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Fertility rate, births per woman: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Chad is highest at 6.03; Macao is lowest at 0.58.
World 2.19 (2024)Median country 1.90217 countries
Fertility: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 217 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
217 shown
| # | Country | Region | Fertility | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.03 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.01 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.98 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.95 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.93 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.51 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.05 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.79 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.76 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.69 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.62 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.54 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.50 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.48 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.38 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.26 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.26 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.23 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.17 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.13 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.12 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.12 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.11 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.11 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.04 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | |
| 28 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.86 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.82 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 3.80 | 2024 | |
| 32 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.79 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.77 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.76 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.70 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.68 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.67 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.65 | 2024 | |
| 39 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.60 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.59 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.59 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 3.57 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.55 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 3.51 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.49 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.34 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 3.29 | 2024 | |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.25 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.22 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.21 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 3.17 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.17 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 3.12 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 3.10 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 3.07 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.04 | 2024 | |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.98 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.87 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.86 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 2.75 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.74 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.73 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.72 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.72 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.70 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.70 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.67 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.66 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.66 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 2.63 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.62 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.62 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.60 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.60 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.55 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.52 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.51 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.50 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.48 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.42 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 2.40 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.40 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.32 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.31 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.30 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.29 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 2.27 | 2024 | |
| 88 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 2.27 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.23 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.23 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.22 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.21 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.21 | 2024 | |
| 94 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.21 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 2.14 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.12 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.11 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 2.10 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 2.10 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.08 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.02 | 2024 | |
| 102 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.97 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.97 | 2024 | |
| 104 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.96 | 2024 | |
| 105 | India | South Asia | 1.96 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Nepal | South Asia | 1.96 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 1.95 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 1.91 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 1.90 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.89 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.89 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 1.89 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 1.88 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.85 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.82 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.81 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.80 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.80 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 1.80 | 2024 | |
| 120 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.78 | 2024 | |
| 121 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.77 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.76 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 1.73 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 1.73 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 1.72 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.72 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.71 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.71 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.70 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.68 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.64 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.63 | 2024 | |
| 133 | United States | North America | 1.63 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.61 | 2024 | |
| 135 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 1.61 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.61 | 2024 | |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.58 | 2024 | |
| 138 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 1.57 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.56 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.56 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Maldives | South Asia | 1.56 | 2024 | |
| 142 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 1.55 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 1.54 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.54 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 1.54 | 2024 | |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.54 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.53 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.52 | 2024 | |
| 149 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.52 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.51 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.50 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 1.49 | 2024 | |
| 153 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.49 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.48 | 2024 | |
| 155 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.48 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 1.48 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.47 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 1.47 | 2024 | |
| 159 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.47 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.46 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.46 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.45 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.45 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Bhutan | South Asia | 1.45 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.45 | 2024 | |
| 166 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 1.44 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.44 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.44 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.42 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 1.41 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 1.41 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Bermuda | North America | 1.41 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.40 | 2024 | |
| 177 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.40 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.40 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 1.39 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.39 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.38 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.37 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 1.37 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 1.37 | 2024 | |
| 185 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.36 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 1.36 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.35 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 1.34 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.32 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 1.31 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.29 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Canada | North America | 1.25 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.25 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1.25 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 1.24 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.24 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.22 | 2024 | |
| 198 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.21 | 2024 | |
| 199 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 1.20 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.18 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 1.18 | 2024 | |
| 202 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 1.16 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.15 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.14 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.14 | 2024 | |
| 206 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 1.11 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 1.10 | 2024 | |
| 208 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 1.09 | 2024 | |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.05 | 2024 | |
| 210 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 1.01 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.01 | 2024 | |
| 212 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 0.99 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.97 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.92 | 2024 | |
| 215 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 0.84 | 2024 | |
| 216 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.75 | 2024 | |
| 217 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 0.58 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Fertility rate, total (births per woman)