6.03 births/woman
SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · World Bank WDI · 2024
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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1.9 births/woman
Viet Nam
0.58 births/woman
Macao SAR, China
Country comparison
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) by country in 2024
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| Rank | Country | births per woman |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.03 births/woman |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.01 births/woman |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.98 births/woman |
| 4 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.95 births/woman |
| 5 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.94 births/woman |
| 6 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.51 births/woman |
| 7 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.05 births/woman |
| 8 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.79 births/woman |
| 9 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.76 births/woman |
| 10 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.69 births/woman |
| 11 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.63 births/woman |
| 12 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.54 births/woman |
| 13 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.5 births/woman |
| 14 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.48 births/woman |
| 15 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.38 births/woman |
| 16 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.26 births/woman |
| 17 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.26 births/woman |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.23 births/woman |
| 19 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.17 births/woman |
| 20 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.13 births/woman |
| 21 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.12 births/woman |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.12 births/woman |
| 23 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.11 births/woman |
| 24 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.11 births/woman |
| 25 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.04 births/woman |
| 26 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 births/woman |
| 27 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 births/woman |
| 28 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.91 births/woman |
| 29 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.86 births/woman |
| 30 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.82 births/woman |
| 31 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 3.8 births/woman |
| 32 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.79 births/woman |
| 33 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.77 births/woman |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.76 births/woman |
| 35 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7 births/woman |
| 36 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.68 births/woman |
| 37 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.67 births/woman |
| 38 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.65 births/woman |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6 births/woman |
| 40 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.59 births/woman |
| 41 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.59 births/woman |
| 42 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 3.57 births/woman |
| 43 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.55 births/woman |
| 44 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 3.51 births/woman |
| 45 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 3.49 births/woman |
| 46 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.34 births/woman |
| 47 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 3.29 births/woman |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.25 births/woman |
| 49 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.22 births/woman |
| 50 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.21 births/woman |
| 51 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 3.17 births/woman |
| 52 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.17 births/woman |
| 53 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 3.12 births/woman |
| 54 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 3.1 births/woman |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 3.07 births/woman |
| 56 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 3.04 births/woman |
| 57 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 2.98 births/woman |
| 58 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.87 births/woman |
| 59 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 2.86 births/woman |
| 60 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 2.75 births/woman |
| 61 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 2.74 births/woman |
| 62 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.74 births/woman |
| 63 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.72 births/woman |
| 64 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.72 births/woman |
| 65 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7 births/woman |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7 births/woman |
| 67 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.67 births/woman |
| 68 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.66 births/woman |
| 69 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 2.66 births/woman |
| 70 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 2.63 births/woman |
| 71 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.63 births/woman |
| 72 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.62 births/woman |
| 73 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6 births/woman |
| 74 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 births/woman |
| 75 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 2.55 births/woman |
| 76 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.52 births/woman |
| 77 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.51 births/woman |
| 78 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 2.5 births/woman |
| 79 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.48 births/woman |
| 80 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.42 births/woman |
| 81 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 2.4 births/woman |
| 82 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4 births/woman |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 2.32 births/woman |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.31 births/woman |
| 85 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3 births/woman |
| 86 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.29 births/woman |
| 87 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 2.27 births/woman |
| 88 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 2.27 births/woman |
| 89 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.23 births/woman |
| 90 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.23 births/woman |
| 91 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.22 births/woman |
| 92 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.21 births/woman |
| 93 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.21 births/woman |
| 94 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.21 births/woman |
| 95 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 2.14 births/woman |
| 96 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 2.12 births/woman |
| 97 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.11 births/woman |
| 98 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 births/woman |
| 99 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 2.1 births/woman |
| 100 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.08 births/woman |
| 101 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.02 births/woman |
| 102 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.97 births/woman |
| 103 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.97 births/woman |
| 104 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 1.96 births/woman |
| 105 | India IND · South Asia | 1.96 births/woman |
| 106 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 1.96 births/woman |
| 107 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 1.95 births/woman |
| 108 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 1.91 births/woman |
| 109 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 1.9 births/woman |
| 110 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 1.89 births/woman |
| 111 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.89 births/woman |
| 112 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 1.89 births/woman |
| 113 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 1.88 births/woman |
| 114 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.85 births/woman |
| 115 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.82 births/woman |
| 116 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.81 births/woman |
| 117 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.81 births/woman |
| 118 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 births/woman |
| 119 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 births/woman |
| 120 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 1.78 births/woman |
| 121 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.77 births/woman |
| 122 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.76 births/woman |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 1.73 births/woman |
| 124 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.73 births/woman |
| 125 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.72 births/woman |
| 126 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.72 births/woman |
| 127 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.71 births/woman |
| 128 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 1.71 births/woman |
| 129 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 births/woman |
| 130 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.68 births/woman |
| 131 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 1.64 births/woman |
| 132 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.63 births/woman |
| 133 | United States USA · North America | 1.63 births/woman |
| 134 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.61 births/woman |
| 135 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.61 births/woman |
| 136 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.61 births/woman |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.58 births/woman |
| 138 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 1.57 births/woman |
| 139 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 1.56 births/woman |
| 140 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.56 births/woman |
| 141 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 1.56 births/woman |
| 142 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.55 births/woman |
| 143 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 1.54 births/woman |
| 144 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 1.54 births/woman |
| 145 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 1.54 births/woman |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.54 births/woman |
| 147 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.53 births/woman |
| 148 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.53 births/woman |
| 149 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 1.52 births/woman |
| 150 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.51 births/woman |
| 151 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5 births/woman |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 1.49 births/woman |
| 153 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 1.49 births/woman |
| 154 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 1.48 births/woman |
| 155 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.48 births/woman |
| 156 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.48 births/woman |
| 157 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.47 births/woman |
| 158 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 1.47 births/woman |
| 159 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 1.47 births/woman |
| 160 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 1.46 births/woman |
| 161 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 1.46 births/woman |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.45 births/woman |
| 163 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.45 births/woman |
| 164 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 1.45 births/woman |
| 165 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.45 births/woman |
| 166 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 1.44 births/woman |
| 167 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.44 births/woman |
| 168 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.44 births/woman |
| 169 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 births/woman |
| 170 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 births/woman |
| 171 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.43 births/woman |
| 172 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 1.42 births/woman |
| 173 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 1.41 births/woman |
| 174 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 1.41 births/woman |
| 175 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 1.41 births/woman |
| 176 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4 births/woman |
| 177 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 1.4 births/woman |
| 178 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4 births/woman |
| 179 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 1.39 births/woman |
| 180 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.39 births/woman |
| 181 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 1.38 births/woman |
| 182 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.37 births/woman |
| 183 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 1.37 births/woman |
| 184 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.37 births/woman |
| 185 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.36 births/woman |
| 186 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 1.36 births/woman |
| 187 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.35 births/woman |
| 188 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 1.34 births/woman |
| 189 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.32 births/woman |
| 190 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 1.31 births/woman |
| 191 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 1.29 births/woman |
| 192 | Canada CAN · North America | 1.25 births/woman |
| 193 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 1.25 births/woman |
| 194 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 1.25 births/woman |
| 195 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 1.24 births/woman |
| 196 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.24 births/woman |
| 197 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.22 births/woman |
| 198 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.21 births/woman |
| 199 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 1.2 births/woman |
| 200 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 1.18 births/woman |
| 201 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.18 births/woman |
| 202 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 1.16 births/woman |
| 203 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 1.15 births/woman |
| 204 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.14 births/woman |
| 205 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 1.14 births/woman |
| 206 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 1.11 births/woman |
| 207 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 1.1 births/woman |
| 208 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 1.09 births/woman |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.05 births/woman |
| 210 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 1.01 births/woman |
| 211 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.01 births/woman |
| 212 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 0.99 births/woman |
| 213 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 0.97 births/woman |
| 214 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 0.92 births/woman |
| 215 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 0.84 births/woman |
| 216 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 0.75 births/woman |
| 217 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 0.58 births/woman |
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2024
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