List of countries by total fertility rate
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
Tables
2025 list by the United Nations[1]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Chad
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.94
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Somalia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.91
3
3
Rank
3
Country
DR Congo
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.90
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Central African Republic
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.81
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Niger
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.79
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Mali
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.42
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Angola
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.95
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Burundi
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.68
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Afghanistan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.66
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Mozambique
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.62
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Mauritania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.56
12 (1)
12 (1)
Rank
12 (1)
Country
Mayotte (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.50
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Tanzania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.47
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Benin
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.42
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Yemen
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.41
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Nigeria
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.30
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Sudan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.19
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Cameroon
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.19
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Ivory Coast
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.17
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Togo
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.07
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Uganda
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.06
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Congo
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.05
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.04
24
24
Rank
24
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.04
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Burkina Faso
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.01
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Zambia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.97
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Madagascar
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.85
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Ethiopia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.81
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Gambia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.80
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Liberia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.79
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Comoros
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.76
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Samoa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.75
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Senegal
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.71
34
34
Rank
34
Country
South Sudan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.71
35
35
Rank
35
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.68
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Zimbabwe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.62
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Eritrea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.61
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Sierra Leone
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.61
39
39
Rank
39
Country
Rwanda
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.59
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Gabon
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.54
41
41
Rank
41
Country
Vanuatu
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.53
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Malawi
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.53
43
43
Rank
43
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.53
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Pakistan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.50
45
45
Rank
45
Country
Solomon Islands
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.47
46
46
Rank
46
Country
Uzbekistan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.45
47
47
Rank
47
Country
Ghana
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.30
48 (2)
48 (2)
Rank
48 (2)
Country
French Guiana (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.29
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Nauru
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.25
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Palestine
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.19
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Iraq
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.17
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Namibia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.17
53
53
Rank
53
Country
Tuvalu
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.14
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Kenya
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.12
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Kiribati
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.09
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Tonga
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.07
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Papua New Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.03
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Tajikistan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.99
59
59
Rank
59
Country
Kazakhstan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.95
60
60
Rank
60
Country
Marshall Islands
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.82
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Israel
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.75
62
62
Rank
62
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.75
63 (3)
63 (3)
Rank
63 (3)
Country
Guam (US)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.71
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Egypt
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.71
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Micronesia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.71
66
66
Rank
66
Country
Eswatini
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.68
67
67
Rank
67
Country
Algeria
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.67
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Botswana
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.66
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Syria
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.66
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Lesotho
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.64
71 (4)
71 (4)
Rank
71 (4)
Country
Saint Martin (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.63
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Turkmenistan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.63
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Haiti
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.59
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Mongolia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.59
75
75
Rank
75
Country
Djibouti
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.58
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Jordan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.57
77 (5)
77 (5)
Rank
77 (5)
Country
Tokelau (NZ)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.57
78
78
Rank
78
Country
Timor-Leste
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.56
79
79
Rank
79
Country
Cambodia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.51
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Bolivia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.50
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Oman
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.48
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Niue
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.46
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Honduras
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.45
84
84
Rank
84
Country
Paraguay
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.40
85
85
Rank
85
Country
Guyana
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.37
86
86
Rank
86
Country
Laos
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.36
87
87
Rank
87
Country
Saudi Arabia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.29
88 (6)
88 (6)
Rank
88 (6)
Country
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.28
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Guatemala
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.26
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Libya
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.25
91
91
Rank
91
Country
Fiji
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.25
92 (7)
92 (7)
Rank
92 (7)
Country
American Samoa (US)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.25
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Suriname
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.21
94
94
Rank
94
Country
Lebanon
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.21
95 (8)
95 (8)
Rank
95 (8)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.20
96
96
Rank
96
Country
Dominican Republic
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.20
97
97
Rank
97
Country
South Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.19
98
98
Rank
98
Country
Morocco
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.18
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Nicaragua
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.18
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Western Sahara
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.15
101 (9)
101 (9)
Rank
101 (9)
Country
Réunion (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.13
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Bangladesh
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.11
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Indonesia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.10
104
104
Rank
104
Country
Monaco
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.09
105
105
Rank
105
Country
Panama
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.09
106
106
Rank
106
Country
Seychelles
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.08
107
107
Rank
107
Country
Myanmar
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.08
108 (10)
108 (10)
Rank
108 (10)
Country
U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.07
109
109
Rank
109
Country
Venezuela
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.06
110 (11)
110 (11)
Rank
110 (11)
Country
Guadeloupe (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.05
111
111
Rank
111
Country
Belize
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.01
112
112
Rank
112
Country
Cook Islands
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.00
113 (12)
113 (12)
Rank
113 (12)
Country
Martinique (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.97
114 (13)
114 (13)
Rank
114 (13)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.95
115
115
Rank
115
Country
India
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.94
116
116
Rank
116
Country
Peru
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.94
117
117
Rank
117
Country
Sri Lanka
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.94
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Nepal
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.94
119 (14)
119 (14)
Rank
119 (14)
Country
Greenland (Denmark)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.91
120 (15)
120 (15)
Rank
120 (15)
Country
Gibraltar (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.88
121
121
Rank
121
Country
Vietnam
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.88
122
122
Rank
122
Country
Philippines
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.88
123
123
Rank
123
Country
Mexico
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.87
124
124
Rank
124
Country
Palau
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.86
125
125
Rank
125
Country
Tunisia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.80
126
126
Rank
126
Country
Montenegro
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.80
127
127
Rank
127
Country
Ecuador
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.79
128
128
Rank
128
Country
Georgia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.79
129
129
Rank
129
Country
Bahrain
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.78
130
130
Rank
130
Country
North Korea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.77
131
131
Rank
131
Country
El Salvador
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.75
132
132
Rank
132
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.75
133
133
Rank
133
Country
Bulgaria
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.74
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Moldova
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.72
135
135
Rank
135
Country
Armenia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.71
136
136
Rank
136
Country
Brunei
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.71
137
137
Rank
137
Country
Romania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.71
138
138
Rank
138
Country
Barbados
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.71
139
139
Rank
139
Country
Qatar
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.70
140 (16)
140 (16)
Rank
140 (16)
Country
Falkland Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.70
141
141
Rank
141
Country
Iran
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.67
142
142
Rank
142
Country
Azerbaijan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.67
143
143
Rank
143
Country
New Zealand
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.65
144 (17)
144 (17)
Rank
144 (17)
Country
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.64
145
145
Rank
145
Country
Australia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.64
146
146
Rank
146
Country
France
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.64
147
147
Rank
147
Country
United States
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.62
148
148
Rank
148
Country
Turkey
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.62
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Colombia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.62
150 (18)
150 (18)
Rank
150 (18)
Country
Aruba (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.61
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Brazil
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.60
152
152
Rank
152
Country
Ireland
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.60
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Slovenia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.58
154
154
Rank
154
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.58
155
155
Rank
155
Country
Slovakia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.57
156
156
Rank
156
Country
Maldives
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.55
157
157
Rank
157
Country
United Kingdom
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.54
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Liechtenstein
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.54
159 (19)
159 (19)
Rank
159 (19)
Country
Isle of Man (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.53
160
160
Rank
160
Country
Malaysia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.53
161
161
Rank
161
Country
Kosovo
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.53
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.52
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Denmark
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.52
164
164
Rank
164
Country
Portugal
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.52
165 (20)
165 (20)
Rank
165 (20)
Country
Cayman Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.51
166
166
Rank
166
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.51
167
167
Rank
167
Country
Argentina
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.51
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Serbia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Iceland
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
170
170
Rank
170
Country
Kuwait
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
172
172
Rank
172
Country
Cape Verde
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
173
173
Rank
173
Country
Hungary
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
174 (21)
174 (21)
Rank
174 (21)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.48
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Croatia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
176
176
Rank
176
Country
Dominica
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
177
177
Rank
177
Country
North Macedonia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
178
178
Rank
178
Country
Czech Republic
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Russia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Grenada
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.46
181
181
Rank
181
Country
Germany
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.46
182
182
Rank
182
Country
Cuba
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.45
183 (22)
183 (22)
Rank
183 (22)
Country
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.45
184 (23)
184 (23)
Rank
184 (23)
Country
Montserrat (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.45
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Switzerland
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.44
186 (24)
186 (24)
Rank
186 (24)
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.44
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Sweden
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.44
188
188
Rank
188
Country
Netherlands
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.44
189
189
Rank
189
Country
Bhutan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.44
190 (25)
190 (25)
Rank
190 (25)
Country
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.43
191
191
Rank
191
Country
Norway
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.42
192 (26)
192 (26)
Rank
192 (26)
Country
Bermuda (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.41
193
193
Rank
193
Country
Luxembourg
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.40
194 (27)
194 (27)
Rank
194 (27)
Country
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.40
195
195
Rank
195
Country
Belgium
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.39
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Uruguay
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.39
197 (28)
197 (28)
Rank
197 (28)
Country
Jersey (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.38
198
198
Rank
198
Country
Estonia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.38
199
199
Rank
199
Country
Saint Lucia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.38
200 (29)
200 (29)
Rank
200 (29)
Country
Guernsey (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.37
201
201
Rank
201
Country
Cyprus
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.37
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Bahamas
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.36
203 (30)
203 (30)
Rank
203 (30)
Country
Anguilla (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.35
204
204
Rank
204
Country
Latvia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.35
205
205
Rank
205
Country
Greece
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.34
206
206
Rank
206
Country
Jamaica
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.34
207
207
Rank
207
Country
Canada
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.33
208
208
Rank
208
Country
Albania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.33
209
209
Rank
209
Country
Austria
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.33
210
210
Rank
210
Country
Costa Rica
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.31
211
211
Rank
211
Country
Poland
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.31
212
212
Rank
212
Country
Finland
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.30
213 (31)
213 (31)
Rank
213 (31)
Country
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.28
214
214
Rank
214
Country
Japan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.23
215
215
Rank
215
Country
Belarus
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.23
216
216
Rank
216
Country
Lithuania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.22
217
217
Rank
217
Country
Spain
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.21
218
218
Rank
218
Country
Mauritius
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.21
219
219
Rank
219
Country
United Arab Emirates
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.21
220
220
Rank
220
Country
Italy
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.20
221
221
Rank
221
Country
Thailand
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.20
222
222
Rank
222
Country
San Marino
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.16
223
223
Rank
223
Country
Chile
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.13
224
224
Rank
224
Country
Malta
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.11
225
225
Rank
225
Country
Andorra
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.10
226 (32)
226 (32)
Rank
226 (32)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.07
227 (33)
227 (33)
Rank
227 (33)
Country
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.06
228
228
Rank
228
Country
China
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.02
229
229
Rank
229
Country
Vatican City
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.00
230
230
Rank
230
Country
Ukraine
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.00
231
231
Rank
231
Country
Singapore
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.96
232 (34)
232 (34)
Rank
232 (34)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.94
233
233
Rank
233
Country
Taiwan
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.86
234 (35)
234 (35)
Rank
234 (35)
Country
Saint Barthélemy (France)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.83
235
235
Rank
235
Country
South Korea
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.75
236 (36)
236 (36)
Rank
236 (36)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.74
237 (37)
237 (37)
Rank
237 (37)
Country
Macau (China)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
0.69
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Least developed countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.83
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Less developed regions
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.35
2.1
2.1
Rank
2.1
Country
Less developed regions, excluding China
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.61
2.2
2.2
Rank
2.2
Country
Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.01
3
3
Rank
3
Country
More developed regions
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.46
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Low-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.38
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.84
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Low-and-middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.34
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.09
4.1
4.1
Rank
4.1
Country
- Lower-middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.51
4.2
4.2
Rank
4.2
Country
- Upper-middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.48
5
5
Rank
5
Country
No income group available
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.07
6
6
Rank
6
Country
High-and-upper-middle-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.48
7
7
Rank
7
Country
High-income countries
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.47
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.95
1.1
1.1
Rank
1.1
Country
- Middle Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
5.37
1.2
1.2
Rank
1.2
Country
- Western Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.27
1.3
1.3
Rank
1.3
Country
- Eastern Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.96
1.4
1.4
Rank
1.4
Country
- Northern Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.88
1.5
1.5
Rank
1.5
Country
- Southern Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.27
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.13
2.1
2.1
Rank
2.1
Country
- Melanesia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.99
2.2
2.2
Rank
2.2
Country
- Micronesia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.79
2.3
2.3
Rank
2.3
Country
- Polynesia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.50
2.4
2.4
Rank
2.4
Country
- Australia/New Zealand
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.64
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.87
3.1
3.1
Rank
3.1
Country
- Central Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.14
3.2
3.2
Rank
3.2
Country
- Western Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.52
3.3
3.3
Rank
3.3
Country
- Southern Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.18
3.4
3.4
Rank
3.4
Country
- South-Eastern Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.91
3.5
3.5
Rank
3.5
Country
- Eastern Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.03
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.78
4.1
4.1
Rank
4.1
Country
- Caribbean
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.95
4.2
4.2
Rank
4.2
Country
- Central America
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.95
4.3
4.3
Rank
4.3
Country
- South America
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.69
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Northern America
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.59
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.41
6.1
6.1
Rank
6.1
Country
- Western Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
6.2
6.2
Rank
6.2
Country
- Northern Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.50
6.3
6.3
Rank
6.3
Country
- Eastern Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.40
6.4
6.4
Rank
6.4
Country
- Southern Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.29
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Sub-Saharan Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.18
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.96
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Northern Africa and Western Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.69
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Central and Southern Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.21
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.78
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Australia/New Zealand
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.64
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Europe, Northern America, Australia, and New Zealand
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.48
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Europe and Northern America
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.48
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.35
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.74
1.1
1.1
Rank
1.1
Country
LLDC: Africa
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
4.19
1.2
1.2
Rank
1.2
Country
LLDC: Asia
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
3.03
1.3
1.3
Rank
1.3
Country
LLDC: Latin America
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.46
1.4
1.4
Rank
1.4
Country
LLDC: Europe
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.63
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.16
2.1
2.1
Rank
2.1
Country
SIDS Pacific
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
2.92
2.2
2.2
Rank
2.2
Country
SIDS Caribbean
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.97
2.3
2.3
Rank
2.3
Country
SIDS Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS)
Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)
1.85
| Rank | Country | Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman) |
| 1 | Chad | 5.94 |
| 2 | Somalia | 5.91 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5.90 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.81 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.79 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.42 |
| 7 | Angola | 4.95 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.68 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.66 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.62 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.56 |
| 12 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4.50 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 4.47 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.42 |
| 15 | Yemen | 4.41 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4.30 |
| 17 | Sudan | 4.19 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 4.19 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 4.17 |
| 20 | Togo | 4.07 |
| 21 | Uganda | 4.06 |
| 22 | Congo | 4.05 |
| 23 | Guinea | 4.04 |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.04 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 4.01 |
| 26 | Zambia | 3.97 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 3.85 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 3.81 |
| 29 | Gambia | 3.80 |
| 30 | Liberia | 3.79 |
| 31 | Comoros | 3.76 |
| 32 | Samoa | 3.75 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.71 |
| 34 | South Sudan | 3.71 |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.68 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.62 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.61 |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 3.61 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3.59 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.54 |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 3.53 |
| 42 | Malawi | 3.53 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.53 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.50 |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 3.47 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3.45 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3.30 |
| 48 (2) | French Guiana (France) | 3.29 |
| 49 | Nauru | 3.25 |
2023 list by the World Bank[2]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Somalia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.13
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Chad
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.12
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Niger
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.06
4
4
Rank
4
Country
DR Congo
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.05
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Central African Republic
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.01
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Mali
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
5.61
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Angola
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
5.12
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Burundi
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.88
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Afghanistan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.84
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Mozambique
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.76
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Mauritania
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.70
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Tanzania
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.61
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Yemen
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.59
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Benin
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.56
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Nigeria
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.48
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Sudan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.32
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Cameroon
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.32
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Ivory Coast
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.28
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Uganda
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.28
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.22
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Togo
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.19
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Burkina Faso
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.19
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Congo
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.16
24
24
Rank
24
Country
Zambia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.10
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.08
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Gambia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.01
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Ethiopia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.99
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Madagascar
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.97
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Liberia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.95
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Comoros
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.88
31
31
Rank
31
Country
South Sudan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.86
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.84
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Samoa
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.83
34
34
Rank
34
Country
Senegal
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.82
35
35
Rank
35
Country
Sierra Leone
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.79
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Zimbabwe
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.72
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Eritrea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.71
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Rwanda
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.70
39
39
Rank
39
Country
Malawi
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.65
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Gabon
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.65
41
41
Rank
41
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.64
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Pakistan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.60
43
43
Rank
43
Country
Vanuatu
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.60
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Solomon Islands
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.56
45
45
Rank
45
Country
Uzbekistan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.50
46
46
Rank
46
Country
Ghana
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.40
47
47
Rank
47
Country
Nauru
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.33
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Palestine
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.31
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Iraq
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.25
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Namibia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Tuvalu
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Kenya
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
53
53
Rank
53
Country
Kiribati
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.15
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Tonga
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.13
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Papua New Guinea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.10
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Tajikistan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.07
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Kazakhstan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.01
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Marshall Islands
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.92
59
59
Rank
59
Country
Israel
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.85
60 (1)
60 (1)
Rank
60 (1)
Country
Guam (US)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.78
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Algeria
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.77
62
62
Rank
62
Country
Eswatini
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
63
63
Rank
63
Country
Egypt
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Micronesia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Botswana
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.73
66 (2)
66 (2)
Rank
66 (2)
Country
Saint Martin (France) (French part)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.72
67
67
Rank
67
Country
Syria
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.71
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Timor-Leste
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.71
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.70
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Mongolia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.70
71
71
Rank
71
Country
Lesotho
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.69
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Turkmenistan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.69
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Haiti
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.66
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Jordan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.64
75
75
Rank
75
Country
Djibouti
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.61
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Cambodia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.58
77
77
Rank
77
Country
Bolivia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.55
78
78
Rank
78
Country
Oman
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.52
79
79
Rank
79
Country
Honduras
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.50
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Paraguay
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.42
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Laos
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.42
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Guyana
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.41
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Libya
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.35
84 (3)
84 (3)
Rank
84 (3)
Country
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.35
85
85
Rank
85
Country
Guatemala
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.31
86 (4)
86 (4)
Rank
86 (4)
Country
American Samoa (US)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.29
87
87
Rank
87
Country
Fiji
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.28
88
88
Rank
88
Country
Saudi Arabia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.28
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Suriname
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.25
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Dominican Republic
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.24
91
91
Rank
91
Country
Lebanon
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.24
92
92
Rank
92
Country
Morocco
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.23
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Nicaragua
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.22
94
94
Rank
94
Country
South Africa
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.22
95
95
Rank
95
Country
Bangladesh
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.16
96
96
Rank
96
Country
Indonesia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.13
97
97
Rank
97
Country
Panama
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.12
98
98
Rank
98
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.12
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Monaco
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.11
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Venezuela
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.08
101
101
Rank
101
Country
Seychelles
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.02
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Belize
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.01
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Nepal
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
104 (5)
104 (5)
Rank
104 (5)
Country
U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
105 (6)
105 (6)
Rank
105 (6)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
106
106
Rank
106
Country
Peru
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
107
107
Rank
107
Country
India
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
108
108
Rank
108
Country
Sri Lanka
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.97
109
109
Rank
109
Country
Philippines
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.92
110
110
Rank
110
Country
Vietnam
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
111
111
Rank
111
Country
Mexico
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
112
112
Rank
112
Country
Palau
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
113
113
Rank
113
Country
Armenia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.90
114 (7)
114 (7)
Rank
114 (7)
Country
Gibraltar (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.89
115 (8)
115 (8)
Rank
115 (8)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.86
116
116
Rank
116
Country
Tunisia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.83
117
117
Rank
117
Country
Bahrain
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.82
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Ecuador
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.82
119
119
Rank
119
Country
Georgia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.81
120
120
Rank
120
Country
Bulgaria
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.78
121
121
Rank
121
Country
North Korea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.78
122
122
Rank
122
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.77
123
123
Rank
123
Country
El Salvador
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.77
124 (9)
124 (9)
Rank
124 (9)
Country
Greenland (Denmark)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.77
125
125
Rank
125
Country
Brunei
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.75
126
126
Rank
126
Country
Montenegro
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.74
127
127
Rank
127
Country
Moldova
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.73
128
128
Rank
128
Country
Qatar
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.73
129
129
Rank
129
Country
Romania
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.71
130
130
Rank
130
Country
Barbados
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.71
131
131
Rank
131
Country
Iran
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.70
132
132
Rank
132
Country
France
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.66
133
133
Rank
133
Country
Colombia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.65
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Brazil
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.62
135
135
Rank
135
Country
United States
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.62
136
136
Rank
136
Country
Serbia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.61
137 (10)
137 (10)
Rank
137 (10)
Country
Aruba (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.60
138
138
Rank
138
Country
Iceland
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.59
139
139
Rank
139
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.58
140
140
Rank
140
Country
Maldives
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.57
141
141
Rank
141
Country
New Zealand
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.56
142
142
Rank
142
Country
United Kingdom
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.56
143
143
Rank
143
Country
Azerbaijan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.55
144
144
Rank
144
Country
Malaysia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.55
145 (11)
145 (11)
Rank
145 (11)
Country
Isle of Man (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.55
146
146
Rank
146
Country
Kosovo
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.54
147
147
Rank
147
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.53
148 (12)
148 (12)
Rank
148 (12)
Country
Cayman Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.53
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Kuwait
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.52
150
150
Rank
150
Country
Cape Verde
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.52
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Turkey
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.51
152
152
Rank
152
Country
Slovenia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.51
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Hungary
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.51
154
154
Rank
154
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
155 (13)
155 (13)
Rank
155 (13)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
156
156
Rank
156
Country
Ireland
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
157
157
Rank
157
Country
Australia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Argentina
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
159
159
Rank
159
Country
Denmark
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
160
160
Rank
160
Country
North Macedonia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
161
161
Rank
161
Country
Slovakia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Grenada
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
164
164
Rank
164
Country
Dominica
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.48
165
165
Rank
165
Country
Belgium
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.47
166 (14)
166 (14)
Rank
166 (14)
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.46
167
167
Rank
167
Country
Bhutan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.46
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Croatia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.46
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Liechtenstein
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
170
170
Rank
170
Country
Sweden
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Czech Republic
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
172 (15)
172 (15)
Rank
172 (15)
Country
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
173
173
Rank
173
Country
Portugal
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.44
174
174
Rank
174
Country
Cuba
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.44
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Netherlands
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.43
176
176
Rank
176
Country
Russia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.41
177
177
Rank
177
Country
Uruguay
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.41
178 (16)
178 (16)
Rank
178 (16)
Country
Bermuda (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.40
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Norway
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.40
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Germany
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.39
181
181
Rank
181
Country
Mauritius
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.39
182
182
Rank
182
Country
Cyprus
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.39
183
183
Rank
183
Country
Saint Lucia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.38
184
184
Rank
184
Country
Bahamas
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.37
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Channel Islands - (17) Guernsey (UK) and (18) Jersey (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.37
186
186
Rank
186
Country
Latvia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.36
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Jamaica
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.36
188
188
Rank
188
Country
Albania
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.35
189
189
Rank
189
Country
Costa Rica
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.33
190
190
Rank
190
Country
Switzerland
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.33
191
191
Rank
191
Country
Austria
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.32
192
192
Rank
192
Country
Greece
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.32
193
193
Rank
193
Country
Estonia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.31
194
194
Rank
194
Country
Canada
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.26
195
195
Rank
195
Country
Finland
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.26
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Luxembourg
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.25
197
197
Rank
197
Country
Thailand
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
198
198
Rank
198
Country
Belarus
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
199
199
Rank
199
Country
United Arab Emirates
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
200 (19)
200 (19)
Rank
200 (19)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
201
201
Rank
201
Country
Italy
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Japan
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
203
203
Rank
203
Country
Lithuania
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.18
204
204
Rank
204
Country
Chile
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.17
205
205
Rank
205
Country
Poland
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.16
206
206
Rank
206
Country
San Marino
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.15
207
207
Rank
207
Country
Spain
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.12
208
208
Rank
208
Country
Andorra
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.08
209
209
Rank
209
Country
Malta
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.06
210 (20)
210 (20)
Rank
210 (20)
Country
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.04
211
211
Rank
211
Country
China
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.00
212
212
Rank
212
Country
Ukraine
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.98
213
213
Rank
213
Country
Singapore
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.97
214 (21)
214 (21)
Rank
214 (21)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.92
215 (22)
215 (22)
Rank
215 (22)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.75
216
216
Rank
216
Country
South Korea
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.72
217 (23)
217 (23)
Rank
217 (23)
Country
Macau (China)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.59
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.3
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Sub-Saharan Africa
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.3
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Arab world
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.1
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.7
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Middle East and North Africa
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.6
6
6
Rank
6
Country
South Asia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.2
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.0
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.8
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding high income)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.8
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Europe and Central Asia
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.6
11
11
Rank
11
Country
North America
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.6
12
12
Rank
12
Country
East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.4
13
13
Rank
13
Country
East Asia and Pacific
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.3
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Central Europe and the Baltics
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Pacific Island small states
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.0
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Other small states
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.0
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Small states
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.1
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Caribbean small states
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.0
1
1
Rank
1
Country
OECD members
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.5
2
2
Rank
2
Country
European Union
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Fragile and conflict affected situations
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.2
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Euro area
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.5
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Least developed countries: UN classification
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.0
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Low income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.5
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Lower middle income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.6
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Low and middle income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.3
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Middle income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.1
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Upper middle income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.5
6
6
Rank
6
Country
High income countries
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Vatican City
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Western Sahara
Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
| Rank | Country | Total fertility rate in 2023(births/woman) |
| 1 | Somalia | 6.13 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.12 |
| 3 | Niger | 6.06 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 6.05 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.01 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.61 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.12 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.88 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.84 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.76 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.70 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.61 |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.59 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.56 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.48 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.32 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.32 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4.28 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.28 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.19 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 4.19 |
| 23 | Congo | 4.16 |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.10 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.08 |
| 26 | Gambia | 4.01 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.99 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3.97 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.95 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.88 |
| 31 | South Sudan | 3.86 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.83 |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.82 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.79 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.72 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.71 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.70 |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.65 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.65 |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.64 |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.60 |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.60 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.50 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.40 |
| 47 | Nauru | 3.33 |
| 48 | Palestine | 3.31 |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.25 |
2022 list by the INED (Institut National d'Études Démographiques)[5]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Niger
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
6.7
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Chad
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
6.2
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Somalia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
6.2
4
4
Rank
4
Country
DR Congo
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
6.1
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Central African Republic
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.9
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Mali
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.9
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Angola
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.2
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Nigeria
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.1
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Burundi
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.0
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Benin
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.9
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Burkina Faso
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.7
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Tanzania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.7
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Gambia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.6
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Mozambique
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.6
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Afghanistan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Uganda
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.5
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Cameroon
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.4
18 (1)
18 (1)
Rank
18 (1)
Country
Mayotte (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.4
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Sudan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.4
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Ivory Coast
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.3
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Guinea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.3
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Mauritania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.3
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Senegal
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.3
24
24
Rank
24
Country
South Sudan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.3
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.2
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Togo
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.2
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Zambia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.2
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Congo
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.1
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Ethiopia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.1
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Liberia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.0
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Comoros
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.9
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.9
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Samoa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.9
34
34
Rank
34
Country
Sierra Leone
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.9
35
35
Rank
35
Country
Solomon Islands
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.9
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Eritrea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.8
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Madagascar
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.8
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Malawi
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.8
39
39
Rank
39
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.8
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Rwanda
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.7
41
41
Rank
41
Country
Vanuatu
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.7
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Yemen
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.7
43
43
Rank
43
Country
Gabon
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.5
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Ghana
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.5
45 (2)
45 (2)
Rank
45 (2)
Country
French Guiana (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.5
46
46
Rank
46
Country
Iraq
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.4
47
47
Rank
47
Country
Pakistan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.4
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.4
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Zimbabwe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.4
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Kenya
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.3
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Kiribati
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.3
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Namibia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.2
53
53
Rank
53
Country
Papua New Guinea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.2
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Tonga
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.2
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Tajikistan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.1
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Kazakhstan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.0
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Lesotho
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.0
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Timor-Leste
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.0
59
59
Rank
59
Country
Egypt
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.9
60
60
Rank
60
Country
Israel
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.9
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.9
62
62
Rank
62
Country
Algeria
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
63
63
Rank
63
Country
Botswana
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Djibouti
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Eswatini
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
66
66
Rank
66
Country
Haiti
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
67
67
Rank
67
Country
Jordan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Mongolia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Uzbekistan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.8
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Marshall Islands
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.7
71
71
Rank
71
Country
Micronesia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.7
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Philippines
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.7
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Syria
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.7
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Bolivia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.6
75 (3)
75 (3)
Rank
75 (3)
Country
Guam (US)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.6
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Oman
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.6
77
77
Rank
77
Country
Turkmenistan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.6
78
78
Rank
78
Country
Fiji
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.5
79
79
Rank
79
Country
Guatemala
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Guyana
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Laos
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Libya
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Paraguay
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
84
84
Rank
84
Country
Saudi Arabia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
85
85
Rank
85
Country
Cambodia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
86
86
Rank
86
Country
Honduras
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
87
87
Rank
87
Country
Morocco
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
88
88
Rank
88
Country
Nicaragua
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Panama
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Seychelles
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
91
91
Rank
91
Country
South Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
92
92
Rank
92
Country
Suriname
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Western Sahara
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
94
94
Rank
94
Country
Dominican Republic
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
95
95
Rank
95
Country
Indonesia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
96
96
Rank
96
Country
Peru
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
97 (4)
97 (4)
Rank
97 (4)
Country
Réunion (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
98
98
Rank
98
Country
Venezuela
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Georgia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Kuwait
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
101
101
Rank
101
Country
Lebanon
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Monaco
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
104
104
Rank
104
Country
Tunisia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
105 (5)
105 (5)
Rank
105 (5)
Country
U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
106
106
Rank
106
Country
Bangladesh
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
107
107
Rank
107
Country
Belize
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
108
108
Rank
108
Country
Ecuador
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
109
109
Rank
109
Country
Grenada
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
110 (6)
110 (6)
Rank
110 (6)
Country
Guadeloupe (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
111
111
Rank
111
Country
India
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
112
112
Rank
112
Country
Nepal
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
113 (7)
113 (7)
Rank
113 (7)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
114
114
Rank
114
Country
Sri Lanka
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
115
115
Rank
115
Country
Argentina
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
116
116
Rank
116
Country
Cape Verde
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
117 (8)
117 (8)
Rank
117 (8)
Country
Martinique (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Turkey
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
119
119
Rank
119
Country
Vietnam
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
120
120
Rank
120
Country
Bahrain
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
121
121
Rank
121
Country
Brunei
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
122
122
Rank
122
Country
El Salvador
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
123
123
Rank
123
Country
France (Metropolitan France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
124
124
Rank
124
Country
Ireland
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
125
125
Rank
125
Country
Malaysia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
126
126
Rank
126
Country
Mexico
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
127
127
Rank
127
Country
Moldova
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
128
128
Rank
128
Country
New Zealand
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
129
129
Rank
129
Country
North Korea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
130
130
Rank
130
Country
Qatar
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
131
131
Rank
131
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
132
132
Rank
132
Country
Azerbaijan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
133
133
Rank
133
Country
Colombia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Czech Republic
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
135
135
Rank
135
Country
Denmark
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
136
136
Rank
136
Country
Estonia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
137
137
Rank
137
Country
Iceland
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
138
138
Rank
138
Country
Iran
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
139
139
Rank
139
Country
Maldives
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
140
140
Rank
140
Country
Montenegro
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
141 (9)
141 (9)
Rank
141 (9)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
142
142
Rank
142
Country
Romania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
143
143
Rank
143
Country
Sweden
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
144
144
Rank
144
Country
United States
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.7
145
145
Rank
145
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
146
146
Rank
146
Country
Armenia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
147
147
Rank
147
Country
Australia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
148
148
Rank
148
Country
Barbados
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Belgium
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
150
150
Rank
150
Country
Brazil
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Bulgaria
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
152 (10)
152 (10)
Rank
152 (10)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Dominica
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
154
154
Rank
154
Country
Hungary
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
155
155
Rank
155
Country
Netherlands
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
156
156
Rank
156
Country
Latvia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
157
157
Rank
157
Country
Lithuania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Slovakia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
159
159
Rank
159
Country
Slovenia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
160
160
Rank
160
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
161
161
Rank
161
Country
United Kingdom
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Austria
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Belarus
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
164
164
Rank
164
Country
Canada
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
165
165
Rank
165
Country
Chile
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
166
166
Rank
166
Country
Costa Rica
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
167
167
Rank
167
Country
Germany
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Kosovo
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Liechtenstein
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
170
170
Rank
170
Country
Norway
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Poland
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
172
172
Rank
172
Country
Russia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
173
173
Rank
173
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
174
174
Rank
174
Country
Serbia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Switzerland
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
176
176
Rank
176
Country
Uruguay
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
177
177
Rank
177
Country
Albania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
178
178
Rank
178
Country
Bahamas
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Bhutan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Croatia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
181
181
Rank
181
Country
Cuba
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
182
182
Rank
182
Country
Finland
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
183
183
Rank
183
Country
Greece
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
184
184
Rank
184
Country
Luxembourg
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Mauritius
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
186
186
Rank
186
Country
North Macedonia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Portugal
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
188
188
Rank
188
Country
Saint Lucia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
189
189
Rank
189
Country
United Arab Emirates
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.4
190
190
Rank
190
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
191
191
Rank
191
Country
Cyprus
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
192
192
Rank
192
Country
Italy
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
193
193
Rank
193
Country
Jamaica
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
194
194
Rank
194
Country
Japan
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
195 (11)
195 (11)
Rank
195 (11)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Spain
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
197
197
Rank
197
Country
Thailand
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
198
198
Rank
198
Country
Ukraine
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
199 (12)
199 (12)
Rank
199 (12)
Country
Aruba (Netherlands)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.2
200
200
Rank
200
Country
China (mainland only)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.2
201
201
Rank
201
Country
Malta
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.2
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Andorra
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.1
203
203
Rank
203
Country
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.1
204 (13)
204 (13)
Rank
204 (13)
Country
Macau (China)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.1
205
205
Rank
205
Country
San Marino
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.1
206
206
Rank
206
Country
Singapore
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.0
207
207
Rank
207
Country
South Korea
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
0.9
208 (14)
208 (14)
Rank
208 (14)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
0.8
1
1
Rank
1
Country
World
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.3
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.2
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Americas
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Europe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Middle Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
5.6
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Western Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.9
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Eastern Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
4.2
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Northern Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
3.0
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Central Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.9
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Western Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.6
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Southern Africa
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.4
8
8
Rank
8
Country
South Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.2
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Oceania
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Southeast Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.1
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Caribbean
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
2.0
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Central America
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.9
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
14
14
Rank
14
Country
South America
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.8
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Northern America
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Northern Europe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Western Europe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.6
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Eastern Europe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.5
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Southern Europe
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.3
20
20
Rank
20
Country
East Asia
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
1.2
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Channel Islands - (1) Guernsey (UK) and (2) Jersey (UK)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
2 (3)
2 (3)
Rank
2 (3)
Country
Christmas Island (Australia)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
3 (4)
3 (4)
Rank
3 (4)
Country
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
4
4
Rank
4
Country
European Union
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
5 (5)
5 (5)
Rank
5 (5)
Country
Falkland Islands (UK)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
6 (6)
6 (6)
Rank
6 (6)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Nauru
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Niue
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
9 (7)
9 (7)
Rank
9 (7)
Country
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Palau
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
11 (8)
11 (8)
Rank
11 (8)
Country
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
12 (9)
12 (9)
Rank
12 (9)
Country
Svalbard (Norway)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
13 (10)
13 (10)
Rank
13 (10)
Country
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Tuvalu
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Vatican City
Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman)
-
| Rank | Country | Fertility ratein 2022(births/woman) |
| 1 | Niger | 6.7 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.2 |
| 3 | Somalia | 6.2 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 6.1 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5.9 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.9 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.2 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5.1 |
| 9 | Burundi | 5.0 |
| 10 | Benin | 4.9 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 4.7 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.7 |
| 13 | Gambia | 4.6 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 4.6 |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 4.5 |
| 16 | Uganda | 4.5 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.4 |
| 18 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4.4 |
| 19 | Sudan | 4.4 |
| 20 | Ivory Coast | 4.3 |
| 21 | Guinea | 4.3 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 4.3 |
| 23 | Senegal | 4.3 |
| 24 | South Sudan | 4.3 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.2 |
| 26 | Togo | 4.2 |
| 27 | Zambia | 4.2 |
| 28 | Congo | 4.1 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4.1 |
| 30 | Liberia | 4.0 |
| 31 | Comoros | 3.9 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.9 |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.9 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 3.9 |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 3.9 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.8 |
| 37 | Madagascar | 3.8 |
| 38 | Malawi | 3.8 |
| 39 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.8 |
| 40 | Rwanda | 3.7 |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 3.7 |
| 42 | Yemen | 3.7 |
| 43 | Gabon | 3.5 |
| 44 | Ghana | 3.5 |
| 45 (2) | French Guiana (France) | 3.5 |
| 46 | Iraq | 3.4 |
| 47 | Pakistan | 3.4 |
| 48 | Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) | 3.4 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 3.4 |
2024 list by the CIA World Factbook[3][4]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Niger
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
6.64
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Angola
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.70
3
3
Rank
3
Country
DR Congo
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.49
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Mali
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.35
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Benin
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.34
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Chad
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.24
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Uganda
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.17
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Somalia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.12
9
9
Rank
9
Country
South Sudan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
5.09
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Burundi
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.90
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.78
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Mozambique
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.66
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.62
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Nigeria
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.52
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Sudan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.47
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Cameroon
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.44
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Afghanistan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.43
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Zambia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.42
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Tanzania
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.27
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Togo
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.13
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.12
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Senegal
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.06
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Burkina Faso
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
4.02
24
24
Rank
24
Country
Timor-Leste
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.98
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Central African Republic
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.94
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Liberia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.93
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Ethiopia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.84
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Papua New Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.79
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Congo
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.79
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Sierra Leone
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.61
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Tajikistan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.56
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Ghana
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.56
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Gambia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.52
34
34
Rank
34
Country
West Bank ( Palestine)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.49
35
35
Rank
35
Country
Madagascar
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.47
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Zimbabwe
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.47
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Eritrea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.43
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Mauritania
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.40
39
39
Rank
39
Country
Ivory Coast
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.40
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Pakistan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.32
41
41
Rank
41
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.31
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Gaza Strip ( Palestine)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.26
43
43
Rank
43
Country
Gabon
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.21
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Malawi
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.19
45
45
Rank
45
Country
Kenya
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.16
46
46
Rank
46
Country
Rwanda
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.14
47
47
Rank
47
Country
Iraq
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.10
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Libya
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.00
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Algeria
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.94
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Israel
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.92
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Namibia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.89
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Jordan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.87
53
53
Rank
53
Country
Lesotho
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.85
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Yemen
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.82
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Tuvalu
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.78
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Solomon Islands
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.77
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Uzbekistan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.76
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Philippines
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.75
59 (1)
59 (1)
Rank
59 (1)
Country
Guam (US)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.73
60
60
Rank
60
Country
Syria
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.69
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Marshall Islands
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.67
62
62
Rank
62
Country
Tonga
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.65
63
63
Rank
63
Country
Egypt
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.65
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Oman
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.64
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Comoros
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.61
66
66
Rank
66
Country
Kazakhstan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.58
67 (2)
67 (2)
Rank
67 (2)
Country
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.56
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Nauru
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.55
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Vanuatu
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.53
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Guatemala
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.52
71
71
Rank
71
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.45
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Haiti
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.44
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Eswatini
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.37
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Panama
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.35
75
75
Rank
75
Country
Botswana
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.34
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Honduras
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.33
77
77
Rank
77
Country
Samoa
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.33
78
78
Rank
78
Country
South Africa
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.27
79 (3)
79 (3)
Rank
79 (3)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.27
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Morocco
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.25
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Laos
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.24
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Kuwait
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.21
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Ecuador
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.21
84
84
Rank
84
Country
Fiji
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.21
85
85
Rank
85
Country
Bolivia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.20
86
86
Rank
86
Country
Micronesia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.19
87
87
Rank
87
Country
Venezuela
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.18
88
88
Rank
88
Country
Cambodia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.17
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Argentina
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.15
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Peru
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.15
91
91
Rank
91
Country
Kiribati
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.15
92
92
Rank
92
Country
Dominican Republic
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.15
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Sri Lanka
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.13
94
94
Rank
94
Country
Djibouti
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.11
95
95
Rank
95
Country
Cape Verde
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.10
96
96
Rank
96
Country
Bangladesh
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.07
97 (4)
97 (4)
Rank
97 (4)
Country
American Samoa (US)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.06
98
98
Rank
98
Country
Jamaica
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.05
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Guyana
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.05
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Belize
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.05
101
101
Rank
101
Country
India
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.03
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Vietnam
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.03
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Turkmenistan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.02
104
104
Rank
104
Country
Cook Islands (self-governing country in free association with New Zealand)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.02
105
105
Rank
105
Country
El Salvador
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.02
106
106
Rank
106
Country
Dominica
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.01
107 (5)
107 (5)
Rank
107 (5)
Country
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.97
108 (6)
108 (6)
Rank
108 (6)
Country
U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.97
109
109
Rank
109
Country
Burma (Myanmar)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.97
110
110
Rank
110
Country
Indonesia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.96
111 (7)
111 (7)
Rank
111 (7)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.96
112
112
Rank
112
Country
Georgia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.95
113
113
Rank
113
Country
Iceland
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.94
114
114
Rank
114
Country
Colombia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.94
115
115
Rank
115
Country
Tunisia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.93
116
116
Rank
116
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.93
117
117
Rank
117
Country
Iran
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.91
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Grenada
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.90
119
119
Rank
119
Country
Turkey
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.90
120
120
Rank
120
Country
Qatar
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.90
121
121
Rank
121
Country
France
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.90
122
122
Rank
122
Country
Suriname
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.89
123 (8)
123 (8)
Rank
123 (8)
Country
Gibraltar (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.89
124 (9)
124 (9)
Rank
124 (9)
Country
Greenland (Denmark)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.88
125 (10)
125 (10)
Rank
125 (10)
Country
Bermuda (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.88
126
126
Rank
126
Country
Paraguay
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.88
127 (11)
127 (11)
Rank
127 (11)
Country
Isle of Man (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.88
128
128
Rank
128
Country
Mongolia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.87
129
129
Rank
129
Country
Kosovo
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.87
130
130
Rank
130
Country
Saudi Arabia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.87
131
131
Rank
131
Country
New Zealand
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.85
132
132
Rank
132
Country
Nepal
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.85
133
133
Rank
133
Country
United States
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.84
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Nicaragua
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.83
135 (12)
135 (12)
Rank
135 (12)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.83
136 (14)
136 (14)
Rank
136 (14)
Country
Cayman Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.82
137 (13)
137 (13)
Rank
137 (13)
Country
Aruba (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.82
138
138
Rank
138
Country
North Korea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.81
139
139
Rank
139
Country
Seychelles
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.81
140 (15)
140 (15)
Rank
140 (15)
Country
Saint Martin (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.80
141
141
Rank
141
Country
Montenegro
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.80
142
142
Rank
142
Country
Mexico
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.79
143 (16)
143 (16)
Rank
143 (16)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.79
144
144
Rank
144
Country
Denmark
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.77
145
145
Rank
145
Country
Belgium
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.76
146
146
Rank
146
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.76
147
147
Rank
147
Country
Bhutan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.76
148
148
Rank
148
Country
Chile
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.75
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Uruguay
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.75
150
150
Rank
150
Country
Finland
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.74
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Brazil
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.74
152
152
Rank
152
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.74
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Brunei
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.73
154
154
Rank
154
Country
Czech Republic
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.73
155
155
Rank
155
Country
Australia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.73
156
156
Rank
156
Country
Malaysia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.73
157 (17)
157 (17)
Rank
157 (17)
Country
Anguilla (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.72
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Ireland
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.72
159
159
Rank
159
Country
Lebanon
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.71
160 (18)
160 (18)
Rank
160 (18)
Country
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.71
161
161
Rank
161
Country
Saint Lucia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.71
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Cuba
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.71
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Barbados
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.70
164 (19)
164 (19)
Rank
164 (19)
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.70
165
165
Rank
165
Country
Maldives
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.70
166
166
Rank
166
Country
Palau
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.70
167
167
Rank
167
Country
Azerbaijan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.69
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Liechtenstein
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.69
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Sweden
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.67
170 (20)
170 (20)
Rank
170 (20)
Country
Jersey (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.66
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Bahrain
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.65
172
172
Rank
172
Country
Armenia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.65
173 (21)
173 (21)
Rank
173 (21)
Country
Saint Barthélemy (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.64
174
174
Rank
174
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.63
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Luxembourg
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.63
176
176
Rank
176
Country
Romania
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.63
177
177
Rank
177
Country
United Kingdom
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.63
178
178
Rank
178
Country
Estonia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.62
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Lithuania
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.62
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Netherlands
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.61
181 (22)
181 (22)
Rank
181 (22)
Country
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.61
182
182
Rank
182
Country
United Arab Emirates
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.61
183 (23)
183 (23)
Rank
183 (23)
Country
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.60
184
184
Rank
184
Country
Slovakia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.60
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Slovenia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.60
186
186
Rank
186
Country
Hungary
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.60
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Switzerland
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.59
188 (24)
188 (24)
Rank
188 (24)
Country
Guernsey (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.59
189
189
Rank
189
Country
Canada
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.58
190
190
Rank
190
Country
Germany
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.58
191
191
Rank
191
Country
Norway
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.57
192
192
Rank
192
Country
Latvia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.55
193
193
Rank
193
Country
China
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.55
194
194
Rank
194
Country
Albania
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.55
195
195
Rank
195
Country
San Marino
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.54
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Monaco
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.54
197
197
Rank
197
Country
Thailand
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.54
198
198
Rank
198
Country
North Macedonia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.53
199
199
Rank
199
Country
Russia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.52
200
200
Rank
200
Country
Austria
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.52
201
201
Rank
201
Country
Malta
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.51
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Bulgaria
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.51
203
203
Rank
203
Country
Cyprus
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.49
204
204
Rank
204
Country
Andorra
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.47
205
205
Rank
205
Country
Serbia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.46
206
206
Rank
206
Country
Croatia
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.46
207
207
Rank
207
Country
Portugal
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.45
208
208
Rank
208
Country
Belarus
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.45
209
209
Rank
209
Country
Bahamas
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.44
210
210
Rank
210
Country
Costa Rica
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.43
211
211
Rank
211
Country
Greece
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.41
212
212
Rank
212
Country
Japan
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.40
213 (25)
213 (25)
Rank
213 (25)
Country
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.38
214
214
Rank
214
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.38
215
215
Rank
215
Country
Mauritius
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.36
216 (26)
216 (26)
Rank
216 (26)
Country
Montserrat (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.33
217
217
Rank
217
Country
Poland
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.32
218
218
Rank
218
Country
Spain
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.30
219
219
Rank
219
Country
Italy
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.26
220 (27)
220 (27)
Rank
220 (27)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.26
221
221
Rank
221
Country
Moldova
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.26
222 (28)
222 (28)
Rank
222 (28)
Country
Macau (China)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.24
223 (29)
223 (29)
Rank
223 (29)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.24
224
224
Rank
224
Country
Ukraine
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.22
225
225
Rank
225
Country
Singapore
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.17
226
226
Rank
226
Country
South Korea
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.12
227
227
Rank
227
Country
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
1.11
1
1
Rank
1
Country
World
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
2.42 (2020 est.)
1 (1)
1 (1)
Rank
1 (1)
Country
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) (uninhabited)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
2 (2)
2 (2)
Rank
2 (2)
Country
Christmas Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
3 (3)
3 (3)
Rank
3 (3)
Country
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
4 (4)
4 (4)
Rank
4 (4)
Country
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
5 (5)
5 (5)
Rank
5 (5)
Country
Falkland Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
6 (6)
6 (6)
Rank
6 (6)
Country
French Guiana (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
7 (7)
7 (7)
Rank
7 (7)
Country
Guadeloupe (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
8 (8)
8 (8)
Rank
8 (8)
Country
Martinique (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
9 (9)
9 (9)
Rank
9 (9)
Country
Mayotte (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
11 (10)
11 (10)
Rank
11 (10)
Country
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
12 (..1..)
12 (..1..)
Rank
12 (..1..)
Country
Paracel Islands (disputed territory) ( Vietnam, until 1974) (occupied by China since 1974, also claimed by Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
13 (11)
13 (11)
Rank
13 (11)
Country
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
14 (12)
14 (12)
Rank
14 (12)
Country
Réunion (France)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
15 (13)
15 (13)
Rank
15 (13)
Country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
16 (..2..)
16 (..2..)
Rank
16 (..2..)
Country
Spratly Islands (disputed territory) (partially occupied by six countries - China; Republic of China (Taiwan); Philippines; Malaysia; Vietnam and Brunei)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
17 (14)
17 (14)
Rank
17 (14)
Country
Svalbard (Norway)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Vatican City
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
-
19 (..3..)
19 (..3..)
Rank
19 (..3..)
Country
Western Sahara (disputed territory between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) ("Free Zone" is a self proclaimed and de facto sovereign state)
Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman)
3.65 (2020)
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2024(births/woman) |
| 1 | Niger | 6.64 |
| 2 | Angola | 5.70 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5.49 |
| 4 | Mali | 5.35 |
| 5 | Benin | 5.34 |
| 6 | Chad | 5.24 |
| 7 | Uganda | 5.17 |
| 8 | Somalia | 5.12 |
| 9 | South Sudan | 5.09 |
| 10 | Burundi | 4.90 |
| 11 | Guinea | 4.78 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 4.66 |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.62 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 4.52 |
| 15 | Sudan | 4.47 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 4.44 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 4.43 |
| 18 | Zambia | 4.42 |
| 19 | Tanzania | 4.27 |
| 20 | Togo | 4.13 |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.12 |
| 22 | Senegal | 4.06 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.02 |
| 24 | Timor-Leste | 3.98 |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 3.94 |
| 26 | Liberia | 3.93 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.84 |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 3.79 |
| 29 | Congo | 3.79 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 3.61 |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 3.56 |
| 32 | Ghana | 3.56 |
| 33 | Gambia | 3.52 |
| 34 | West Bank ( Palestine) | 3.49 |
| 35 | Madagascar | 3.47 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.47 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.43 |
| 38 | Mauritania | 3.40 |
| 39 | Ivory Coast | 3.40 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 3.32 |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.31 |
| 42 | Gaza Strip ( Palestine) | 3.26 |
| 43 | Gabon | 3.21 |
| 44 | Malawi | 3.19 |
| 45 | Kenya | 3.16 |
| 46 | Rwanda | 3.14 |
| 47 | Iraq | 3.10 |
| 48 | Libya | 3.00 |
| 49 | Algeria | 2.94 |
2024 list by the PRB (Population Reference Bureau)[13][14]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Central African Republic
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
6.4
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Chad
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
6.1
3
3
Rank
3
Country
DR Congo
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
6.1
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Niger
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
6.1
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Somalia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
6.1
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Mali
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
5.7
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Mauritania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
5.2
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Angola
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
5.1
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Burundi
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.9
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Mozambique
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.9
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Afghanistan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.8
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Tanzania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.8
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Benin
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.7
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Yemen
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.6
15 (1)
15 (1)
Rank
15 (1)
Country
Mayotte (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Nigeria
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.5
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Burkina Faso
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.4
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Samoa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.4
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Cameroon
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.3
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Comoros
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.3
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Ivory Coast
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.3
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Sudan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.3
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Uganda
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.3
24
24
Rank
24
Country
Togo
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.2
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Madagascar
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Zambia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Ethiopia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.0
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Gambia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.0
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Liberia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.0
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Senegal
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.0
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Congo
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.9
34
34
Rank
34
Country
Ghana
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.9
35
35
Rank
35
Country
South Sudan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.9
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.8
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Sierra Leone
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.8
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Eritrea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.7
39
39
Rank
39
Country
Iraq
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.7
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Zimbabwe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.7
41
41
Rank
41
Country
Gabon
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Malawi
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
43
43
Rank
43
Country
Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Pakistan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
45
45
Rank
45
Country
Rwanda
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
46
46
Rank
46
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
47
47
Rank
47
Country
Solomon Islands
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Tajikistan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Timor-Leste
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Vanuatu
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.6
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Kenya
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.4
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Uzbekistan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.4
53 (2)
53 (2)
Rank
53 (2)
Country
French Guiana (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.3
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Nauru
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.3
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.2
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Tonga
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.2
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Tuvalu
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.2
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Kiribati
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.1
59
59
Rank
59
Country
Papua New Guinea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.1
60
60
Rank
60
Country
Algeria
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.0
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Botswana
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.9
62
62
Rank
62
Country
Fiji
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.9
63
63
Rank
63
Country
Kazakhstan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.9
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Namibia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.9
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Israel
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.8
66
66
Rank
66
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.8
67
67
Rank
67
Country
Cambodia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Lesotho
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Micronesia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Mongolia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
71
71
Rank
71
Country
Syria
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Turkmenistan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.7
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Djibouti
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.6
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Egypt
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.6
75
75
Rank
75
Country
Jordan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.6
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Bolivia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
77
77
Rank
77
Country
Haiti
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
78
78
Rank
78
Country
Laos
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
79
79
Rank
79
Country
Oman
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Guatemala
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Guyana
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Honduras
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Libya
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
84
84
Rank
84
Country
Paraguay
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
85
85
Rank
85
Country
South Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.4
86 (3)
86 (3)
Rank
86 (3)
Country
Guam (US)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.3
87 (4)
87 (4)
Rank
87 (4)
Country
Réunion (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.3
88
88
Rank
88
Country
Bangladesh
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Ecuador
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Indonesia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
91
91
Rank
91
Country
Lebanon
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
92
92
Rank
92
Country
Morocco
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Nicaragua
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
94
94
Rank
94
Country
Suriname
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
95
95
Rank
95
Country
Western Sahara
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
96
96
Rank
96
Country
Belize
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
97
97
Rank
97
Country
Dominican Republic
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
98
98
Rank
98
Country
Kosovo
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Monaco
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Nepal
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
101
101
Rank
101
Country
Saudi Arabia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Venezuela
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.1
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Bahrain
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
104
104
Rank
104
Country
India
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
105
105
Rank
105
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
106 (5)
106 (5)
Rank
106 (5)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
107
107
Rank
107
Country
Peru
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
108
108
Rank
108
Country
Seychelles
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
109
109
Rank
109
Country
Sri Lanka
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
110
110
Rank
110
Country
Vietnam
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
111 (6)
111 (6)
Rank
111 (6)
Country
Guadeloupe (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.9
112
112
Rank
112
Country
Palau
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.9
113
113
Rank
113
Country
Panama
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.9
114
114
Rank
114
Country
Philippines
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.9
115
115
Rank
115
Country
Brunei
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
116
116
Rank
116
Country
Bulgaria
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
117
117
Rank
117
Country
El Salvador
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Montenegro
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
119
119
Rank
119
Country
North Korea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
120 (7)
120 (7)
Rank
120 (7)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
121
121
Rank
121
Country
Uruguay
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
122
122
Rank
122
Country
Armenia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
123
123
Rank
123
Country
Georgia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
124
124
Rank
124
Country
Iran
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
125
125
Rank
125
Country
Maldives
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
126 (8)
126 (8)
Rank
126 (8)
Country
Martinique (France)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
127
127
Rank
127
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
128
128
Rank
128
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
129
129
Rank
129
Country
Azerbaijan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
130
130
Rank
130
Country
Barbados
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
131
131
Rank
131
Country
Bhutan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
132
132
Rank
132
Country
Brazil
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
133
133
Rank
133
Country
France
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Iceland
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
135
135
Rank
135
Country
Ireland
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
136
136
Rank
136
Country
Malaysia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
137
137
Rank
137
Country
Mexico
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
138
138
Rank
138
Country
Moldova
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
139
139
Rank
139
Country
New Zealand
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
140
140
Rank
140
Country
Serbia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
141
141
Rank
141
Country
Slovenia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
142
142
Rank
142
Country
Tunisia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
143
143
Rank
143
Country
United Kingdom
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
144
144
Rank
144
Country
United States
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
145
145
Rank
145
Country
Argentina
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
146
146
Rank
146
Country
Australia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
147
147
Rank
147
Country
Belarus
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
148
148
Rank
148
Country
Belgium
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Cape Verde
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
150
150
Rank
150
Country
Croatia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Denmark
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
152
152
Rank
152
Country
Dominica
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Grenada
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
154
154
Rank
154
Country
Hungary
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
155
155
Rank
155
Country
Kuwait
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
156
156
Rank
156
Country
Liechtenstein
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
157
157
Rank
157
Country
North Macedonia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
159
159
Rank
159
Country
Slovakia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
160
160
Rank
160
Country
Sweden
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
161
161
Rank
161
Country
Turkey
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Bahamas
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Channel Islands – (9) Guernsey (UK) and (10) Jersey (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
164
164
Rank
164
Country
Colombia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
165
165
Rank
165
Country
Cyprus
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
166
166
Rank
166
Country
Czech Republic
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
-
-
Rank
-
Country
European Union
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
167
167
Rank
167
Country
Germany
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Jamaica
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Latvia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
170
170
Rank
170
Country
Netherlands
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Norway
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
172
172
Rank
172
Country
Portugal
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
173
173
Rank
173
Country
Qatar
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
174
174
Rank
174
Country
Russia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Saint Lucia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
176
176
Rank
176
Country
United Arab Emirates
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
177
177
Rank
177
Country
Albania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
178
178
Rank
178
Country
Austria
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Canada
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Cuba
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
181 (11)
181 (11)
Rank
181 (11)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
182
182
Rank
182
Country
Estonia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
183
183
Rank
183
Country
Finland
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
184
184
Rank
184
Country
Greece
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Lithuania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
186
186
Rank
186
Country
Luxembourg
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Mauritius
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
188
188
Rank
188
Country
Romania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
189
189
Rank
189
Country
Switzerland
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
190
190
Rank
190
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
191
191
Rank
191
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.2
192
192
Rank
192
Country
Costa Rica
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.2
193
193
Rank
193
Country
Chile
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.2
194
194
Rank
194
Country
Italy
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.2
195
195
Rank
195
Country
Japan
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.2
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Andorra
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.1
197
197
Rank
197
Country
Malta
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.1
198
198
Rank
198
Country
Poland
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.1
199
199
Rank
199
Country
San Marino
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.1
200
200
Rank
200
Country
Spain
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.1
201
201
Rank
201
Country
China (mainland only)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.0
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Singapore
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.0
203
203
Rank
203
Country
Thailand
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.0
204
204
Rank
204
Country
Ukraine
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.0
205
205
Rank
205
Country
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
0.9
206 (12)
206 (12)
Rank
206 (12)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
0.9
207 (13)
207 (13)
Rank
207 (13)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
0.8
208
208
Rank
208
Country
South Korea
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
0.7
209 (14)
209 (14)
Rank
209 (14)
Country
Macau (China)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
0.6
1
1
Rank
1
Country
World
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Americas
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.1
1.1
1.1
Rank
1.1
Country
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.4
1.1.2
1.1.2
Rank
1.1.2
Country
Middle Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
5.5
1.1.3
1.1.3
Rank
1.1.3
Country
Western Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.5
1.1.4
1.1.4
Rank
1.1.4
Country
Eastern Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.2
1.1.5
1.1.5
Rank
1.1.5
Country
Southern Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
1.2
1.2
Rank
1.2
Country
Northern Africa
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.8
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
3.1
3.1
Rank
3.1
Country
Central Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
3.2
3.2
3.2
Rank
3.2
Country
Western Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
3.3
3.3
Rank
3.3
Country
South Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.2
3.4
3.4
Rank
3.4
Country
Southeast Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
3.5
3.5
Rank
3.5
Country
East Asia
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.0
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Americas
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
4.1
4.1
Rank
4.1
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
4.1.1
4.1.1
Rank
4.1.1
Country
Caribbean
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
4.1.2
4.1.2
Rank
4.1.2
Country
Central America
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.8
4.1.3
4.1.3
Rank
4.1.3
Country
South America
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.7
4.2
4.2
Rank
4.2
Country
Northern America
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.6
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
5.1
5.1
Rank
5.1
Country
Northern Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
5.2
5.2
Rank
5.2
Country
Western Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.5
5.3
5.3
Rank
5.3
Country
Eastern Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
5.4
5.4
Rank
5.4
Country
Southern Europe
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.3
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Least Developed
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.0
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Less Developed
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.3
3
3
Rank
3
Country
More Developed
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Low Income
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
4.5
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.0
2.1
2.1
Rank
2.1
Country
- Lower Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
2.5
2.2
2.2
Rank
2.2
Country
- Upper Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
3
3
Rank
3
Country
High Income
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
1.4
1 (1)
1 (1)
Rank
1 (1)
Country
Christmas Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
2 (2)
2 (2)
Rank
2 (2)
Country
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
3 (3)
3 (3)
Rank
3 (3)
Country
Falkland Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
4 (4)
4 (4)
Rank
4 (4)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Niue
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
6 (5)
6 (5)
Rank
6 (5)
Country
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
7 (6)
7 (6)
Rank
7 (6)
Country
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
8 (7)
8 (7)
Rank
8 (7)
Country
Svalbard (Norway)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
9 (8)
9 (8)
Rank
9 (8)
Country
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Vatican City
Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman)
-
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 6.4 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.1 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 6.1 |
| 4 | Niger | 6.1 |
| 5 | Somalia | 6.1 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.7 |
| 7 | Mauritania | 5.2 |
| 8 | Angola | 5.1 |
| 9 | Burundi | 4.9 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.9 |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 4.8 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.8 |
| 13 | Benin | 4.7 |
| 14 | Yemen | 4.6 |
| 15 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4.5 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4.5 |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 |
| 18 | Samoa | 4.4 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 4.3 |
| 20 | Comoros | 4.3 |
| 21 | Ivory Coast | 4.3 |
| 22 | Sudan | 4.3 |
| 23 | Uganda | 4.3 |
| 24 | Togo | 4.2 |
| 25 | Guinea | 4.1 |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 4.1 |
| 28 | Zambia | 4.1 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4.0 |
| 30 | Gambia | 4.0 |
| 31 | Liberia | 4.0 |
| 32 | Senegal | 4.0 |
| 33 | Congo | 3.9 |
| 34 | Ghana | 3.9 |
| 35 | South Sudan | 3.9 |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 3.8 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 3.7 |
| 39 | Iraq | 3.7 |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 3.7 |
| 41 | Gabon | 3.6 |
| 42 | Malawi | 3.6 |
| 43 | Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) | 3.6 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.6 |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3.6 |
| 46 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.6 |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 3.6 |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 3.6 |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 3.6 |
2023 list by the OWID (Our World In Data)[9] - based on Gapminder estimates[15]
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Somalia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.13
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Chad
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.12
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Niger
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.06
4
4
Rank
4
Country
DR Congo
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.05
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Central African Republic
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
6.01
6
6
Rank
6
Country
Mali
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
5.61
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Angola
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
5.12
8
8
Rank
8
Country
Burundi
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.88
9
9
Rank
9
Country
Afghanistan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.84
10
10
Rank
10
Country
Mozambique
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.76
11
11
Rank
11
Country
Mauritania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.70
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Tanzania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.61
13
13
Rank
13
Country
Yemen
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.59
14
14
Rank
14
Country
Benin
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.56
15
15
Rank
15
Country
Nigeria
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.46
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Sudan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.32
17
17
Rank
17
Country
Cameroon
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.32
18
18
Rank
18
Country
Ivory Coast
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.28
19
19
Rank
19
Country
Uganda
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.28
20
20
Rank
20
Country
Guinea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.22
21
21
Rank
21
Country
Togo
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.19
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Burkina Faso
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.19
23
23
Rank
23
Country
Congo
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.16
24
24
Rank
24
Country
Zambia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.10
25
25
Rank
25
Country
Equatorial Guinea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.08
26
26
Rank
26
Country
Gambia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.01
27
27
Rank
27
Country
Ethiopia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.99
28
28
Rank
28
Country
Madagascar
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.97
29
29
Rank
29
Country
Liberia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.95
30
30
Rank
30
Country
Comoros
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.88
31
31
Rank
31
Country
South Sudan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.86
32
32
Rank
32
Country
Guinea-Bissau
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.84
33
33
Rank
33
Country
Samoa
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.83
34
34
Rank
34
Country
Senegal
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.82
35
35
Rank
35
Country
Sierra Leone
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.79
36
36
Rank
36
Country
Zimbabwe
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.72
37
37
Rank
37
Country
Eritrea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.71
38
38
Rank
38
Country
Rwanda
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.70
39
39
Rank
39
Country
Malawi
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.65
40
40
Rank
40
Country
Gabon
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.65
41
41
Rank
41
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.64
42
42
Rank
42
Country
Pakistan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.60
43
43
Rank
43
Country
Vanuatu
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.60
44
44
Rank
44
Country
Solomon Islands
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.56
45
45
Rank
45
Country
Uzbekistan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.50
46
46
Rank
46
Country
Ghana
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.40
47 (1)
47 (1)
Rank
47 (1)
Country
French Guiana (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.39
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Nauru
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.33
49
49
Rank
49
Country
Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.31
50
50
Rank
50
Country
Iraq
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.25
51
51
Rank
51
Country
Namibia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
52
52
Rank
52
Country
Kenya
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
53
53
Rank
53
Country
Tuvalu
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.21
54
54
Rank
54
Country
Kiribati
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.15
55
55
Rank
55
Country
Tonga
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.13
56
56
Rank
56
Country
Papua New Guinea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.10
57
57
Rank
57
Country
Tajikistan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.07
58
58
Rank
58
Country
Kazakhstan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.01
59
59
Rank
59
Country
Marshall Islands
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.92
60
60
Rank
60
Country
Israel
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.83
61
61
Rank
61
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.80
62 (2)
62 (2)
Rank
62 (2)
Country
Guam (US)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.78
63
63
Rank
63
Country
Algeria
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.77
64
64
Rank
64
Country
Eswatini
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
65
65
Rank
65
Country
Egypt
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
66
66
Rank
66
Country
Micronesia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.75
67
67
Rank
67
Country
Botswana
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.73
68
68
Rank
68
Country
Syria
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.71
69
69
Rank
69
Country
Timor-Leste
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.71
70
70
Rank
70
Country
Lesotho
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.69
71
71
Rank
71
Country
Turkmenistan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.69
72
72
Rank
72
Country
Mongolia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.69
73
73
Rank
73
Country
Haiti
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.66
74
74
Rank
74
Country
Jordan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.64
75
75
Rank
75
Country
Djibouti
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.61
76
76
Rank
76
Country
Cambodia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.58
77
77
Rank
77
Country
Bolivia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.55
78
78
Rank
78
Country
Oman
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.52
79
79
Rank
79
Country
Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.51
80
80
Rank
80
Country
Honduras
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.50
81
81
Rank
81
Country
Paraguay
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.42
82
82
Rank
82
Country
Laos
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.42
83
83
Rank
83
Country
Guyana
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.41
84
84
Rank
84
Country
Libya
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.35
85 (3)
85 (3)
Rank
85 (3)
Country
Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.35
86
86
Rank
86
Country
Guatemala
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.31
87 (4)
87 (4)
Rank
87 (4)
Country
American Samoa (US)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.29
88
88
Rank
88
Country
Fiji
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.28
89
89
Rank
89
Country
Saudi Arabia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.28
90
90
Rank
90
Country
Suriname
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.25
91
91
Rank
91
Country
Dominican Republic
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.24
92 (5)
92 (5)
Rank
92 (5)
Country
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.24
93
93
Rank
93
Country
Lebanon
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.24
94
94
Rank
94
Country
Morocco
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.23
95
95
Rank
95
Country
Nicaragua
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.22
96
96
Rank
96
Country
South Africa
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.22
97 (6)
97 (6)
Rank
97 (6)
Country
Réunion (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.17
98 (...1...)
98 (...1...)
Rank
98 (...1...)
Country
Western Sahara (disputed territory between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) ("Free Zone" is a self proclaimed and de facto sovereign state)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.16
99
99
Rank
99
Country
Bangladesh
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.16
100
100
Rank
100
Country
Seychelles
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.13
101
101
Rank
101
Country
Indonesia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.13
102
102
Rank
102
Country
Panama
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.12
103
103
Rank
103
Country
Burma (Myanmar)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.12
104
104
Rank
104
Country
Monaco
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.11
105 (7)
105 (7)
Rank
105 (7)
Country
U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.09
106 (8)
106 (8)
Rank
106 (8)
Country
Guadeloupe (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.09
107
107
Rank
107
Country
Venezuela
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.08
108
108
Rank
108
Country
Cook Islands (self-governing country in free association with New Zealand)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.04
109 (9)
109 (9)
Rank
109 (9)
Country
Martinique (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.01
110
110
Rank
110
Country
Belize
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.01
111
111
Rank
111
Country
Nepal
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
112 (10)
112 (10)
Rank
112 (10)
Country
New Caledonia (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
113
113
Rank
113
Country
Peru
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
114
114
Rank
114
Country
India
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.98
115
115
Rank
115
Country
Sri Lanka
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.97
116 (11)
116 (11)
Rank
116 (11)
Country
Greenland (Denmark)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.95
117
117
Rank
117
Country
Philippines
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.92
118
118
Rank
118
Country
Vietnam
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
119
119
Rank
119
Country
Mexico
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
120
120
Rank
120
Country
Palau
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.91
121 (12)
121 (12)
Rank
121 (12)
Country
Gibraltar (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.89
122
122
Rank
122
Country
Tunisia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.83
123
123
Rank
123
Country
Bahrain
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.82
124
124
Rank
124
Country
Ecuador
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.82
125
125
Rank
125
Country
Georgia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.81
126
126
Rank
126
Country
Montenegro
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.80
127
127
Rank
127
Country
North Korea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.78
128
128
Rank
128
Country
El Salvador
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.77
129
129
Rank
129
Country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.77
130
130
Rank
130
Country
Bulgaria
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.75
131
131
Rank
131
Country
Brunei
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.75
132
132
Rank
132
Country
Moldova
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.73
133
133
Rank
133
Country
Qatar
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.73
134
134
Rank
134
Country
Armenia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.71
135
135
Rank
135
Country
Romania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.71
136
136
Rank
136
Country
Barbados
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.71
137
137
Rank
137
Country
Iran
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.70
138 (13)
138 (13)
Rank
138 (13)
Country
Falkland Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.69
139
139
Rank
139
Country
Azerbaijan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.67
140
140
Rank
140
Country
New Zealand
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.67
141
141
Rank
141
Country
Colombia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.65
142
142
Rank
142
Country
France
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.64
143
143
Rank
143
Country
Australia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.64
144 (14)
144 (14)
Rank
144 (14)
Country
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.64
145
145
Rank
145
Country
Turkey
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.63
146
146
Rank
146
Country
United States
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.62
147
147
Rank
147
Country
Brazil
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.62
148 (15)
148 (15)
Rank
148 (15)
Country
Aruba (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.60
149
149
Rank
149
Country
Ireland
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.60
150
150
Rank
150
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.58
151
151
Rank
151
Country
Slovenia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.58
152
152
Rank
152
Country
Maldives
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.57
153
153
Rank
153
Country
Slovakia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.56
154
154
Rank
154
Country
United Kingdom
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.56
155
155
Rank
155
Country
Malaysia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.55
156 (16)
156 (16)
Rank
156 (16)
Country
Isle of Man (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.55
157
157
Rank
157
Country
Kosovo
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.54
158
158
Rank
158
Country
Iceland
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.54
159
159
Rank
159
Country
Liechtenstein
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.54
160
160
Rank
160
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.53
161 (17)
161 (17)
Rank
161 (17)
Country
Cayman Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.53
162
162
Rank
162
Country
Kuwait
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.52
163
163
Rank
163
Country
Cape Verde
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.52
164
164
Rank
164
Country
Denmark
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.51
165
165
Rank
165
Country
Portugal
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.51
166
166
Rank
166
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
167 (18)
167 (18)
Rank
167 (18)
Country
French Polynesia (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
168
168
Rank
168
Country
Argentina
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
169
169
Rank
169
Country
Serbia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.50
170
170
Rank
170
Country
Grenada
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
171
171
Rank
171
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
172
172
Rank
172
Country
Hungary
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.49
173
173
Rank
173
Country
Dominica
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.48
174 (19)
174 (19)
Rank
174 (19)
Country
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.47
175
175
Rank
175
Country
Croatia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.47
176
176
Rank
176
Country
North Macedonia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.47
177 (20)
177 (20)
Rank
177 (20)
Country
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.46
178
178
Rank
178
Country
Bhutan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.46
179
179
Rank
179
Country
Russia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
180
180
Rank
180
Country
Czech Republic
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
181 (21)
181 (21)
Rank
181 (21)
Country
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
182 (22)
182 (22)
Rank
182 (22)
Country
Montserrat (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.44
183
183
Rank
183
Country
Germany
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.44
184
184
Rank
184
Country
Cuba
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.44
185
185
Rank
185
Country
Switzerland
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.43
186
186
Rank
186
Country
Sweden
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.43
187
187
Rank
187
Country
Netherlands
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.43
188 (23)
188 (23)
Rank
188 (23)
Country
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.41
189
189
Rank
189
Country
Uruguay
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.41
190
190
Rank
190
Country
Norway
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.41
191 (24)
191 (24)
Rank
191 (24)
Country
Bermuda (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.40
192
192
Rank
192
Country
Luxembourg
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.40
193
193
Rank
193
Country
Cyprus
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.39
194
194
Rank
194
Country
Belgium
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.38
195
195
Rank
195
Country
Saint Lucia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.38
196
196
Rank
196
Country
Bahamas
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.37
197 (25)
197 (25)
Rank
197 (25)
Country
Guernsey (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.37
198 (26)
198 (26)
Rank
198 (26)
Country
Anguilla (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.36
199 (27)
199 (27)
Rank
199 (27)
Country
Jersey (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.36
200
200
Rank
200
Country
Jamaica
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.36
201
201
Rank
201
Country
Estonia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.35
202
202
Rank
202
Country
Canada
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.35
203
203
Rank
203
Country
Albania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.35
204
204
Rank
204
Country
Latvia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.34
205
205
Rank
205
Country
Greece
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.33
206
206
Rank
206
Country
Costa Rica
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.33
207
207
Rank
207
Country
Austria
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.32
208
208
Rank
208
Country
Poland
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.30
209
209
Rank
209
Country
Finland
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.28
210 (28)
210 (28)
Rank
210 (28)
Country
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.27
211
211
Rank
211
Country
Mauritius
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.24
212
212
Rank
212
Country
Spain
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
213
213
Rank
213
Country
Thailand
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
214
214
Rank
214
Country
Japan
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
215
215
Rank
215
Country
Belarus
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.21
216
216
Rank
216
Country
Lithuania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
217
217
Rank
217
Country
United Arab Emirates
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
218
218
Rank
218
Country
Italy
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.20
219
219
Rank
219
Country
Chile
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.17
220
220
Rank
220
Country
San Marino
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.15
221
221
Rank
221
Country
Malta
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.10
222
222
Rank
222
Country
Andorra
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.08
223 (29)
223 (29)
Rank
223 (29)
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.07
224 (30)
224 (30)
Rank
224 (30)
Country
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.04
225
225
Rank
225
Country
Vatican City
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.00
226
226
Rank
226
Country
China
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.00
227
227
Rank
227
Country
Ukraine
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.98
228
228
Rank
228
Country
Singapore
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.94
229 (31)
229 (31)
Rank
229 (31)
Country
Puerto Rico (US)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.94
230
230
Rank
230
Country
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.87
231 (32)
231 (32)
Rank
231 (32)
Country
Saint Barthélemy (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.80
232
232
Rank
232
Country
South Korea
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.72
233 (33)
233 (33)
Rank
233 (33)
Country
Hong Kong (China)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.72
234 (34)
234 (34)
Rank
234 (34)
Country
Macau (China)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
0.66
1
1
Rank
1
Country
World
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.25
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Africa
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.07
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Oceania
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.14
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Asia
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.88
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Latin America and the Caribbean
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.81
4
4
Rank
4
Country
Northern America
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.60
5
5
Rank
5
Country
Europe
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.40
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Least Developed
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
3.94
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Less Developed
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.36
3
3
Rank
3
Country
Less developed regions excluding least developed countries
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.02
4
4
Rank
4
Country
More Developed
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.45
1
1
Rank
1
Country
Low Income
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
4.53
2
2
Rank
2
Country
Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.0
2.1
2.1
Rank
2.1
Country
- Lower Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
2.55
2.2
2.2
Rank
2.2
Country
- Upper Middle Income
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.48
3
3
Rank
3
Country
High Income
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
1.47
1 (1)
1 (1)
Rank
1 (1)
Country
Christmas Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
2 (2)
2 (2)
Rank
2 (2)
Country
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
3 (3)
3 (3)
Rank
3 (3)
Country
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
4 (4)
4 (4)
Rank
4 (4)
Country
England (United Kingdom)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
-
-
Rank
-
Country
European Union
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
5 (5)
5 (5)
Rank
5 (5)
Country
Mayotte (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
6 (6)
6 (6)
Rank
6 (6)
Country
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
7 (..1..)
7 (..1..)
Rank
7 (..1..)
Country
Paracel Islands (disputed territory) ( Vietnam, until 1974) (occupied by China since 1974, also claimed by Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
8 (7)
8 (7)
Rank
8 (7)
Country
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
9 (8)
9 (8)
Rank
9 (8)
Country
Saint Martin (France)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
10 (9)
10 (9)
Rank
10 (9)
Country
Scotland (United Kingdom)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
11 (10)
11 (10)
Rank
11 (10)
Country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
12 (..2..)
12 (..2..)
Rank
12 (..2..)
Country
Spratly Islands (disputed territory) (partially occupied by six countries - China; Republic of China (Taiwan); Philippines; Malaysia; Vietnam and Brunei)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
13 (11)
13 (11)
Rank
13 (11)
Country
Svalbard (Norway)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
14 (12)
14 (12)
Rank
14 (12)
Country
Wales (United Kingdom)
Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman)
-
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2023(births/woman) |
| 1 | Somalia | 6.13 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.12 |
| 3 | Niger | 6.06 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 6.05 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.01 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.61 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.12 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.88 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.84 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.76 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.70 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.61 |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.59 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.56 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.46 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.32 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.32 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4.28 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.28 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.19 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 4.19 |
| 23 | Congo | 4.16 |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.10 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.08 |
| 26 | Gambia | 4.01 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.99 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3.97 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.95 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.88 |
| 31 | South Sudan | 3.86 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.83 |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.82 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.79 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.72 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.71 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.70 |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.65 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.65 |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.64 |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.60 |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.60 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.50 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.40 |
| 47 (1) | French Guiana (France) | 3.39 |
| 48 | Nauru | 3.33 |
| 49 | Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) | 3.31 |
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