Maptheory
demographic2010

Replacement fertility rate

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2010; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.2value
Median: 2.1value
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
2.7value
Lowest
Reunion
2.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria2.7value
2Central African Republic2.7value
3Chad2.7value
4Sierra Leone2.7value
5Cote d'Ivoire2.6value
By Region
Africa2.3value(9 countries)
Other2.2value(118 countries)
Asia2.1value(27 countries)
North America2.1value(4 countries)
South America2.1value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.1value)High (2.7value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2value)

Africa (9)
Other (118)
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.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2010; 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 ↕
1Nigeria2.7value
2Central African Republic2.7value
3Chad2.7value
4Sierra Leone2.7value
5Cote d'Ivoire2.6value
6Somalia2.6value
7South Sudan2.6value
8Mali2.6value
9Burundi2.5value
10Guinea-Bissau2.5value
11Democratic Republic of the Congo2.5value
12Niger2.5value
13Equatorial Guinea2.5value
14Burkina Faso2.5value
15Cameroon2.5value
16Guinea2.5value
17Mozambique2.5value
18Benin2.4value
19Lesotho2.4value
20Togo2.4value
21Djibouti2.4value
22Liberia2.4value
23Uganda2.4value
24Eswatini2.4value
25Republic of The Gambia2.4value
26Ghana2.4value
27Haiti2.4value
28Angola2.4value
29Mauritania2.4value
30Zambia2.4value
31Afghanistan2.4value
32Pakistan2.3value
33Sudan2.3value
34Comoros2.3value
35Malawi2.3value
36Zimbabwe2.3value
37Ethiopia2.3value
38Republic of the Congo2.3value
39India2.3value
40Papua New Guinea2.3value
41Yemen2.3value
42United Republic of Tanzania2.3value
43Bolivia2.3value
44Gabon2.3value
45South Africa2.3value
46Eritrea2.3value
47Lao People's Democratic Republic2.3value
48Madagascar2.3value
49Rwanda2.3value
50Azerbaijan2.3value
51Botswana2.3value
52Kiribati2.2value
53Kenya2.2value
54Sao Tome and Principe2.2value
55Senegal2.2value
56Namibia2.2value
57Micronesia, Federated States of2.2value
58Timor-Leste2.2value
59Myanmar2.2value
60People's Republic of China2.2value
61Bhutan2.2value
62Cambodia2.2value
63Iraq2.2value
64Nepal2.2value
65Solomon Islands2.2value
66Honduras2.2value
67Vietnam2.2value
68Tajikistan2.2value
69Turkmenistan2.2value
70Armenia2.2value
71Guyana2.2value
72Western Sahara2.2value
73Uzbekistan2.2value
74Bangladesh2.2value
75Guatemala2.2value
76Indonesia2.2value
77Paraguay2.2value
78Suriname2.2value
79North Korea2.2value
80Libya2.2value
81Morocco2.2value
82Vanuatu2.2value
83Philippines2.2value
84Peru2.1value
85Egypt2.1value
86Samoa2.1value
87Algeria2.1value
88Dominican Republic2.1value
89Ecuador2.1value
90Fiji2.1value
91Kyrgyzstan2.1value
92Tonga2.1value
93Taiwan, Province of China2.1value
94Colombia2.1value
95El Salvador2.1value
96Georgia2.1value
97State of Palestine2.1value
98Jamaica2.1value
99Kazakhstan2.1value
100Jordan2.1value
101Nicaragua2.1value
102Syrian Arab Republic2.1value
103Trinidad and Tobago2.1value
104Türkiye2.1value
105Albania2.1value
106Cape Verde2.1value
107Islamic Republic of Iran2.1value
108Maldives2.1value
109Mexico2.1value
110Mongolia2.1value
111Panama2.1value
112Thailand2.1value
113Tunisia2.1value
114Bahamas2.1value
115Grenada2.1value
116Moldova, Republic of2.1value
117Montenegro2.1value
118Aruba2.1value
119Russian Federation2.1value
120Seychelles2.1value
121Ukraine2.1value
122Venezuela2.1value
123Brazil2.1value
124Belize2.1value
125Bulgaria2.1value
126Belarus2.1value
127Sri Lanka2.1value
128Costa Rica2.1value
129Cyprus2.1value
130Guam2.1value
131South Korea2.1value
132Lebanon2.1value
133Latvia2.1value
134Malaysia2.1value
135Mauritius2.1value
136Oman2.1value
137Curaçao2.1value
138New Caledonia2.1value
139Romania2.1value
140Saint Lucia2.1value
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.1value
142Saudi Arabia2.1value
143Singapore2.1value
144Uruguay2.1value
145Argentina2.1value
146Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1value
147Brunei Darussalam2.1value
148Canada2.1value
149Croatia2.1value
150Cuba2.1value
151French Guiana2.1value
152French Polynesia2.1value
153Greece2.1value
154Hong Kong2.1value
155Hungary2.1value
156Ireland2.1value
157Italy2.1value
158Kuwait2.1value
159Lithuania2.1value
160Malta2.1value
161New Zealand2.1value
162Poland2.1value
163Portugal2.1value
164Puerto Rico2.1value
165Serbia2.1value
166Spain2.1value
167The Republic of North Macedonia2.1value
168United States of America2.1value
169Australia2.1value
170Chile2.1value
171Czech Republic2.1value
172Denmark2.1value
173Estonia2.1value
174Finland2.1value
175France2.1value
176Germany2.1value
177Guadeloupe2.1value
178Iceland2.1value
179Israel2.1value
180Japan2.1value
181Martinique2.1value
182Netherlands2.1value
183Norway2.1value
184Qatar2.1value
185Slovakia2.1value
186Slovenia2.1value
187Sweden2.1value
188Switzerland2.1value
189United Arab Emirates2.1value
190United Kingdom2.1value
191Austria2.1value
192Barbados2.1value
193Belgium2.1value
194Luxembourg2.1value
195Macao2.1value
196Antigua and Barbuda2.1value
197Bahrain2.1value
198Mayotte2.1value
199Reunion2.1value
Showing 199 of 199 countries

Topics

#demographic#value#replacement#fertility#rate

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2010).

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