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Fertility Rate by Country

Compare total fertility rates by country or region — the average number of births per woman over a lifetime. A key demographic indicator since 1960. Source: World Bank.

Highest fertility rate · births per woman · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

217 countries · 2024

#Country / Regionbirths per woman▼
1ChadTCD6.03
2Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM6.01
3Congo, Dem. Rep.COD5.98
4Central African RepublicCAF5.95
5NigerNER5.93
6MaliMLI5.51
7AngolaAGO5.05
8BurundiBDI4.79
9AfghanistanAFG4.76
10MozambiqueMOZ4.69
11MauritaniaMRT4.63
12TanzaniaTZA4.54
13Yemen, Rep.YEM4.50
14BeninBEN4.48
15NigeriaNGA4.38
16SudanSDN4.26
17CameroonCMR4.26
18Cote d'IvoireCIV4.23
19UgandaUGA4.17
20GuineaGIN4.13
21TogoTGO4.12
22Equatorial GuineaGNQ4.12
23Burkina FasoBFA4.11
24Congo, Rep.COG4.11
25ZambiaZMB4.04
26MadagascarMDG3.91
27EthiopiaETH3.91
28Gambia, TheGMB3.91
29LiberiaLBR3.86
30ComorosCOM3.82
31SamoaWSM3.80
32South SudanSSD3.79
33SenegalSEN3.77
34Guinea-BissauGNB3.76
35Sierra LeoneSLE3.70
36EritreaERI3.68
37ZimbabweZWE3.67
38RwandaRWA3.65
39Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP3.60
40GabonGAB3.59
41MalawiMWI3.59
42VanuatuVUT3.57
43PakistanPAK3.55
44Solomon IslandsSLB3.51
45UzbekistanUZB3.49
46GhanaGHA3.34
47NaoeroNRU3.29
48West Bank and GazaPSE3.25
49IraqIRQ3.22
50NamibiaNAM3.21
51TuvaluTUV3.17
52KenyaKEN3.17
53KiribatiKIR3.12
54TongaTON3.10
55Papua New GuineaPNG3.07
56TajikistanTJK3.04
57KazakhstanKAZ2.98
58IsraelISR2.87
59Marshall IslandsMHL2.86
60GuamGUM2.75
61Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM2.74
62Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY2.73
63AlgeriaDZA2.72
64EswatiniSWZ2.72
65BotswanaBWA2.70
66Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2.70
67St. Martin (French part)MAF2.67
68LesothoLSO2.66
69TurkmenistanTKM2.66
70Timor-LesteTLS2.63
71HaitiHTI2.63
72DjiboutiDJI2.62
73JordanJOR2.60
74Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ2.60
75CambodiaKHM2.55
76BoliviaBOL2.52
77OmanOMN2.51
78MongoliaMNG2.50
79HondurasHND2.48
80ParaguayPRY2.42
81Lao PDRLAO2.40
82GuyanaGUY2.40
83Northern Mariana IslandsMNP2.32
84Saudi ArabiaSAU2.31
85LibyaLBY2.30
86GuatemalaGTM2.29
87FijiFJI2.27
88American SamoaASM2.27
89SurinameSUR2.23
90LebanonLBN2.23
91Dominican RepublicDOM2.22
92MoroccoMAR2.21
93NicaraguaNIC2.21
94South AfricaZAF2.21
95BangladeshBGD2.14
96IndonesiaIDN2.12
97PanamaPAN2.11
98MonacoMCO2.10
99MyanmarMMR2.10
100Venezuela, RBVEN2.08
101BelizeBLZ2.02
102Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR1.97
103PeruPER1.97
104New CaledoniaNCL1.96
105IndiaIND1.96
106NepalNPL1.96
107Sri LankaLKA1.95
108Faroe IslandsFRO1.91
109Viet NamVNM1.90
110PhilippinesPHL1.89
111MexicoMEX1.89
112GibraltarGIB1.89
113PalauPLW1.88
114SeychellesSYC1.85
115TunisiaTUN1.82
116EcuadorECU1.81
117BahrainBHR1.80
118GeorgiaGEO1.80
119MontenegroMNE1.80
120Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK1.78
121El SalvadorSLV1.77
122St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT1.76
123Brunei DarussalamBRN1.73
124MoldovaMDA1.73
125BulgariaBGR1.72
126QatarQAT1.72
127BarbadosBRB1.71
128GreenlandGRL1.71
129ArmeniaARM1.70
130Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN1.68
131SerbiaSRB1.64
132ColombiaCOL1.63
133United StatesUSA1.63
134BrazilBRA1.61
135FranceFRA1.61
136ArubaABW1.61
137Antigua and BarbudaATG1.58
138New ZealandNZL1.57
139IcelandISL1.56
140KuwaitKWT1.56
141MaldivesMDV1.56
142United KingdomGBR1.55
143Isle of ManIMN1.54
144MalaysiaMYS1.54
145KosovoXKX1.54
146Trinidad and TobagoTTO1.54
147St. Kitts and NevisKNA1.53
148Cayman IslandsCYM1.52
149SloveniaSVN1.52
150Cabo VerdeCPV1.51
151ArgentinaARG1.50
152Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH1.49
153French PolynesiaPYF1.49
154AustraliaAUS1.48
155TurkiyeTUR1.48
156DominicaDMA1.48
157GrenadaGRD1.47
158IrelandIRL1.47
159DenmarkDNK1.47
160CroatiaHRV1.46
161Slovak RepublicSVK1.46
162Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA1.45
163NorwayNOR1.45
164BhutanBTN1.45
165CubaCUB1.45
166MauritiusMUS1.44
167Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM1.44
168BelgiumBEL1.44
169SwedenSWE1.43
170NetherlandsNLD1.43
171AzerbaijanAZE1.43
172Russian FederationRUS1.42
173HungaryHUN1.41
174PortugalPRT1.41
175BermudaBMU1.41
176North MacedoniaMKD1.40
177CuracaoCUW1.40
178UruguayURY1.40
179RomaniaROU1.39
180St. LuciaLCA1.39
181CyprusCYP1.38
182Bahamas, TheBHS1.37
183Channel IslandsCHI1.37
184LiechtensteinLIE1.37
185GermanyDEU1.36
186CzechiaCZE1.36
187JamaicaJAM1.35
188AlbaniaALB1.34
189Costa RicaCRI1.32
190AustriaAUT1.31
191SwitzerlandCHE1.29
192LuxembourgLUX1.25
193CanadaCAN1.25
194FinlandFIN1.25
195LatviaLVA1.24
196GreeceGRC1.24
197BelarusBLR1.22
198United Arab EmiratesARE1.21
199ThailandTHA1.20
200ItalyITA1.18
201EstoniaEST1.18
202San MarinoSMR1.16
203JapanJPN1.15
204ChileCHL1.14
205PolandPOL1.14
206LithuaniaLTU1.11
207SpainESP1.10
208AndorraAND1.09
209British Virgin IslandsVGB1.05
210ChinaCHN1.01
211MaltaMLT1.01
212UkraineUKR0.99
213SingaporeSGP0.97
214Puerto Rico (US)PRI0.92
215Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG0.84
216Korea, Rep.KOR0.75
217Macao SAR, ChinaMAC0.58

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Fertility Rate · 2024

  • ›In 2024, Chad leads all 217 ranked nations in fertility rate, recording 6.03 — followed by Somalia, Fed. Rep. (6.01) and Congo, Dem. Rep. (5.98).
  • ›Chad records 10× more than Macao SAR, China (0.58), the lowest-ranked country with data for 2024.
  • ›The median country scores 1.90, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's fertility rate in 2024.
  • ›The five leading nations — Chad, Somalia, Fed. Rep., Congo, Dem. Rep., Central African Republic and Niger — dominate the global fertility rate ranking in 2024.
  • ›217 countries and territories reported fertility rate data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Fertility Rate indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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