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Fertility rate among women aged 20 to 24
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
100.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
Median: 85.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Somalia
274.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
Lowest
South Korea
3.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia274.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
2Chad269.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
3Niger265.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
4Uzbekistan257.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
5Central African Republic255.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24
By Region
Africa149.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24(9 countries)
Other115.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24(155 countries)
Asia85.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24(27 countries)
North America78.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24(4 countries)
South America72.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24)High (274.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 100.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. 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 | Somalia | 274.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 2 | Chad | 269.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 3 | Niger | 265.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 257.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 255.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 6 | Mali | 249.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 249.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 241.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 9 | Angola | 218.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 215.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 11 | Benin | 211.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 207.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 13 | Yemen | 207.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 14 | Uganda | 207.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 15 | Burundi | 202.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 199.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 199.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 18 | Guinea | 196.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 195.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 20 | Mayotte | 194.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 191.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 22 | Togo | 190.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 23 | Nauru | 189.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 188.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 187.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 26 | Malawi | 187.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 186.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 28 | Samoa | 186.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 29 | Zambia | 184.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 30 | South Sudan | 183.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 183.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 182.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 33 | Madagascar | 182.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 178.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 35 | Sudan | 177.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 36 | Liberia | 177.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 37 | Pakistan | 176.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 176.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 39 | State of Palestine | 175.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 173.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 41 | Kenya | 172.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 168.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 43 | Mauritania | 168.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 44 | Eritrea | 168.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 167.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 46 | Tuvalu | 165.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 164.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 164.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 49 | Republic of The Gambia | 161.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 50 | Gabon | 160.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 51 | Iraq | 158.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 158.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 157.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 54 | Senegal | 157.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 55 | Namibia | 149.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 56 | Comoros | 149.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 57 | Kiribati | 147.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 58 | French Guiana | 147.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 59 | Eswatini | 147.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 60 | Nepal | 147.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 61 | Egypt | 145.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 62 | Cambodia | 144.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 63 | Lesotho | 144.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 144.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 143.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 66 | Rwanda | 141.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 67 | Ghana | 139.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 68 | Botswana | 139.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 69 | Guyana | 137.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 135.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 71 | Honduras | 131.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 131.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 73 | India | 130.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 74 | Mongolia | 128.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | 126.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 76 | Tonga | 124.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 77 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 124.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 78 | Guatemala | 123.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 79 | Venezuela | 122.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 80 | Niue | 122.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 81 | Bolivia | 122.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 122.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 83 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 120.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 120.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 85 | Fiji | 120.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 86 | Guam | 119.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 118.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 88 | Panama | 116.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 89 | Belize | 114.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 90 | Paraguay | 114.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 91 | Vietnam | 112.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 92 | South Africa | 111.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 93 | Seychelles | 109.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 94 | Armenia | 109.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 95 | Haiti | 106.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 96 | Mexico | 105.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 97 | Suriname | 103.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 98 | Myanmar | 103.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 99 | Greenland | 101.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 100 | Jordan | 98.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 101 | Moldova, Republic of | 97.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 102 | Indonesia | 96.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 95.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 104 | American Samoa | 94.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 105 | Palau | 93.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 106 | Northern Mariana Islands | 93.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 92.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 108 | Lebanon | 91.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 90.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 110 | Morocco | 90.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 111 | Georgia | 90.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 112 | Ecuador | 89.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 113 | Colombia | 88.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 114 | Saint Martin (French part) | 88.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 115 | Tokelau | 88.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 116 | Barbados | 86.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 118 | Peru | 85.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 119 | Israel | 85.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 120 | Cuba | 85.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 121 | Philippines | 85.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 81.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 124 | Western Sahara | 81.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 125 | Algeria | 80.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 126 | Brazil | 79.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 127 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 78.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 129 | Bahrain | 75.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 130 | Aruba | 75.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 131 | Grenada | 75.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 132 | Oman | 75.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 74.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 134 | Reunion | 72.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 135 | Romania | 72.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 136 | Qatar | 72.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 71.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 70.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 139 | Jamaica | 69.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 68.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 141 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 68.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 142 | Anguilla | 68.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 68.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 144 | Türkiye | 68.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 145 | Dominica | 66.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 146 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 66.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 147 | Faroe Islands | 65.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 148 | Argentina | 65.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 64.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 64.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 151 | Djibouti | 64.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 62.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 154 | Maldives | 60.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 155 | Bahamas | 60.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 156 | Belarus | 60.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 157 | United States of America | 58.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 158 | Uruguay | 58.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 159 | Bhutan | 57.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 160 | Slovakia | 57.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 56.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 162 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 56.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 163 | Thailand | 55.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | 55.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 165 | Albania | 55.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 166 | Serbia | 54.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 167 | Kuwait | 54.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 54.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 169 | Wallis and Futuna | 54.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 170 | Isle of Man | 54.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 171 | Virgin Islands, British | 53.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 172 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 53.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 173 | Ukraine | 53.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 174 | Montenegro | 52.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 175 | Libya | 52.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 176 | Montserrat | 51.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 177 | Monaco | 50.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 178 | New Zealand | 48.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 179 | Martinique | 48.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 180 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 48.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 47.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 182 | People's Republic of China | 46.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 183 | North Korea | 46.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 184 | Mauritius | 45.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 185 | Saint Helena | 45.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 186 | Hungary | 45.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 44.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 188 | Tunisia | 43.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 42.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 190 | Latvia | 40.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 191 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 40.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 192 | Poland | 39.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 193 | Guernsey | 39.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 194 | Croatia | 39.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 195 | Jersey | 38.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 196 | Slovenia | 38.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 197 | Iceland | 38.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 198 | Chile | 37.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 199 | Malaysia | 37.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 200 | Australia | 37.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 201 | Czech Republic | 37.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 202 | Curaçao | 35.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 203 | Estonia | 32.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 204 | Lithuania | 32.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 205 | France | 32.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 206 | Bermuda | 32.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 207 | Portugal | 31.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 208 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 30.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 209 | Austria | 29.5live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 210 | Germany | 28.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 211 | Cyprus | 28.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 212 | Malta | 28.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 213 | Finland | 27.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 214 | Belgium | 26.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 215 | Saint Barthélemy | 26.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 216 | Canada | 26.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 217 | Sweden | 25.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 218 | United Arab Emirates | 25.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 219 | Ireland | 25.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 220 | Luxembourg | 23.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 221 | Greece | 23.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 222 | Liechtenstein | 22.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 223 | Norway | 21.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 224 | Spain | 21.1live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 225 | Denmark | 21.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 226 | Italy | 20.2live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 227 | Switzerland | 19.7live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 228 | Andorra | 19.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 229 | Netherlands | 18.8live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 230 | Japan | 17.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 231 | Taiwan, Province of China | 15.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 232 | Singapore | 10.3live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 233 | San Marino | 9.0live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 234 | Hong Kong | 7.6live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 235 | Macao | 6.9live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
| 236 | South Korea | 3.4live births per 1,000 women aged 20-24 |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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