2.6
  75. 75Jordan2.6
  76. 76Cambodia2.5
  77. 77Bolivia2.5
  78. 78Oman2.5
  79. 79Honduras2.5
  80. 80Paraguay2.4
  81. 81Lao PDR2.4
  82. 82Guyana2.4
  83. 83Northern Mariana Islands2.3
  84. 84Saudi Arabia2.3
  85. 85Libya2.3
  86. 86Guatemala2.3
  87. 87Fiji2.3
  88. 88American Samoa2.3
  89. 89Suriname2.2
  90. 90Lebanon2.2
  91. 91Faroe Islands2.2
  92. 92Dominican Republic2.2
  93. 93Morocco2.2
  94. 94Nicaragua2.2
  95. 95South Africa2.2
  96. 96Bangladesh2.1
  97. 97Indonesia2.1
  98. 98Seychelles2.1
  99. 99Panama2.1
  100. 100Monaco2.1
  101. 101Myanmar2.1
  102. 102Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.1
  103. 103Venezuela, RB2.1
  104. 104Belize2
  105. 105Peru2
  106. 106New Caledonia2
  107. 107India2
  108. 108Nepal2
  109. 109Sri Lanka2
  110. 110Greenland1.9
  111. 111Viet Nam1.9
  112. 112Philippines1.9
  113. 113Mexico1.9
  114. 114Gibraltar1.9
  115. 115Palau1.9
  116. 116Tunisia1.8
  117. 117Ecuador1.8
  118. 118Bahrain1.8
  119. 119Georgia1.8
  120. 120Montenegro1.8
  121. 121Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.8
  122. 122El Salvador1.8
  123. 123St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.8
  124. 124Bulgaria1.7
  125. 125Brunei Darussalam1.7
  126. 126Moldova1.7
  127. 127Qatar1.7
  128. 128Armenia1.7
  129. 129Romania1.7
  130. 130Barbados1.7
  131. 131Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7
  132. 132Azerbaijan1.7
  133. 133New Zealand1.7
  134. 134Australia1.6
  135. 135France1.6
  136. 136Colombia1.6
  137. 137United States1.6
  138. 138Turkiye1.6
  139. 139Brazil1.6
  140. 140Aruba1.6
  141. 141Ireland1.6
  142. 142Antigua and Barbuda1.6
  143. 143Slovenia1.6
  144. 144Slovak Republic1.6
  145. 145Maldives1.6
  146. 146United Kingdom1.6
  147. 147Isle of Man1.5
  148. 148Malaysia1.5
  149. 149Liechtenstein1.5
  150. 150Trinidad and Tobago1.5
  151. 151St. Kitts and Nevis1.5
  152. 152Cayman Islands1.5
  153. 153Iceland1.5
  154. 153Denmark1.5
  155. 154Kuwait1.5
  156. 155Portugal1.5
  157. 156Cabo Verde1.5
  158. 157Argentina1.5
  159. 158Serbia1.5
  160. 159Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5
  161. 160French Polynesia1.5
  162. 160Hungary1.5
  163. 161Dominica1.5
  164. 162Croatia1.5
  165. 162Grenada1.5
  166. 163North Macedonia1.5
  167. 164Russian Federation1.5
  168. 165Czechia1.5
  169. 166Turks and Caicos Islands1.5
  170. 167Bhutan1.4
  171. 168Germany1.4
  172. 169Cuba1.4
  173. 170Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.4
  174. 171Switzerland1.4
  175. 172Netherlands1.4
  176. 172Sweden1.4
  177. 173Norway1.4
  178. 174Bermuda1.4
  179. 175Luxembourg1.4
  180. 176Uruguay1.4
  181. 177St. Lucia1.4
  182. 178Belgium1.4
  183. 179Cyprus1.4
  184. 180Bahamas, The1.4
  185. 181Estonia1.4
  186. 182Jamaica1.4
  187. 183Canada1.3
  188. 184Latvia1.3
  189. 185Albania1.3
  190. 186Greece1.3
  191. 187Austria1.3
  192. 188Costa Rica1.3
  193. 189Poland1.3
  194. 190Finland1.3
  195. 191Mauritius1.2
  196. 192Spain1.2
  197. 193Japan1.2
  198. 193Belarus1.2
  199. 194United Arab Emirates1.2
  200. 195Lithuania1.2
  201. 196Italy1.2
  202. 197Thailand1.2
  203. 198San Marino1.2
  204. 199Chile1.1
  205. 200Malta1.1
  206. 201Andorra1.1
  207. 202Curacao1.1
  208. 203British Virgin Islands1
  209. 204China1
  210. 205Ukraine0.99
  211. 206Singapore0.95
  212. 207Puerto Rico (US)0.94
  213. 208Taiwan0.86
  214. 209Korea, Rep.0.73
  215. 210Hong Kong SAR, China0.73
  216. 211Macao SAR, China0.68

Fertility rate: births per woman

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