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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.4Births per woman
Median: 1.9Births per woman
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Chad
6.0Births per woman
Lowest
Macao
0.6Births per woman
Top 5 Countries
1Chad6.0Births per woman
2Somalia6.0Births per woman
3Democratic Republic of the Congo6.0Births per woman
4Central African Republic6.0Births per woman
5Niger5.9Births per woman
By Region
Africa3.3Births per woman(9 countries)
Other2.6Births per woman(135 countries)
Asia2.1Births per woman(26 countries)
North America1.8Births per woman(4 countries)
South America1.6Births per woman(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6Births per woman)High (6.0Births per woman)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.4Births per woman)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 6.0Births per woman |
| 2 | Somalia | 6.0Births per woman |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.0Births per woman |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6.0Births per woman |
| 5 | Niger | 5.9Births per woman |
| 6 | Mali | 5.5Births per woman |
| 7 | Angola | 5.0Births per woman |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.8Births per woman |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.8Births per woman |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.7Births per woman |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.6Births per woman |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.5Births per woman |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.5Births per woman |
| 14 | Benin | 4.5Births per woman |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.4Births per woman |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.3Births per woman |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.3Births per woman |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2Births per woman |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.2Births per woman |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.1Births per woman |
| 21 | Togo | 4.1Births per woman |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1Births per woman |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.1Births per woman |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 4.1Births per woman |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.0Births per woman |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3.9Births per woman |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.9Births per woman |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.9Births per woman |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.9Births per woman |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.8Births per woman |
| 31 | Samoa | 3.8Births per woman |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.8Births per woman |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.8Births per woman |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8Births per woman |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.7Births per woman |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.7Births per woman |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.7Births per woman |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.6Births per woman |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6Births per woman |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.6Births per woman |
| 41 | Malawi | 3.6Births per woman |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3.6Births per woman |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.5Births per woman |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.5Births per woman |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.5Births per woman |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.3Births per woman |
| 47 | Nauru | 3.3Births per woman |
| 48 | State of Palestine | 3.3Births per woman |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.2Births per woman |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.2Births per woman |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.2Births per woman |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.2Births per woman |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.1Births per woman |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.1Births per woman |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1Births per woman |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.0Births per woman |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.0Births per woman |
| 58 | Israel | 2.9Births per woman |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 2.9Births per woman |
| 60 | Guam | 2.7Births per woman |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.7Births per woman |
| 62 | Egypt | 2.7Births per woman |
| 63 | Algeria | 2.7Births per woman |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.7Births per woman |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.7Births per woman |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7Births per woman |
| 67 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.7Births per woman |
| 68 | Lesotho | 2.7Births per woman |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 2.7Births per woman |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 2.6Births per woman |
| 71 | Haiti | 2.6Births per woman |
| 72 | Djibouti | 2.6Births per woman |
| 73 | Jordan | 2.6Births per woman |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6Births per woman |
| 75 | Cambodia | 2.5Births per woman |
| 76 | Bolivia | 2.5Births per woman |
| 77 | Oman | 2.5Births per woman |
| 78 | Mongolia | 2.5Births per woman |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.5Births per woman |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.4Births per woman |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.4Births per woman |
| 82 | Guyana | 2.4Births per woman |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3Births per woman |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3Births per woman |
| 85 | Libya | 2.3Births per woman |
| 86 | Guatemala | 2.3Births per woman |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.3Births per woman |
| 88 | American Samoa | 2.3Births per woman |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.2Births per woman |
| 90 | Lebanon | 2.2Births per woman |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.2Births per woman |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.2Births per woman |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 2.2Births per woman |
| 94 | South Africa | 2.2Births per woman |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 2.1Births per woman |
| 96 | Indonesia | 2.1Births per woman |
| 97 | Panama | 2.1Births per woman |
| 98 | Monaco | 2.1Births per woman |
| 99 | Myanmar | 2.1Births per woman |
| 100 | Venezuela | 2.1Births per woman |
| 101 | Belize | 2.0Births per woman |
| 102 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.0Births per woman |
| 103 | Peru | 2.0Births per woman |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 2.0Births per woman |
| 105 | India | 2.0Births per woman |
| 106 | Nepal | 2.0Births per woman |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.0Births per woman |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 1.9Births per woman |
| 109 | Vietnam | 1.9Births per woman |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.9Births per woman |
| 111 | Mexico | 1.9Births per woman |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 1.9Births per woman |
| 113 | Palau | 1.9Births per woman |
| 114 | Seychelles | 1.9Births per woman |
| 115 | Tunisia | 1.8Births per woman |
| 116 | Ecuador | 1.8Births per woman |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.8Births per woman |
| 118 | Georgia | 1.8Births per woman |
| 119 | Montenegro | 1.8Births per woman |
| 120 | North Korea | 1.8Births per woman |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.8Births per woman |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8Births per woman |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.7Births per woman |
| 124 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.7Births per woman |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 1.7Births per woman |
| 126 | Qatar | 1.7Births per woman |
| 127 | Barbados | 1.7Births per woman |
| 128 | Greenland | 1.7Births per woman |
| 129 | Armenia | 1.7Births per woman |
| 130 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.7Births per woman |
| 131 | Serbia | 1.6Births per woman |
| 132 | Colombia | 1.6Births per woman |
| 133 | United States of America | 1.6Births per woman |
| 134 | Brazil | 1.6Births per woman |
| 135 | France | 1.6Births per woman |
| 136 | Aruba | 1.6Births per woman |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6Births per woman |
| 138 | New Zealand | 1.6Births per woman |
| 139 | Iceland | 1.6Births per woman |
| 140 | Kuwait | 1.6Births per woman |
| 141 | Maldives | 1.6Births per woman |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 1.6Births per woman |
| 143 | Isle of Man | 1.5Births per woman |
| 144 | Malaysia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5Births per woman |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5Births per woman |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 1.5Births per woman |
| 148 | Slovenia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 1.5Births per woman |
| 150 | Argentina | 1.5Births per woman |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5Births per woman |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 153 | Australia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 154 | Dominica | 1.5Births per woman |
| 155 | Türkiye | 1.5Births per woman |
| 156 | Grenada | 1.5Births per woman |
| 157 | Denmark | 1.5Births per woman |
| 158 | Ireland | 1.5Births per woman |
| 159 | Croatia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 160 | Slovakia | 1.5Births per woman |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5Births per woman |
| 162 | Norway | 1.5Births per woman |
| 163 | Bhutan | 1.4Births per woman |
| 164 | Cuba | 1.4Births per woman |
| 165 | Mauritius | 1.4Births per woman |
| 166 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4Births per woman |
| 167 | Belgium | 1.4Births per woman |
| 168 | Netherlands | 1.4Births per woman |
| 169 | Sweden | 1.4Births per woman |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 1.4Births per woman |
| 171 | Russian Federation | 1.4Births per woman |
| 172 | Hungary | 1.4Births per woman |
| 173 | Portugal | 1.4Births per woman |
| 174 | Bermuda | 1.4Births per woman |
| 175 | Curaçao | 1.4Births per woman |
| 176 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.4Births per woman |
| 177 | Uruguay | 1.4Births per woman |
| 178 | Romania | 1.4Births per woman |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1.4Births per woman |
| 180 | Cyprus | 1.4Births per woman |
| 181 | Bahamas | 1.4Births per woman |
| 182 | Liechtenstein | 1.4Births per woman |
| 183 | Czech Republic | 1.4Births per woman |
| 184 | Germany | 1.4Births per woman |
| 185 | Jamaica | 1.4Births per woman |
| 186 | Albania | 1.3Births per woman |
| 187 | Costa Rica | 1.3Births per woman |
| 188 | Austria | 1.3Births per woman |
| 189 | Switzerland | 1.3Births per woman |
| 190 | Canada | 1.3Births per woman |
| 191 | Finland | 1.3Births per woman |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 1.3Births per woman |
| 193 | Greece | 1.2Births per woman |
| 194 | Latvia | 1.2Births per woman |
| 195 | Belarus | 1.2Births per woman |
| 196 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2Births per woman |
| 197 | Thailand | 1.2Births per woman |
| 198 | Estonia | 1.2Births per woman |
| 199 | Italy | 1.2Births per woman |
| 200 | San Marino | 1.2Births per woman |
| 201 | Japan | 1.2Births per woman |
| 202 | Chile | 1.1Births per woman |
| 203 | Poland | 1.1Births per woman |
| 204 | Lithuania | 1.1Births per woman |
| 205 | Spain | 1.1Births per woman |
| 206 | Andorra | 1.1Births per woman |
| 207 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.0Births per woman |
| 208 | People's Republic of China | 1.0Births per woman |
| 209 | Malta | 1.0Births per woman |
| 210 | Ukraine | 1.0Births per woman |
| 211 | Singapore | 1.0Births per woman |
| 212 | Puerto Rico | 0.9Births per woman |
| 213 | Hong Kong | 0.8Births per woman |
| 214 | South Korea | 0.7Births per woman |
| 215 | Macao | 0.6Births per woman |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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