Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.DYN.TFRT.IN•Births per woman•1960 → 2023•217 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
217
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Births per woman
≤ 1.36
1.36 – 1.5
1.5 – 1.76
1.76 – 2.22
2.22 – 2.75
2.75 – 3.84
> 3.84
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Countries
50
Median
4
Mean
4.2
25th pctl
3.7
75th pctl
4.6
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Somalia, Fed. Rep.ChadNiger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 6.13 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 6.12 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 6.06 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 6.05 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 6.01 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 5.61 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 5.12 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 4.88 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.84 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 4.76 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 4.7 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 4.61 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 4.59 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 4.56 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 4.48 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 4.32 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 4.32 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 4.28 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 4.28 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 4.22 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 4.19 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 4.19 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 4.16 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 4.1 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 4.08 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 4.01 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 3.99 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3.97 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 3.95 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 3.88 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3.86 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.84 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 3.83 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 3.82 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.79 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 3.72 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 3.71 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 3.7 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 3.65 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 3.65 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3.64 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 3.61 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 3.6 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 3.56 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 3.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 3.4 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 3.33 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 3.31 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 3.25 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 3.21 Births per woman | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)