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Fertility Rate by Country

213 countries ranked highest to lowest · Data: 2024

Top 10

1Chad
6.028 births per woman
2Somalia
6.013 births per woman
3Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
5.981 births per woman
4Central African Republic
5.954 births per woman
5Niger
5.935 births per woman
6Mali
5.51 births per woman
7Angola
5.048 births per woman
8Burundi
4.789 births per woman
9Afghanistan
4.761 births per woman
10Mozambique
4.69 births per woman
#CountryValue (births per woman)YearPeak
1Chad6.028 births per woman20247.337 births per woman (1993)
2Somalia6.013 births per woman20247.662 births per woman (1997)
3Congo, Dem. Rep. of the5.981 births per woman20246.702 births per woman (2000)
4Central African Republic5.954 births per woman20246.167 births per woman (1981)
5Niger5.935 births per woman20247.932 births per woman (1985)
6Mali5.51 births per woman20247.365 births per woman (1980)
7Angola5.048 births per woman20247.5 births per woman (1974)
8Burundi4.789 births per woman20247.387 births per woman (1989)
9Afghanistan4.761 births per woman20247.767 births per woman (1994)
10Mozambique4.69 births per woman20246.701 births per woman (1971)
11Mauritania4.625 births per woman20246.736 births per woman (1977)
12Tanzania4.541 births per woman20247.123 births per woman (1974)
13Yemen4.499 births per woman20248.864 births per woman (1985)
14Benin4.48 births per woman20247.056 births per woman (1981)
15Nigeria4.382 births per woman20246.921 births per woman (1978)
16Sudan4.264 births per woman20247.019 births per woman (1971)
17Cameroon4.261 births per woman20246.613 births per woman (1980)
18Côte d'Ivoire4.23 births per woman20247.942 births per woman (1972)
19Uganda4.165 births per woman20247.201 births per woman (1975)
20Guinea4.131 births per woman20246.571 births per woman (1987)
21Togo4.122 births per woman20247.09 births per woman (1974)
22Equatorial Guinea4.116 births per woman20245.987 births per woman (1990)
23Burkina Faso4.11 births per woman20247.256 births per woman (1981)
24Congo, Republic of 4.109 births per woman20246.444 births per woman (1972)
25Zambia4.036 births per woman20247.421 births per woman (1975)
26Madagascar3.912 births per woman20247.343 births per woman (1960)
27Ethiopia3.909 births per woman20247.356 births per woman (1984)
28Gambia, The3.907 births per woman20246.434 births per woman (1976)
29Liberia3.864 births per woman20246.919 births per woman (1979)
30Comoros3.822 births per woman20247.165 births per woman (1973)
31Samoa3.801 births per woman20247.779 births per woman (1960)
32South Sudan, Republic of3.785 births per woman20247.386 births per woman (1987)
33Senegal3.765 births per woman20247.292 births per woman (1980)
34Guinea-Bissau3.757 births per woman20246.739 births per woman (1985)
35Sierra Leone3.703 births per woman20246.609 births per woman (1987)
36Eritrea3.68 births per woman20246.646 births per woman (1983)
37Zimbabwe3.674 births per woman20247.231 births per woman (1962)
38Rwanda3.645 births per woman20248.283 births per woman (1960)
39São Tomé and Príncipe3.596 births per woman20246.534 births per woman (1974)
40Gabon3.592 births per woman20245.759 births per woman (1983)
41Malawi3.59 births per woman20247.518 births per woman (1980)
42Vanuatu3.569 births per woman20246.784 births per woman (1960)
43Pakistan3.547 births per woman20246.812 births per woman (1975)
44Solomon Islands3.513 births per woman20247.065 births per woman (1960)
45Uzbekistan3.486 births per woman20246.878 births per woman (1962)
46Ghana3.344 births per woman20246.954 births per woman (1969)
47Nauru3.29 births per woman20245.476 births per woman (1965)
48Iraq3.221 births per woman20247.083 births per woman (1969)
49Namibia3.211 births per woman20246.552 births per woman (1974)
50Tuvalu3.174 births per woman20245.146 births per woman (1960)
51Kenya3.167 births per woman20247.955 births per woman (1966)
52Kiribati3.124 births per woman20246.477 births per woman (1961)
53Tonga3.1 births per woman20246.651 births per woman (1960)
54Papua New Guinea3.072 births per woman20246.258 births per woman (1969)
55Tajikistan3.036 births per woman20246.912 births per woman (1968)
56Kazakhstan2.984 births per woman20244.495 births per woman (1960)
57Israel2.87 births per woman20243.866 births per woman (1960)
58Marshall Islands2.864 births per woman20248.199 births per woman (1966)
59Guam2.748 births per woman20245.969 births per woman (1960)
60Micronesia, Fed. States of2.743 births per woman20246.971 births per woman (1973)
61Egypt2.735 births per woman20246.793 births per woman (1960)
62Algeria2.723 births per woman20247.712 births per woman (1967)
63Eswatini2.718 births per woman20246.804 births per woman (1963)
64Botswana2.703 births per woman20246.614 births per woman (1974)
65Syria2.7 births per woman20247.621 births per woman (1970)
66Lesotho2.664 births per woman20245.871 births per woman (1976)
67Turkmenistan2.661 births per woman20246.788 births per woman (1963)
68Timor-Leste2.627 births per woman20246.319 births per woman (1960)
69Haiti2.625 births per woman20246.179 births per woman (1961)
70Djibouti2.618 births per woman20246.882 births per woman (1971)
71Jordan2.604 births per woman20248.192 births per woman (1969)
72Kyrgyz Republic2.6 births per woman20245.479 births per woman (1963)
73Cambodia2.548 births per woman20246.338 births per woman (1984)
74Bolivia2.523 births per woman20246.273 births per woman (1960)
75Oman2.508 births per woman20247.904 births per woman (1981)
76Mongolia2.5 births per woman20247.409 births per woman (1966)
77Honduras2.476 births per woman20247.458 births per woman (1960)
78Paraguay2.416 births per woman20246.5 births per woman (1960)
79Lao P.D.R.2.397 births per woman20246.376 births per woman (1983)
80Guyana2.395 births per woman20246.339 births per woman (1961)
81Northern Mariana Islands2.324 births per woman20247.741 births per woman (1968)
82Saudi Arabia2.308 births per woman20247.672 births per woman (1964)
83Libya2.298 births per woman20248.096 births per woman (1971)
84Guatemala2.287 births per woman20246.999 births per woman (1960)
85Fiji2.27 births per woman20246.364 births per woman (1960)
86American Samoa2.267 births per woman20246.78 births per woman (1964)
87Suriname2.231 births per woman20246.59 births per woman (1960)
88Lebanon2.227 births per woman20245.905 births per woman (1963)
89Dominican Republic2.222 births per woman20247.555 births per woman (1960)
90Morocco2.208 births per woman20247.046 births per woman (1962)
91Nicaragua2.206 births per woman20247.159 births per woman (1960)
92South Africa2.205 births per woman20246.105 births per woman (1960)
93Bangladesh2.138 births per woman20246.839 births per woman (1970)
94Indonesia2.115 births per woman20245.593 births per woman (1965)
95Panama2.106 births per woman20245.872 births per woman (1962)
96Monaco2.102 births per woman20242.812 births per woman (1960)
97Myanmar2.098 births per woman20245.912 births per woman (1965)
98Venezuela2.077 births per woman20246.382 births per woman (1960)
99Belize2.021 births per woman20246.5 births per woman (1960)
100U.S. Virgin Islands1.97 births per woman20245.64 births per woman (1965)
101Peru1.965 births per woman20246.941 births per woman (1960)
102New Caledonia1.964 births per woman20245.465 births per woman (1961)
103India1.962 births per woman20245.979 births per woman (1964)
104Nepal1.961 births per woman20246.093 births per woman (1961)
105Sri Lanka1.952 births per woman20245.352 births per woman (1960)
106Faroe Islands1.913 births per woman20244.086 births per woman (1965)
107Vietnam1.895 births per woman20246.385 births per woman (1963)
108Philippines1.894 births per woman20246.996 births per woman (1960)
109Mexico1.892 births per woman20246.833 births per woman (1964)
110Gibraltar1.885 births per woman20244.26 births per woman (1964)
111Palau1.883 births per woman20247.189 births per woman (1960)
112Seychelles1.85 births per woman20246.126 births per woman (1966)
113Tunisia1.818 births per woman20247.17 births per woman (1963)
114Ecuador1.806 births per woman20246.721 births per woman (1960)
115Bahrain1.805 births per woman20247.262 births per woman (1960)
116Georgia1.802 births per woman20242.949 births per woman (1963)
117Montenegro1.8 births per woman20243.532 births per woman (1960)
118Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of1.784 births per woman20244.05 births per woman (1967)
119El Salvador1.768 births per woman20246.69 births per woman (1963)
120Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.761 births per woman20247.247 births per woman (1960)
121Brunei Darussalam1.731 births per woman20247.322 births per woman (1960)
122Moldova1.726 births per woman20243.315 births per woman (1960)
123Bulgaria1.72 births per woman20242.31 births per woman (1960)
124Qatar1.717 births per woman20246.531 births per woman (1960)
125Barbados1.708 births per woman20244.706 births per woman (1960)
126Greenland1.706 births per woman20246.785 births per woman (1962)
127Armenia1.7 births per woman20244.786 births per woman (1960)
128Iran1.684 births per woman20247.519 births per woman (1960)
129Serbia1.64 births per woman20242.155 births per woman (1960)
130Colombia1.634 births per woman20246.735 births per woman (1960)
131United States1.627 births per woman20243.654 births per woman (1960)
132Brazil1.614 births per woman20246.051 births per woman (1960)
133France1.61 births per woman20242.89 births per woman (1962)
134Aruba1.606 births per woman20244.567 births per woman (1960)
135Antigua and Barbuda1.582 births per woman20244.602 births per woman (1960)
136New Zealand1.57 births per woman20244.31 births per woman (1961)
137Iceland1.56 births per woman20244.29 births per woman (1960)
138Kuwait1.56 births per woman20247.34 births per woman (1966)
139Maldives1.56 births per woman20247.399 births per woman (1973)
140United Kingdom1.551 births per woman20242.93 births per woman (1964)
141Malaysia1.543 births per woman20246.412 births per woman (1960)
142Trinidad and Tobago1.536 births per woman20245.405 births per woman (1960)
143Saint Kitts and Nevis1.526 births per woman20246.541 births per woman (1960)
144Cayman Islands1.525 births per woman20244.887 births per woman (1972)
145Slovenia1.52 births per woman20242.465 births per woman (1966)
146Cabo Verde1.511 births per woman20246.993 births per woman (1965)
147Argentina1.504 births per woman20243.359 births per woman (1977)
148Bosnia and Herzegovina1.492 births per woman20243.963 births per woman (1960)
149French Polynesia1.491 births per woman20246 births per woman (1965)
150Australia1.481 births per woman20243.54 births per woman (1961)
151Dominica1.48 births per woman20246.178 births per woman (1960)
152Turkey1.48 births per woman20246.419 births per woman (1961)
153Grenada1.472 births per woman20246.743 births per woman (1960)
154Denmark1.47 births per woman20242.67 births per woman (1963)
155Ireland1.47 births per woman20244.07 births per woman (1964)
156Croatia1.46 births per woman20242.239 births per woman (1960)
157Slovakia1.46 births per woman20243.04 births per woman (1960)
158Turks and Caicos Islands1.452 births per woman20245.991 births per woman (1960)
159Norway1.45 births per woman20242.98 births per woman (1964)
160Bhutan1.449 births per woman20246.704 births per woman (1960)
161Cuba1.445 births per woman20244.559 births per woman (1963)
162Belgium1.44 births per woman20242.71 births per woman (1964)
163Mauritius1.44 births per woman20246.18 births per woman (1963)
164Sint Maarten1.44 births per woman20244.767 births per woman (1960)
165Azerbaijan1.43 births per woman20245.961 births per woman (1962)
166Netherlands1.43 births per woman20243.22 births per woman (1961)
167Sweden1.43 births per woman20242.47 births per woman (1964)
168Russian Federation1.418 births per woman20242.52 births per woman (1960)
169Hungary1.41 births per woman20242.35 births per woman (1975)
170Portugal1.41 births per woman20243.23 births per woman (1962)
171Bermuda1.405 births per woman20243.63 births per woman (1960)
172Curacao1.4 births per woman20245.13 births per woman (1960)
173North Macedonia 1.4 births per woman20243.826 births per woman (1960)
174Uruguay1.397 births per woman20243.017 births per woman (1975)
175Romania1.39 births per woman20243.66 births per woman (1967)
176Saint Lucia1.385 births per woman20246.835 births per woman (1961)
177Cyprus1.38 births per woman20243.619 births per woman (1961)
178Bahamas, The1.374 births per woman20245.156 births per woman (1961)
179Channel Islands1.37 births per woman20242.66 births per woman (1964)
180Liechtenstein1.37 births per woman20242.963 births per woman (1965)
181Czech Republic1.36 births per woman20242.46 births per woman (1974)
182Germany1.36 births per woman20242.54 births per woman (1964)
183Jamaica1.351 births per woman20245.79 births per woman (1964)
184Albania1.341 births per woman20246.383 births per woman (1960)
185Costa Rica1.318 births per woman20246.712 births per woman (1960)
186Austria1.31 births per woman20242.82 births per woman (1963)
187Switzerland1.29 births per woman20242.66 births per woman (1964)
188Canada1.25 births per woman20243.811 births per woman (1960)
189Finland1.25 births per woman20242.72 births per woman (1960)
190Luxembourg1.25 births per woman20242.42 births per woman (1965)
191Greece1.24 births per woman20242.45 births per woman (1967)
192Latvia1.24 births per woman20242.15 births per woman (1987)
193Belarus1.217 births per woman20242.67 births per woman (1960)
194United Arab Emirates1.213 births per woman20246.529 births per woman (1968)
195Thailand1.204 births per woman20246.342 births per woman (1963)
196Estonia1.18 births per woman20242.27 births per woman (1987)
197Italy1.18 births per woman20242.66 births per woman (1964)
198San Marino1.158 births per woman20242.684 births per woman (1961)
199Japan1.15 births per woman20242.23 births per woman (1967)
200Chile1.14 births per woman20244.697 births per woman (1960)
201Poland1.14 births per woman20242.98 births per woman (1960)
202Lithuania1.11 births per woman20242.56 births per woman (1960)
203Spain1.1 births per woman20243.01 births per woman (1964)
204Andorra1.087 births per woman20242.905 births per woman (1972)
205British Virgin Islands1.048 births per woman20244.812 births per woman (1960)
206China1.013 births per woman20247.513 births per woman (1963)
207Malta1.01 births per woman20243.62 births per woman (1960)
208Ukraine0.988 births per woman20242.285 births per woman (1960)
209Singapore0.97 births per woman20245.76 births per woman (1960)
210Puerto Rico0.92 births per woman20244.796 births per woman (1960)
211Hong Kong0.841 births per woman20245.177 births per woman (1962)
212Korea, Republic of0.748 births per woman20245.994 births per woman (1960)
213Macao0.582 births per woman20244.957 births per woman (1960)