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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)

births per woman · higher is better · 215 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2023
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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. 50Tuvalu3.2
  52. 50Kenya3.2
  53. 51Kiribati3.1
  54. 52Tonga3.1
  55. 53Papua New Guinea3.1
  56. 54Tajikistan3.1
  57. 55Kazakhstan3
  58. 56Marshall Islands2.9
  59. 57Israel2.9
  60. 58Guam2.8
  61. 59Algeria2.8
  62. 60Eswatini2.8
  63. 61Egypt, Arab Rep.2.8
  64. 62Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.7
  65. 63Botswana2.7
  66. 64St. Martin (French part)2.7
  67. 65Syrian Arab Republic2.7
  68. 66Timor-Leste2.7
  69. 67Kyrgyz Republic2.7
  70. 67Mongolia2.7
  71. 68Lesotho2.7
  72. 69Turkmenistan2.7
  73. 70Haiti2.7
  74. 71Jordan2.6
  75. 72Djibouti2.6
  76. 73Cambodia2.6
  77. 74Bolivia2.5
  78. 75Oman2.5
  79. 76Honduras2.5
  80. 77Paraguay2.4
  81. 78Lao PDR2.4
  82. 79Guyana2.4
  83. 80Libya2.4
  84. 81Northern Mariana Islands2.3
  85. 82Guatemala2.3
  86. 83American Samoa2.3
  87. 84Fiji2.3
  88. 85Saudi Arabia2.3
  89. 86Suriname2.2
  90. 87Dominican Republic2.2
  91. 88Lebanon2.2
  92. 89Morocco2.2
  93. 90Nicaragua2.2
  94. 91South Africa2.2
  95. 92Bangladesh2.2
  96. 93Indonesia2.1
  97. 94Panama2.1
  98. 95Myanmar2.1
  99. 96Monaco2.1
  100. 97Venezuela, RB2.1
  101. 98Seychelles2
  102. 99Belize2
  103. 100Nepal2
  104. 101Peru2
  105. 101New Caledonia2
  106. 101Virgin Islands (U.S.)2
  107. 102India2
  108. 103Sri Lanka2
  109. 104Philippines1.9
  110. 105Viet Nam1.9
  111. 106Mexico1.9
  112. 107Palau1.9
  113. 108Armenia1.9
  114. 109Gibraltar1.9
  115. 110Faroe Islands1.9
  116. 111Tunisia1.8
  117. 112Bahrain1.8
  118. 113Ecuador1.8
  119. 114Georgia1.8
  120. 114Bulgaria1.8
  121. 115Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.8
  122. 116El Salvador1.8
  123. 116St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.8
  124. 117Greenland1.8
  125. 118Brunei Darussalam1.7
  126. 119Montenegro1.7
  127. 120Moldova1.7
  128. 121Qatar1.7
  129. 122Romania1.7
  130. 123Barbados1.7
  131. 124Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7
  132. 125France1.7
  133. 126Colombia1.6
  134. 127Brazil1.6
  135. 128United States1.6
  136. 129Serbia1.6
  137. 130Aruba1.6
  138. 131Iceland1.6
  139. 132Antigua and Barbuda1.6
  140. 133Maldives1.6
  141. 134New Zealand1.6
  142. 134United Kingdom1.6
  143. 135Azerbaijan1.6
  144. 135Malaysia1.6
  145. 136Isle of Man1.5
  146. 137Trinidad and Tobago1.5
  147. 138Cayman Islands1.5
  148. 139Kuwait1.5
  149. 140Cabo Verde1.5
  150. 141Hungary1.5
  151. 141Slovenia1.5
  152. 141Turkiye1.5
  153. 142St. Kitts and Nevis1.5
  154. 143French Polynesia1.5
  155. 144Ireland1.5
  156. 144North Macedonia1.5
  157. 144Argentina1.5
  158. 144Denmark1.5
  159. 144Australia1.5
  160. 145Slovak Republic1.5
  161. 146Grenada1.5
  162. 147Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5
  163. 148Dominica1.5
  164. 149Belgium1.5
  165. 150Turks and Caicos Islands1.5
  166. 151Bhutan1.5
  167. 152Croatia1.5
  168. 153Liechtenstein1.5
  169. 153Sweden1.5
  170. 153Czechia1.5
  171. 154Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.4
  172. 155Portugal1.4
  173. 156Cuba1.4
  174. 157Netherlands1.4
  175. 158Russian Federation1.4
  176. 159Uruguay1.4
  177. 160Bermuda1.4
  178. 161Norway1.4
  179. 162Mauritius1.4
  180. 162Germany1.4
  181. 163Cyprus1.4
  182. 164St. Lucia1.4
  183. 165Bahamas, The1.4
  184. 166Latvia1.4
  185. 167Jamaica1.4
  186. 168Albania1.3
  187. 169Switzerland1.3
  188. 169Costa Rica1.3
  189. 170Greece1.3
  190. 170Austria1.3
  191. 171Estonia1.3
  192. 172Canada1.3
  193. 172Finland1.3
  194. 173Luxembourg1.3
  195. 174Thailand1.2
  196. 175Belarus1.2
  197. 176United Arab Emirates1.2
  198. 176Curacao1.2
  199. 176Italy1.2
  200. 176Japan1.2
  201. 177Lithuania1.2
  202. 178Chile1.2
  203. 179Poland1.2
  204. 180San Marino1.1
  205. 181Spain1.1
  206. 182Andorra1.1
  207. 183Malta1.1
  208. 184British Virgin Islands1
  209. 185China1
  210. 186Ukraine0.98
  211. 187Singapore0.97
  212. 188Puerto Rico (US)0.92
  213. 189Hong Kong SAR, China0.75
  214. 190Korea, Rep.0.72
  215. 191Macao SAR, China0.59

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)