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Fertility rate among women aged 40 to 44
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
24.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
Median: 16.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
111.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
Lowest
North Korea
2.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo111.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
2Central African Republic98.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
3Chad95.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
4Somalia91.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
5Mauritania91.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44
By Region
Africa40.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44(9 countries)
Other28.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44(155 countries)
Asia20.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44(27 countries)
Oceania15.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44(2 countries)
South America14.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44)High (111.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 111.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 98.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 3 | Chad | 95.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 4 | Somalia | 91.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 5 | Mauritania | 91.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 6 | Niger | 86.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 7 | Burundi | 79.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 79.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 9 | Mali | 75.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 10 | Yemen | 74.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 11 | Angola | 71.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 67.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 66.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 14 | Mayotte | 65.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 15 | Rwanda | 63.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 16 | Comoros | 62.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 17 | Sudan | 61.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 60.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 19 | Senegal | 60.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 59.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 56.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 23 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 24 | South Sudan | 56.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 25 | Benin | 55.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 26 | Zambia | 53.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 52.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 28 | Togo | 52.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 29 | Guinea | 51.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 51.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 31 | Uganda | 51.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 32 | Liberia | 49.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 33 | Madagascar | 48.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 34 | Oman | 47.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 35 | Cameroon | 45.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 45.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 44.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 38 | Samoa | 44.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 39 | French Guiana | 43.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 43.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 42 | Algeria | 43.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 44 | Ghana | 42.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 45 | Gabon | 41.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 46 | Namibia | 40.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 40.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 48 | Libya | 39.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 49 | Djibouti | 39.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 38.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 51 | Haiti | 37.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 52 | Malawi | 37.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 53 | Tonga | 37.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 54 | Kiribati | 35.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 35.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 56 | Iraq | 34.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 33.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 58 | Saint Martin (French part) | 32.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 59 | Western Sahara | 32.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 32.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 61 | Pakistan | 31.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 62 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 30.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 63 | Morocco | 30.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 64 | Guadeloupe | 29.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 29.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 66 | Botswana | 29.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 67 | Lesotho | 28.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 68 | Israel | 28.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 69 | Eswatini | 25.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 70 | Martinique | 25.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 71 | State of Palestine | 25.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 72 | Tokelau | 25.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 73 | Kenya | 24.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 74 | Bolivia | 24.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 75 | South Africa | 24.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 76 | American Samoa | 23.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 77 | Jordan | 23.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 78 | New Caledonia | 23.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 79 | Mongolia | 23.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 23.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 82 | Reunion | 22.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 83 | Tunisia | 22.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 84 | Qatar | 22.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 85 | Myanmar | 22.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 86 | Honduras | 21.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 87 | Peru | 21.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 88 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 89 | Cambodia | 21.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 90 | Ireland | 20.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 91 | Egypt | 20.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 92 | Fiji | 20.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 93 | Suriname | 20.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 20.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 95 | Philippines | 19.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 96 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 97 | Bahrain | 19.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 98 | Guatemala | 19.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 18.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 18.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 102 | Chile | 18.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 18.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 104 | Bermuda | 18.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 105 | France | 18.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 106 | Portugal | 17.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 17.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 17.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 109 | Niue | 17.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 110 | Guam | 17.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 112 | Grenada | 17.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 17.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 114 | Malaysia | 17.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 115 | Lebanon | 17.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 116 | Spain | 16.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 117 | Indonesia | 16.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 118 | Guyana | 16.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 119 | Palau | 16.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 120 | Australia | 16.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 121 | Montserrat | 16.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 122 | Saint Helena | 15.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 123 | Greece | 15.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 124 | Cyprus | 15.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 125 | Maldives | 15.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 127 | Northern Mariana Islands | 15.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 128 | Switzerland | 15.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 129 | Andorra | 15.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 130 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 15.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 132 | Italy | 14.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 133 | Argentina | 14.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 134 | Bhutan | 14.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 14.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 136 | Seychelles | 14.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 137 | New Zealand | 14.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 14.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 139 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 14.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 140 | Estonia | 13.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 141 | Panama | 13.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 142 | Kuwait | 13.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 143 | Belize | 13.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 144 | San Marino | 13.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 145 | Monaco | 13.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 146 | Sweden | 13.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 147 | Ecuador | 13.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 13.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 149 | Finland | 13.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 151 | Faroe Islands | 13.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 152 | Jamaica | 13.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 153 | Germany | 13.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 155 | Wallis and Futuna | 13.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 156 | Iceland | 13.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 157 | Gibraltar | 13.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 158 | Barbados | 12.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 159 | Brazil | 12.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 160 | Montenegro | 12.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 161 | Dominica | 12.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 162 | Uruguay | 12.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 163 | Jersey | 12.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 164 | Bahamas | 12.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 165 | United States of America | 12.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 166 | Guernsey | 12.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 12.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 168 | Denmark | 12.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 169 | Latvia | 12.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 170 | Japan | 11.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 171 | Norway | 11.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 172 | Dominican Republic | 11.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 173 | Georgia | 11.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 174 | Canada | 11.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 175 | Isle of Man | 11.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 176 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 11.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 177 | Anguilla | 11.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 178 | Austria | 11.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 179 | Nauru | 11.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 180 | Nicaragua | 11.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 11.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 182 | Croatia | 11.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 183 | Venezuela | 10.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 184 | Netherlands | 10.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 185 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 10.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 186 | El Salvador | 10.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 187 | Aruba | 10.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 188 | Belgium | 10.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 189 | Hungary | 10.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 190 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 191 | Türkiye | 10.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 192 | Malta | 9.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 194 | Colombia | 9.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 195 | Curaçao | 9.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 197 | Mexico | 9.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 198 | Costa Rica | 9.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 199 | Serbia | 9.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 200 | Greenland | 9.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 201 | India | 9.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 202 | Russian Federation | 9.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 203 | Saint Barthélemy | 9.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 204 | Slovenia | 9.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 205 | Czech Republic | 9.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 206 | Singapore | 8.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 207 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 208 | Bulgaria | 8.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 209 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 210 | Uzbekistan | 8.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 211 | Hong Kong | 8.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 212 | Bangladesh | 8.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 213 | Thailand | 8.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 214 | Slovakia | 8.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 215 | Lithuania | 8.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 216 | Tajikistan | 7.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 217 | Mauritius | 7.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 218 | Poland | 7.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 219 | South Korea | 7.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 220 | Romania | 7.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 222 | Virgin Islands, British | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 223 | Armenia | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 224 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.7live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 225 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 226 | Albania | 6.4live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 227 | Nepal | 6.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 228 | Macao | 6.1live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 229 | People's Republic of China | 5.8live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 230 | Belarus | 5.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 231 | Vietnam | 5.5live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 232 | Ukraine | 5.3live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 233 | Cuba | 4.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 234 | Azerbaijan | 4.6live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 235 | Puerto Rico | 3.9live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
| 236 | North Korea | 2.2live births per 1,000 women aged 40-44 |
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This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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