List of sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate

This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.

Map of countries by total fertility rate (2020-2025), according to UNPD.[1]

Methodology

The first lists show the most recent year where there is published total fertility rate (TFR) data ranked by sovereign states and dependencies, and are ordered by organization type - Intergovernmental, Governmental or Non-governmental organization that searched, organized and published the data.

Country ranking by most recent years lists:

Intergovernmental organizations ranking lists

The World Bank ranking list is based on the data for the year 2018 published online.[2] The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution, a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group, but it also collects and analyses information on demography issues based on international and national sources: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Note: Sometimes World Bank changes its figures of fertility rates for a certain year due to more accurate and updated information from sources. Because of that, sometimes it is necessary to update World Bank figures for fertility rates more than once for the same year.

Governmental organizations ranking lists

The CIA ranking list is sourced from the CIA World Factbook for the most recent year[3] [4] unless otherwise specified. Sovereign states and countries are ranked. Some countries might not be listed because they are not fully recognized as countries at the time of this census.

The INED - Institut National d'Études Démographiques is based on the online publication Population & Sociétés - Tous les pays du monde (2019), number 569, September 2019.[5]

Non-governmental organizations ranking lists

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ranking list is based on the data of the 2020 World Population Data Sheet [6] published online. The Population Reference Bureau (PRB)[7] is a private, nonprofit organization which informs people around the world about population, health and the environment for research or academic purposes. It was founded in 1929. World Population Data Sheets are double-sided wallcharts (now published online) that present detailed information on demographic, health and environment indicators for more than 200 countries.

Note: Changes in figures of fertility rates by country from one year to another do not always reflect an actual increase or decrease of fertility rates in a certain country but instead reflect a change made due to more accurate and updated information from sources.

The Our World In Data (OWID) Country ranking 2019 list is sourced and based on the OWID website (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[8][9] (OWID) is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing. The aim is to show how the world is changing and why. The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser.

Comparison ranking lists:

The Our World In Data (OWID) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1950 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the OWID website (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[10][11] Our World In Data (OWID) is an online publication that presents empirical research and data that show how living conditions around the world are changing. The aim is to show how the world is changing and why. The publication is developed at the University of Oxford and authored by social historian and development economist Max Roser.

The World Bank Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1960 and 2015 list is sourced and based on the online published demographic data of the World Bank web site (on the clickable map and quoted sources).[12]

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Country ranking and comparison by TFR: 1970 and 2013 list is sourced and based on the data of the 2014 World Population Data Sheet[13] published online.[14][15]

Forecast/Prediction ranking lists:

The UN ranking list is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects. Figures are from the 2015 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2015–2020, using the medium assumption.[16][17] and from the 2019 revision United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2020–2025, using the medium assumption.[18] The United Nations Population Division (part of the DESA - Department of Economic and Social Affairs[19]) ranking list is based on the forecast/prediction for the years 2015-2020 and 2020-2025 published online.[20][21]

Only countries/territories with a population of 100 000 or more in 2019 are included. Ranks are based on the 2015–2020 and 2020-2025 figures.

Country ranking by most recent year

Country ranking by Intergovernmental organizations

2018 List by the World Bank
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2018
(births/woman)
1 Niger6.9
2 Somalia6.1
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9
4 Mali5.9
5 Chad5.7
6 Angola5.5
7 Burundi5.4
8 Nigeria5.4
9 The Gambia5.2
10 Burkina Faso5.2
11 Uganda5.0
12 Tanzania4.9
13 Mozambique4.9
14 Benin4.8
15 Central African Republic4.7
16 Guinea4.7
17 South Sudan4.7
18 Cote d'Ivoire4.6
19 Zambia4.6
20 Senegal4.6
21 Cameroon4.6
22 Mauritania4.6
23 Equatorial Guinea4.5
24 Guinea-Bissau4.5
25 Afghanistan4.5
26 Republic of the Congo4.4
27 Sudan4.4
28 Solomon Islands4.4
29 Sao Tome and Principe4.3
30 Togo4.3
31 Liberia4.3
32 Sierra Leone4.3
33 Ethiopia4.2
34 Malawi4.2
35 Comoros4.2
36 Madagascar4.1
37 Eritrea4.1
38 Rwanda4.0
39 Timor-Leste4.0
40 Gabon4.0
41 Samoa3.9
42 Ghana3.9
43 Yemen3.8
44 Vanuatu3.8
45 Iraq3.7
46 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank)3.6
47 Zimbabwe3.6
48 Tajikistan3.6
49 Kiribati3.6
50 Papua New Guinea3.6
51 Tonga3.6
52 Pakistan3.5
53 Kenya3.5
54 Namibia3.4
55 Egypt3.3
56 Kyrgyzstan3.3
57 Lesotho3.1
58 Israel3.1
59 Federated States of Micronesia3.1
60 Algeria3.0
61 Eswatini3.0
62 Haiti2.9
63 Mongolia2.9
64 Oman2.9
65 Botswana2.9
66 Guatemala2.9
67 Kazakhstan2.8
68 Syria2.8
69 Turkmenistan2.8
70 Fiji2.8
71 Jordan2.8
72 Bolivia2.7
73 Djibouti2.7
74 Laos2.7
75 Philippines2.6
76 Cambodia2.5
77 (1) Faroe Islands (Denmark)2.5
78 Guyana2.5
79 Panama2.5
80 Honduras2.5
81 Paraguay2.4
82 Ecuador2.4
83 Uzbekistan2.4
84 Suriname2.4
85 Morocco2.4
86 Seychelles2.4
87 South Africa2.4
88 Nicaragua2.4
  World2.4
89 Dominican Republic2.3
90 Saudi Arabia2.3
91 (2) Guam (US)2.3
92 Indonesia2.3
93 Belize2.3
94 Cabo Verde2.3
95 Venezuela2.3
96 Argentina2.3
97 Peru2.3
98 Libya2.2
99 India2.2
100 Sri Lanka2.2
101 Tunisia2.2
102 Myanmar (Burma)2.2
103 Iran2.1
104 Mexico2.1
105 Lebanon2.1
106 Kuwait2.1
107 Turkey2.1
108 Grenada2.1
109 (3) United States Virgin Islands (US)2.1
110 Georgia2.1
  Population Replacement2.1
111 Vietnam2.0
112 El Salvador2.0
113 Bangladesh2.0
114 Malaysia2.0
115 Kosovo2.0
116 (4) Greenland (Denmark)2.0
117 Antigua and Barbuda2.0
118 Bahrain2.0
119 Jamaica2.0
120 Bhutan2.0
121 Uruguay2.0
122 (5) New Caledonia (France)2.0
123 (6) French Polynesia (France)1.9
124   Nepal1.9
125 North Korea1.9
126 (7) Aruba (Netherlands)1.9
127 St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.9
128 France1.9
129 Maldives1.9
130 Qatar1.9
131 Brunei1.8
132 (8) Saint Martin (France)1.8
133 Colombia1.8
134 Sweden1.8
135 Romania1.8
136 Armenia1.8
137 Costa Rica1.8
138 The Bahamas1.8
139 Ireland1.8
140 Montenegro1.7
141 Australia1.7
142 Denmark1.7
143 Azerbaijan1.7
144 Brazil1.7
145 United States1.7
146 Trinidad and Tobago1.7
147 Iceland1.7
148 Czech Republic1.7
149 New Zealand1.7
150 (9) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.7
151 China1.7
152 United Kingdom1.7
153 Estonia1.7
154 Chile1.6
155 Lithuania1.6
156 Belgium1.6
157 Barbados1.6
158 Cuba1.6
159 Albania1.6
160 Latvia1.6
161 Slovenia1.6
162 (10) Bermuda (UK)1.6
163 Netherlands1.6
164 Liechtenstein1.6
165 Germany1.6
166 Russia1.6
167 Norway1.6
168 Bulgaria1.6
169 Hungary1.6
170 Slovakia1.5
171 Thailand1.5
172  Switzerland1.5
173Channel Islands - (11)  Guernsey (UK) and (12)  Jersey (UK)1.5
174 Canada1.5
175 North Macedonia1.5
176 Serbia1.5
177 Austria1.5
178 Croatia1.5
179 Poland1.5
180 Belarus1.4
181 St. Lucia1.4
182 Portugal1.4
183 Japan1.4
184 United Arab Emirates1.4
185 Finland1.4
186 Mauritius1.4
187 Luxembourg1.4
188 Greece1.4
189 Cyprus1.3
190 Ukraine1.3
191 Italy1.3
192 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3
193 Moldova1.3
194 Spain1.3
195 Malta1.2
196 (13) Macau (China)1.2
197 Singapore1.1
198 (14) Hong Kong (China)1.1
199 (15) Puerto Rico (US)1.0
200 South Korea1.0
  Sovereign States: 185
  Dependent Territories: 15
  World
1World2.4
  Major Regions
1Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)4.7
2Sub-Saharan Africa4.7
3Arab world3.2
4Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income)2.9
5Middle East and North Africa2.8
6South Asia2.4
7Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income)2.0
8Latin America and Caribbean2.0
9Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income)1.9
10East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income)1.9
11East Asia and Pacific1.8
12Europe and Central Asia1.7
13North America1.7
14Central Europe and the Baltics1.6
  States’ Size
1Pacific Island small states3.5
2Other small states3.0
3Small states2.9
4Caribbean small states2.0
  International Organizations
1OECD members1.7
2European Union1.5
  Security Situation
1Fragile and conflict affected situations4.5
  Economic Areas
1Euro area1.5
  Economic Situation
1Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)4.7
2Least Developed Countries: UN classification4.0
  Income
1Low income countries4.5
2Lower middle income countries2.7
3Low and middle income countries2.6
4Middle income countries2.3
5Upper middle income countries1.9
6High income countries1.6
  Not Ranked
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra1.3 (2010)
3 (2) British Virgin Islands (UK)-
4 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
5 Dominica1.9 (2003)
6 (4) French Guiana (France)-
7 (5) Gibraltar (UK)-
8 (6) Guadeloupe (France)-
9 (7) Isle of Man (UK)1.6 (2002)
10 Marshall Islands4.0 (2011)
11 (8) Mayotte (France)-
12 Monaco-
13 Nauru-
14 (9) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
15 Palau2.2 (2015)
16 San Marino1.3 (2012)
17 (10) Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part)2.0 (2011)
18 St. Kitts and Nevis2.1 (2002)
19 Turks and Caicos Islands-
20 Tuvalu-
21  Vatican City-
22 Western Sahara-
  Sovereign States: 12
  Dependent Territories: 10

Note:

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

Country ranking by Governmental organizations

2019 List by the INED - Institut National d'Études Démographiques
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2019
(births/woman)
1 Niger6.8
2 Somalia6.0
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.8
4 Mali5.8
5 Chad5.6
6 Angola5.4
7 Burundi5.3
8 Nigeria5.3
9 The Gambia5.2
10 Burkina Faso5.1
11 Benin4.8
12 Mozambique4.8
13 Tanzania4.8
14 Uganda4.8
15 Central African Republic4.6
16 Côte d’Ivoire4.6
17 Guinea4.6
18 Senegal4.6
19 South Sudan4.6
20 Zambia4.6
21 Cameroon4.5
22 Mauritania4.5
23 Republic of the Congo4.4
24 Equatorial Guinea4.4
25 Guinea-Bissau4.4
26 Afghanistan4.3
27 Sao Tome and Principe4.3
28 Sudan4.3
29 Togo4.3
30 Liberia4.2
31 Sierra Leone4.2
32 Comoros4.1
33 Ethiopia4.1
34 Malawi4.1
35 Marshall Islands4.1
36 Eritrea4.0
37 Madagascar4.0
38 Rwanda4.0
39 Gabon3.9
40 Solomon Islands3.9
41 Timor-Leste3.9
42 Ghana3.8
43 Samoa3.8
44 Vanuatu3.7
45 Yemen3.7
46 Iraq3.6
47 (1) Mayotte (France)3.6
48 Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip and West Bank)3.6
49 Tajikistan3.6
50 Kiribati3.5
51 Pakistan3.5
52 Papua New Guinea3.5
53 Tonga3.5
54 Zimbabwe3.5
55 Kenya3.4
56 Egypt3.3
57 (2) French Guiana (France)3.3
58 Namibia3.3
59 Lesotho3.1
60 Algeria3.0
61 Israel3.0
62 Kyrgyzstan3.0
63 Federated States of Micronesia3.0
64 Eswatini (Swaziland)3.0
65 Haiti2.9
66 Mongolia2.9
67 Botswana2.8
68 Fiji2.8
69 Guatemala2.8
70 Oman2.8
71 Syria2.8
72 Bolivia2.7
73 Djibouti2.7
74 Jordan2.7
75 Kazakhstan2.7
76 Turkmenistan2.7
77 Laos2.6
78 Cambodia2.5
79 Philippines2.5
80 Ecuador2.4
81 Guyana2.4
82 Honduras2.4
83 Morocco2.4
84 Nicaragua2.4
85 Panama2.4
86 Paraguay2.4
87 Seychelles2.4
88 South Africa2.4
89 Suriname2.4
90 Uzbekistan2.4
91 Western Sahara2.4
  World2.4
92 Belize2.3
93 Dominican Republic2.3
94 (3) Guam (US)2.3
95 Indonesia2.3
96 Saudi Arabia2.3
97 Venezuela2.3
98 Argentina2.2
99 Cabo Verde2.2
100 India2.2
101 Libya2.2
102 Peru2.2
103 (4) Réunion (France)2.2
104 Sri Lanka2.2
105 Tunisia2.2
106 Azerbaijan2.1
107 Georgia2.1
108 (5) Guadeloupe (France)2.1
109 Iran2.1
110 Kuwait2.1
111 Lebanon2.1
112 Mexico2.1
113 Myanmar (Burma)2.1
114 Turkey2.1
115 Vietnam2.1
  Population Replacement2.1
116 Antigua and Barbuda2.0
117 Bahrain2.0
118 Bangladesh2.0
119 Bhutan2.0
120 El Salvador2.0
121 Grenada2.0
122 Jamaica2.0
123 Malaysia2.0
124 Uruguay2.0
125 (6) United States Virgin Islands (US)2.0
126 (7) Aruba (Netherlands)1.9
127 (8) French Polynesia (France)1.9
128 North Korea1.9
129 (9) Martinique (France)1.9
130 Monaco1.9
131   Nepal1.9
132 (10) New Caledonia (France)1.9
133 New Zealand1.9
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.9
135 Armenia1.8
136 Australia1.8
137 Brunei1.8
138 Colombia1.8
139 Denmark1.8
140 Dominica1.8
141 France (Metropolitan France)1.8
142 Ireland1.8
143 Maldives1.8
144 Qatar1.8
145 Russia1.8
146 Saint Kitts and Nevis1.8
147 Sweden1.8
148 United States1.8
149 Bahamas1.7
150 Belarus1.7
151 Belgium1.7
152 Brazil1.7
153 China (mainland only)1.7
154 Costa Rica1.7
155 (11) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.7
156 Czech Republic1.7
157 Iceland1.7
158 Kosovo1.7
159 Latvia1.7
160 Lithuania1.7
161 Montenegro1.7
162 Norway1.7
163 Trinidad and Tobago1.7
164 United Kingdom1.7
165 Albania1.6
166 Barbados1.6
167 Bulgaria1.6
168 Chile1.6
169 Cuba1.6
170 Estonia1.6
171 Germany1.6
172 Romania1.6
173 Slovenia1.6
174 Austria1.5
175 Canada1.5
176 Finland1.5
177 Hungary1.5
178 Malta1.5
179 North Macedonia1.5
180 Slovakia1.5
181  Switzerland1.5
182 Thailand1.5
183 Croatia1.4
184 (12) Hong Kong (China)1.4
185 Japan1.4
186 Liechtenstein1.4
187 Luxembourg1.4
188 Mauritius1.4
189 Netherlands1.4
190 Poland1.4
191 Saint Lucia1.4
192 Serbia1.4
193 Ukraine1.4
194 United Arab Emirates1.4
195 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3
196 Cyprus1.3
197 Greece1.3
198 Italy1.3
199 Moldova1.3
200 Portugal1.3
201 San Marino1.3
202 Spain1.3
203 China, Republic of (Taiwan)1.2
204 (13) Macau (China)1.2
205 (14) Puerto Rico (US)1.2
206 Singapore1.2
207 Andorra1.0
208 South Korea0.9
  Sovereign States: 194
  Dependent Territories: 14
  World
1World2.4
  Continents
1Africa4.4
2Oceania2.3
3Asia2.1
4Americas1.9
5Europe1.6
  Major Regions
1Middle Africa5.4
2Western Africa5.1
3Eastern Africa4.3
4Northern Africa3.2
5Central Asia2.7
6Western Asia2.6
7Southern Africa2.5
8Oceania2.3
9South Asia2.3
10Caribbean2.2
11Central America2.2
12Southeast Asia2.2
13South America1.9
14East Asia1.7
15Eastern Europe1.7
16Northern America1.7
17Northern Europe1.7
18Western Europe1.7
19Southern Europe1.3
  Not Ranked
1Channel Islands - (1)  Guernsey (UK) and (2)  Jersey (UK)-
2 (3) Christmas Island (Australia)-
3 (4) Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)-
4 European Union-
5 (5) Falkland Islands (UK)-
6 (6) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
7 Nauru-
8 Niue-
9 (7) Norfolk Island (Australia)-
10 Palau-
11 (8) Pitcairn Islands (UK)-
12 (9) Svalbard (Norway)-
13 (10) Tokelau (New Zealand)-
14 Tuvalu-
15  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 4
  Dependent Territories: 10
2020 List by the CIA World Factbook
RankCountryFertility rate
2020 estimate
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.00
2 Angola5.96
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.77
4 Mali5.72
5 Chad5.68
6 South Sudan5.54
7 Uganda5.54
8 Benin5.53
9 Somalia5.51
10 Zambia5.49
11 Malawi5.39
12 Burundi5.28
13 Mozambique4.97
14 Guinea4.92
15 Liberia4.90
16 Afghanistan4.82
17 Guinea-Bissau4.75
18 Nigeria4.72
19 Sudan4.72
20 Cameroon4.66
21 Sierra Leone4.62
22 Tanzania4.59
23 Burkina Faso4.51
24 Republic of the Congo4.45
25 Timor-Leste4.44
26 Togo4.22
27 Central African Republic4.14
28 Ethiopia4.14
29 Equatorial Guinea4.11
30 Senegal4.04
31 Zimbabwe3.93
32 Ghana3.90
33 Sao Tome and Principe3.82
34 Madagascar3.78
35 Eritrea3.73
36 Côte d’Ivoire3.67
37 Mauritania3.65
38 Western Sahara3.65
39 Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories)3.64
40 Pakistan3.60
41 Rwanda3.52
42 Kenya3.43
43 Gabon3.41
44 Iraq3.39
45 Egypt3.29
46 The Gambia3.21
47 Yemen3.20
48 Libya3.17
49 Namibia3.07
50 West Bank (Palestinian Territories)3.07
51 Jordan3.04
52 Solomon Islands2.97
53 Comoros2.95
54 Philippines2.92
55 Syria2.90
56 Tuvalu2.88
57 Tonga2.87
58 Marshall Islands2.86
59 (1) Guam (US)2.84
60 Papua New Guinea2.84
61 Vanuatu2.79
62 Oman2.76
63 Guatemala2.72
64 Belize2.70
65 (2) Northern Mariana Islands (US)2.70
66 Nauru2.68
67 Algeria2.59
68 Israel2.59
69 Kyrgyzstan2.54
70 Laos2.53
71 Eswatini (Swaziland)2.52
72 Haiti2.52
73 Tajikistan2.51
74 Lesotho2.50
75 Samoa2.50
76 Bolivia2.48
77 Botswana2.45
78 Malaysia2.43
  World2.42
79 Cambodia2.39
80 (3) American Samoa (US)2.35
81 India2.35
82 (4) Faroe Islands (Denmark)2.31
83 Fiji2.31
84 Morocco2.31
85 Federated States of Micronesia2.29
86 Kuwait2.26
87 Venezuela2.26
88 Kiribati2.25
89 Dominican Republic2.24
90 Panama2.23
91 South Africa2.22
92 Argentina2.21
93 Djibouti2.19
94 Mexico2.19
95 Cabo Verde2.16
96 Kazakhstan2.16
97 Cook Islands2.12
98 Bangladesh2.11
  Population Replacement2.10
99 Ecuador2.09
100 El Salvador2.09
101 Honduras2.09
102 Burma (Myanmar)2.07
103 Jamaica2.07
104 France2.06
105 Tunisia2.06
106 Indonesia2.04
107 Peru2.04
108 Turkmenistan2.04
109 (5) United States Virgin Islands (US )2.03
110 Dominica2.02
111 (6) Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part)2.02
112 Sri Lanka2.01
113 (7) Curaçao (Netherlands)2.00
114 Antigua and Barbuda1.97
115 Iceland1.97
116 Grenada1.96
117   Nepal1.96
118 Turkey1.96
119 Kosovo1.95
120 Mongolia1.95
121 Saudi Arabia1.95
122 (8) Greenland (Denmark)1.94
123 Iran1.94
124 Ireland1.94
125 The Bahamas1.92
126 North Korea1.92
127 (9) Bermuda (UK)1.91
128 (10) Gibraltar (UK)1.90
129 (11) Isle of Man (UK)1.90
130 Guyana1.89
131 Paraguay1.89
132 Azerbaijan1.88
133 (12) New Caledonia (France)1.88
134 Qatar1.88
135 Costa Rica1.87
136 New Zealand1.87
137 Sweden1.87
138 Suriname1.86
139 United Kingdom1.86
140 Norway1.84
141 United States1.84
142 (13) Aruba (Netherlands)1.83
143 (14) Cayman Islands (UK)1.83
144 (15) French Polynesia (France)1.83
145 Seychelles1.83
146 Bhutan1.82
147 Montenegro1.82
148 Nicaragua1.82
149 (16) Saint-Martin (France) (French part)1.81
150 Colombia1.78
151 Denmark1.78
152 Belgium1.77
153 Chile1.77
154 Netherlands1.77
155 Saint Kitts and Nevis1.77
156 Uruguay1.77
157 Vietnam1.77
158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.76
159 Brunei1.75
160 Georgia1.75
161 (17) Anguilla (UK)1.74
162 Australia1.74
163 Finland1.74
164 Uzbekistan1.74
165 Brazil1.73
166 Mauritius1.73
167 Saint Lucia1.73
168 United Arab Emirates1.73
169 Cuba1.71
170 Lebanon1.71
171 Maldives1.71
172 (18) Wallis and Futuna (France)1.71
173 Palau1.70
174 Trinidad and Tobago1.70
175 (19) Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)1.70
176 Bahrain1.69
177 Liechtenstein1.69
178 Barbados1.68
179 (20) Jersey (UK)1.67
180 Armenia1.65
181 (21) Saint Barthélemy (France)1.64
182 Luxembourg1.62
- European Union1.62
183 Estonia1.61
184 China, People's Republic of1.60
185 Lithuania1.60
186 Russia1.60
187 (22) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)1.60
188 Slovenia1.59
189 Moldova1.58
190 (23) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)1.58
191 Canada1.57
192 (24) Guernsey (UK)1.57
193  Switzerland1.57
194 Ukraine1.56
195 Monaco1.55
196 Thailand1.54
197 Albania1.53
198 Latvia1.53
199 San Marino1.52
200 Spain1.51
201 Belarus1.50
202 North Macedonia1.50
203 Austria1.49
204 Bulgaria1.49
205 Malta1.49
206 Cyprus1.48
207 Czech Republic1.48
208 Germany1.47
209 Hungary1.47
210 Italy1.47
211 Serbia1.46
212 Slovakia1.44
213 Andorra1.43
214 Japan1.43
215 Croatia1.42
216 Portugal1.41
217 Greece1.38
218 Poland1.38
219 Romania1.38
220 (26) Montserrat (UK)1.36
221 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.33
222 (27) British Virgin Islands (UK)1.33
223 South Korea1.29
224 (28) Puerto Rico (US)1.24
225 (29) Hong Kong (China)1.21
226 China, Republic of (Taiwan)1.14
227 (30) Macau (China)0.96
228 Singapore0.87
  Sovereign States: 198
  Dependent Territories: 30
  World
1World2.42
  Not Ranked
1 (1) Christmas Island (Australia)-
2 (2) Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)-
3 (3) Falkland Islands (UK)-
4 (4) French Guiana (France)-
5 (5) Guadeloupe (France)-
6 (6) Martinique (France)-
7 (7) Mayotte (France)-
8 (8) Niue-
9 (9) Norfolk Island (Australia)-
10 (10) Pitcairn Islands (UK)-
11 (11) Réunion (France)-
12 (12) Svalbard (Norway)-
13 (13) Tokelau (New Zealand)-
14  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 1
  Dependent Territories: 13

Note:

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

Country ranking by Nongovernmental organizations

2020 List by the PRB - Population Reference Bureau
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2020
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.1
2 Mali6.3
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo6.2
4 Angola6.1
5 Somalia6.0
6 Chad5.9
7 Benin5.7
8 Burundi5.3
9 Burkina Faso5.2
10 Nigeria5.3
11 Uganda5.0
12 Mozambique4.9
13 Tanzania4.9
14 Cameroon4.8
15 Guinea-Bissau4.8
16 Central African Republic4.7
17 Guinea4.7
18 (1) Mayotte (France)4.7
19 South Sudan4.7
20 Zambia4.7
21 Côte d’Ivoire4.6
22 Madagascar4.6
23 Senegal4.6
24 Togo4.6
25 Afghanistan4.5
26 Equatorial Guinea4.5
27 Mauritania4.5
28 Republic of the Congo4.4
29 The Gambia4.4
30 Sudan4.4
31 Ethiopia4.3
32 Samoa4.3
33 Comoros4.2
34 Liberia4.2
35 Malawi4.2
36 Papua New Guinea4.2
37 Sierra Leone4.2
38 Solomon Islands4.1
39 Timor-Leste4.0
40 Eritrea4.0
41 Rwanda4.0
42 Ghana3.9
43 Zimbabwe3.9
44 Yemen3.7
45 Nauru3.7
46 Vanuatu3.7
47 (2) French Guiana (France)3.6
48 Iraq3.6
49 Pakistan3.6
50 Tuvalu3.6
51 Gabon3.5
52 Kenya3.5
53 Mongolia3.5
54 Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip and West Bank)3.5
55 Tajikistan3.5
56 Tonga3.5
57 Namibia3.4
58 Kiribati3.3
59 Kyrgyzstan3.3
60 Sao Tome and Principe3.3
61 Libya3.2
62 Federated States of Micronesia3.2
63 Algeria3.0
64 (3) Guam (US)3.0
65 Haiti3.0
66 Morocco3.0
67 Syria3.0
68 Turkmenistan3.0
69 Egypt2.9
70 Oman2.9
71 Bolivia2.8
72 Kazakhstan2.8
73 Laos2.8
74 Suriname2.8
75 Djibouti2.7
76 Guatemala2.7
77 Jordan2.7
78 Lesotho2.7
79 Philippines2.7
80 eSwatini (Swaziland)2.6
81 Botswana2.5
82 Cambodia2.5
83 Paraguay2.5
84 Uzbekistan2.5
85 Fiji2.4
86 Guyana2.4
87 Nicaragua2.4
88 Palau2.4
89 Panama2.4
90 (4) Reunion (France)2.4
91 Seychelles2.4
92 Western Sahara2.4
93 Argentina2.3
94 Bangladesh2.3
95 Belize2.3
96 Dominican Republic2.3
97 Indonesia2.3
98 (5) New Caledonia (France)2.3
99 South Africa2.3
100 Turkey2.3
101 Venezuela2.3
  World2.3
102 Cabo Verde2.2
103 Honduras2.2
104 India2.2
105 Kuwait2.2
106   Nepal2.2
107 Peru2.2
108 Ecuador2.1
109 El Salvador2.1
110 (6) Guadeloupe (France)2.1
111 Jamaica2.1
112 Lebanon2.1
113 Maldives2.1
114 Mexico2.1
115 Israel2.1
116 Sri Lanka2.1
117 Tunisia2.1
118 Vietnam2.1
  Population Replacement2.1
119 Antigua and Barbuda2.0
120 Bahrain2.0
121 Colombia2.0
122 (7) French Polynesia (France)2.0
123 Georgia2.0
124 Grenada2.0
125 Iran2.0
126 (8) Martinique (France)2.0
127 Myanmar (Burma)2.0
128 Saudi Arabia2.0
129 North Korea1.9
130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.9
131 Albania1.8
132 Azerbaijan1.8
133 Dominica1.8
134 France1.8
135 Ireland1.8
136 Malaysia1.8
137 Montenegro1.8
138 New Zealand1.8
139 Qatar1.8
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis1.8
141 Sweden1.8
142 Uruguay1.8
143 Australia1.7
144 Bahamas1.7
145 Bhutan1.7
146 Brazil1.7
147 Brunei1.7
148 Czech Republic1.7
149 Denmark1.7
150 Estonia1.7
151 Iceland1.7
152 United States1.7
153 Armenia1.6
154 Barbados1.6
155 Belgium1.6
156 Bulgaria1.6
157 Chile1.6
158 Costa Rica1.6
159 Cuba1.6
160 (9) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.6
161 Germany1.6
162 Kosovo1.6
163 Latvia1.6
164 Liechtenstein1.6
165 Lithuania1.6
166 Netherlands1.6
167 Russia1.6
168 Slovenia1.6
169 United Kingdom1.6
170 Austria1.5
171 Canada1.5
172 China (mainland only)1.5
173 Croatia1.5
174 Cyprus1.5
175 Hungary1.5
176 Norway1.5
177 Serbia1.5
178 Slovakia1.5
179 Thailand1.5
180 Trinidad and Tobago1.5
- European Union1.5
181 Belarus1.4
182 Finland1.4
183 Greece1.4
184 Mauritius1.4
185 North Macedonia1.4
186 Poland1.4
187 Portugal1.4
188 Romania1.4
189 Saint Lucia1.4
190  Switzerland1.4
191 United Arab Emirates1.4
192 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3
193Channel Islands(10)  Guernsey (UK) and (11)  Jersey (UK)1.3
194 Italy1.3
195 Japan1.3
196 Luxembourg1.3
197 San Marino1.3
198 Spain1.3
199 Ukraine1.3
200 Malta1.2
201 Moldova1.2
202 (12) Hong Kong (China)1.1
203 Singapore1.1
204 Andorra1.0
205 China, Republic of (Taiwan)1.0
206 (13) Puerto Rico (US)1.0
207 South Korea0.9
208 (14) Macau (China)0.9
  Sovereign States: 194
  Dependent Territories: 14
  World
1World2.3
  Continents
1Africa4.4
2Oceania2.3
3.1Asia (excluding China)2.3
3.2Asia2.0
4Americas1.9
5Europe1.5
  Major Regions
1Sub-Saharan Africa4.8
1.1Middle Africa5.8
1.2Western Africa5.2
1.3Eastern Africa4.5
1.4Southern Africa2.4
2Northern Africa3.0
3Central Asia2.8
4Western Asia2.6
5South Asia2.4
6Oceania2.3
7Southeast Asia2.2
8Latin America and the Caribbean2.0
8.1Central America2.2
8.2Caribbean2.1
8.3South America2.0
9Northern America1.7
10Western Europe1.7
11Northern Europe1.6
12East Asia1.5
13Eastern Europe1.5
14Southern Europe1.3
  Development Level
1Least Developed4.1
2Less Developed (excluding China)2.8
3Less Developed2.5
4More Developed1.6
  Income
1Low Income4.6
2Middle Income2.2
2.1- Lower Middle Income2.7
2.2- Upper Middle Income1.8
3High Income1.6
  Not Ranked
1 (1) Christmas Island (Australia)-
2 (2) Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)-
3 (3) Falkland Islands (UK)-
4 (4) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
5 Monaco-
6 Niue-
7 (5) Norfolk Island (Australia)-
8 (6) Pitcairn Islands (UK)-
9 (7) Svalbard (Norway)-
10 (8) Tokelau (New Zealand)-
11  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 3
  Dependent Territories: 8
2019 List by the OWID - Our World In Data - Based on Gapminder Estimates
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2019
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.07
2 Somalia5.98
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.82
4 Mali5.79
5 Chad5.65
6 Angola5.48
7 Burundi5.45
8 Nigeria5.32
9 Uganda5.32
10 The Gambia5.22
11 Burkina Faso5.11
12 Mozambique5.05
13 Tanzania4.83
14 Zambia4.81
15 Benin4.77
16 Cote d'Ivoire4.72
17 Central African Republic4.65
18 Guinea4.62
19 South Sudan4.62
20 Senegal4.55
21 Equatorial Guinea4.43
22 Afghanistan4.18
23 Cameroon4.51
24 Mauritania4.49
25 Republic of the Congo4.48
26 Guinea-Bissau4.41
27 Liberia4.38
28 Malawi4.38
29 Sudan4.35
30 Sao Tome and Principe4.27
31 Sierra Leone4.17
32 Togo4.26
33 Iraq4.19
34 Comoros4.14
35 Madagascar4.02
36 Eritrea3.92
37 Ethiopia3.86
38 Samoa3.83
39 Ghana3.81
40 Solomon Islands3.69
41 Yemen3.69
42 Kenya3.68
43 Rwanda3.67
44 Gabon3.59
45 Kiribati3.53
46 Zimbabwe3.53
47 Papua New Guinea3.52
48 Tonga3.52
49 Pakistan3.29
50 Namibia3.24
51 Tajikistan3.22
52 (1) French Guiana (France)3.21
53 Jordan3.18
54 Vanuatu3.17
55 Egypt3.10
56 Lesotho2.95
57 Eswatini (Swaziland)2.94
58 Israel2.89
59 Kyrgyzstan2.86
60 Philippines2.84
61 Guatemala2.82
62 Bolivia2.77
63 Haiti2.77
64 Syria2.77
65 Turkmenistan2.74
66 Djibouti2.67
67 Mongolia2.63
68 Botswana2.60
69 Algeria2.59
70 Kazakhstan2.54
71 Laos2.54
72 Oman2.46
73 Cambodia2.47
74 Saudi Arabia2.42
75 Belize2.41
76 Fiji2.45
77 Guyana2.44
78 Panama2.43
79 Ecuador2.41
80 Paraguay2.40
  World2.40
81 Morocco2.38
82 South Africa2.38
83 Honduras2.35
84 Dominican Republic2.34
85 Peru2.31
86 Suriname2.30
87 Indonesia2.29
88 Cabo Verde2.24
89 India2.26
90 Argentina2.25
91 Venezuela2.25
92 Seychelles2.23
93 Uzbekistan2.21
94 Libya2.16
95 Myanmar (Burma)2.15
96 Nicaragua2.12
97 Tunisia2.12
98 (2) New Caledonia (France)2.11
  Population Replacement2.10
99 Mexico2.09
100 Grenada2.04
101 Antigua and Barbuda2.02
102 Azerbaijan2.02
103 Bangladesh2.02
104 El Salvador2.02
105   Nepal2.02
106 Sri Lanka2.01
107 Turkey2.00
108 Ireland1.98
109 Malaysia1.98
110 Maldives1.98
111 France1.97
112 Georgia1.97
113 Jamaica1.97
114 Bahrain1.96
115 Bhutan1.96
116 New Zealand1.96
117 Uruguay1.96
118 Kuwait1.94
119 Vietnam1.94
120 Iceland1.91
121 Sweden1.91
122 United States1.90
123 North Korea1.88
124 St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.87
125 United Kingdom1.87
126 Qatar1.85
127 Brunei1.84
128 Norway1.83
129 Australia1.82
130 Barbados1.80
131 Belgium1.80
132 Colombia1.80
133 Finland1.78
134 Denmark1.77
135 Russia1.77
136 Chile1.75
137 Netherlands1.75
138 The Bahamas1.74
139 Costa Rica1.74
140 Belarus1.72
141 Cuba1.72
142 Trinidad and Tobago1.72
143 Albania1.70
144 Lebanon1.70
145 United Arab Emirates1.70
146 Brazil1.69
147 Lithuania1.68
148 Estonia1.67
149 Montenegro1.65
150 Slovenia1.65
151 China1.64
152 Serbia1.63
153 Luxembourg1.61
154 Bulgaria1.60
155 Armenia1.59
156 Czech Republic1.59
157 Iran1.59
158 Latvia1.59
159 Ukraine1.58
160 Canada1.56
161 Macedonia1.56
162  Switzerland1.56
163 Romania1.55
164 Austria1.53
165 Italy1.51
166 Japan1.50
167 Malta1.49
168 Germany1.48
169 (3) Puerto Rico (US)1.46
170 Croatia1.44
171 Thailand1.44
172 St. Lucia1.43
173 Mauritius1.42
174 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.41
175 Hungary1.41
176 Spain1.41
177 Cyprus1.33
178 Greece1.30
179 Poland1.29
180 Singapore1.27
181 Portugal1.24
182 Moldova1.23
183 South Korea0.92
  Sovereign States: 183
  Dependent Territories: 3
  World
1World2.40
  Not Ranked
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Aruba (Netherlands)-
4 (3) Bermuda (UK)-
5 (4) Cayman Islands (UK)-
6Channel Islands - (5)  Guernsey (UK) and (6)  Jersey (UK)-
7 (7) Curaçao (Netherlands)-
8 Dominica-
9 (8) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
10 (9) French Polynesia (France)-
11 (10) Greenland (Denmark)-
12 (11) Guadeloupe (France)-
13 (12) Guam (US)-
14 (13) Hong Kong (China)-
15 (14) Isle of Man (UK)-
16 Kosovo-
17 Liechtenstein-
18 (15) Macau (China)-
19 Marshall Islands-
20 (16) Mayotte (France)-
21 Federated States of Micronesia-
22 Monaco-
23 (17) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
24 Palau-
25 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank)-
26 San Marino-
27 (18) Saint Martin (France) (French part)-
28 (19) Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part)-
29 Slovakia-
30 St. Kitts and Nevis-
31 Timor-Leste-
32 (20) Turks and Caicos Islands UK)-
33 Tuvalu-
34 (21) United States Virgin Islands (US)-
35  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 14
  Dependent Territories: 21

Note:

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

Country ranking and comparison of TFR by year

1950 and 2015

1950 List by Our World In Data 2015 List by Our World In Data
RankCountryFertility rate
in 1950
(births/woman)
1 Iraq8.11
2 (1) Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-UrundiUnited Nations trust territories Rwanda)7.92
3 (2) New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu)7.68
4 (3) Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa Samoa)7.63
5 Jordan7.56
6 Morocco7.51
7 Honduras7.47
8 Afghanistan7.45
9 Philippines7.45
10 (4) Cote d'Ivoire (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire7.38
11 Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen Yemen)7.37
12 (5) Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony Kenya)7.36
13 Ethiopia7.35
14 (6) Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola Angola)7.34
15 (7) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire St. Vincent and the Grenadines)7.33
16 (8) Madagascar (French Colonial Empire, French Madagascar Madagascar)7.30
17 (9) Tonga (British Empire, British Protectorate Tonga)7.30
18 (10) Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria Algeria)7.29
19 (11) Niger (French Colonial Empire, French Niger Niger)7.26
20 (12) Somalia (British Empire, British Somaliland and Trust Territory of Somaliland Somalia)7.25
21 Oman7.25
22 (13) Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate Kuwait)7.22
23 Saudi Arabia7.20
24 (14) Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Federated States of Micronesia)7.20
25 Syria7.18
26 Guatemala7.15
27 Libya7.10
28 (15) Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate Qatar)6.97
29 (16) Bahrain (British Empire Bahrain)6.97
30 (17) Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique Mozambique)6.97
31 (18) Mali (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Sudan Mali)6.96
32 Peru6.95
33 (19) Cambodia (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Cambodia Cambodia)6.95
34 (20) United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States United Arab Emirates)6.94
35 Bolivia6.93
36 Iran6.92
37 (21) Eritrea ( Ethiopia Eritrea)6.92
38 China, Republic of (Taiwan)6.90
39 (22) Uganda (British Empire Uganda)6.89
40 Nicaragua6.88
41 (23) Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate Brunei)6.86
42 (24) Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate Malawi)6.84
43 (25) Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-UrundiUnited Nations trust territories Burundi)6.82
44 (26) Senegal (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Senegal Senegal)6.79
45 Colombia6.77
46 (27) Southern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Zimbabwe)6.75
47 Turkey6.74
48 Mexico6.72
49 Ecuador6.72
50 Egypt6.72
51 (28) Swaziland (British Empire Swaziland)6.71
52 (29) Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania)6.70
53 Belize6.69
54 (30) Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Sudan)6.68
55 Bhutan6.67
56 China, People's Republic of6.67
57 (31) South Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Sudan South Sudan)6.63
58 (32) Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Zambia)6.62
59 (33) Singapore (British Empire, British Singapore Singapore)6.61
60 Pakistan6.60
61 (34) Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands Suriname)6.58
62 (35) Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde Cabo Verde)6.57
63 (36) Tunisia (French Colonial Empire, French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia)6.56
64 Venezuela6.54
65 (37) Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor Timor-Leste)6.51
66 (38) Dominican Republic6.49
67 Paraguay6.49
68 (39) Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate Botswana)6.47
69 (40) Solomon Islands (British Empire Solomon Islands)6.40
70 (41) Ghana (British Empire, Gold Coast (British colony) Ghana)6.37
71 Nigeria (British Empire, British Nigeria Nigeria6.36
72 (42) Malaysia (British Empire, British Malaya and British Borneo Malaysia)6.36
73 (43) Togo (United Nations trust territories, French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Togoland Togo)6.33
74 Haiti6.31
75 (44) Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland Djibouti)6.30
76 (45) Fiji (British Empire Fiji)6.30
77 Liberia6.25
78 El Salvador6.24
79 (46) Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan Bangladesh)6.23
80 (47) Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories Papua New Guinea6.23
81 (48) Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe)6.20
82 Brazil6.14
83 Thailand6.13
84 (49) Mauritania (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Mauritania Mauritania6.12
85 (50) Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Kiribati )6.10
86 (51) Sierra Leone (British Empire Sierra Leone)6.09
87 (52) Chad (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Chad Chad)6.06
88 (53) Greenland (Denmark)6.05
89 South Africa6.04
90 (54) Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate Maldives)6.03
91 (55) Burkina Faso (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa Republic of Upper Volta Burkina Faso)6.03
92 Burma (→  Myanmar)6.03
93 (56) St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation St. Lucia)6.00
94 (57) Comoros (French Colonial Empire Comoros)6.00
95 (58) French Polynesia (French Colonial EmpireFrance)6.00
96 (59) Belgian Congo (Belgian Colonial Empire, Belgian Congo Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo)5.99
97 (60) Guinea (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Guinea Guinea5.97
98 (61) South West Africa ( South Africa Namibia)5.96
99   Nepal5.96
100 Albania5.96
101 Laos (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Laos Laos)5.94
102 (62) Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea Guinea-Bissau)5.92
103 India5.91
104 (63) Mauritius (British Empire Mauritius)5.90
105 (64) Lesotho (British Empire Lesotho)5.81
106 (65) Grenada (British Empire Grenada)5.80
107 Lebanon5.76
108 (66) Dahomey (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa Dahomey Benin5.75
109 (67) Guyana (British Empire Guyana)5.69
110 Panama5.68
111 (68) Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea Equatorial Guinea)5.68
112 (69) Republic of the Congo (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa Republic of the Congo)5.67
113 Costa Rica5.65
114 (70) Aruba (Netherlands)5.65
115 Sri Lanka5.64
116 (71) Cameroon (United Nations Trust Territories, French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroons Cameroon)5.54
117 (72) SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia North Macedonia)5.52
118 Mongolia5.50
119 (73) Central African Republic (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, Ubangi-Shari Central African Republic)5.40
120 Indonesia5.35
121 (74) SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina)5.32
122 (75) Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation Trinidad and Tobago)5.28
123 (76) United States Virgin Islands (US)5.25
124 (77) The Gambia (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate The Gambia)5.23
125 (78) New Caledonia (French colonial EmpireFrance)5.22
126 (79) Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union Uzbekistan)5.08
127 (80) French Guiana (French Colonial EmpireFrance)5.08
128 Chile5.08
129 (81) Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union Azerbaijan)5.07
130 (82) Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union Tajikistan)5.04
131 South Korea5.02
132 (83) Puerto Rico (US)4.97
  World4.96
133 (84) Vietnam (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Vietnam North Vietnam and  South Vietnam Vietnam)4.96
134 (85) Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union Turkmenistan)4.89
135 Cuba4.76
136 (86) SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia Montenegro)4.62
137 Israel4.52
138 (87) Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire Antigua and Barbuda)4.50
139 (88) Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony China, Special administrative regions of China)4.44
140 (89) Barbados (British Empire Barbados)4.42
141 (90) Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau China, Special administrative regions of China)4.39
142 (91) Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union Kazakhstan)4.30
143 (92) Malta (British Empire Malta)4.14
144 (93) Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union Armenia )4.13
145 (94) The Bahamas (British Empire The Bahamas)3.98
146 (95) Gabon (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa Gabon3.95
147 (96) Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan)3.92
148 (97) Cyprus (British Empire, British Cyprus Cyprus)3.85
149 (98) Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica Jamaica)3.80
150 Iceland3.62
151 (99) Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Slovakia)3.59
152 Poland3.53
153 (100) SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia)3.53
154 Canada3.47
155 Ireland3.47
156 (101) Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union Moldova)3.47
157 Japan3.44
158 New Zealand3.38
159 Argentina3.16
160 Finland3.13
161 Portugal3.10
162 United States3.05
163 Netherlands3.05
164 Romania3.05
165 Australia3.01
166 (102) Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Czech Republic)2.94
167 (103) SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia Croatia)2.92
168 (104) Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union Lithuania)2.90
169 (105)  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia Slovenia)2.87
170 France2.83
171 (106) Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union Russia)2.81
172 Hungary2.77
173 (107) Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union Ukraine)2.72
174 Uruguay2.69
175 Bulgaria2.66
176 (108) Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union Georgia)2.65
177 Denmark2.58
178 Italy2.50
179 (109) Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union Belarus)2.50
180 Greece2.47
181 Norway2.46
182 Spain2.45
183 Belgium2.33
184  Switzerland2.33
185 Sweden2.25
  Population Replacement2.10
186 (110) Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union Estonia)2.09
187 Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany Germany)2.09
188 United Kingdom2.08
189Channel Islands - (111)  Guernsey (UK) and (112)  Jersey (UK)2.06
190 (113) Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union Latvia)2.01
191 North Korea1.95
192 Austria1.87
193 Luxembourg1.87
  Sovereign States: 80
  Dependent Territories: 113
  World
World4.96
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Bermuda (UK)-
4 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
5 (4) Curaçao (Netherlands)-
6 Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992)-
7 (5) Dominica (British Colonial Empire Dominica)-
8 (6) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
9 (7) Gibraltar (UK)-
10 (8) Guadeloupe (French Colonial EmpireFrance)-
11 (9) Guam (US)-
12 (10) Isle of Man (UK)-
13 (11) Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Kosovo)-
14 Liechtenstein-
15 (12) Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Marshall Islands)-
16 (13) Mayotte (French Colonial EmpireFrance)-
17 Monaco-
18 Nauru-
19 (14) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
20 (15) Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Palau)-
21 (16) Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza StripIsraeli occupied territoriesPalestinian territories)-
22 San Marino-
23 (17) Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony Seychelles)-
24 (18) Saint Martin (French part)-
25 (19) Sint Maarten (Dutch part)-
26 (20) St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire St. Kitts and Nevis)-
27 Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991)-
28 (21) Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial EmpireUK)-
29 (22) Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice IslandsEllice Islands Tuvalu)-
30  Vatican City-
31 Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992)-
  Sovereign States: 9
  Dependent Territories: 22
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.29
2 Somalia6.37
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo6.20
4 Mali6.14
5 Chad6.05
6 Angola5.77
7 Burundi5.78
8 Uganda5.68
9 Timor-Leste5.62
10 Nigeria5.59
11 The Gambia5.49
12 Burkina Faso5.44
13 Mozambique5.30
14 Tanzania5.08
15 Benin5.05
16 Zambia5.04
17 Cote d'Ivoire4.98
18 Central African Republic4.94
19 South Sudan4.94
20 Guinea4.93
21 Senegal4.84
22 Afghanistan4.80
23 Equatorial Guinea4.78
24 Cameroon4.78
25 Mauritania4.74
26 Republic of the Congo4.72
27 Guinea-Bissau4.71
28 Malawi4.65
29 Liberia4.65
30 Sudan4.59
31 Sierra Leone4.56
32 Sao Tome and Principe4.52
33 Togo4.52
34 Iraq4.43
35 Comoros4.42
36 Ethiopia4.32
37 Madagascar4.24
38 Eritrea4.21
39 Yemen4.10
40 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank)4.08
41 Ghana4.04
42 Samoa4.03
43 Rwanda3.97
44 Kenya3.92
45 Solomon Islands3.91
46 Gabon3.85
47 Zimbabwe3.84
48 Papua New Guinea3.71
49 Kiribati3.69
50 Tonga3.68
51 Pakistan3.55
52 Namibia3.47
53 Jordan3.44
54 Tajikistan3.40
55 Egypt3.31
56 Vanuatu3.31
57 Federated States of Micronesia3.20
58 Swaziland3.14
59 Lesotho3.14
60 Kyrgyzstan3.05
61 Guatemala3.03
62 Israel3.00
63 Haiti2.97
64 Syria2.97
65 Philippines2.96
66 Turkmenistan2.93
67 Bolivia2.92
68 Djibouti2.91
69 Algeria2.84
70 Mongolia2.79
71 Botswana2.77
72 Laos2.76
73 Oman2.74
74 Kazakhstan2.66
75 Cambodia2.59
76 Saudi Arabia2.58
77 Belize2.54
78 Fiji2.54
79 Panama2.54
80 Guyana2.53
81 Morocco2.53
82 Ecuador2.51
83 Paraguay2.51
84 Honduras2.51
85 South Africa2.48
86 Dominican Republic2.45
  World2.45
87 Peru2.43
88 Suriname2.40
89 Indonesia2.39
90 Cabo Verde2.37
91 (1) Guam (US)2.37
92 India2.35
93 Venezuela2.34
94 Uzbekistan2.31
95 Libya2.31
96 Argentina2.31
97 Seychelles2.30
98 Nicaragua2.23
99 Myanmar (Burma)2.23
100 Tunisia2.22
101 Mexico2.21
102 (2) New Caledonia (France)2.19
103   Nepal2.16
104 Bangladesh2.13
105 Grenada2.13
106 Maldives2.13
107 El Salvador2.10
  Population Replacement2.10
108 Bhutan2.09
109 Azerbaijan2.09
110 Turkey2.07
111 Antigua and Barbuda2.06
112 Sri Lanka2.06
113 Bahrain2.06
114 Malaysia2.06
115 Jamaica2.03
116 Uruguay2.01
117 Georgia2.00
118 (3) Greenland (Denmark)2.00
119 (4) French Polynesia (France)2.00
120 New Zealand2.00
121 Kuwait1.99
122 Ireland1.99
123 France1.98
124 Vietnam1.96
125 St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.95
126 Iceland1.95
127 Qatar1.93
128 North Korea1.92
129 Sweden1.91
130 (5) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.90
131 Brunei1.88
132 United Kingdom1.88
133 Colombia1.87
134 United States1.87
135 Australia1.86
136 Norway1.82
137 Costa Rica1.80
138 Barbados1.80
139 Belgium1.79
140 Chile1.78
141 The Bahamas1.78
142 Trinidad and Tobago1.77
143 Finland1.77
144 United Arab Emirates1.76
145 Denmark1.74
146 Russia1.74
147 Netherlands1.74
148 Brazil1.74
149 (6) United States Virgin Islands (US)1.74
150 Lebanon1.72
151 Cuba1.72
152 Albania1.71
153 Belarus1.69
154 Iran1.69
155 Montenegro1.68
156 Lithuania1.64
157 Armenia1.62
158 Estonia1.62
159 China1.62
160 Slovenia1.61
161 (7) Aruba (Netherlands)1.60
162 Canada1.59
163  Switzerland1.54
164 Bulgaria1.54
165 Latvia1.53
166 Ukraine1.53
167 Czech Republic1.52
168 North Macedonia1.52
169 Romania1.51
170 Luxembourg1.50
171Channel Islands - (8)  Guernsey (UK) and (9)  Jersey (UK)1.50
172 Thailand1.50
173 Austria1.48
174 St. Lucia1.47
175 Serbia1.46
176 Croatia1.46
177 Italy1.46
178 Germany1.45
179 Japan1.44
180 Slovakia1.43
181 (10) Puerto Rico (US)1.43
182 Malta1.42
183 Hungary1.36
184 Mauritius1.36
185 Spain1.35
186 Cyprus1.35
187 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.34
188 Poland1.31
189 Greece1.31
190 South Korea1.28
191 Moldova1.25
192 Portugal1.25
193 Singapore1.24
194 (11) Macau (China)1.20
195 (12) Hong Kong (China)1.20
  Sovereign States: 183
  Dependent Territories: 12
  World
World2.45
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Bermuda (UK)-
4 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
5 Dominica-
6 (4) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
7 (5) French Guiana (France)-
8 (6) Guadeloupe (France)-
9 (7) Isle of Man (UK)-
10 Kosovo-
11 Liechtenstein-
12 Marshall Islands-
13 (8) Mayotte (France)-
14 Monaco-
15 (9) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
16 Palau-
17 San Marino-
18 (10) Saint Martin (French part)-
19 (11) Sint Maarten (Dutch part)-
20 St. Kitts and Nevis-
21 (12) Turks and Caicos Islands UK)-
22 Tuvalu-
23  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 12

Notes:

(→) Country that changed name and flag, dependent territory that is now an independent country (sovereign state) from another current or extinct (dissolved) state or empire, former dependent territory from a sovereign state or empire that was included in another sovereign state.

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

1960 and 2015

1960 List by the World Bank 2015 List by the World Bank
RankCountryFertility rate
in 1960
(births/woman)
1 (1) Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-UrundiUnited Nations trust territories Rwanda)8.19
2 (2) Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony Kenya)7.95
3 Cote d'Ivoire7.69
4 Jordan7.69
5 (3) Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa Samoa)7.65
6 Morocco7.55
7 (4) Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria Algeria)7.52
8 Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen Yemen)7.49
9 (5) Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola Angola7.48
10 Syria7.47
11 Honduras7.46
12 Afghanistan7.45
13 Niger7.45
14 (6) Tonga (British Empire, British Protectorate Tonga)7.36
15 Nicaragua7.34
16 Madagascar7.30
17 Somalia7.25
18 Oman7.25
19 (7) Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate Kuwait)7.24
20 (8) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire St. Vincent and the Grenadines)7.22
21 Saudi Arabia7.22
22 Libya7.20
23 (9) New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu)7.20
24 (10) Southern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Zimbabwe)7.16
25 Philippines7.15
26 (11) Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Zambia)7.12
27 (12) Bahrain (British Empire Bahrain)7.09
28 Dominican Republic7.04
29 (13) Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate Maldives)7.02
30 (14) Uganda (British Empire Uganda)7.00
31 Senegal7.00
32 Mali6.97
33 Peru6.97
34 (15) St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation St. Lucia)6.97
35 (16) Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate Qatar)6.97
36 Cambodia6.97
37 (17) Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-UrundiUnited Nations trust territories Burundi)6.95
38 (18) Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique Mozambique)6.95
39 Mongolia6.95
40 (19) Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate Malawi)6.94
41 Tunisia6.94
42 (20) Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Federated States of Micronesia)6.93
43 (21) United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States United Arab Emirates)6.93
44 Iran6.93
45 Guatemala6.90
46 (22) Eritrea ( Ethiopia Eritrea)6.90
47 Ethiopia6.88
48 (23) Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde Cabo Verde)6.88
49 (24) Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate Brunei)6.84
50 Colombia6.81
51 (25) Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania)6.81
52 (26) Comoros (French Colonial Empire Comoros)6.79
53 (27) Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Kiribati )6.79
54 Mauritania6.78
55 Mexico6.77
56 Ghana6.75
57 Grenada6.74
58 (28) South Sudan ( Sudan South Sudan)6.72
59 (29) Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan Bangladesh)6.72
60 Ecuador6.72
61 (30) Swaziland (British Empire Swaziland)6.72
62 Egypt6.72
63 Bolivia6.70
64 Sudan6.69
65 El Salvador6.67
66 Bhutan6.67
67 Venezuela6.62
68 (31) Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate Botswana)6.62
69 (32) Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands Suriname)6.61
70 Pakistan6.60
71 (33) Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union Turkmenistan)6.59
72 (34) Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union Tajikistan)6.55
73 Togo6.52
74 Paraguay6.50
75 Belize6.50
76 Albania6.49
77 (35) Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland Djibouti)6.46
78 (36) Fiji (British Empire Fiji)6.46
79 Costa Rica6.45
80 Malaysia6.45
81 Liberia6.41
82 (37) Solomon Islands (British Empire Solomon Islands)6.39
83 (38) Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor Timor-Leste)6.37
84 (39) Guyana (British Empire Guyana)6.37
85 Turkey6.37
86 Nigeria6.35
87 Vietnam ( North Vietnam and  South Vietnam Vietnam)6.35
88 Haiti6.32
89 Republic of Upper Volta (→  Burkina Faso)6.29
90 Benin6.28
91 (40) New Caledonia (French colonial EmpireFrance)6.28
92 (41) Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories Papua New Guinea6.28
93 Chad6.25
94 Iraq6.25
95 (42) Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union Uzbekistan)6.25
96 (43) Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe)6.24
97 (44) Mauritius (British Empire Mauritius)6.17
98 (45) South West Africa ( South Africa Namibia)6.15
99 Thailand6.15
100 (46) Sierra Leone (British Empire Sierra Leone)6.13
101 Guinea6.11
102 South Korea6.09
103 Brazil6.07
104 Myanmar (Burma)6.05
105 (47) Guam (US)6.05
106 South Africa6.04
107 Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo)6.00
108 Laos5.96
109   Nepal5.96
110 (48) Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea Guinea-Bissau)5.92
111 India5.91
112 Republic of the Congo5.88
113 (49) Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union Azerbaijan)5.88
114 Panama5.87
115 Central African Republic5.84
116 (50) Lesotho (British Empire Lesotho)5.84
117 Singapore5.76
118 China5.75
119 Lebanon5.74
120 Indonesia5.67
121 (51) French Polynesia (French Colonial EmpireFrance)5.66
122 Cameroon5.65
123 (52) Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea Equatorial Guinea)5.65
124 (53) United States Virgin Islands (US)5.62
125 (54) The Gambia (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate The Gambia)5.57
126 Sri Lanka5.54
127 (55) Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan)5.47
128 (56) Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica Jamaica)5.42
129 (57) Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation Trinidad and Tobago)5.26
130 Chile5.10
131 Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony China, Special administrative regions of China)5.01
  World4.99
132 (58) Aruba (Netherlands)4.82
133 (59) Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union Armenia )4.79
134 (60) Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau China, Special administrative regions of China)4.77
135 (61) Puerto Rico (US)4.66
136 North Korea4.58
137 (62) Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union Kazakhstan)4.56
138 (63) The Bahamas (British Empire The Bahamas)4.50
139 (64) Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire Antigua and Barbuda)4.42
140 Gabon4.38
141 (65) Barbados (British Empire Barbados)4.33
142 Iceland4.29
143 Cuba4.18
144 New Zealand4.03
145 Israel3.87
146 (66) SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia North Macedonia)3.84
147 Canada3.81
148 (67) SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina)3.80
149 Ireland3.78
150 United States3.65
151 (68) Malta (British Empire Malta)3.62
152 (69) SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia Montenegro)3.60
153 Cyprus3.50
154 Australia3.45
155 (70) Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union Moldova)3.33
156 Portugal3.16
157 Netherlands3.12
158 Argentina3.11
159 (71) Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Slovakia)3.04
160 Poland2.98
161 (72) Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union Georgia)2.94
162 Uruguay2.88
163 Spain2.86
164 France2.85
165 Norway2.85
166 Finland2.72
167 Austria2.69
168 United Kingdom2.69
169 (73) Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union Belarus)2.67
170 Denmark2.57
171 (74) Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union Lithuania)2.56
172 Belgium2.54
173 (75) Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union Russia)2.52
174  Switzerland2.44
175Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK)2.42
176 Italy2.40
177 Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany Germany)2.37
178 (76)  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia Slovenia)2.34
179 Romania2.34
180 Greece2.33
181 Bulgaria2.31
182 (77) SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia Croatia)2.29
183 Luxembourg2.29
184 (78) Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union Ukraine)2.24
185 Sweden2.17
  Population Replacement2.10
186 (79) Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Czech Republic)2.09
187 Hungary2.02
188 Japan2.00
189 (80) Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union Estonia)1.98
190 (81) Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union Latvia)1.94
  Sovereign States: 109
  Dependent Territories: 81
  World
World4.99
  Major Regions
1Arab World6.95
2Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income)6.94
3Middle East and North Africa6.88
4Pacific island small states6.77
5Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)6.64
6Sub-Saharan Africa6.64
7South Asia6.05
8Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income)6.02
9Latin America and Caribbean5.93
10East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income)5.82
11East Asia and Pacific5.39
12North America3.67
13Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income)3.13
14Europe and Central Asia2.83
15Central Europe and the Baltics2.50
  States’ Size
1Caribbean small states5.60
2Small states5.31
3Other small states5.06
  International Organizations
OECD members3.23
  Security Situation
Fragile and conflict affected situations6.59
  Economic Situation
1Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)6.75
2Least developed countries: UN classification6.68
  Economic Income
1Low income6.52
2Lower middle income5.93
3Low and middle income5.66
4Middle income5.59
5Upper middle income5.31
6High income3.04
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Bermuda (UK)-
4 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
5 (4) Curaçao (Netherlands)-
6 Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992)-
7 (5) Dominica (British Colonial Empire Dominica)-
8 (6) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
9 (7) French Guiana (French Colonial EmpireFrance)-
10 (8) Gibraltar (UK)-
11 (9) Greenland (Denmark)-
12 (10) Guadeloupe (French Colonial EmpireFrance)-
13 (11) Isle of Man (UK)-
14 (12) Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Kosovo)-
15 Liechtenstein-
16 (13) Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Marshall Islands)-
17 (14) Mayotte (French Colonial EmpireFrance)-
18 Monaco-
19 Nauru-
20 (15) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
21 (16) Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Palau)-
22 (17) Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza StripIsraeli occupied territoriesPalestinian territories)-
23 San Marino-
24 (18) SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia)-
25 (19) Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony Seychelles)-
26 (20) Saint Martin (French part)-
27 (21) Sint Maarten (Dutch part)-
28 (22) St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire St. Kitts and Nevis)-
29 Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991)-
30 (23) Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial EmpireUK)-
31 (24) Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice IslandsEllice Islands Tuvalu)-
32  Vatican City-
33 Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992)-
  Sovereign States: 9
  Dependent Territories: 24
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.29
2 Somalia6.37
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo6.20
4 Mali6.14
5 Chad6.05
6 Angola5.77
7 Burundi5.78
8 Uganda5.68
9 Timor-Leste5.62
10 Nigeria5.59
11 The Gambia5.49
12 Burkina Faso5.44
13 Mozambique5.31
14 Tanzania5.08
15 Benin5.05
16 Zambia5.04
17 Cote d'Ivoire4.98
18 Central African Republic4.94
19 South Sudan4.94
20 Guinea4.93
21 Senegal4.84
22 Afghanistan4.80
23 Equatorial Guinea4.78
24 Cameroon4.78
25 Mauritania4.74
26 Republic of the Congo4.72
27 Guinea-Bissau4.71
28 Malawi4.65
29 Liberia4.65
30 Sudan4.60
31 Sierra Leone4.56
32 Sao Tome and Principe4.52
33 Togo4.52
34 Iraq4.43
35 Comoros4.42
36 Ethiopia4.32
37 Madagascar4.24
38 Eritrea4.21
39 Yemen4.10
40 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank)4.08
41 Ghana4.04
42 Samoa4.03
43 Rwanda3.97
44 Kenya3.92
45 Solomon Islands3.91
46 Gabon3.85
47 Zimbabwe3.84
48 Papua New Guinea3.71
49 Kiribati3.69
50 Tonga3.68
51 Pakistan3.55
52 Namibia3.47
53 Jordan3.45
54 Tajikistan3.40
55 Egypt3.31
56 Vanuatu3.31
57 Federated States of Micronesia3.20
58 Kyrgyzstan3.20
59 Swaziland3.14
60 Lesotho3.14
61 Israel3.09
62 Guatemala3.03
63 Haiti2.97
64 Syria2.97
65 Philippines2.96
66 Turkmenistan2.93
67 Bolivia2.92
68 Djibouti2.91
69 Algeria2.84
70 Mongolia2.79
71 Botswana2.77
72 Laos2.76
73 Oman2.74
74 Kazakhstan2.73
75 Cambodia2.59
76 Saudi Arabia2.58
77 Belize2.54
78 Fiji2.54
79 Panama2.54
80 Guyana2.53
81 Morocco2.53
82 Ecuador2.51
83 Paraguay2.51
84 Honduras2.51
85 Uzbekistan2.49
86 South Africa2.49
87 Dominican Republic2.45
  World2.45
88 Peru2.43
89 Suriname2.40
90 Indonesia2.39
91 Cabo Verde2.37
92 (1) Guam (US)2.37
93 India2.35
94 Venezuela2.34
95 Libya2.31
96 Argentina2.31
97 Seychelles2.30
98 Nicaragua2.23
99 Myanmar (Burma)2.23
100 Tunisia2.22
101 Mexico2.22
102 (2) New Caledonia (France)2.22
103   Nepal2.16
104 Bangladesh2.13
105 Grenada2.13
106 Maldives2.13
107 El Salvador2.10
  Population Replacement2.10
108 Bhutan2.09
109 Turkey2.07
110 Antigua and Barbuda2.06
111 Sri Lanka2.06
112 Bahrain2.06
113 Malaysia2.06
114 Jamaica2.03
115 France2.01
116 Uruguay2.01
117 Georgia2.00
118 (3) Greenland (Denmark)2.00
119 (4) French Polynesia (France)2.00
120 New Zealand1.99
121 Kuwait1.99
122 Azerbaijan1.97
123 Vietnam1.96
124 St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.95
125 Ireland1.94
126 Iceland1.93
127 Qatar1.93
128 North Korea1.92
129 (5) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.90
130 Brunei1.88
131 Sweden1.88
132 Colombia1.87
133 United States1.84
134 Australia1.83
135 United Kingdom1.81
136 Costa Rica1.80
137 Barbados1.80
138 Chile1.79
139 The Bahamas1.78
140 Trinidad and Tobago1.77
141 United Arab Emirates1.77
142 Norway1.75
143 Russia1.75
144 Belgium1.74
145 Brazil1.74
146 (6) United States Virgin Islands (US)1.74
147 Belarus1.72
148 Lebanon1.72
149 Cuba1.72
150 Albania1.71
151 Netherlands1.71
152 Finland1.71
153 Denmark1.69
154 Iran1.69
155 Montenegro1.68
156 Latvia1.64
157 Lithuania1.63
158 Armenia1.62
159 China1.62
160 Canada1.60
161 (7) Aruba (Netherlands)1.60
162 Slovenia1.58
163  Switzerland1.54
164 Estonia1.54
165 Czech Republic1.53
166 Bulgaria1.53
167 North Macedonia1.52
168 Romania1.52
169 Ukraine1.51
170 Germany1.50
171 Luxembourg1.50
172Channel Islands - (8)  Guernsey (UK) and (9)  Jersey (UK)1.50
173 Thailand1.50
174 Austria1.47
175 St. Lucia1.47
176 Serbia1.46
177 Croatia1.46
178 Japan1.46
179 Hungary1.44
180 (10) Puerto Rico (US)1.43
181 Malta1.42
182 Slovakia1.37
183 Italy1.37
184 Mauritius1.36
185 Cyprus1.35
186 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.35
187 Poland1.32
188 Spain1.32
189 Greece1.30
190 Moldova1.25
191 Singapore1.24
192 South Korea1.24
193 Portugal1.23
194 (11) Macau (China)1.20
195 (13) Hong Kong (China)1.20
  Sovereign States: 182
  Dependent Territories: 13
  World
World2.45
  Major Regions
1Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)4.9
2Sub-Saharan Africa4.9
3Arab World3.3
4Pacific island small states3.3
5Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income)2.9
6Middle East and North Africa2.8
7South Asia2.6
8Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income)2.1
9Latin America and Caribbean2.1
10North America1.8
11East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income)1.8
12East Asia and Pacific1.8
13Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income)1.9
14Europe and Central Asia1.8
15Central Europe and the Baltics1.4
  States’ Size
1Other Small states3.2
2Small states2.9
3Caribbean small states2.1
  International Organizations
1OECD members1.7
2European Union1.5
  Security Situation
Fragile and conflict affected situations4.4
  Economic Areas
Euro area1.5
  Economic Situation
1Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)4.9
2Least developed countries: UN classification4.1
  Economic Income
1Low income4.8
2Lower middle income2.8
3Low and middle income2.6
4Middle income2.4
5Upper middle income1.8
6High income1.7
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Bermuda (UK)-
4 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
5 Dominica-
6 (4) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
7 (5) French Guiana (France)-
8 (6) Guadeloupe (France)-
9 (7) Isle of Man (UK)-
10 Kosovo-
11 Liechtenstein-
12 Marshall Islands-
13 (8) Mayotte (France)-
14 Monaco-
15 (9) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
16 Palau-
17 San Marino-
18 (10) Saint Martin (French part)-
19 (11) Sint Maarten (Dutch part)-
20 St. Kitts and Nevis-
21 (12) Turks and Caicos Islands UK)-
22 Tuvalu-
23  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 12

Notes:

(→) Country that changed name and flag, dependent territory that is now an independent country (sovereign state) from another current or extinct (dissolved) state or empire, former dependent territory from a sovereign state or empire that was included in another sovereign state.

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

1970 and 2014

1970 List by the Population Reference Bureau 2014 List by the Population Reference Bureau
RankCountryFertility rate
in 1970
(births/woman)
1 Rwanda8.2
2 Kenya8.1
3 Côte d’Ivoire7.9
4 (1) Palestinian Territory (Israeli-occupied territoriesPalestinian Territories)7.9
5 (2) Mayotte (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Department)7.9
6 Libya7.9
7 Jordan7.9
8 Afghanistan7.7
9 Mongolia7.6
10 Algeria7.6
11 Syria7.6
12 Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen Yemen)7.5
13 Zambia7.4
14 Morocco7.4
15 Iraq7.4
16 Niger7.4
17 Saudi Arabia7.3
18 Madagascar7.3
19 Malawi7.3
20 Burundi7.3
21 Senegal7.3
22 Oman7.3
23 (3) Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola Angola)7.3
24 Honduras7.3
25 Maldives7.2
26 Somalia7.2
27 Kuwait7.2
28 Samoa7.2
29 (4) Comoros (French Colonial Empire Comoros)7.1
30 Togo7.1
31 Uganda7.1
32 (5) Bangladesh ( Pakistan, East Pakistan Bangladesh)7.0
33 Ethiopia7.0
34 Ghana7.0
35 Nicaragua6.9
36 (6) Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union Tajikistan)6.9
37 Mali6.9
38 (7) South Sudan ( Sudan South Sudan)6.9
39 Swaziland6.9
40 (8) Cape Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde Cape Verde)6.9
41 (9) Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Federated States of Micronesia)6.9
42 (10) Qatar (British Empire Qatar)6.9
43 Sudan6.9
44 (11) Solomon Islands (British Empire Solomon Islands)6.9
45 Benin6.8
46 Mauritania6.8
47 (12) Djibouti (French Territory of the Afars and the Issas Djibouti)6.8
48 Tanzania6.8
49 Sierra Leone6.7
50 Rhodesia (→  Zimbabwe)6.7
51 Liberia6.7
52 Mexico6.7
53 (13) Eritrea ( Ethiopia Eritrea)6.7
54 Bhutan6.7
55 Republic of Upper Volta (→  Burkina Faso)6.6
56 (14) United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States United Arab Emirates)6.6
57 (15) Western Sahara (Spanish SaharaMoroccan Occupation)6.6
58 (16) Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique Mozambique)6.6
59 Pakistan6.6
60 Botswana6.6
61 Bolivia6.6
62 Cambodia6.5
63 (17) Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe)6.5
64 Vietnam ( North Vietnam and  South Vietnam Vietnam)6.5
65 (18) Bahrain (British Empire Bahrain)6.5
66 Nigeria6.5
67 (19) South West Africa ( South Africa Namibia)6.5
68 Chad6.5
69 (20) Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union Uzbekistan)6.5
70 Iran6.4
71 Tunisia6.4
72 (21) Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union Turkmenistan)6.3
73 Peru6.3
74 (22) New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu)6.3
75 Philippines6.3
76 (23) Belize (British Empire Belize)6.3
77 Republic of the Congo6.3
78 (24) Territory of Papua and New Guinea (UN Trust Territories Papua New Guinea)6.2
79 Cameroon6.2
80 Dominican Republic6.2
81 Guinea6.2
82 El Salvador6.2
83 Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo)6.2
84 Guatemala6.2
85 (25) Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea Guinea-Bissau)6.1
86 Ecuador6.1
87 (26) Saint Lucia (British Empire Saint Lucia)6.1
88 (27) Gilbert Islands (British Empire Kiribati)6.1
89 The Gambia6.1
90 Central African Republic6.0
91   Nepal6.0
92 Burma (→  Myanmar)6.0
93 Laos6.0
94 (28) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)6.0
95 Egypt5.9
96 (29) Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor Timor-Leste)5.9
97 Tonga5.9
98 (30) Seychelles (British Empire Seychelles)5.8
99 (31) Brunei (British Empire Brunei)5.8
100 Lesotho5.8
101 Haiti5.8
102 Equatorial Guinea5.7
103 Turkey5.7
104 Paraguay5.7
105 (32) Suriname (Dutch Empire Suriname)5.7
106 Colombia5.6
107 Thailand5.6
108 South Africa5.6
109 India5.5
110 China, People's Republic of (mainland only)5.5
111 Indonesia5.5
112 Jamaica5.5
113 Venezuela5.4
114 (33) New Caledonia (French Colonial EmpireOverseas departments and territories of France)5.3
115 Panama5.2
116 (34) French Polynesia (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Collectivity)5.1
116 Gabon5.1
117 Albania5.1
118 Guyana5.1
119 Lebanon5.0
120 Brazil5.0
121 Costa Rica4.9
122 Malaysia4.9
123 (35) Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan)4.9
124 (36) Guadeloupe (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Department)4.9
125 (37) Réunion (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Department)4.8
126 (38) French Guiana (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Department)4.7
  World4.7
127 (39) Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union Azerbaijan)4.6
128 (40) Martinique (French Colonial EmpireFrench Overseas Department4.6
129 (41) Grenada (British Empire Grenada)4.6
130 Fiji4.5
131 South Korea4.5
132 (42) Guam (US)4.4
133 North Korea4.3
134 Sri Lanka4.3
135 Chile4.0
136 Cuba4.0
137 Ireland3.9
138 China, Republic of (Taiwan)3.9
139 Israel3.8
140 Mauritius3.8
141 (43) Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire Antigua and Barbuda)3.7
142 Trinidad and Tobago3.6
143 (44) The Bahamas (British Empire The Bahamas)3.5
144 (45) Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union Kazakhstan)3.5
145 (46) Curaçao (Dutch EmpireDutch Caribbean)3.3
146 (47) Hong Kong (British Hong Kong People's Republic of China)3.3
147 (48) Puerto Rico (US)3.2
148 New Zealand3.2
149 (49) Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union Armenia)3.2
150 Singapore3.2
151 Argentina3.1
152 Barbados3.1
153 (50) SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia North Macedonia)3.0
154 Portugal3.0
155 Australia2.9
156 Spain2.9
157 Uruguay2.9
158 Romania2.9
159 Iceland2.8
160 (51) SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia Montenegro)2.7
161 (52) SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina)2.7
162 Netherlands2.6
163 (53) Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union Moldova)2.6
164 (54) Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union Georgia)2.6
165 Norway2.5
166 Cyprus2.5
167 United States2.5
168 France2.5
169 United Kingdom2.4
170 (55) Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Slovakia)2.4
171 (56) Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union Lithuania)2.4
172 (57) SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia Serbia)2.4
173 Italy2.4
174 Greece2.4
175 (58) Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union Belarus)2.3
176 Poland2.3
177 Austria2.3
178 Belgium2.3
179 San Marino2.2
180 (59) SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia Slovenia)2.2
181 (60) Macau (Portuguese Macau People's Republic of China)2.2
182 (61) Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union Estonia)2.2
183 Bulgaria2.2
184 Canada2.2
185 Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany Germany)2.1
186 (62) Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union ->  Ukraine)2.1
187Channel Islands - (63)  Guernsey and (64)  Jersey (UK)2.1
188  Switzerland2.1
189 Japan2.1
  Population Replacement2.1
190 (65) Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union Latvia)2.0
191 Denmark2.0
192 Malta2.0
193 (66) Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union Russia)2.0
194 Luxembourg2.0
195 Hungary2.0
196 (67) Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia Czech Republic)1.9
197 Sweden1.9
198 (68) SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia Croatia)1.8
199 (69) Finland1.8
  Sovereign States: 130
  Dependent Territories: 69
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 Andorra-
2 Czechoslovakia (dissolved in 1992)-
3 (1) Dominica (British Empire Dominica)-
4 (2) Ellice Islands (British Empire - Ellice Islands Tuvalu)-
5 (3) Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Kosovo)-
6 Liechtenstein-
7 (4) Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Marshall Islands)-
8 Monaco-
9 Nauru-
10 (5) Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Palau)-
11 (6) Saint Kitts and Nevis (British Empire Saint Kitts and Nevis)-
12 Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991)-
13  Vatican City-
14 Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992)-
  Sovereign States: 8
  Dependent Territories: 6
RankCountryFertility rate
in 2014
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.6
2 South Sudan7.0
3 Somalia6.6
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo6.6
5 Chad6.6
6 Angola6.2
7 Central African Republic6.2
8 Burundi6.1
9 Mali6.1
10 Zambia6.0
11 Burkina Faso5.9
12 Uganda5.9
13 Mozambique5.7
14 Timor-Leste5.7
15 The Gambia5.6
16 Nigeria5.6
17 Malawi5.5
18 Senegal5.3
19 Tanzania5.3
20 Sudan5.2
21 Guinea5.1
22 Cameroon5.1
23 Afghanistan5.1
24 Republic of the Congo5.0
25 Guinea-Bissau5.0
26 Benin4.9
27 Côte d’Ivoire4.9
28 Sierra Leone4.9
29 Equatorial Guinea4.9
30 Eritrea4.7
31 Liberia4.7
32 Togo4.7
33 Samoa4.7
34 Vanuatu4.4
35 Yemen4.4
36 Madagascar4.4
37 Kenya4.3
38 Sao Tome and Principe4.3
39 Ghana4.3
40 Comoros4.3
41 Papua New Guinea4.3
42 Nauru4.3
43 Mauritania4.1
44 Solomon Islands4.1
45 Gabon4.1
46 Marshall Islands4.1
47 (1) Mayotte (France)4.1
48 Palestinian Territory4.1
49 Iraq4.1
50 Ethiopia4.1
51 Rwanda4.0
52 Tonga3.9
53 Kiribati3.8
54 Tajikistan3.8
55 Pakistan3.8
56 Guatemala3.8
57 Zimbabwe3.8
58 Namibia3.6
59 (2) French Guiana (France)3.5
60 Federated States of Micronesia3.5
61 Jordan3.5
62 Egypt3.5
63 Haiti3.4
64 Swaziland3.4
65 Djibouti3.4
66 Lesotho3.3
67 Bolivia3.2
68 Laos3.2
69 Tuvalu3.2
70 Kyrgyzstan3.2
71 (3) Guam (US)3.1
72 Israel3.0
73 Syria3.0
74 Philippines3.0
75 Mongolia2.9
76 Saudi Arabia2.9
77 Algeria2.9
78 Ecuador2.8
79 Paraguay2.8
80 Honduras2.8
81 Cambodia2.8
82 Oman2.8
83 Kazakhstan2.7
84 Morocco2.6
85 Suriname2.6
86 Indonesia2.6
87 Belize2.6
88 Botswana2.6
89 Cape Verde2.6
90 Fiji2.5
91 Dominican Republic2.5
92 Bhutan2.5
93 Guyana2.5
94 Panama2.5
95 Nicaragua2.5
  World2.5
96 India2.4
97 Uzbekistan2.4
98 Libya2.4
99 Kuwait2.4
100   Nepal2.4
101 Venezuela2.4
102 Western Sahara2.4
103 Turkmenistan2.4
104 Seychelles2.4
105 (4) Reunion (France)2.4
106 Peru2.4
107 Maldives2.3
108 South Africa2.3
109 Jamaica2.3
110 Argentina2.3
111 Colombia2.3
112 (5) Curaçao (Netherlands)2.2
113 Tunisia2.2
114 (6) New Caledonia (France)2.2
115 Bangladesh2.2
116 Mexico2.2
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.2
118 (7) Guadeloupe (France)2.2
119 Azerbaijan2.2
120 El Salvador2.2
121 Sri Lanka2.1
122 Malaysia2.1
123 Bahrain2.1
124 (8) French Polynesia (France)2.1
125 Turkey2.1
126 Vietnam2.1
127 Qatar2.1
  Population Replacement2.1
128 New Zealand2.0
129 Ireland2.0
130 Myanmar (Burma)2.0
131 Uruguay2.0
132 North Korea2.0
133 Dominica2.0
134 France2.0
135 The Bahamas2.0
136 Kosovo2.0
137 Grenada2.0
138 Sweden1.9
139 (9) Martinique (France)1.9
140 Australia1.9
141 United Kingdom1.9
142 Chile1.9
143 Iceland1.9
144 United States1.9
145 Norway1.8
146 Finland1.8
147 Belgium1.8
148 Barbados1.8
149 Costa Rica1.8
150 United Arab Emirates1.8
151 Antigua and Barbuda1.8
152 Iran1.8
153 Thailand1.8
154 Brazil1.8
155 Albania1.8
156 Montenegro1.7
157 Netherlands1.7
158 Georgia1.7
159 Belarus1.7
160 Palau1.7
161 Denmark1.7
162Channel Islands - (10)  Guernsey and (11)  Jersey (UK)1.7
163 Russia1.7
164 Cuba1.7
165 (12) Puerto Rico (US)1.6
166 Croatia1.6
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6
168 Trinidad and Tobago1.6
169 Canada1.6
170 China, People's Republic of (mainland only)1.6
171 Brunei1.6
172 Lithuania1.6
173 Luxembourg1.6
174 Armenia1.6
- European Union1.6
175 North Macedonia1.5
176 San Marino1.5
177 Slovenia1.5
178 Ukraine1.5
179 Latvia1.5
180 Estonia1.5
181 Liechtenstein1.5
182 Bulgaria1.5
183 Czech Republic1.5
184  Switzerland1.5
185 Saint Lucia1.5
186 Lebanon1.5
187 Cyprus1.5
188 Mauritius1.4
189 Japan1.4
190 Austria1.4
191 Germany1.4
192 Monaco1.4
193 Malta1.4
194 Serbia1.4
195 Italy1.4
196 Slovakia1.3
197 Greece1.3
198 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3
199 Romania1.3
200 Hungary1.3
201 Spain1.3
202 Portugal1.2
203 Singapore1.2
204 Poland1.2
205 (13) Macau (China)1.2
206 South Korea1.2
207 Moldova1.2
208 (14) Hong Kong (China)1.1
209 Andorra1.1
210 China, Republic of (Taiwan)1.1
  Sovereign States: 196
  Dependent Territories: 14
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 1
  Dependent Territories: 0

Notes:

(→) Country that changed name and flag, dependent territory that is now an independent country (sovereign state) from another current or extinct (dissolved) state or empire, former dependent territory from a sovereign state or empire that was included in another sovereign state.

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

Country ranking by TFR forecast

2015-2020 Forecast/Prediction by the UN Population Division 2020-2025 Forecast/Prediction by the UN Population Division
RankCountryFertility rate
2015–2020 (Medium Variant)
(births/woman)
1 Niger7.46
2 Somalia6.12
3 Mali5.92
4 Chad5.79
5 Angola5.79
6 Burundi5.66
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.66
8 The Gambia5.53
9 Uganda5.46
10 Nigeria5.41
11 Timor-Leste5.33
12 Burkina Faso5.23
13 Zambia5.14
14 Mozambique5.12
15 Tanzania4.92
16 Malawi4.88
17 Senegal4.83
18 Côte d'Ivoire4.77
19 South Sudan4.73
20 Guinea4.73
21 Republic of the Congo4.64
22 Guinea-Bissau4.56
23 Equatorial Guinea4.52
24 Benin4.50
25 Liberia4.47
26 Cameroon4.46
27 Mauritania4.39
28 Sao Tome and Principe4.36
29 Togo4.35
30 Iraq4.35
31 Sierra Leone4.28
32 Afghanistan4.25
33 Comoros4.23
34 Madagascar4.21
35 Sudan4.13
36 Kenya4.10
37 Eritrea4.02
38 Central African Republic4.02
39 Ethiopia3.99
40 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank)3.95
41 Ghana3.95
42 Samoa3.90
43 Yemen3.79
44 Solomon Islands3.76
45 (1) Mayotte (France)3.73
46 Gabon3.68
47 Zimbabwe3.65
48 Rwanda3.62
49 Papua New Guinea3.58
50 Tonga3.58
51 Kiribati3.58
52 Pakistan3.38
53 Tajikistan3.32
54 Namibia3.31
55 Vanuatu3.22
56 (2) French Guiana (France)3.28
57 Jordan3.20
58 Egypt3.16
59 Federated States of Micronesia3.08
60 Swaziland3.06
61 Guatemala3.03
62 Lesotho3.01
63 Djibouti2.99
64 Kyrgyzstan2.93
65 Morocco2.93
66 Philippines2.87
67 Haiti2.85
68 Bolivia2.83
69 Laos2.77
70 Syria2.77
71 Botswana2.67
72 Algeria2.62
73 Saudi Arabia2.59
74 Mongolia2.54
75 Cambodia2.53
76 Kazakhstan2.53
77 Oman2.51
78 Fiji2.48
79 Guyana2.47
  World2.47
80 Belize2.46
81 Paraguay2.45
82 Ecuador2.44
83 Israel2.38
84 Dominican Republic2.38
85 Panama2.36
86 Indonesia2.36
87 Peru2.35
88 India2.34
89 Uzbekistan2.33
90 (3) Guam (US)2.32
91 Libya2.32
92 South Africa2.28
93 Venezuela2.28
94 Suriname2.28
95 Argentina2.27
96 Honduras2.25
97 Turkmenistan2.22
98 Azerbaijan2.22
99 Seychelles2.21
100 Cabo Verde2.19
101 (4) United States Virgin Islands (US)2.18
102 Nicaragua2.16
103 Mexico2.14
104 Myanmar (Burma)2.13
105 (5) Réunion (France)2.12
106 (6) Guadeloupe (France)2.10
  Population Replacement2.10
107   Nepal2.09
108 Bangladesh2.08
109 Grenada2.08
110 Tunisia2.07
111 Western Sahara2.06
112 (7) Curaçao (Netherlands)2.05
113 Kuwait2.04
114 (8) New Caledonia (France)2.04
115 Sri Lanka2.03
116 Antigua and Barbuda2.03
117 Turkey2.01
118 Ireland2.00
119 Jamaica1.99
120 (9) French Polynesia (France)1.99
121 New Zealand1.99
122 France1.99
123 Maldives1.98
124 Bahrain1.98
125 Uruguay1.98
126 Qatar1.95
127 Vietnam1.95
128 North Korea1.94
129 Bhutan1.93
130 Sweden1.93
131 United Kingdom1.91
132 Iceland1.90
133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.90
134 Malaysia1.90
135 United States1.90
136 (10) Martinique (France)1.88
137 El Salvador1.87
138 Australia1.86
139 Colombia1.83
140 Bahamas1.83
141 Belgium1.83
142 Brunei1.82
143 Saint Lucia1.82
144 Georgia1.82
145 Norway1.81
146 Barbados1.80
147 Albania1.78
148 Finland1.77
149 Netherlands1.77
150 Denmark1.76
151 Costa Rica1.74
152 Chile1.73
153 United Arab Emirates1.73
154 Trinidad and Tobago1.73
155 Russia1.72
156 Lebanon1.71
157 Brazil1.67
158 Estonia1.66
159 Montenegro1.65
160 Slovenia1.65
161 Belarus1.64
162 Lithuania1.63
163 Iran1.62
164 (11) Aruba (Netherlands)1.62
165 Luxembourg1.61
166 Bulgaria1.60
167 China1.59
168 (12) Puerto Rico (US)1.59
169 Serbia1.59
170 Cuba1.58
171  Switzerland1.57
172 Canada1.56
173 Ukraine1.56
174 Latvia1.55
175 North Macedonia1.55
176 Czech Republic1.54
177 Austria1.53
178 Romania1.53
179 Armenia1.51
180 Italy1.49
181Channel Islands - (13)  Jersey (UK) and (14)  Guernsey (UK)1.49
182 Malta1.49
183 Croatia1.48
184 Thailand1.46
185 Japan1.46
186 Mauritius1.44
187 Germany1.44
188 Slovakia1.44
189 Cyprus1.42
190 Hungary1.40
191 Spain1.38
192 (15) Macau (China)1.34
193 Poland1.33
194 South Korea1.33
195 Greece1.30
196 (16) Hong Kong (China)1.30
197 Singapore1.26
198 Portugal1.24
199 Moldova1.23
200 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.23
  Sovereign States: 184
  Dependent Territories: 16
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Anguilla (UK)-
4 (3) Bermuda (UK)-
5 (4) British Virgin Islands (UK)-
6 (5) Cayman Islands (UK)-
7 Cook Islands-
8 Dominica-
9 (6) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
10 (7) Gibraltar (UK)-
11 (8) Greenland (Denmark)-
12 (9) Isle of Man (UK)-
13 Kosovo-
14 Marshall Islands-
15 Monaco-
16 (10) Montserrat (UK)-
17 Nauru-
18 (11) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
19 Palau-
20 (12) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)-
21 Saint Kitts and Nevis-
22 (13) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)-
23 San Marino-
24 (14) Sint Maarten (Netherlands)-
25 (15) Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)-
26  Vatican City-
27 (16) Wallis and Futuna (France)-
28 (17) Western Sahara-
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 17
RankCountryFertility rate
for 2020-2025
(Medium Variant)
(births/woman)
1 Niger6.51
2 Somalia5.66
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo5.46
4 Mali5.46
5 Chad5.32
6 Angola5.21
7 Nigeria5.08
8 Burundi5.04
9 The Gambia4.90
10 Burkina Faso4.83
11 Tanzania4.63
12 Benin4.54
13 Mozambique4.54
14 Uganda4.44
15 Cote d'Ivoire4.40
16 Central African Republic4.38
17 Guinea4.38
18 Zambia4.38
19 South Sudan4.36
20 Senegal4.34
21 Mauritania4.32
22 Cameroon4.29
23 Republic of the Congo4.19
24 Guinea-Bissau4.16
25 Equatorial Guinea4.15
26 Solomon Islands4.15
27 Sudan4.15
28 Sao Tome and Principe4.08
29 Togo4.06
30 Liberia4.03
31 Comoros3.93
32 Malawi3.91
33 Sierra Leone3.86
34 Afghanistan3.85
35 Madagascar3.85
36 Ethiopia3.82
37 Eritrea3.76
38 Rwanda3.73
39 Gabon3.71
40 Samoa3.68
41 Ghana3.65
42 Vanuatu3.62
43 Timor-Leste3.60
44 Iraq3.45
45 (1) Mayotte (France)3.44
46 Yemen3.43
47 Kiribati3.41
48 Tajikistan3.40
49 Tonga3.39
50 Papua New Guinea3.38
51 State of Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank)3.36
52 Zimbabwe3.32
53 Kenya3.26
54 Pakistan3.24
55 (2) French Guiana (France)3.19
56 Namibia3.17
57 Egypt3.13
58 Lesotho2.97
59 Morocco2.93
60 Kyrgyzstan2.83
61 Eswatini (Swaziland)2.80
62 Federated States of Micronesia2.87
63 Algeria2.79
64 Haiti2.74
65 Mongolia2.73
66 Botswana2.69
67 Guatemala2.67
68 Fiji2.65
69 Syria2.64
70 Turkmenistan2.63
71 Kazakhstan2.62
72 Oman2.60
73 Bolivia2.58
74 Jordan2.58
75 Djibouti2.52
76 Laos2.48
77 Philippines2.45
  World2.42
78 Cambodia2.39
79 Guyana2.37
80 Panama2.37
81 Seychelles2.34
82 Paraguay2.33
83 Ecuador2.32
84 Honduras2.32
85 Suriname2.32
86 South Africa2.31
87 Uzbekistan2.31
88 Israel2.30
89 Nicaragua2.28
90 Western Sahara2.27
91 (3) Guam (US)2.24
92 Dominican Republic2.23
93 Indonesia2.22
94 Argentina2.20
95 Belize2.19
96 Venezuela2.18
97 Saudi Arabia2.17
98 Peru2.16
99 Cabo Verde2.15
100 India2.14
101 Sri Lanka2.13
102 Libya2.11
103 Tunisia2.10
  Population Replacement2.10
104 (4) Guadeloupe (France)2.09
105 Iran, Islamic Republic of2.09
106 Myanmar (Burma)2.07
107 Kuwait2.03
108 Mexico2.03
109 Georgia2.02
110 Lebanon2.02
111 Vietnam2.02
112 Azerbaijan1.99
113 Turkey1.99
114 Grenada1.98
115 (5) United States Virgin Islands (US)1.97
116 El Salvador1.96
117 Antigua and Barbuda1.95
118 Bangladesh1.93
119 Malaysia1.92
120 Uruguay1.92
121 Jamaica1.91
122 (6) New Caledonia (France)1.90
123 Bahrain1.89
124 (7) Aruba (Netherlands)1.88
125 (8) French Polynesia (France)1.88
126 Bhutan1.87
127 North Korea1.86
128 France1.85
129 New Zealand1.85
130 Sweden1.84
131 (9) Martinique (France)1.83
132 Russia1.82
133 St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.81
134   Nepal1.80
135 Ireland1.79
136 Australia1.78
137 Qatar1.78
138 United States1.78
139 Denmark1.77
140 Maldives1.77
141 Armenia1.76
142 Brunei1.76
143 United Kingdom1.75
144 Belarus1.74
145 Latvia1.74
146 Montenegro1.74
147 Belgium1.73
148 Colombia1.73
149 (10) Curaçao (Netherlands)1.72
150 Iceland1.72
151 The Bahamas1.71
152 China1.70
153 Lithuania1.70
154 Norway1.70
155 Costa Rica1.68
156 Czechia /  Czech Republic1.68
157 Netherlands1.68
158 Brazil1.67
159 Trinidad and Tobago1.67
160 Romania1.65
161 Barbados1.64
162 Slovenia1.64
163 Estonia1.63
164 Bulgaria1.61
165 Germany1.61
166 Chile1.60
167 Austria1.57
168 Cuba1.57
169 Slovakia1.55
170  Switzerland1.56
171 Albania1.54
172Channel Islands - (11)  Guernsey (UK) and (12)  Jersey (UK)1.54
173 Hungary1.54
174 Malta1.51
175 Canada1.48
176 Poland1.47
177 North Macedonia1.46
178 Thailand1.46
179 Ukraine1.44
180 Finland1.42
181 Serbia1.42
182 Croatia1.41
183 (13) Hong Kong (China)1.41
184 Luxembourg1.41
185 Spain1.39
186 St. Lucia1.38
187 Japan1.37
188 Mauritius1.35
189 Portugal1.35
190 United Arab Emirates1.35
191 Moldova1.31
192 Cyprus1.30
193 Italy1.30
194 (14) Macau (China)1.30
195 Greece1.26
196 Singapore1.24
197 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.22
198 (15) Puerto Rico (US)1.18
199 South Korea1.08
  Sovereign States: 184
  Dependent Territories: 15
  World
World2.42
  Continents
1Africa4.16
2Oceania2.30
3Asia2.09
4South America1.87
5North America1.76
6Europe1.62
  Major Regions
1Sub-Saharan Africa4.40
2Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)3.27
3Northern Africa and Western Asia2.78
4Central and Southern Asia2.29
5Latin America and the Caribbean1.96
6Eastern and South-Eastern Asia1.81
7Australia and New Zealand1.80
8Northern America1.76
9Europe and Northern America1.67
10Europe1.62
  Major Subregions
1Middle Africa5.12
2Western Africa4.85
3Eastern Africa4.07
4Melanesia3.33
5Northern Africa3.07
6Micronesia2.72
7Polynesia2.65
8Central Asia2.62
9Western Asia2.52
10Southern Africa2.38
11Southern Asia2.28
12South-Eastern Asia2.14
13Caribbean2.11
14Central America2.11
15South America1.87
16Northern America1.76
17Northern Europe1.74
18Western Europe1.70
19Eastern Europe1.67
20Eastern Asia1.66
21Southern Europe1.36
  UN Development Groups
1Land-Locked Developing Countries (LLDC)3.68
2Less Developed Regions (excluding China)2.72
3Less Developed Regions2.53
3.1- Least Developed Countries3.74
3.2- Less Developed Regions (excluding Least Developed Countries)2.27
4Small Island Developing States (SIDS)2.37
5More Developed Countries1.65
  World Bank Income Groups
1Low-income Countries4.16
2Middle-income Countries2.29
3Lower-middle-income Countries2.60
4Upper-middle-income Countries1.87
5High Income Countries1.67
6No Income Group Available2.38
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1) American Samoa (US)-
2 Andorra-
3 (2) Bermuda (UK)-
4 British Virgin Islands (UK)-
5 (3) Cayman Islands (UK)-
6 Dominica-
7 (4) Faroe Islands (Denmark)-
8 (5) Gibraltar (UK)-
9 (6) Greenland (Denmark)-
10 (7) Isle of Man (UK)-
11 Kosovo-
12 Liechtenstein-
13 Marshall Islands-
14 Monaco-
15 Nauru-
16 (8) Northern Mariana Islands (US)-
17 Palau-
18 St. Kitts and Nevis-
19 (9) Saint Martin (France) (French part)-
20 San Marino-
21 (10) Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part)-
22 Turks and Caicos Islands-
23 Tuvalu-
24  Vatican City-
  Sovereign States: 14
  Dependent Territories: 10

Note:

(-) Data unavailable, inapplicable, not collected or country or dependent territory not included. Sovereign states and dependent territories listed by alphabetical order, not ranked.

See also

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