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Fertility rate
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
2.3live births per woman
Median: 2.0live births per woman
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Somalia
6.1live births per woman
Lowest
Macao
0.7live births per woman
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia6.1live births per woman
2Chad6.1live births per woman
3Niger6.1live births per woman
4Democratic Republic of the Congo6.1live births per woman
5Central African Republic6.0live births per woman
By Region
Africa3.4live births per woman(9 countries)
Other2.6live births per woman(155 countries)
Asia2.1live births per woman(27 countries)
North America1.8live births per woman(4 countries)
Oceania1.7live births per woman(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.7live births per woman)High (6.1live births per woman)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.3live births per woman)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
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. 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 | 6.1live births per woman |
| 2 | Chad | 6.1live births per woman |
| 3 | Niger | 6.1live births per woman |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.1live births per woman |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.0live births per woman |
| 6 | Mali | 5.6live births per woman |
| 7 | Angola | 5.1live births per woman |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.9live births per woman |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.8live births per woman |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.8live births per woman |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.7live births per woman |
| 12 | Mayotte | 4.6live births per woman |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.6live births per woman |
| 14 | Yemen | 4.6live births per woman |
| 15 | Benin | 4.6live births per woman |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4.5live births per woman |
| 17 | Sudan | 4.3live births per woman |
| 18 | Cameroon | 4.3live births per woman |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.3live births per woman |
| 20 | Uganda | 4.3live births per woman |
| 21 | Guinea | 4.2live births per woman |
| 22 | Togo | 4.2live births per woman |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.2live births per woman |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 4.2live births per woman |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.1live births per woman |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1live births per woman |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.0live births per woman |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 4.0live births per woman |
| 29 | Madagascar | 4.0live births per woman |
| 30 | Liberia | 4.0live births per woman |
| 31 | Comoros | 3.9live births per woman |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.9live births per woman |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8live births per woman |
| 34 | Samoa | 3.8live births per woman |
| 35 | Senegal | 3.8live births per woman |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 3.8live births per woman |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.7live births per woman |
| 38 | Eritrea | 3.7live births per woman |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3.7live births per woman |
| 40 | Malawi | 3.6live births per woman |
| 41 | Gabon | 3.6live births per woman |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6live births per woman |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.6live births per woman |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 3.6live births per woman |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 3.6live births per woman |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3.5live births per woman |
| 47 | Ghana | 3.4live births per woman |
| 48 | French Guiana | 3.4live births per woman |
| 49 | Nauru | 3.3live births per woman |
| 50 | State of Palestine | 3.3live births per woman |
| 51 | Iraq | 3.2live births per woman |
| 52 | Namibia | 3.2live births per woman |
| 53 | Kenya | 3.2live births per woman |
| 54 | Tuvalu | 3.2live births per woman |
| 55 | Kiribati | 3.1live births per woman |
| 56 | Tonga | 3.1live births per woman |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1live births per woman |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 3.1live births per woman |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 3.0live births per woman |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 2.9live births per woman |
| 61 | Israel | 2.8live births per woman |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8live births per woman |
| 63 | Guam | 2.8live births per woman |
| 64 | Algeria | 2.8live births per woman |
| 65 | Eswatini | 2.8live births per woman |
| 66 | Egypt | 2.8live births per woman |
| 67 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.7live births per woman |
| 68 | Botswana | 2.7live births per woman |
| 69 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.7live births per woman |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7live births per woman |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 2.7live births per woman |
| 72 | Lesotho | 2.7live births per woman |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 2.7live births per woman |
| 74 | Mongolia | 2.7live births per woman |
| 75 | Haiti | 2.7live births per woman |
| 76 | Jordan | 2.6live births per woman |
| 77 | Tokelau | 2.6live births per woman |
| 78 | Djibouti | 2.6live births per woman |
| 79 | Cambodia | 2.6live births per woman |
| 80 | Bolivia | 2.5live births per woman |
| 81 | Oman | 2.5live births per woman |
| 82 | Niue | 2.5live births per woman |
| 83 | Honduras | 2.5live births per woman |
| 84 | Paraguay | 2.4live births per woman |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.4live births per woman |
| 86 | Guyana | 2.4live births per woman |
| 87 | Libya | 2.4live births per woman |
| 88 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3live births per woman |
| 89 | Guatemala | 2.3live births per woman |
| 90 | American Samoa | 2.3live births per woman |
| 91 | Fiji | 2.3live births per woman |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3live births per woman |
| 93 | Suriname | 2.2live births per woman |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2.2live births per woman |
| 95 | Faroe Islands | 2.2live births per woman |
| 96 | Lebanon | 2.2live births per woman |
| 97 | Morocco | 2.2live births per woman |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 2.2live births per woman |
| 99 | South Africa | 2.2live births per woman |
| 100 | Reunion | 2.2live births per woman |
| 101 | Western Sahara | 2.2live births per woman |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 2.2live births per woman |
| 103 | Seychelles | 2.1live births per woman |
| 104 | Indonesia | 2.1live births per woman |
| 105 | Panama | 2.1live births per woman |
| 106 | Myanmar | 2.1live births per woman |
| 107 | Monaco | 2.1live births per woman |
| 108 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.1live births per woman |
| 109 | Guadeloupe | 2.1live births per woman |
| 110 | Venezuela | 2.1live births per woman |
| 111 | Cook Islands | 2.0live births per woman |
| 112 | Martinique | 2.0live births per woman |
| 113 | Belize | 2.0live births per woman |
| 114 | Nepal | 2.0live births per woman |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 2.0live births per woman |
| 116 | Peru | 2.0live births per woman |
| 117 | India | 2.0live births per woman |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 2.0live births per woman |
| 119 | Greenland | 2.0live births per woman |
| 120 | Philippines | 1.9live births per woman |
| 121 | Vietnam | 1.9live births per woman |
| 122 | Mexico | 1.9live births per woman |
| 123 | Palau | 1.9live births per woman |
| 124 | Gibraltar | 1.9live births per woman |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.8live births per woman |
| 126 | Bahrain | 1.8live births per woman |
| 127 | Ecuador | 1.8live births per woman |
| 128 | Georgia | 1.8live births per woman |
| 129 | Montenegro | 1.8live births per woman |
| 130 | North Korea | 1.8live births per woman |
| 131 | El Salvador | 1.8live births per woman |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8live births per woman |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 1.7live births per woman |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.7live births per woman |
| 135 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.7live births per woman |
| 136 | Qatar | 1.7live births per woman |
| 137 | Armenia | 1.7live births per woman |
| 138 | Romania | 1.7live births per woman |
| 139 | Barbados | 1.7live births per woman |
| 140 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.7live births per woman |
| 141 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.7live births per woman |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 1.7live births per woman |
| 143 | New Zealand | 1.7live births per woman |
| 144 | Colombia | 1.6live births per woman |
| 145 | France | 1.6live births per woman |
| 146 | Australia | 1.6live births per woman |
| 147 | Saint Helena | 1.6live births per woman |
| 148 | Türkiye | 1.6live births per woman |
| 149 | United States of America | 1.6live births per woman |
| 150 | Brazil | 1.6live births per woman |
| 151 | Aruba | 1.6live births per woman |
| 152 | Ireland | 1.6live births per woman |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6live births per woman |
| 154 | Slovenia | 1.6live births per woman |
| 155 | Maldives | 1.6live births per woman |
| 156 | Slovakia | 1.6live births per woman |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 1.6live births per woman |
| 158 | Malaysia | 1.6live births per woman |
| 159 | Isle of Man | 1.5live births per woman |
| 160 | Iceland | 1.5live births per woman |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | 1.5live births per woman |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5live births per woman |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 1.5live births per woman |
| 164 | Kuwait | 1.5live births per woman |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 1.5live births per woman |
| 166 | Denmark | 1.5live births per woman |
| 167 | Portugal | 1.5live births per woman |
| 168 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5live births per woman |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 1.5live births per woman |
| 170 | Serbia | 1.5live births per woman |
| 171 | Argentina | 1.5live births per woman |
| 172 | Grenada | 1.5live births per woman |
| 173 | Hungary | 1.5live births per woman |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5live births per woman |
| 175 | Dominica | 1.5live births per woman |
| 176 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.5live births per woman |
| 177 | Croatia | 1.5live births per woman |
| 178 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.5live births per woman |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5live births per woman |
| 180 | Bhutan | 1.5live births per woman |
| 181 | Russian Federation | 1.4live births per woman |
| 182 | Czech Republic | 1.4live births per woman |
| 183 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4live births per woman |
| 184 | Montserrat | 1.4live births per woman |
| 185 | Germany | 1.4live births per woman |
| 186 | Cuba | 1.4live births per woman |
| 187 | Switzerland | 1.4live births per woman |
| 188 | Netherlands | 1.4live births per woman |
| 189 | Sweden | 1.4live births per woman |
| 190 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.4live births per woman |
| 191 | Uruguay | 1.4live births per woman |
| 192 | Norway | 1.4live births per woman |
| 193 | Bermuda | 1.4live births per woman |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 1.4live births per woman |
| 195 | Cyprus | 1.4live births per woman |
| 196 | Saint Lucia | 1.4live births per woman |
| 197 | Belgium | 1.4live births per woman |
| 198 | Bahamas | 1.4live births per woman |
| 199 | Jersey | 1.4live births per woman |
| 200 | Anguilla | 1.4live births per woman |
| 201 | Guernsey | 1.4live births per woman |
| 202 | Jamaica | 1.4live births per woman |
| 203 | Estonia | 1.4live births per woman |
| 204 | Canada | 1.3live births per woman |
| 205 | Albania | 1.3live births per woman |
| 206 | Latvia | 1.3live births per woman |
| 207 | Greece | 1.3live births per woman |
| 208 | Costa Rica | 1.3live births per woman |
| 209 | Austria | 1.3live births per woman |
| 210 | Poland | 1.3live births per woman |
| 211 | Finland | 1.3live births per woman |
| 212 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.3live births per woman |
| 213 | Mauritius | 1.2live births per woman |
| 214 | Spain | 1.2live births per woman |
| 215 | Thailand | 1.2live births per woman |
| 216 | Belarus | 1.2live births per woman |
| 217 | Japan | 1.2live births per woman |
| 218 | Lithuania | 1.2live births per woman |
| 219 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2live births per woman |
| 220 | Italy | 1.2live births per woman |
| 221 | Chile | 1.2live births per woman |
| 222 | San Marino | 1.1live births per woman |
| 223 | Malta | 1.1live births per woman |
| 224 | Andorra | 1.1live births per woman |
| 225 | Curaçao | 1.1live births per woman |
| 226 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.0live births per woman |
| 227 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 1.0live births per woman |
| 228 | People's Republic of China | 1.0live births per woman |
| 229 | Ukraine | 1.0live births per woman |
| 230 | Singapore | 0.9live births per woman |
| 231 | Puerto Rico | 0.9live births per woman |
| 232 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.9live births per woman |
| 233 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.8live births per woman |
| 234 | South Korea | 0.7live births per woman |
| 235 | Hong Kong | 0.7live births per woman |
| 236 | Macao | 0.7live births per woman |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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