List of countries by fertility rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
The World Factbook
Date05 Sep 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.

Chad has the highest fertility rate of 6.03 children per woman followed by Somalia at 6.01. 7 countries/regions have TFR above 5. 26 countries/territories have fertility rate over 4 in which first 8 and total 24 belong to Africa. Afghanistan and Yeman are the remaining two.

Out of 237 countries and dependent territories estimated by UN, 105 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.

Macao lowest have fertility rate of 0.68, folllowed by Hong Kong (0.73) and Republic of Korea (0.73). Eight countries/regions have fertility rate below 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, 49 have median age below 25 years and only two has population growth rate below 1% and 10 have below 2%. In the list of top 50 countries by lowest fertility rate, only five have median age less than 35 years and only ten 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 (%)
BDI8Burundi4.7916.14014,047,7862.46Africa
COM31Comoros3.8220.502866,6281.87Africa
DJI76Djibouti2.6224.6621,168,7221.34Africa
ERI37Eritrea3.6818.9223,535,6031.91Africa
ETH28Ethiopia3.9118.933132,059,7672.58Africa
KEN54Kenya3.1719.78156,432,9441.94Africa
MDG27Madagascar3.9119.03931,964,9562.42Africa
MWI42Malawi3.5917.84121,655,2862.58Africa
MUS214Mauritius1.2337.3741,271,169-0.21Africa
MYT12Mayotte4.5616.949326,5053.22Africa
MOZ10Mozambique4.6916.40734,631,7662.90Africa
REU101Réunion2.1537.773878,5910.44Africa
RWA39Rwanda3.6519.68314,256,5672.11Africa
SYC104Seychelles2.1133.951130,4181.86Africa
SOM2Somalia6.0115.51719,009,1513.40Africa
SSD33South Sudan3.7918.32411,943,4082.07Africa
UGA20Uganda4.1716.70250,015,0922.73Africa
TZA13United Republic of Tanzania4.5417.36468,560,1572.87Africa
ZMB26Zambia4.0417.70921,314,9562.79Africa
ZWE38Zimbabwe3.6717.96116,634,3731.88Africa
AGO7Angola5.0516.53137,885,8493.02Africa
CMR18Cameroon4.2617.89629,123,7442.58Africa
CAF4Central African Republic5.9514.3825,330,6903.39Africa
TCD1Chad6.0315.71820,299,1234.22Africa
COG25Congo4.1118.4336,332,9612.38Africa
COD3Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9815.784109,276,2653.22Africa
GNQ23Equatorial Guinea4.1220.9191,892,5162.42Africa
GAB41Gabon3.5921.5172,538,9522.13Africa
STP40Sao Tome and Principe3.6019.253235,5362.00Africa
DZA66Algeria2.7228.39946,814,3081.35Africa
EGY65Egypt2.7424.254116,538,2581.65Africa
LBY89Libya2.3027.4607,381,0231.04Africa
MAR97Morocco2.2129.51238,081,1730.94Africa
SDN17Sudan4.2618.38850,448,9631.59Africa
TUN125Tunisia1.8232.52712,277,1090.60Africa
ESH100Western Sahara2.1832.336590,5061.80Africa
BWA68Botswana2.7023.1632,521,1391.63Africa
SWZ67Eswatini2.7222.2301,242,8221.05Africa
LSO71Lesotho2.6621.6222,337,4231.11Africa
NAM52Namibia3.2121.1463,030,1312.11Africa
ZAF99South Africa2.2128.47364,007,1871.19Africa
BEN15Benin4.4817.90514,462,7242.42Africa
BFA24Burkina Faso4.1117.48723,548,7812.23Africa
CPV169Cabo Verde1.5128.420524,8770.48Africa
CIV19Côte d'Ivoire4.2318.20331,934,2302.42Africa
GMB29Gambia3.9118.3732,759,9882.25Africa
GHA47Ghana3.3421.13534,427,4141.85Africa
GIN21Guinea4.1318.14214,754,7852.35Africa
GNB35Guinea-Bissau3.7619.1562,201,3522.18Africa
LBR30Liberia3.8618.5505,612,8172.12Africa
MLI6Mali5.5115.59524,478,5952.91Africa
MRT11Mauritania4.6317.2535,169,3952.82Africa
NER5Niger5.9415.40027,032,4123.25Africa
NGA16Nigeria4.3817.945232,679,4782.07Africa
SHN144Saint Helena1.6450.6695,237-0.82Africa
SEN34Senegal3.7719.35918,501,9842.31Africa
SLE36Sierra Leone3.7019.4968,642,0222.06Africa
TGO22Togo4.1218.9379,515,2362.16Africa
KAZ59Kazakhstan2.9829.58120,592,5711.25Asia
KGZ62Kyrgyzstan2.7825.2537,186,0091.54Asia
TJK58Tajikistan3.0422.09810,590,9271.87Asia
TKM72Turkmenistan2.6626.5597,494,4981.70Asia
UZB46Uzbekistan3.4926.97636,361,8591.93Asia
CHN228China1.0139.5871,419,321,278-0.22Asia
HKG236China, Hong Kong SAR0.7346.7757,414,909-0.49Asia
MAC237China, Macao SAR0.6838.888720,2620.39Asia
TWN233China, Taiwan Province of China0.8644.16723,213,962-0.43Asia
PRK130Dem. People's Republic of Korea1.7836.29426,498,8230.29Asia
JPN217Japan1.2249.383123,753,041-0.51Asia
MNG73Mongolia2.6326.8543,475,5401.22Asia
KOR235Republic of Korea0.7345.05051,717,590-0.08Asia
AFG9Afghanistan4.7617.11642,647,4922.83Asia
BGD102Bangladesh2.1425.653173,562,3641.22Asia
BTN183Bhutan1.4529.943791,5240.61Asia
IND116India1.9628.4411,450,935,7910.90Asia
IRN141Iran (Islamic Republic of)1.6833.40991,567,7380.99Asia
MDV156Maldives1.5631.898527,7990.36Asia
NPL117Nepal1.9625.00829,651,054-0.15Asia
PAK44Pakistan3.5520.436251,269,1641.54Asia
LKA118Sri Lanka1.9533.07223,103,5650.56Asia
BRN134Brunei Darussalam1.7332.244462,7210.80Asia
KHM79Cambodia2.5526.04617,638,8011.20Asia
IDN103Indonesia2.1230.102283,487,9310.80Asia
LAO85Lao People's Democratic Republic2.4024.6077,769,8191.34Asia
MYS159Malaysia1.5430.51835,557,6731.20Asia
MMR107Myanmar2.1029.82254,500,0910.66Asia
PHL121Philippines1.8925.712115,843,6700.82Asia
SGP231Singapore0.9535.6505,832,3870.68Asia
THA221Thailand1.2040.11471,668,011-0.06Asia
TLS74Timor-Leste2.6321.3251,400,6381.27Asia
VNM120Viet Nam1.9032.926100,987,6860.62Asia
ARM137Armenia1.7236.0782,973,840-0.71Asia
AZE142Azerbaijan1.6733.12310,336,5770.61Asia
BHR127Bahrain1.8133.2491,607,0492.40Asia
CYP198Cyprus1.3838.1871,358,2820.95Asia
GEO128Georgia1.8037.0453,807,670-0.01Asia
IRQ51Iraq3.2220.59646,042,0152.10Asia
ISR61Israel2.7929.2099,387,0211.39Asia
JOR77Jordan2.6024.53711,552,8760.38Asia
KWT167Kuwait1.5234.8354,934,5072.04Asia
LBN94Lebanon2.2328.5555,805,9620.69Asia
OMN81Oman2.5129.4795,281,5384.41Asia
QAT136Qatar1.7233.5503,048,4232.36Asia
SAU88Saudi Arabia2.3129.56333,962,7571.78Asia
PSE50State of Palestine3.2519.8935,495,4431.64Asia
SYR69Syrian Arab Republic2.7022.82724,672,7604.04Asia
TUR149Türkiye1.6232.98787,473,8050.23Asia
ARE218United Arab Emirates1.2131.57211,027,1293.41Asia
YEM14Yemen4.5018.26240,583,1642.94Asia
BLR216Belarus1.2240.9179,056,696-0.65Europe
BGR133Bulgaria1.7544.5436,757,689-0.61Europe
CZE181Czechia1.4643.21710,735,859-1.04Europe
HUN173Hungary1.4943.6119,676,135-0.28Europe
POL211Poland1.3041.83938,539,201-0.90Europe
MDA135Republic of Moldova1.7338.1323,034,961-1.22Europe
ROU138Romania1.7142.92019,015,088-0.56Europe
RUS180Russian Federation1.4639.871144,820,423-0.53Europe
SVK155Slovakia1.5641.7595,506,760-0.47Europe
UKR230Ukraine0.9942.12337,860,2212.21Europe
DNK165Denmark1.5241.3245,977,4120.45Europe
EST202Estonia1.3642.2591,360,546-0.98Europe
FRO95Faroe Islands2.2237.12855,4001.16Europe
FIN212Finland1.2942.9995,617,3100.19Europe
GGY201Guernsey1.3744.10964,2800.34Europe
ISL166Iceland1.5235.978393,3961.35Europe
IRL152Ireland1.6038.7405,255,0171.05Europe
IMN158Isle of Man1.5445.86384,160-0.03Europe
JEY200Jersey1.3743.365103,8460.15Europe
LVA206Latvia1.3443.2841,871,871-0.84Europe
LTU219Lithuania1.2142.0182,859,110-0.54Europe
NOR191Norway1.4139.6685,576,6600.96Europe
SWE190Sweden1.4340.12410,606,9990.49Europe
GBR157United Kingdom1.5539.97269,138,1920.62Europe
ALB207Albania1.3436.7212,791,765-0.71Europe
AND225Andorra1.0943.49581,9381.27Europe
BIH172Bosnia and Herzegovina1.4945.3013,164,253-0.72Europe
HRV177Croatia1.4744.9783,875,325-0.72Europe
GIB123Gibraltar1.8938.81839,3292.08Europe
GRC208Greece1.3446.27410,047,817-1.77Europe
VAT229Holy See1.0058.7084961.82Europe
ITA220Italy1.2147.84659,342,867-0.31Europe
XXK160Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1.5432.0501,684,790-0.73Europe
MLT224Malta1.1140.709539,6071.19Europe
MNE129Montenegro1.8039.552638,479-0.30Europe
MKD178North Macedonia1.4740.6471,823,009-0.49Europe
PRT168Portugal1.5146.57510,425,292-0.10Europe
SMR222San Marino1.1648.04833,581-0.15Europe
SRB171Serbia1.5044.1206,736,216-0.66Europe
SVN154Slovenia1.5844.2812,118,697-0.05Europe
ESP215Spain1.2245.39447,910,526-0.02Europe
AUT209Austria1.3243.3679,120,813-0.09Europe
BEL197Belgium1.3841.70911,738,7630.19Europe
FRA146France1.6442.06866,548,5300.16Europe
DEU184Germany1.4545.28784,552,242-0.34Europe
LIE161Liechtenstein1.5444.36639,8700.67Europe
LUX194Luxembourg1.4039.237673,0361.14Europe
MCO106Monaco2.1054.03138,631-0.76Europe
NLD189Netherlands1.4341.41918,228,7420.69Europe
CHE188Switzerland1.4442.6528,921,9810.54Europe
AIA203Anguilla1.3638.32014,5981.03North America
ATG153Antigua and Barbuda1.5835.89993,7720.47North America
ABW151Aruba1.6141.265108,0660.10North America
BHS199Bahamas1.3734.950401,2830.46North America
BRB139Barbados1.7139.163282,4670.07North America
BES179Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba1.4639.56530,6752.29North America
VGB227British Virgin Islands1.0538.02439,4710.73North America
CYM164Cayman Islands1.5338.26674,4571.88North America
CUB186Cuba1.4541.91710,979,783-0.38North America
CUW226Curaçao1.0738.490185,4820.02North America
DMA175Dominica1.4835.94666,205-0.45North America
DOM96Dominican Republic2.2227.99111,427,5570.83North America
GRD176Grenada1.4733.886117,2070.09North America
GLP110Guadeloupe2.0746.929375,106-0.35North America
HTI75Haiti2.6323.78511,772,5571.14North America
JAM204Jamaica1.3532.2072,839,175-0.05North America
MTQ113Martinique1.9949.283343,195-0.81North America
MSR185Montserrat1.4541.5894,389-0.73North America
PRI232Puerto Rico0.9445.4973,242,204-0.11North America
BLM234Saint Barthélemy0.8238.85311,2581.43North America
KNA163Saint Kitts and Nevis1.5335.75346,8430.17North America
LCA196Saint Lucia1.3934.180179,7440.24North America
MAF70Saint Martin (French part)2.6740.97926,129-4.92North America
VCT132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.7634.156100,616-0.70North America
SXM187Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.4441.70043,3501.36North America
TTO162Trinidad and Tobago1.5437.2191,507,7820.27North America
TCA182Turks and Caicos Islands1.4538.73646,5350.71North America
VIR108United States Virgin Islands2.0844.76184,905-0.94North America
BLZ111Belize2.0226.385417,0721.43North America
CRI210Costa Rica1.3234.6125,129,9100.46North America
SLV131El Salvador1.7727.4166,338,1930.45North America
GTM90Guatemala2.2923.02418,406,3591.53North America
HND83Honduras2.4823.88910,825,7031.67North America
MEX122Mexico1.8929.252130,861,0070.84North America
NIC98Nicaragua2.2125.6216,916,1401.33North America
PAN105Panama2.1129.9304,515,5771.24North America
ARG170Argentina1.5032.52345,696,1590.34South America
BOL80Bolivia (Plurinational State of)2.5224.94112,413,3151.36South America
BRA150Brazil1.6134.382211,998,5730.40South America
CHL223Chile1.1436.44719,764,7710.51South America
COL147Colombia1.6332.04852,886,3631.05South America
ECU126Ecuador1.8128.84518,135,4780.85South America
FLK140Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1.6942.1513,4700.03South America
GUF48French Guiana3.3425.063308,5221.66South America
GUY86Guyana2.4025.918831,0870.59South America
PRY84Paraguay2.4226.6496,929,1531.22South America
PER114Peru1.9729.81934,217,8481.07South America
SUR93Suriname2.2328.351634,4310.85South America
URY195Uruguay1.4036.0903,386,588-0.05South America
VEN109Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2.0829.21428,405,5430.39South America
BMU192Bermuda1.4145.56864,636-0.11North America
CAN205Canada1.3440.47639,742,4301.03North America
GRL119Greenland1.9334.64855,840-0.16North America
SPM213Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.2746.8115,628-0.92North America
USA148United States of America1.6238.289345,426,5710.55North America
AUS145Australia1.6438.00726,713,2050.99Oceania
NZL143New Zealand1.6637.5035,213,9440.75Oceania
FJI91Fiji2.2727.864928,7840.48Oceania
NCL115New Caledonia1.9634.202292,6390.94Oceania
PNG57Papua New Guinea3.0722.56510,576,5021.77Oceania
SLB45Solomon Islands3.5120.475819,1982.36Oceania
VUT43Vanuatu3.5720.187327,7772.25Oceania
GUM63Guam2.7531.282167,7770.74Oceania
KIR55Kiribati3.1222.823134,5181.47Oceania
MHL60Marshall Islands2.8620.50437,548-3.38Oceania
FSM64Micronesia (Fed. States of)2.7423.090113,1600.47Oceania
NRU49Nauru3.2920.28911,9470.69Oceania
MNP87Northern Mariana Islands2.3237.08544,278-1.76Oceania
PLW124Palau1.8838.19217,695-0.13Oceania
ASM92American Samoa2.2728.72746,765-1.61Oceania
COK112Cook Islands2.0236.09513,729-3.47Oceania
PYF174French Polynesia1.4935.423281,8070.24Oceania
NIU82Niue2.4936.4331,8190.39Oceania
WSM32Samoa3.8019.804218,0190.62Oceania
TKL78Tokelau2.6026.9212,5064.27Oceania
TON56Tonga3.1020.724104,175-0.39Oceania
TUV53Tuvalu3.1724.2719,646-1.69Oceania
WLF193Wallis and Futuna Islands1.4137.68111,277-0.75Oceania
World 2.25 30.621 8,161,972,572 0.86