social2026
2023
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.5children per women
Median: 1.4children per women
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Mayotte
3.8children per women
Lowest
Macao
0.6children per women
Top 5 Countries
1Mayotte3.8children per women
2Mauritania3.0children per women
3French Guiana2.8children per women
4State of Palestine2.7children per women
5United Republic of Tanzania2.6children per women
By Region
Africa1.8children per women(9 countries)
Other1.6children per women(155 countries)
Asia1.5children per women(27 countries)
Oceania1.5children per women(2 countries)
North America1.4children per women(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6children per women)High (3.8children per women)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5children per women)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 3.8children per women |
| 2 | Mauritania | 3.0children per women |
| 3 | French Guiana | 2.8children per women |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 2.7children per women |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.6children per women |
| 6 | Yemen | 2.6children per women |
| 7 | Uganda | 2.6children per women |
| 8 | Israel | 2.5children per women |
| 9 | Niger | 2.5children per women |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 2.5children per women |
| 11 | Samoa | 2.5children per women |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 2.5children per women |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 2.5children per women |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.5children per women |
| 15 | Senegal | 2.5children per women |
| 16 | Eritrea | 2.4children per women |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 2.4children per women |
| 18 | Angola | 2.4children per women |
| 19 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.4children per women |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.3children per women |
| 21 | Sudan | 2.3children per women |
| 22 | Algeria | 2.3children per women |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 2.2children per women |
| 24 | Rwanda | 2.2children per women |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 2.2children per women |
| 26 | Comoros | 2.2children per women |
| 27 | Jordan | 2.2children per women |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 2.2children per women |
| 29 | Oman | 2.2children per women |
| 30 | Guam | 2.2children per women |
| 31 | Cameroon | 2.2children per women |
| 32 | Tonga | 2.2children per women |
| 33 | Mali | 2.2children per women |
| 34 | Gabon | 2.2children per women |
| 35 | Zambia | 2.2children per women |
| 36 | Burundi | 2.2children per women |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 2.2children per women |
| 38 | Iraq | 2.1children per women |
| 39 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.1children per women |
| 40 | Tokelau | 2.1children per women |
| 41 | Malawi | 2.1children per women |
| 42 | Somalia | 2.0children per women |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 2.0children per women |
| 44 | Mongolia | 2.0children per women |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 2.0children per women |
| 46 | Mozambique | 2.0children per women |
| 47 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.0children per women |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 2.0children per women |
| 49 | Monaco | 2.0children per women |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.0children per women |
| 51 | Egypt | 1.9children per women |
| 52 | Pakistan | 1.9children per women |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9children per women |
| 54 | Reunion | 1.9children per women |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9children per women |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 1.9children per women |
| 57 | Libya | 1.8children per women |
| 58 | Honduras | 1.8children per women |
| 59 | Lebanon | 1.8children per women |
| 60 | Togo | 1.8children per women |
| 61 | Chad | 1.8children per women |
| 62 | Panama | 1.8children per women |
| 63 | Ghana | 1.8children per women |
| 64 | Guadeloupe | 1.8children per women |
| 65 | Madagascar | 1.8children per women |
| 66 | Morocco | 1.8children per women |
| 67 | Benin | 1.8children per women |
| 68 | Martinique | 1.8children per women |
| 69 | Paraguay | 1.7children per women |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 1.7children per women |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 1.7children per women |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.7children per women |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.7children per women |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 1.7children per women |
| 75 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.7children per women |
| 76 | Gibraltar | 1.7children per women |
| 77 | Cambodia | 1.7children per women |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 1.7children per women |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 1.7children per women |
| 80 | Namibia | 1.6children per women |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 1.6children per women |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 1.6children per women |
| 83 | Guinea | 1.6children per women |
| 84 | Suriname | 1.6children per women |
| 85 | Guatemala | 1.6children per women |
| 86 | Peru | 1.6children per women |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 1.6children per women |
| 88 | American Samoa | 1.6children per women |
| 89 | Bahrain | 1.6children per women |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 1.6children per women |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 1.5children per women |
| 92 | Botswana | 1.5children per women |
| 93 | Seychelles | 1.5children per women |
| 94 | Qatar | 1.5children per women |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5children per women |
| 96 | Tunisia | 1.5children per women |
| 97 | Liberia | 1.5children per women |
| 98 | Australia | 1.5children per women |
| 99 | Niue | 1.5children per women |
| 100 | New Zealand | 1.5children per women |
| 101 | Ecuador | 1.5children per women |
| 102 | Venezuela | 1.5children per women |
| 103 | Belize | 1.5children per women |
| 104 | Western Sahara | 1.5children per women |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 1.5children per women |
| 106 | Mexico | 1.5children per women |
| 107 | Montenegro | 1.5children per women |
| 108 | Guyana | 1.5children per women |
| 109 | Bolivia | 1.5children per women |
| 110 | Ireland | 1.5children per women |
| 111 | France | 1.5children per women |
| 112 | Vietnam | 1.5children per women |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.5children per women |
| 114 | Kiribati | 1.4children per women |
| 115 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.4children per women |
| 116 | India | 1.4children per women |
| 117 | Iceland | 1.4children per women |
| 118 | Djibouti | 1.4children per women |
| 119 | Kenya | 1.4children per women |
| 120 | Maldives | 1.4children per women |
| 121 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.4children per women |
| 122 | Indonesia | 1.4children per women |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | 1.4children per women |
| 124 | Nepal | 1.4children per women |
| 125 | Slovenia | 1.4children per women |
| 126 | Liechtenstein | 1.4children per women |
| 127 | United Kingdom | 1.4children per women |
| 128 | Colombia | 1.4children per women |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 1.4children per women |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.4children per women |
| 131 | Barbados | 1.4children per women |
| 132 | Romania | 1.4children per women |
| 133 | United States of America | 1.4children per women |
| 134 | Türkiye | 1.4children per women |
| 135 | Georgia | 1.4children per women |
| 136 | Portugal | 1.4children per women |
| 137 | Kuwait | 1.4children per women |
| 138 | Denmark | 1.4children per women |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4children per women |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 1.4children per women |
| 141 | Armenia | 1.3children per women |
| 142 | Switzerland | 1.3children per women |
| 143 | Saint Helena | 1.3children per women |
| 144 | Isle of Man | 1.3children per women |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 1.3children per women |
| 146 | El Salvador | 1.3children per women |
| 147 | Sweden | 1.3children per women |
| 148 | Netherlands | 1.3children per women |
| 149 | Slovakia | 1.3children per women |
| 150 | Aruba | 1.3children per women |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3children per women |
| 152 | Norway | 1.3children per women |
| 153 | Nigeria | 1.3children per women |
| 154 | North Korea | 1.3children per women |
| 155 | Germany | 1.3children per women |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 1.3children per women |
| 157 | Brazil | 1.3children per women |
| 158 | Croatia | 1.3children per women |
| 159 | Czech Republic | 1.2children per women |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 1.2children per women |
| 161 | Cyprus | 1.2children per women |
| 162 | Bermuda | 1.2children per women |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2children per women |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 1.2children per women |
| 165 | Malaysia | 1.2children per women |
| 166 | Belgium | 1.2children per women |
| 167 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.2children per women |
| 168 | Serbia | 1.2children per women |
| 169 | Haiti | 1.2children per women |
| 170 | Guernsey | 1.2children per women |
| 171 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.2children per women |
| 172 | Hungary | 1.2children per women |
| 173 | Argentina | 1.2children per women |
| 174 | Canada | 1.2children per women |
| 175 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.2children per women |
| 176 | Cuba | 1.2children per women |
| 177 | Fiji | 1.2children per women |
| 178 | Austria | 1.2children per women |
| 179 | Greece | 1.2children per women |
| 180 | Myanmar | 1.2children per women |
| 181 | Greenland | 1.2children per women |
| 182 | Philippines | 1.2children per women |
| 183 | Jersey | 1.2children per women |
| 184 | Anguilla | 1.2children per women |
| 185 | Albania | 1.2children per women |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2children per women |
| 187 | South Sudan | 1.2children per women |
| 188 | Costa Rica | 1.2children per women |
| 189 | Bhutan | 1.2children per women |
| 190 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.2children per women |
| 191 | Montserrat | 1.2children per women |
| 192 | Finland | 1.2children per women |
| 193 | Nauru | 1.1children per women |
| 194 | Uruguay | 1.1children per women |
| 195 | Estonia | 1.1children per women |
| 196 | Eswatini | 1.1children per women |
| 197 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.1children per women |
| 198 | Spain | 1.1children per women |
| 199 | Japan | 1.1children per women |
| 200 | Italy | 1.1children per women |
| 201 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.1children per women |
| 202 | Grenada | 1.1children per women |
| 203 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1children per women |
| 204 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1children per women |
| 205 | Lesotho | 1.1children per women |
| 206 | South Africa | 1.1children per women |
| 207 | Poland | 1.1children per women |
| 208 | San Marino | 1.1children per women |
| 209 | Palau | 1.1children per women |
| 210 | Russian Federation | 1.1children per women |
| 211 | Latvia | 1.0children per women |
| 212 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.0children per women |
| 213 | Chile | 1.0children per women |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.0children per women |
| 215 | Bahamas | 1.0children per women |
| 216 | Andorra | 1.0children per women |
| 217 | Dominica | 1.0children per women |
| 218 | Malta | 1.0children per women |
| 219 | Saint Lucia | 1.0children per women |
| 220 | Thailand | 1.0children per women |
| 221 | Mauritius | 1.0children per women |
| 222 | Lithuania | 0.9children per women |
| 223 | Belarus | 0.9children per women |
| 224 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.9children per women |
| 225 | Jamaica | 0.9children per women |
| 226 | People's Republic of China | 0.9children per women |
| 227 | Curaçao | 0.9children per women |
| 228 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.9children per women |
| 229 | Singapore | 0.9children per women |
| 230 | Puerto Rico | 0.8children per women |
| 231 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.8children per women |
| 232 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.7children per women |
| 233 | Ukraine | 0.7children per women |
| 234 | Hong Kong | 0.7children per women |
| 235 | South Korea | 0.7children per women |
| 236 | Macao | 0.6children per women |
Showing 236 of 236 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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