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Total fertility rate (children born/woman)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Total fertility rate. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Total fertility rate is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe, where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the next 50 years.

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# Country Value Last update
1 / 1 Flag of Niger Niger 6.89 2014 est.
2 / 2 Flag of Mali Mali 6.16 2014 est.
3 / 3 Flag of Burundi Burundi 6.14 2014 est.
4 / 4 Flag of Somalia Somalia 6.08 2014 est.
5 / 5 Flag of Uganda Uganda 5.97 2014 est.
6 / 6 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 5.93 2014 est.
7 / 7 Flag of Zambia Zambia 5.76 2014 est.
8 / 8 Flag of Malawi Malawi 5.66 2014 est.
9 / 9 Flag of Angola Angola 5.43 2014 est.
10 / 10 Flag of South Sudan South Sudan 5.43 2014 est.
11 / 11 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 5.43 2014 est.
12 / 12 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 5.27 2014 est.
13 / 13 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 5.25 2014 est.
14 / 14 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 5.23 2014 est.
15 / 15 Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 5.11 2014 est.
16 / 16 Flag of Benin Benin 5.04 2014 est.
17 / 17 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 4.95 2014 est.
18 / 18 Flag of Guinea Guinea 4.93 2014 est.
19 / 19 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 4.83 2014 est.
20 / 20 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 4.82 2014 est.
21 / 21 Flag of Liberia Liberia 4.81 2014 est.
22 / 22 Flag of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.80 2014 est.
23 / 23 Flag of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the 4.73 2014 est.
24 / 24 Flag of Chad Chad 4.68 2014 est.
25 / 25 Flag of Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 4.67 2014 est.
26 / 26 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 4.66 2014 est.
27 / 27 Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 4.62 2014 est.
28 / 28 Flag of Togo Togo 4.53 2014 est.
29 / 29 Flag of Senegal Senegal 4.52 2014 est.
30 / 30 Flag of Gabon Gabon 4.49 2014 est.
31 / 31 Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic 4.46 2014 est.
32 / 32 Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 4.30 2014 est.
33 / 33 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 4.28 2014 est.
34 / 34 Flag of Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 4.24 2014 est.
35 / 35 Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 4.14 2014 est.
36 / 36 Flag of Ghana Ghana 4.09 2014 est.
37 / 37 Flag of Yemen Yemen 4.09 2014 est.
38 / 38 Flag of Mauritania Mauritania 4.07 2014 est.
39 / 39 Flag of Western Sahara Western Sahara 4.07 2014 est.
40 / 40 Flag of Sudan Sudan 3.92 2014 est.
41 / 41 Flag of Gambia, The Gambia, The 3.85 2014 est.
42 / 42 Flag of Comoros Comoros 3.76 2014 est.
43 / 43 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 3.63 2014 est.
44 / 44 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3.56 2014 est.
45 / 45 Flag of Kenya Kenya 3.54 2014 est.
46 / 46 Flag of Iraq Iraq 3.41 2014 est.
47 / 47 Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 3.36 2014 est.
48 / 48 Flag of Tonga Tonga 3.36 2014 est.
49 / 49 Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu 3.36 2014 est.
50 / 50 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.24 2014 est.
51 / 51 Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 3.22 2014 est.
52 / 52 Flag of Jordan Jordan 3.16 2014 est.
53 / 53 Flag of Philippines Philippines 3.06 2014 est.
54 / 54 Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu 3.03 2014 est.
55 / 55 Flag of Belize Belize 3.02 2014 est.
56 / 56 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 2.99 2014 est.
57 / 57 Flag of American Samoa American Samoa 2.98 2014 est.
58 / 58 Flag of Samoa Samoa 2.94 2014 est.
59 / 59 Flag of Nauru Nauru 2.93 2014 est.
60 / 60 Flag of Laos Laos 2.90 2014 est.
61 / 61 Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 2.88 2014 est.
62 / 62 Flag of Egypt Egypt 2.87 2014 est.
63 / 63 Flag of Honduras Honduras 2.86 2014 est.
64 / 64 Flag of Oman Oman 2.86 2014 est.
65 / 65 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 2.86 2014 est.
66 / 66 Flag of West Bank West Bank 2.83 2014 est.
67 / 67 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 2.80 2014 est.
68 / 68 Flag of Haiti Haiti 2.79 2014 est.
69 / 69 Flag of Algeria Algeria 2.78 2014 est.
70 / 70 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 2.78 2014 est.
71 / 71 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 2.76 2014 est.
72 / 72 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.68 2014 est.
73 / 73 Flag of Syria Syria 2.68 2014 est.
74 / 74 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 2.66 2014 est.
75 / 75 Flag of Israel Israel 2.62 2014 est.
76 / 76 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 2.58 2014 est.
77 / 77 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 2.56 2014 est.
78 / 78 Flag of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 2.55 2014 est.
79 / 79 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2.53 2014 est.
80 / 80 Flag of Fiji Fiji 2.51 2014 est.
81 / 81 Flag of India India 2.51 2014 est.
82 / 82 Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 2.47 2014 est.
83 / 83 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 2.45 2014 est.
84 / 84 Flag of Guam Guam 2.38 2014 est.
85 / 85 Flag of Panama Panama 2.38 2014 est.
86 / 86 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2.38 2014 est.
87 / 87 Flag of Botswana Botswana 2.37 2014 est.
88 / 88 Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 2.36 2014 est.
89 / 89 Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.36 2014 est.
90 / 90 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 2.35 2014 est.
91 / 91 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde 2.34 2014 est.
92 / 92 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2.34 2014 est.
93 / 93 Flag of Nepal Nepal 2.30 2014 est.
94 / 94 Flag of Mexico Mexico 2.29 2014 est.
95 / 95 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 2.29 2014 est.
96 / 96 Flag of Cook Islands Cook Islands 2.27 2014 est.
97 / 97 Flag of Namibia Namibia 2.25 2014 est.
98 / 98 Flag of Argentina Argentina 2.25 2014 est.
99 / 99 Flag of South Africa South Africa 2.23 2014 est.
100 / 100 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 2.22 2014 est.
101 / 101 Flag of Peru Peru 2.22 2014 est.
102 / 102 Flag of Burma Burma 2.18 2014 est.
103 / 103 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 2.18 2014 est.
104 / 104 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2.17 2014 est.
105 / 105 Flag of Morocco Morocco 2.15 2014 est.
106 / 106 Flag of Guyana Guyana 2.14 2014 est.
107 / 107 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2.13 2014 est.
108 / 108 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.10 2014 est.
109 / 109 Flag of Curacao Curacao 2.09 2013 est.
110 / 110 Flag of Grenada Grenada 2.09 2014 est.
111 / 111 Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 2.09 2013 est.
112 / 112 Flag of France France 2.08 2014 est.
113 / 113 Flag of Turkey Turkey 2.08 2014 est.
114 / 114 Flag of Libya Libya 2.07 2014 est.
115 / 115 Flag of Colombia Colombia 2.07 2014 est.
116 / 116 Flag of Greenland Greenland 2.06 2014 est.
117 / 117 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 2.05 2014 est.
118 / 118 Flag of Dominica Dominica 2.05 2014 est.
119 / 119 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 2.05 2014 est.
120 / 120 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 2.03 2014 est.
121 / 121 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 2.02 2014 est.
122 / 122 Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 2.01 2014 est.
123 / 123 Flag of United States United States 2.01 2014 est.
124 / 124 Flag of Suriname Suriname 2.01 2014 est.
125 / 125 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 2.00 2014 est.
126 / 126 Flag of Ireland Ireland 2.00 2014 est.
127 / 127 Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia 1.99 2014 est.
128 / 128 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 1.99 2014 est.
129 / 129 Flag of Korea, North Korea, North 1.98 2014 est.
130 / 130 Flag of Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 1.97 2014 est.
131 / 131 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 1.96 2014 est.
132 / 132 Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia 1.95 2014 est.
133 / 133 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 1.95 2014 est.
134 / 134 Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 1.95 2014 est.
135 / 135 Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man 1.94 2014 est.
136 / 136 Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 1.92 2014 est.
137 / 137 Flag of Qatar Qatar 1.92 2014 est.
138 / 138 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.91 2014 est.
139 / 139 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.91 2014 est.
140 / 140 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1.90 2014 est.
141 / 141 Flag of Seychelles Seychelles 1.88 2014 est.
142 / 142 Flag of Iceland Iceland 1.88 2014 est.
143 / 143 Flag of Sweden Sweden 1.88 2014 est.
144 / 144 Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 1.86 2014 est.
145 / 145 Flag of Norway Norway 1.86 2014 est.
146 / 146 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 1.85 2014 est.
147 / 147 Flag of Iran Iran 1.85 2014 est.
148 / 148 Flag of Aruba Aruba 1.84 2014 est.
149 / 149 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.84 2014 est.
150 / 150 Flag of Chile Chile 1.84 2014 est.
151 / 151 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1.84 2014 est.
152 / 152 Flag of Brunei Brunei 1.82 2014 est.
153 / 153 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 1.81 2014 est.
154 / 154 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1.80 2014 est.
155 / 155 Flag of Brazil Brazil 1.79 2014 est.
156 / 156 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.78 2014 est.
157 / 157 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 1.78 2014 est.
158 / 158 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 1.77 2014 est.
159 / 159 Flag of Australia Australia 1.77 2014 est.
160 / 160 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 1.77 2014 est.
161 / 161 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.77 2014 est.
162 / 162 Flag of Georgia Georgia 1.77 2014 est.
163 / 163 Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 1.76 2014 est.
164 / 164 Flag of Maldives Maldives 1.76 2014 est.
165 / 165 Flag of Anguilla Anguilla 1.75 2014 est.
166 / 166 Flag of Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 1.75 2014 est.
167 / 167 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 1.74 2014 est.
168 / 168 Flag of Denmark Denmark 1.73 2014 est.
169 / 169 Flag of Finland Finland 1.73 2014 est.
170 / 170 Flag of Palau Palau 1.71 2014 est.
171 / 171 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1.71 2014 est.
172 / 172 Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 1.70 2014 est.
173 / 173 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.69 2014 est.
174 / 174 Flag of Barbados Barbados 1.68 2014 est.
175 / 175 Flag of Jersey Jersey 1.66 2014 est.
176 / 176 Flag of Belgium Belgium 1.65 2014 est.
177 / 177 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.64 2014 est.
178 / 178 Flag of Armenia Armenia 1.64 2014 est.
179 / 179 Flag of Russia Russia 1.61 2014 est.
180 / 180 Flag of Macedonia Macedonia 1.59 2014 est.
181 / 181 Flag of Canada Canada 1.59 2014 est.
182 / 182 Flag of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 1.58 2014 est.
183 / 183 Flag of Moldova Moldova 1.56 2014 est.
184 / 184 Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.56 2014 est.
185 / 185 Flag of China China 1.55 2014 est.
186 / 186 Flag of Guernsey Guernsey 1.55 2014 est.
187 / 187 Flag of Malta Malta 1.54 2014 est.
188 / 188 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1.54 2014 est.
189 / 189 Flag of Monaco Monaco 1.52 2014 est.
190 / 190 Flag of Portugal Portugal 1.52 2014 est.
191 / 191 Flag of Thailand Thailand 1.50 2014 est.
192 / 192 Flag of Albania Albania 1.50 2014 est.
193 / 193 Flag of San Marino San Marino 1.49 2014 est.
194 / 194 Flag of Spain Spain 1.48 2014 est.
195 / 195 Flag of Belarus Belarus 1.47 2014 est.
196 / 196 Flag of Cuba Cuba 1.46 2014 est.
197 / 197 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1.46 2014 est.
198 / 198 Flag of Estonia Estonia 1.46 2014 est.
199 / 199 Flag of Croatia Croatia 1.45 2014 est.
200 / 200 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1.44 2014 est.
201 / 201 Flag of Austria Austria 1.43 2014 est.
202 / 202 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 1.43 2014 est.
203 / 203 Flag of Germany Germany 1.43 2014 est.
204 / 204 Flag of Hungary Hungary 1.42 2014 est.
205 / 205 Flag of Italy Italy 1.42 2014 est.
206 / 206 Flag of Serbia Serbia 1.42 2014 est.
207 / 207 Flag of Greece Greece 1.41 2014 est.
208 / 208 Flag of Japan Japan 1.40 2014 est.
209 / 209 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1.39 2014 est.
210 / 210 Flag of Andorra Andorra 1.38 2014 est.
211 / 211 Flag of Latvia Latvia 1.35 2014 est.
212 / 212 Flag of Poland Poland 1.33 2014 est.
213 / 213 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1.33 2014 est.
214 / 214 Flag of Romania Romania 1.32 2014 est.
215 / 215 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1.30 2014 est.
216 / 216 Flag of Montserrat Montserrat 1.29 2014 est.
217 / 217 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1.29 2014 est.
218 / 218 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.26 2014 est.
219 / 219 Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 1.25 2014 est.
220 / 220 Flag of Korea, South Korea, South 1.25 2014 est.
221 / 221 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 1.17 2014 est.
222 / 222 Flag of Taiwan Taiwan 1.11 2014 est.
223 / 223 Flag of Macau Macau 0.93 2014 est.
224 / 224 Flag of Singapore Singapore 0.80 2014 est.