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.
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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.
| Rank | Country | Total fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Chad | 5 |
| 2 | Somalia | 5 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5 |
| 5 | Niger | 5 |
| 6 | Mali | 5 |
| 7 | Angola | 4 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4 |
| 12 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 4 |
| 14 | Benin | 4 |
| 15 | Yemen | 4 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4 |
| 17 | Sudan | 4 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 4 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 4 |
| 20 | Togo | 4 |
| 21 | Uganda | 4 |
| 22 | Congo | 4 |
| 23 | Guinea | 4 |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 4 |
| 26 | Zambia | 3 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 3 |
| 29 | Gambia | 3 |
| 30 | Liberia | 3 |
| 31 | Comoros | 3 |
| 32 | Samoa | 3 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3 |
| 34 | South Sudan | 3 |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3 |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3 |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 3 |
| 42 | Malawi | 3 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 |
| 48 (2) | French Guiana (France) | 3 |
| 49 | Nauru | 3 |
| Rank | Country | Total fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Chad | 6 |
| 2 | Somalia | 6 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5 |
| 5 | Niger | 5 |
| 6 | Mali | 5 |
| 7 | Angola | 5 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4 |
| 13 | Yemen | 4 |
| 14 | Benin | 4 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4 |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 |
| 22 | Togo | 4 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4 |
| 24 | Congo | 4 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4 |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3 |
| 28 | Gambia | 3 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3 |
| 31 | Samoa | 3 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 39 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3 |
| 41 | Malawi | 3 |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3 |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3 |
| 47 | Nauru | 3 |
| 48 | Palestine | 3 |
| 49 | Iraq | 3 |
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2022 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Niger | 6 |
| 2 | Chad | 6 |
| 3 | Somalia | 6 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 6 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5 |
| 6 | Mali | 5 |
| 7 | Angola | 5 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5 |
| 9 | Burundi | 5 |
| 10 | Benin | 4 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 4 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4 |
| 13 | Gambia | 4 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 16 | Uganda | 4 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4 |
| 18 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4 |
| 19 | Sudan | 4 |
| 20 | Ivory Coast | 4 |
| 21 | Guinea | 4 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 4 |
| 23 | Senegal | 4 |
| 24 | South Sudan | 4 |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 |
| 26 | Togo | 4 |
| 27 | Zambia | 4 |
| 28 | Congo | 4 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4 |
| 30 | Liberia | 4 |
| 31 | Comoros | 3 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| 33 | Samoa | 3 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3 |
| 37 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 38 | Malawi | 3 |
| 39 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 |
| 40 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 3 |
| 42 | Yemen | 3 |
| 43 | Gabon | 3 |
| 44 | Ghana | 3 |
| 45 (2) | French Guiana (France) | 3 |
| 46 | Iraq | 3 |
| 47 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 48 | Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) | 3 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2025 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Niger | 6 |
| 2 | Somalia | 6 |
| 3 | Angola | 5 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 5 |
| 5 | Benin | 5 |
| 6 | Mali | 5 |
| 7 | Chad | 5 |
| 8 | Uganda | 5 |
| 9 | South Sudan | 4 |
| 10 | Burundi | 4 |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 12 | Mauritania | 4 |
| 13 | Guinea | 4 |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 17 | Tanzania | 4 |
| 18 | Sudan | 4 |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 |
| 20 | Togo | 4 |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 4 |
| 22 | Senegal | 3 |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 3 |
| 24 | Cameroon | 3 |
| 25 | Ivory Coast | 3 |
| 26 | Liberia | 3 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3 |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 3 |
| 29 | Congo | 3 |
| 30 | Zambia | 3 |
| 31 | Yemen | 3 |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 3 |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| 34 | Ghana | 3 |
| 35 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 36 | West Bank ( Palestine) | 3 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| 38 | Gambia | 3 |
| 39 | Eritrea | 3 |
| 40 | Malawi | 3 |
| 41 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 42 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 |
| 44 | Gabon | 3 |
| 45 | Gaza Strip ( Palestine) | 3 |
| 46 | Kenya | 3 |
| 47 | Iraq | 3 |
| 48 | Libya | 2 |
| 49 | Algeria | 2 |
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate in 2024 (births/woman) |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 6 |
| 2 | Chad | 6 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 6 |
| 4 | Niger | 6 |
| 5 | Somalia | 6 |
| 6 | Mali | 5 |
| 7 | Mauritania | 5 |
| 8 | Angola | 5 |
| 9 | Burundi | 4 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4 |
| 13 | Benin | 4 |
| 14 | Yemen | 4 |
| 15 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4 |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 4 |
| 18 | Samoa | 4 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 4 |
| 20 | Comoros | 4 |
| 21 | Ivory Coast | 4 |
| 22 | Sudan | 4 |
| 23 | Uganda | 4 |
| 24 | Togo | 4 |
| 25 | Guinea | 4 |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 4 |
| 28 | Zambia | 4 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4 |
| 30 | Gambia | 4 |
| 31 | Liberia | 4 |
| 32 | Senegal | 4 |
| 33 | Congo | 3 |
| 34 | Ghana | 3 |
| 35 | South Sudan | 3 |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 3 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 3 |
| 39 | Iraq | 3 |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| 41 | Gabon | 3 |
| 42 | Malawi | 3 |
| 43 | Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) | 3 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 45 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 46 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 3 |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 3 |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 3 |