List of countries by fertility rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
The World Factbook
Date17 Jan 2024

The total fertility rate (TFR) or often simply ‘fertility rate’ in a specific year is defined as the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children in alignment with the prevailing age-specific fertility rates.

Niger has the highest fertility rate of 6.60 children per woman followed by Chad at 6.03. 7 countries/regions have TFR above 5. 26 countries/territories have fertility rate over 4 in which first 14 and total 27 belong to Africa. Afghanistan is the remaining one.

Out of 236 countries and dependent territories estimated by UN, 107 have fertility rate more than population replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. Replacement fertility is the total fertility rate at which women give birth to enough babies to sustain population levels.

Hong Kong (0.78) and Republic of Korea (0.89) have fertility rate below one. Saint Barthélemy (1.04), British Virgin Islands (1.04) and Singapore (1.05) have fertility rate close to one.

Countries with higher fertility rate tend to have lower median age and higher population growth rate. In the list of top 50 countries by higher fertility rate, all have median age below 25 years and only one has population growth rate below 1% and 8 have below 2%. In the list of top 50 countries by lowest fertility rate, only seven have median age less than 35 years and only three have population growth rate over 1%.

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Fertility rate (UN)

Code Rank Country/Region Fertility rate Median age Population Continent
2024Years (2024)2024Growth (%)
BDI9Burundi4.7816.24413,591,6572.67Africa
COM32Comoros3.7920.675867,6051.82Africa
DJI71Djibouti2.6724.4961,152,3291.40Africa
ERI38Eritrea3.6318.9313,817,6511.83Africa
ETH30Ethiopia3.8819.040129,719,7192.52Africa
KEN52Kenya3.1919.85756,203,0302.00Africa
MDG37Madagascar3.6719.46431,056,6102.41Africa
MWI35Malawi3.7117.45621,475,9622.60Africa
MUS205Mauritius1.3937.7661,301,9780.11Africa
MYT19Mayotte4.2316.976345,9962.98Africa
MOZ14Mozambique4.4017.12934,858,4022.84Africa
REU104Réunion2.1834.318989,3500.77Africa
RWA39Rwanda3.6319.60914,414,9102.27Africa
SYC95Seychelles2.2733.463108,2630.56Africa
SOM4Somalia5.9815.34018,706,9223.11Africa
SSD23South Sudan4.1417.08211,277,0921.70Africa
UGA17Uganda4.2416.46149,924,2522.76Africa
TZA11United Republic of Tanzania4.5117.15869,419,0732.94Africa
ZMB25Zambia4.1017.44521,134,6952.75Africa
ZWE47Zimbabwe3.3418.64717,020,3212.13Africa
AGO7Angola5.0416.41037,804,6343.05Africa
CMR18Cameroon4.2317.79529,394,4332.61Africa
CAF5Central African Republic5.7414.9455,915,6273.02Africa
TCD2Chad6.0315.20518,847,1483.11Africa
COG28Congo3.9618.5356,244,5472.25Africa
COD3Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9915.584105,625,1143.29Africa
GNQ27Equatorial Guinea3.9820.6141,754,9932.35Africa
GAB48Gabon3.3321.8172,484,5571.97Africa
STP40Sao Tome and Principe3.6218.957236,3811.95Africa
DZA64Algeria2.7128.45646,278,7511.47Africa
EGY63Egypt2.8124.367114,484,2521.57Africa
LBY90Libya2.3127.0736,964,1971.10Africa
MAR98Morocco2.2429.56838,211,4590.98Africa
SDN16Sudan4.2518.65049,358,2282.60Africa
TUN115Tunisia2.0232.68112,564,6890.85Africa
ESH100Western Sahara2.2231.893598,3851.89Africa
BWA69Botswana2.6824.0412,719,6941.66Africa
SWZ65Eswatini2.7121.8821,222,0750.93Africa
LSO59Lesotho2.9022.4042,356,0831.11Africa
NAM53Namibia3.1621.5132,645,8051.60Africa
ZAF91South Africa2.2927.80761,020,2211.00Africa
BEN10Benin4.7417.71014,080,0722.68Africa
BFA12Burkina Faso4.4717.04423,840,2472.53Africa
CPV131Cabo Verde1.8527.928604,4610.97Africa
CIV20Côte d'Ivoire4.2318.10129,603,3022.53Africa
GMB13Gambia4.4117.3782,841,8032.47Africa
GHA43Ghana3.4020.89234,777,5221.92Africa
GIN24Guinea4.1318.16714,528,7702.38Africa
GNB34Guinea-Bissau3.7718.8702,197,1492.15Africa
LBR29Liberia3.8818.5145,536,9492.19Africa
MLI6Mali5.7115.35924,015,7893.10Africa
MRT21Mauritania4.1918.0814,993,9222.69Africa
NER1Niger6.6014.57128,238,9723.81Africa
NGA8Nigeria4.9917.355229,152,2172.39Africa
SHN162Saint Helena1.6452.9275,253-1.15Africa
SEN22Senegal4.1818.18718,221,5672.58Africa
SLE36Sierra Leone3.6919.5068,977,9722.13Africa
TGO26Togo4.0719.0469,260,8642.29Africa
KAZ58Kazakhstan2.9929.53119,828,1651.13Asia
KGZ62Kyrgyzstan2.8824.0046,839,6061.55Asia
TJK56Tajikistan3.0721.91310,331,5131.85Asia
TKM78Turkmenistan2.5526.5406,598,0711.26Asia
UZB67Uzbekistan2.7127.23535,673,8041.45Asia
CHN226China1.2139.4781,425,178,782-0.03Asia
HKG236China, Hong Kong SAR0.7846.3477,496,6810.07Asia
MAC231China, Macao SAR1.1538.974713,0821.27Asia
TWN228China, Taiwan Province of China1.1743.02823,950,2140.11Asia
PRK136Dem. People's Republic of Korea1.7836.38626,244,5820.32Asia
JPN216Japan1.3349.535122,631,432-0.54Asia
MNG73Mongolia2.6727.1433,493,6291.35Asia
KOR235Republic of Korea0.8945.06351,741,963-0.08Asia
AFG15Afghanistan4.2917.21143,372,9502.68Asia
BGD126Bangladesh1.9227.450174,701,2111.01Asia
BTN206Bhutan1.3929.941792,3820.63Asia
IND117India1.9828.6231,441,719,8520.92Asia
IRN151Iran (Islamic Republic of)1.6733.56289,809,7810.71Asia
MDV156Maldives1.6632.919517,887-0.60Asia
NPL120Nepal1.9724.78931,240,3151.11Asia
PAK50Pakistan3.2820.868245,209,8151.96Asia
LKA123Sri Lanka1.9533.24221,949,2680.25Asia
BRN145Brunei Darussalam1.7433.204455,8580.74Asia
KHM97Cambodia2.2627.34917,121,8471.04Asia
IDN107Indonesia2.1230.129279,798,0490.82Asia
LAO84Lao People's Democratic Republic2.3724.7257,736,6811.35Asia
MYS139Malaysia1.7631.18534,671,8951.06Asia
MMR109Myanmar2.0929.88654,964,6940.71Asia
PHL72Philippines2.6725.243119,106,2241.51Asia
SGP232Singapore1.0543.3376,052,7090.63Asia
THA218Thailand1.3140.70171,885,7990.12Asia
TLS61Timor-Leste2.8821.2041,379,8831.42Asia
VNM125Viet Nam1.9333.18299,497,6800.65Asia
ARM176Armenia1.5835.6412,777,9790.00Asia
AZE157Azerbaijan1.6532.98610,462,9040.48Asia
BHR137Bahrain1.7733.9181,498,7120.89Asia
CYP217Cyprus1.3139.0251,268,4670.66Asia
GEO113Georgia2.0436.8483,717,425-0.29Asia
IRQ46Iraq3.3420.46646,523,6572.24Asia
ISR60Israel2.8929.2059,311,6521.49Asia
JOR66Jordan2.7124.31211,384,9220.42Asia
KWT112Kuwait2.0540.5624,349,3800.91Asia
LBN114Lebanon2.0429.2775,219,044-2.52Asia
OMN81Oman2.4729.4724,713,5531.49Asia
QAT140Qatar1.7634.0482,737,0610.76Asia
SAU86Saudi Arabia2.3331.07137,473,9291.43Asia
PSE49State of Palestine3.3219.8345,494,9632.30Asia
SYR74Syrian Arab Republic2.6322.86824,348,0534.83Asia
TUR129Türkiye1.8532.19786,260,4170.52Asia
ARE202United Arab Emirates1.4433.6999,591,8530.79Asia
YEM42Yemen3.5719.25135,219,8532.24Asia
BLR187Belarus1.5241.0689,455,037-0.45Europe
BGR169Bulgaria1.6045.0746,618,615-1.03Europe
CZE148Czechia1.7043.41610,503,7340.08Europe
HUN172Hungary1.5842.5449,994,993-1.59Europe
POL197Poland1.4840.85940,221,726-1.96Europe
MDA133Republic of Moldova1.7935.4693,329,865-3.09Europe
ROU144Romania1.7441.76919,618,996-1.38Europe
RUS184Russian Federation1.5439.649143,957,079-0.34Europe
SVK175Slovakia1.5840.5795,702,832-1.59Europe
UKR221Ukraine1.2944.00537,937,8213.25Europe
DNK146Denmark1.7241.2925,939,6950.49Europe
EST150Estonia1.6742.1431,319,041-0.28Europe
FRO70Faroe Islands2.6837.48453,4440.33Europe
FIN203Finland1.4142.9565,549,8860.08Europe
GGY198Guernsey1.4839.77463,7880.38Europe
ISL147Iceland1.7236.757377,6890.63Europe
IRL142Ireland1.7638.6515,089,4780.64Europe
IMN179Isle of Man1.5745.70084,9040.23Europe
JEY194Jersey1.4940.371112,8430.93Europe
LVA171Latvia1.5944.1811,810,240-1.09Europe
LTU161Lithuania1.6444.2612,692,798-0.94Europe
NOR188Norway1.5239.9905,514,4770.73Europe
SWE152Sweden1.6739.82110,673,6690.58Europe
GBR177United Kingdom1.5840.27767,961,4390.33Europe
ALB213Albania1.3738.1752,826,020-0.23Europe
AND230Andorra1.1544.05180,3410.32Europe
BIH214Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3542.5153,194,378-0.51Europe
HRV201Croatia1.4544.4433,986,627-0.55Europe
GIB132Gibraltar1.8242.49332,7180.09Europe
GRC209Greece1.3845.82010,302,720-0.37Europe
ITA219Italy1.3148.12158,697,744-0.29Europe
XXK190Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1.5131.9711,667,4830.23Europe
MLT224Malta1.2340.257536,7400.31Europe
MNE154Montenegro1.6739.019626,102-0.06Europe
MKD207North Macedonia1.3939.2612,082,706-0.14Europe
PRT212Portugal1.3846.17810,223,349-0.24Europe
SMR229San Marino1.1647.74033,614-0.08Europe
SRB185Serbia1.5343.4367,097,028-0.73Europe
SVN164Slovenia1.6344.2902,118,965-0.03Europe
ESP220Spain1.3045.31947,473,373-0.10Europe
AUT195Austria1.4843.3558,977,1390.20Europe
BEL168Belgium1.6041.49211,715,7740.25Europe
FRA134France1.7842.25564,881,8300.19Europe
DEU183Germany1.5445.01783,252,474-0.05Europe
LIE193Liechtenstein1.4944.48939,8220.60Europe
LUX204Luxembourg1.4139.566661,5941.04Europe
MCO111Monaco2.0754.00936,157-0.39Europe
NLD160Netherlands1.6442.13617,671,1250.30Europe
CHE191Switzerland1.5142.6058,851,4310.62Europe
AIA223Anguilla1.2838.60415,9360.23North America
ATG178Antigua and Barbuda1.5835.93894,8160.55North America
ABW227Aruba1.1942.213106,177-0.09North America
BHS210Bahamas1.3833.556415,2230.63North America
BRB165Barbados1.6339.853282,3090.11North America
BES158Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba1.6440.19127,2720.46North America
VGB234British Virgin Islands1.0439.77031,7630.71North America
CYM225Cayman Islands1.2138.73169,8850.83North America
CUB200Cuba1.4641.56911,174,587-0.18North America
CUW163Curaçao1.6436.319192,9650.46North America
DMA174Dominica1.5832.75173,3680.45North America
DOM102Dominican Republic2.2028.09911,434,0050.89North America
GRD122Grenada1.9531.993126,8870.56North America
GLP116Guadeloupe2.0042.104396,3460.13North America
HTI68Haiti2.6923.71811,867,0301.21North America
JAM215Jamaica1.3432.3332,824,738-0.03North America
MTQ128Martinique1.8947.159366,416-0.15North America
MSR182Montserrat1.5543.7404,372-0.32North America
PRI222Puerto Rico1.2844.4823,268,8020.26North America
BLM233Saint Barthélemy1.0440.27611,0190.23North America
KNA192Saint Kitts and Nevis1.5035.19047,8470.19North America
LCA208Saint Lucia1.3834.360180,8050.31North America
MAF87Saint Martin (French part)2.3339.49232,3370.81North America
VCT141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.7633.362103,683-0.01North America
SXM181Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.5648.38244,3090.20North America
TTO170Trinidad and Tobago1.6036.9731,538,2000.21North America
TCA159Turks and Caicos Islands1.6438.46146,4310.80North America
VIR110United States Virgin Islands2.0943.17898,055-0.70North America
BLZ121Belize1.9626.377416,6561.42North America
CRI189Costa Rica1.5134.2885,246,7140.66North America
SLV138El Salvador1.7727.6016,396,2890.49North America
GTM92Guatemala2.2923.15818,358,4301.47North America
HND93Honduras2.2824.53110,759,4061.56North America
MEX135Mexico1.7830.237129,388,4670.73North America
NIC99Nicaragua2.2225.6107,142,5291.37North America
PAN96Panama2.2629.6244,527,9611.34North America
ARG130Argentina1.8532.17746,057,8660.62South America
BOL79Bolivia (Plurinational State of)2.5324.65212,567,3361.44South America
BRA166Brazil1.6234.045217,637,2970.56South America
CHL186Chile1.5336.25519,658,8390.15South America
COL149Colombia1.6832.14852,340,7740.49South America
ECU118Ecuador1.9728.74318,377,3671.03South America
FLK173Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1.5840.7483,8030.32South America
GUF44French Guiana3.3724.162319,7962.45South America
GUY88Guyana2.3326.294819,5940.71South America
PRY83Paraguay2.4026.4956,947,2701.25South America
PER106Peru2.1229.06734,683,4440.96South America
SUR94Suriname2.2728.410628,7850.89South America
URY196Uruguay1.4836.0043,423,3160.01South America
VEN105Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.1528.36629,395,3341.93South America
BMU211Bermuda1.3846.25263,935-0.21North America
CAN199Canada1.4740.79339,107,0460.84North America
GRL124Greenland1.9434.85156,7890.26North America
SPM180Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.5744.8855,815-0.43North America
USA155United States of America1.6638.324341,814,4200.53North America
AUS167Australia1.6037.79026,699,4820.98Oceania
NZL143New Zealand1.7537.2175,269,9390.80Oceania
FJI82Fiji2.4127.337943,0720.72Oceania
NCL119New Caledonia1.9734.252295,9661.02Oceania
PNG57Papua New Guinea3.0622.43710,515,7881.80Oceania
SLB31Solomon Islands3.8219.597756,6732.19Oceania
VUT41Vanuatu3.6119.701342,3252.34Oceania
GUM80Guam2.5030.269174,1140.67Oceania
KIR51Kiribati3.2022.253135,7631.68Oceania
MHL76Marshall Islands2.6025.59542,4151.00Oceania
FSM75Micronesia (Fed. States of)2.6024.357116,3000.93Oceania
NRU45Nauru3.3720.02212,8840.81Oceania
MNP108Northern Mariana Islands2.1037.82950,0250.46Oceania
PLW89Palau2.3135.85418,051-0.04Oceania
ASM101American Samoa2.2129.19643,544-0.84Oceania
COK103Cook Islands2.1833.42417,0720.16Oceania
PYF153French Polynesia1.6734.465311,3830.81Oceania
NIU85Niue2.3735.7511,9350.00Oceania
WSM33Samoa3.7720.607228,9661.46Oceania
TKL77Tokelau2.6027.0261,9151.16Oceania
TON54Tonga3.1322.026108,6830.84Oceania
TUV55Tuvalu3.0925.05511,4780.72Oceania
WLF127Wallis and Futuna Islands1.9037.15711,439-0.55Oceania
World 2.31 30.736 8,118,835,999 0.91