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Fertility rate

births · higher is better · 215 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. 58Israel2.9
  59. 59Marshall Islands2.9
  60. 60Guam2.7
  61. 61Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.7
  62. 62Egypt, Arab Rep.2.7
  63. 63Algeria2.7
  64. 64Eswatini2.7
  65. 65Botswana2.7
  66. 66Syrian Arab Republic2.7
  67. 67St. Martin (French part)2.7
  68. 68Lesotho2.7
  69. 69Turkmenistan2.7
  70. 70Timor-Leste2.6
  71. 71Haiti2.6
  72. 72Djibouti2.6
  73. 73Jordan2.6
  74. 74Kyrgyz Republic2.6
  75. 75Cambodia2.5
  76. 76Bolivia2.5
  77. 77Oman2.5
  78. 78Mongolia2.5
  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. 91Dominican Republic2.2
  92. 92Morocco2.2
  93. 93Nicaragua2.2
  94. 94South Africa2.2
  95. 95Bangladesh2.1
  96. 96Indonesia2.1
  97. 97Panama2.1
  98. 98Monaco2.1
  99. 99Myanmar2.1
  100. 100Venezuela, RB2.1
  101. 101Belize2
  102. 102Virgin Islands (U.S.)2
  103. 103Peru2
  104. 104New Caledonia2
  105. 105India2
  106. 106Nepal2
  107. 107Sri Lanka2
  108. 108Faroe Islands1.9
  109. 109Viet Nam1.9
  110. 110Philippines1.9
  111. 111Mexico1.9
  112. 112Gibraltar1.9
  113. 113Palau1.9
  114. 114Seychelles1.9
  115. 115Tunisia1.8
  116. 116Ecuador1.8
  117. 117Bahrain1.8
  118. 118Georgia1.8
  119. 119Montenegro1.8
  120. 120Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.8
  121. 121El Salvador1.8
  122. 122St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.8
  123. 123Brunei Darussalam1.7
  124. 124Moldova1.7
  125. 125Bulgaria1.7
  126. 126Qatar1.7
  127. 127Barbados1.7
  128. 128Greenland1.7
  129. 129Armenia1.7
  130. 130Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7
  131. 131Serbia1.6
  132. 132Colombia1.6
  133. 133United States1.6
  134. 134Brazil1.6
  135. 135France1.6
  136. 136Aruba1.6
  137. 137Antigua and Barbuda1.6
  138. 138New Zealand1.6
  139. 139Maldives1.6
  140. 139Kuwait1.6
  141. 139Iceland1.6
  142. 140United Kingdom1.6
  143. 141Isle of Man1.5
  144. 142Malaysia1.5
  145. 143Trinidad and Tobago1.5
  146. 144St. Kitts and Nevis1.5
  147. 145Cayman Islands1.5
  148. 146Slovenia1.5
  149. 147Cabo Verde1.5
  150. 148Argentina1.5
  151. 149Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5
  152. 150French Polynesia1.5
  153. 151Australia1.5
  154. 152Turkiye1.5
  155. 152Dominica1.5
  156. 153Grenada1.5
  157. 154Ireland1.5
  158. 154Denmark1.5
  159. 155Slovak Republic1.5
  160. 155Croatia1.5
  161. 156Turks and Caicos Islands1.5
  162. 157Norway1.5
  163. 158Bhutan1.4
  164. 159Cuba1.4
  165. 160Mauritius1.4
  166. 160Belgium1.4
  167. 160Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.4
  168. 161Azerbaijan1.4
  169. 161Sweden1.4
  170. 161Netherlands1.4
  171. 162Russian Federation1.4
  172. 163Hungary1.4
  173. 163Portugal1.4
  174. 164Bermuda1.4
  175. 165North Macedonia1.4
  176. 165Curacao1.4
  177. 166Uruguay1.4
  178. 167Romania1.4
  179. 168St. Lucia1.4
  180. 169Cyprus1.4
  181. 170Bahamas, The1.4
  182. 171Liechtenstein1.4
  183. 172Germany1.4
  184. 172Czechia1.4
  185. 173Jamaica1.4
  186. 174Albania1.3
  187. 175Costa Rica1.3
  188. 176Austria1.3
  189. 177Switzerland1.3
  190. 178Canada1.3
  191. 178Finland1.3
  192. 178Luxembourg1.3
  193. 179Greece1.2
  194. 179Latvia1.2
  195. 180Belarus1.2
  196. 181United Arab Emirates1.2
  197. 182Thailand1.2
  198. 183Estonia1.2
  199. 183Italy1.2
  200. 184San Marino1.2
  201. 185Japan1.2
  202. 186Chile1.1
  203. 186Poland1.1
  204. 187Lithuania1.1
  205. 188Spain1.1
  206. 189Andorra1.1
  207. 190British Virgin Islands1
  208. 191China1
  209. 192Malta1
  210. 193Ukraine0.99
  211. 194Singapore0.97
  212. 195Puerto Rico (US)0.92
  213. 196Hong Kong SAR, China0.84
  214. 197Korea, Rep.0.75
  215. 198Macao SAR, China0.58

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