How many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · births per woman
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chad
|
6.03 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Somalia
|
6.01 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
5.98 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Central African Republic
|
5.95 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Niger
|
5.94 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Mali
|
5.51 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Angola
|
5.05 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Burundi
|
4.79 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Afghanistan
|
4.76 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Mozambique
|
4.69 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Mauritania
|
4.63 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Tanzania
|
4.54 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Yemen
|
4.5 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Benin
|
4.48 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Nigeria
|
4.38 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Sudan
|
4.26 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Cameroon
|
4.26 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
4.23 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Uganda
|
4.17 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Guinea
|
4.13 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Togo
|
4.12 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
4.12 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Burkina Faso
|
4.11 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Republic of the Congo
|
4.11 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Zambia
|
4.04 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Madagascar
|
3.91 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Ethiopia
|
3.91 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Gambia
|
3.91 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Liberia
|
3.86 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Comoros
|
3.82 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Samoa
|
3.8 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
South Sudan
|
3.79 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Senegal
|
3.77 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
3.76 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Sierra Leone
|
3.7 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Eritrea
|
3.68 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Zimbabwe
|
3.67 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Rwanda
|
3.65 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
3.6 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Gabon
|
3.59 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Malawi
|
3.59 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Vanuatu
|
3.57 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Pakistan
|
3.55 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Solomon Islands
|
3.51 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Uzbekistan
|
3.49 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Ghana
|
3.34 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Nauru
|
3.29 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Palestine
|
3.25 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Iraq
|
3.22 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Namibia
|
3.21 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Tuvalu
|
3.17 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Kenya
|
3.17 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Kiribati
|
3.12 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Tonga
|
3.1 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3.07 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Tajikistan
|
3.04 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Kazakhstan
|
2.98 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Israel
|
2.87 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Marshall Islands
|
2.86 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Guam
|
2.75 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Micronesia
|
2.74 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Egypt
|
2.74 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Algeria
|
2.72 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Eswatini
|
2.72 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Botswana
|
2.7 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Syria
|
2.7 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Saint Martin
|
2.67 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Lesotho
|
2.66 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.66 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Timor-Leste
|
2.63 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Haiti
|
2.63 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Djibouti
|
2.62 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Jordan
|
2.6 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.6 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Cambodia
|
2.55 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Bolivia
|
2.52 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Oman
|
2.51 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Mongolia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Honduras
|
2.48 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Paraguay
|
2.42 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Laos
|
2.4 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Guyana
|
2.4 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
2.32 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Saudi Arabia
|
2.31 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Libya
|
2.3 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Guatemala
|
2.29 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Fiji
|
2.27 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
American Samoa
|
2.27 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Suriname
|
2.23 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Lebanon
|
2.23 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Dominican Republic
|
2.22 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Morocco
|
2.21 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Nicaragua
|
2.21 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
South Africa
|
2.21 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Bangladesh
|
2.14 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Indonesia
|
2.12 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Panama
|
2.11 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Monaco
|
2.1 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Myanmar
|
2.1 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Venezuela
|
2.08 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Belize
|
2.02 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
1.97 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Peru
|
1.97 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
New Caledonia
|
1.96 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
India
|
1.96 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Nepal
|
1.96 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Sri Lanka
|
1.95 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Faroe Islands
|
1.91 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Vietnam
|
1.9 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Philippines
|
1.89 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Mexico
|
1.89 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Gibraltar
|
1.89 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Palau
|
1.88 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Seychelles
|
1.85 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Tunisia
|
1.82 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Ecuador
|
1.81 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Bahrain
|
1.81 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Georgia
|
1.8 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Montenegro
|
1.8 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
North Korea
|
1.78 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
El Salvador
|
1.77 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
1.76 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
1.73 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Moldova
|
1.73 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Bulgaria
|
1.72 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Qatar
|
1.72 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Barbados
|
1.71 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Greenland
|
1.71 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Armenia
|
1.7 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Iran
|
1.68 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Serbia
|
1.64 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Colombia
|
1.63 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
United States
|
1.63 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Brazil
|
1.61 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
France
|
1.61 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Aruba
|
1.61 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
1.58 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
New Zealand
|
1.57 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Iceland
|
1.56 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Kuwait
|
1.56 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 141 |
Maldives
|
1.56 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 142 |
United Kingdom
|
1.55 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Isle of Man
|
1.54 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Malaysia
|
1.54 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Kosovo
|
1.54 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1.54 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
1.53 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Cayman Islands
|
1.53 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Slovenia
|
1.52 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Cabo Verde
|
1.51 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Argentina
|
1.5 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1.49 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
French Polynesia
|
1.49 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Australia
|
1.48 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Dominica
|
1.48 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Türkiye
|
1.48 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 157 |
Grenada
|
1.47 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Denmark
|
1.47 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Ireland
|
1.47 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 160 |
Croatia
|
1.46 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Slovakia
|
1.46 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 162 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
1.45 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Norway
|
1.45 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Bhutan
|
1.45 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Cuba
|
1.45 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Belgium
|
1.44 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Mauritius
|
1.44 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 168 |
Sint Maarten
|
1.44 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 169 |
Azerbaijan
|
1.43 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Netherlands
|
1.43 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 171 |
Sweden
|
1.43 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 172 |
Russia
|
1.42 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Hungary
|
1.41 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Portugal
|
1.41 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 175 |
Bermuda
|
1.41 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Curaçao
|
1.4 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
North Macedonia
|
1.4 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 178 |
Uruguay
|
1.4 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Romania
|
1.39 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Saint Lucia
|
1.39 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Cyprus
|
1.38 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Bahamas
|
1.37 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Channel Islands
|
1.37 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Liechtenstein
|
1.37 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 185 |
Czechia
|
1.36 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Germany
|
1.36 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 187 |
Jamaica
|
1.35 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Albania
|
1.34 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Costa Rica
|
1.32 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Austria
|
1.31 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Switzerland
|
1.29 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Canada
|
1.25 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Finland
|
1.25 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 194 |
Luxembourg
|
1.25 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 195 |
Greece
|
1.24 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Latvia
|
1.24 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 197 |
Belarus
|
1.22 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 198 |
United Arab Emirates
|
1.21 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Thailand
|
1.2 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Estonia
|
1.18 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Italy
|
1.18 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 202 |
San Marino
|
1.16 | 2024 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Japan
|
1.15 | 2024 | 203 | |
| 204 |
Chile
|
1.14 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 205 |
Poland
|
1.14 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 206 |
Lithuania
|
1.11 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 207 |
Spain
|
1.1 | 2024 | 207 | |
| 208 |
Andorra
|
1.09 | 2024 | 208 | |
| 209 |
British Virgin Islands
|
1.05 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 210 |
China
|
1.01 | 2024 | 210 | |
| 211 |
Malta
|
1.01 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 212 |
Ukraine
|
0.99 | 2024 | 212 | |
| 213 |
Singapore
|
0.97 | 2024 | 213 | |
| 214 |
Puerto Rico
|
0.92 | 2024 | 214 | |
| 215 |
Hong Kong
|
0.84 | 2024 | 215 | |
| 216 |
South Korea
|
0.75 | 2024 | 216 | |
| 217 |
Macao
|
0.58 | 2024 | 217 |
The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would bear over her entire reproductive period if the age-specific fertility rates of the year of calculation stayed unchanged. In countries with low mortality the replacement level is about 2.1 births per woman: below that threshold population starts to shrink in the absence of migration.
Important: The total fertility rate is a hypothetical value for a synthetic cohort; the completed fertility of real cohorts may differ.
How many births there are per thousand girls aged 15–19 during a year.
Demography 1961–2024 Contraceptive useWhat part of women in a marriage or a union uses contraception.
Demography 1960–2024 Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.
Demography 1961–2025 Population growthAnnual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.