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Fertility rate

live births per woman · higher is better · 216 countries

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  1. 1Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.1
  2. 2Chad6.1
  3. 3Niger6.1
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.6.1
  5. 5Central African Republic6
  6. 6Mali5.6
  7. 7Angola5.1
  8. 8Burundi4.9
  9. 9Afghanistan4.8
  10. 10Mozambique4.8
  11. 11Mauritania4.7
  12. 12Tanzania4.6
  13. 13Yemen, Rep.4.6
  14. 14Benin4.6
  15. 15Nigeria4.5
  16. 16Sudan4.3
  17. 17Cameroon4.3
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire4.3
  19. 18Uganda4.3
  20. 19Guinea4.2
  21. 20Togo4.2
  22. 21Burkina Faso4.2
  23. 22Congo, Rep.4.2
  24. 23Zambia4.1
  25. 24Equatorial Guinea4.1
  26. 25Gambia, The4
  27. 26Ethiopia4
  28. 27Madagascar4
  29. 28Liberia4
  30. 29Comoros3.9
  31. 30South Sudan3.9
  32. 31Guinea-Bissau3.8
  33. 32Samoa3.8
  34. 33Senegal3.8
  35. 34Sierra Leone3.8
  36. 35Zimbabwe3.7
  37. 36Eritrea3.7
  38. 37Rwanda3.7
  39. 38Malawi3.6
  40. 39Gabon3.6
  41. 40Sao Tome and Principe3.6
  42. 41Pakistan3.6
  43. 42Vanuatu3.6
  44. 43Solomon Islands3.6
  45. 44Uzbekistan3.5
  46. 45Ghana3.4
  47. 46Naoero3.3
  48. 47West Bank and Gaza3.3
  49. 48Iraq3.2
  50. 49Namibia3.2
  51. 50Kenya3.2
  52. 50Tuvalu3.2
  53. 51Kiribati3.1
  54. 52Tonga3.1
  55. 53Papua New Guinea3.1
  56. 54Tajikistan3.1
  57. 55Kazakhstan3
  58. 56Marshall Islands2.9
  59. 57Israel2.8
  60. 58Kyrgyz Republic2.8
  61. 59Guam2.8
  62. 60Algeria2.8
  63. 61Eswatini2.8
  64. 62Egypt, Arab Rep.2.8
  65. 63Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.7
  66. 64Botswana2.7
  67. 65St. Martin (French part)2.7
  68. 66Syrian Arab Republic2.7
  69. 67Timor-Leste2.7
  70. 68Lesotho2.7
  71. 69Turkmenistan2.7
  72. 70Mongolia2.7
  73. 71Haiti2.7
  74. 72Jordan2.6
  75. 73Djibouti2.6
  76. 74Cambodia2.6
  77. 75Bolivia2.5
  78. 76Oman2.5
  79. 77Honduras2.5
  80. 78Paraguay2.4
  81. 79Lao PDR2.4
  82. 80Guyana2.4
  83. 81Libya2.4
  84. 82Northern Mariana Islands2.3
  85. 83Guatemala2.3
  86. 84American Samoa2.3
  87. 85Fiji2.3
  88. 86Saudi Arabia2.3
  89. 87Suriname2.2
  90. 88Dominican Republic2.2
  91. 89Faroe Islands2.2
  92. 90Lebanon2.2
  93. 91Morocco2.2
  94. 92Nicaragua2.2
  95. 93South Africa2.2
  96. 94Bangladesh2.2
  97. 95Seychelles2.1
  98. 96Indonesia2.1
  99. 97Panama2.1
  100. 98Myanmar2.1
  101. 99Monaco2.1
  102. 100Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.1
  103. 101Venezuela, RB2.1
  104. 102Belize2
  105. 103Nepal2
  106. 104Peru2
  107. 104New Caledonia2
  108. 105India2
  109. 106Sri Lanka2
  110. 107Greenland2
  111. 108Philippines1.9
  112. 109Viet Nam1.9
  113. 110Mexico1.9
  114. 111Palau1.9
  115. 112Gibraltar1.9
  116. 113Tunisia1.8
  117. 114Bahrain1.8
  118. 115Ecuador1.8
  119. 116Georgia1.8
  120. 117Montenegro1.8
  121. 118Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.8
  122. 119El Salvador1.8
  123. 119St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.8
  124. 120Bulgaria1.7
  125. 121Brunei Darussalam1.7
  126. 122Moldova1.7
  127. 123Qatar1.7
  128. 124Armenia1.7
  129. 125Romania1.7
  130. 126Barbados1.7
  131. 127Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7
  132. 128Azerbaijan1.7
  133. 129New Zealand1.7
  134. 130Colombia1.6
  135. 131France1.6
  136. 132Australia1.6
  137. 133Turkiye1.6
  138. 134United States1.6
  139. 135Brazil1.6
  140. 136Aruba1.6
  141. 137Ireland1.6
  142. 138Antigua and Barbuda1.6
  143. 139Slovenia1.6
  144. 140Maldives1.6
  145. 141United Kingdom1.6
  146. 141Slovak Republic1.6
  147. 142Malaysia1.6
  148. 143Isle of Man1.5
  149. 144Iceland1.5
  150. 145Liechtenstein1.5
  151. 146Trinidad and Tobago1.5
  152. 147Cayman Islands1.5
  153. 148Kuwait1.5
  154. 149Cabo Verde1.5
  155. 150Denmark1.5
  156. 151Portugal1.5
  157. 152St. Kitts and Nevis1.5
  158. 153French Polynesia1.5
  159. 154Argentina1.5
  160. 154Serbia1.5
  161. 155Grenada1.5
  162. 156Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5
  163. 156Hungary1.5
  164. 157Dominica1.5
  165. 158Croatia1.5
  166. 159North Macedonia1.5
  167. 160Turks and Caicos Islands1.5
  168. 161Bhutan1.5
  169. 162Russian Federation1.4
  170. 163Czechia1.4
  171. 164Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.4
  172. 165Germany1.4
  173. 166Cuba1.4
  174. 167Switzerland1.4
  175. 168Sweden1.4
  176. 168Netherlands1.4
  177. 169Uruguay1.4
  178. 170Norway1.4
  179. 171Bermuda1.4
  180. 172Luxembourg1.4
  181. 173Cyprus1.4
  182. 174Belgium1.4
  183. 174St. Lucia1.4
  184. 175Bahamas, The1.4
  185. 176Jamaica1.4
  186. 177Estonia1.4
  187. 178Canada1.3
  188. 179Albania1.3
  189. 180Latvia1.3
  190. 181Greece1.3
  191. 182Costa Rica1.3
  192. 183Austria1.3
  193. 184Poland1.3
  194. 185Finland1.3
  195. 186Mauritius1.2
  196. 187Spain1.2
  197. 188Thailand1.2
  198. 189Japan1.2
  199. 189Belarus1.2
  200. 190Lithuania1.2
  201. 191United Arab Emirates1.2
  202. 192Italy1.2
  203. 193Chile1.2
  204. 194San Marino1.1
  205. 195Malta1.1
  206. 196Andorra1.1
  207. 197Curacao1.1
  208. 198British Virgin Islands1
  209. 199China1
  210. 200Ukraine0.98
  211. 201Singapore0.94
  212. 202Puerto Rico (US)0.94
  213. 203Taiwan0.87
  214. 204Korea, Rep.0.72
  215. 205Hong Kong SAR, China0.72
  216. 206Macao SAR, China0.66

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