Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SP.DYN.TFRT.IN•Births per woman•1960 → 2023•217 countries
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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)
217 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Countries
217
Median
1.9
Mean
2.4
25th pctl
1.5
75th pctl
3.1
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 | |
| KenyaKEN | 3.21 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 3.21 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 3.15 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 3.13 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.1 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 3.07 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 3.01 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 2.92 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 2.85 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 2.78 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 2.77 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 2.75 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 2.75 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 2.75 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 2.73 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 2.72 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 2.71 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 2.71 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 2.7 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.7 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 2.69 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 2.69 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 2.66 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 2.64 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 2.61 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 2.58 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 2.55 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 2.53 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 2.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 2.42 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 2.42 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 2.41 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 2.36 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 2.35 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 2.31 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 2.29 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 2.28 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 2.28 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 2.25 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 2.24 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 2.24 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 2.23 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 2.22 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 2.22 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 2.16 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 2.13 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2.12 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 2.12 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 2.11 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 2.08 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 2.02 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 2.01 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 1.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 1.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 1.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 1.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 1.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 1.97 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 1.92 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.91 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 1.91 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 1.91 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 1.9 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 1.89 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 1.86 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.83 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 1.82 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 1.82 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.81 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.81 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 1.78 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 1.78 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 1.78 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 1.77 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 1.75 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 1.74 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 1.73 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.73 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.71 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.71 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1.7 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.66 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.65 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.62 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.62 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.61 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.6 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.59 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 1.58 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 1.58 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 1.56 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.56 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 1.55 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.55 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 1.55 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| KosovoXKX | 1.55 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 1.53 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.53 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 1.52 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1.52 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 1.51 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.51 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 1.51 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 1.51 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 1.5 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 1.49 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 1.49 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 1.49 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 1.48 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 1.47 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 1.46 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 1.46 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.46 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 1.45 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.45 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.45 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.45 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.44 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.44 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.43 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1.41 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.41 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.4 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.4 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.39 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 1.39 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 1.39 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1.38 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 1.37 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 1.37 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.36 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 1.36 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 1.35 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 1.33 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.33 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 1.32 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.32 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.31 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.26 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.26 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.25 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.21 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.21 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.2 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 1.2 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.2 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.2 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.18 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.17 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.16 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.15 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 1.12 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.08 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.06 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 1.05 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 1 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.98 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.97 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 0.92 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0.75 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.72 Births per woman | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.59 Births per woman | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)