social2026

1985

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data33 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.4births per woman
Median: 1.4births per woman
Countries Covered
33
with available data
Highest
United States of America
1.9births per woman
Lowest
Slovakia
0.7births per woman
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America1.9births per woman
2Iceland1.9births per woman
3France1.8births per woman
4Sweden1.7births per woman
5Denmark1.7births per woman
By Region
North America1.8births per woman(2 countries)
South America1.6births per woman(1 countries)
Europe1.4births per woman(25 countries)
Other1.4births per woman(2 countries)
Asia1.2births per woman(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.7births per woman)High (1.9births per woman)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.4births per woman)

North America (2)
South America (1)
Europe (25)
Other (2)
Asia (3)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United States of America1.9births per woman
2Iceland1.9births per woman
3France1.8births per woman
4Sweden1.7births per woman
5Denmark1.7births per woman
6United Kingdom1.7births per woman
7Belgium1.7births per woman
8Norway1.7births per woman
9Chile1.6births per woman
10Finland1.6births per woman
11Ireland1.6births per woman
12Netherlands1.6births per woman
13Lithuania1.6births per woman
14Canada1.6births per woman
15Bulgaria1.5births per woman
16Austria1.5births per woman
17Switzerland1.4births per woman
18Belarus1.4births per woman
19Czech Republic1.4births per woman
20Portugal1.4births per woman
21Estonia1.4births per woman
22Russian Federation1.4births per woman
23Japan1.3births per woman
24Poland1.3births per woman
25Slovenia1.3births per woman
26Italy1.2births per woman
27Spain1.2births per woman
28Hungary1.2births per woman
29Taiwan, Province of China1.1births per woman
30South Korea1.1births per woman
31Germany0.9births per woman
32Ukraine0.9births per woman
33Slovakia0.7births per woman
Showing 33 of 33 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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