List of sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate

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Map of countries by fertility rate (2018), according to CIA World Factbook

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.

Methodology[edit]

The World Bank ranking list is based on the data for the year 2016 published online.[1] 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.

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ranking list is based on the data of the 2018 World Population Data Sheet[2][3] published online. The Population Reference Bureau (PRB)[4] 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.

The CIA ranking list is sourced from the CIA World Factbook[5] [6] 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 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).[7][8] 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).[9]

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[10] published online.[11][12]

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.[13][14] Only countries/territories with a population of 100,000 or more in 2015 are included. Rank is based on the 2015–2020 figure.

Country ranking by verified TFR and estimate[edit]

2016 List by the World Bank
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2016
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.2
2  Somalia 6.3
3  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.1
4  Mali 6.1
5  Chad 5.9
6  Burundi 5.7
7  Angola 5.7
8  Uganda 5.6
9  Nigeria 5.5
10  Timor-Leste 5.5
11  Gambia, The 5.4
12  Burkina Faso 5.4
13  Mozambique 5.2
14  Tanzania 5.0
15  Zambia 5.0
16  Benin 5.0
17  Cote d'Ivoire 4.9
18  Central African Republic 4.9
19  South Sudan 4.9
20  Guinea 4.9
21  Senegal 4.8
22  Cameroon 4.7
23  Equatorial Guinea 4.7
24  Mauritania 4.7
25  Congo, Republic of the 4.7
26  Afghanistan 4.6
27  Guinea-Bissau 4.6
28  Liberia 4.6
29  Malawi 4.6
30  Sudan 4.5
31  Sierra Leone 4.5
32  Sao Tome and Principe 4.5
33  Togo 4.5
34  Iraq 4.4
35  Comoros 4.3
36  Ethiopia 4.2
37  Madagascar 4.2
38  Eritrea 4.1
39  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 4.0
40  Yemen 4.0
41  Ghana 4.0
42  Samoa 4.0
43  Rwanda 3.9
44  Kenya 3.9
45  Solomon Islands 3.9
46  Gabon 3.8
47  Zimbabwe 3.8
48  Papua New Guinea 3.7
49  Kiribati 3.7
50  Tonga 3.6
51  Pakistan 3.5
52  Namibia 3.4
53  Jordan 3.4
54  Tajikistan 3.4
55  Vanuatu 3.3
56  Egypt 3.3
57  Micronesia, Federated States of 3.1
58  Israel 3.1
59  Kyrgyzstan 3.1
60  Lesotho 3.1
61  Swaziland (Eswatini) 3.1
62  Guatemala 3.0
63  Philippines 2.9
64  Haiti 2.9
65  Syria 2.9
66  Turkmenistan 2.9
67  Bolivia 2.9
68  Djibouti 2.8
69  Seychelles 2.8
70  Algeria 2.8
71  Mongolia 2.8
72  Kazakhstan 2.7
73  Botswana 2.7
74  Laos 2.7
75  Oman 2.7
76  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.6
77  Cambodia 2.6
78  Saudi Arabia 2.5
79  Fiji 2.5
80  Panama 2.5
81  Guyana 2.5
82  Belize 2.5
83  Morocco 2.5
84  Ecuador 2.5
85  Paraguay 2.5
86  Honduras 2.5
87  South Africa 2.5
88  Uzbekistan 2.5
89  Dominican Republic 2.4
90  Peru 2.4
91  Suriname 2.4
92  Indonesia 2.4
  World 2.4
93  Guam (US) 2.3
94  Cabo Verde 2.3
95  India 2.3
96  Venezuela 2.3
97  Argentina 2.3
98  Libya 2.3
99  Myanmar 2.2
100  Tunisia 2.2
101  Nicaragua 2.2
102  Mexico 2.2
103    Nepal 2.1
104  Grenada 2.1
105  Bangladesh 2.1
106  Maldives 2.1
107  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.1
108  New Caledonia (France) 2.1
109  El Salvador 2.1
110  Kosovo 2.1
111  Turkey 2.1
112  Antigua and Barbuda 2.1
113  Bhutan 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
114  Sri Lanka 2.0
115  Malaysia 2.0
116  Bahrain 2.0
117  French Polynesia (France) 2.0
118  Jamaica 2.0
119  Greenland (Denmark) 2.0
120  Georgia 2.0
121  Uruguay 2.0
122  Kuwait 2.0
123  France 2.0
124  Vietnam 2.0
125  Azerbaijan 1.9
126  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.9
127  Ireland 1.9
128  Korea, North 1.9
129  Qatar 1.9
130  Brunei 1.9
131  New Zealand 1.9
132  Colombia 1.9
133  Sweden 1.9
134  Saint Martin (France) 1.8
135  Australia 1.8
136  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.8
137  Iceland 1.8
138  United States 1.8
139  United Kingdom 1.8
140  Barbados 1.8
141  Costa Rica 1.8
142  Chile 1.8
143  Bahamas, The 1.8
144  Trinidad and Tobago 1.8
145  Russia 1.8
146  United Arab Emirates 1.7
147  Belarus 1.7
148  Brazil 1.7
149  Cuba 1.7
150  Norway 1.7
151  Lebanon 1.7
152  Albania 1.7
153  Denmark 1.7
154  Latvia 1.7
155  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.7
156  Lithuania 1.7
157  Belgium 1.7
158  Montenegro 1.7
159  Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.7
160  Netherlands 1.7
161  Finland 1.6
162  China 1.6
163  Armenia 1.6
164  Bermuda (UK) 1.6
165  Canada 1.6
166  Estonia 1.6
167  Romania 1.6
168  Czech Republic 1.6
169  Slovenia 1.6
170   Switzerland 1.5
171  Macedonia 1.5
172  Bulgaria 1.5
173  Germany 1.5
174  Austria 1.5
175  Thailand 1.5
176 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 1.5
177  Luxembourg 1.5
178  Ukraine 1.5
179  Serbia 1.5
180  St. Lucia 1.5
181  Malta 1.4
182  Hungary 1.4
183  Japan 1.4
184  Liechtenstein 1.4
185  Slovakia 1.4
186  Mauritius 1.4
187  Croatia 1.4
188  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.4
189  Italy 1.4
190  Cyprus 1.3
191  Spain 1.3
192  Greece 1.3
193  Poland 1.3
194  Macau (China) 1.3
195  Portugal 1.3
196  Puerto Rico (US) 1.3
197  Moldova 1.2
198  Hong Kong (China) 1.2
199  Singapore 1.2
200  Korea, South 1.2
  World
World 2.4
  Major Regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.8
2 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.8
3 Arab world 3.3
4 Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 2.8
5 Middle East and North Africa 2.8
6 South Asia 2.5
7 Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.1
8 Latin America and Caribbean 2.1
9 Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.9
10 North America 1.8
11 East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 1.8
12 East Asia and Pacific 1.8
13 Europe and Central Asia 1.8
14 Central Europe and the Baltics 1.5
  States’ Size
1 Pacific Island small states 3.2
2 Other small states 3.1
3 Small states 2.9
4 Caribbean small states 2.0
  International Organizations
1 OECD members 1.7
2 European Union 1.6
  Security Situation
1 Fragile and conflict affected situations 4.4
  Economic Areas
1 Eurozone 1.6
  Economic Situation
1 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.9
2 Least Developed Countries: UN classification 4.1
  Economic Income
1 Low income countries 4.7
2 Lower middle income countries 2.8
3 Low and middle income countries 2.6
4 Middle income countries 2.3
5 Upper middle income countries 1.8
6 High income countries 1.7
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
4  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica -
6  French Guiana (France) -
7  Gibraltar (UK) -
8  Guadeloupe (France) -
9  Isle of Man (UK) -
10  Marshall Islands -
11  Mayotte (France) -
12  Monaco -
13  Nauru -
14  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
15  Palau -
16  San Marino -
17  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
18  St. Kitts and Nevis -
19  Turks and Caicos Islands -
20  Tuvalu -
21   Vatican City -
22  Western Sahara -
2018 List by the Population Reference Bureau
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2018
(births/woman
1  Niger 7.2
2  Chad 6.4
3  Somalia 6.3
4  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.3
5  Angola 6.2
6  Mali 6.0
7  Burkina Faso 5.5
8  Nigeria 5.5
9  Burundi 5.5
10  Gambia, The 5.4
11  Uganda 5.4
12  Mozambique 5.3
13  Tanzania 5.2
14  Zambia 5.2
15  Mayotte (France) 5.1
16  South Sudan 5.0
17  Benin 5.0
18  Central African Republic 4.9
19  Guinea 4.8
20  Afghanistan 4.8
21  Cameroon 4.7
22  Equatorial Guinea 4.7
23  Sudan 4.7
24  Senegal 4.6
25  Côte d’Ivoire 4.6
26  Guinea-Bissau 4.6
27  Mauritania 4.6
28  Togo 4.5
29  Congo, Republic of the 4.4
30  Ethiopia 4.4
31  Malawi 4.4
32  Sao Tome and Principe 4.4
33  Comoros 4.3
34  Timor-Leste 4.2
35  Sierra Leone 4.2
36  Liberia 4.2
37  Rwanda 4.2
38  Madagascar 4.1
39  Eritrea 4.1
40  Iraq 4.1
41  Marshall Islands 4.1
42  Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 4.1
43  Yemen 4.0
44  Zimbabwe 4.0
45  Ghana 3.9
46  Nauru 3.9
47  Kenya 3.9
48  Samoa 3.8
49  Gabon 3.8
50  Solomon Islands 3.8
51  Kiribati 3.8
52  Papua New Guinea 3.8
53  Tajikistan 3.8
54  Tuvalu 3.6
55  Tonga 3.6
56  French Guiana (France) 3.6
57  Vanuatu 3.5
58  Namibia 3.4
59  Egypt 3.4
60  Swaziland (Eswatini) 3.3
61  Lesotho 3.3
62  Jordan 3.2
63  Turkmenistan 3.2
64  Guam (US) 3.2
65  Pakistan 3.1
66  Kyrgyzstan 3.1
67  Algeria 3.1
68  Israel 3.1
69  Kazakhstan 3.0
70  Micronesia, Federated States of 3.0
71  Haiti 3.0
72  Bolivia 2.9
73  Djibouti 2.9
74  Syria 2.9
75  Oman 2.9
76  Mongolia 2.8
77  Guatemala 2.8
78  Laos 2.7
79  Philippines 2.7
80  Botswana 2.6
81  Cambodia 2.6
82  Belize 2.6
83  Uzbekistan 2.5
84  Honduras 2.5
85  Paraguay 2.5
86  Guyana 2.5
87  Ecuador 2.5
88  Dominican Republic 2.5
89  Saudi Arabia 2.4
90  Reunion (France) 2.4
91  South Africa 2.4
92  Peru 2.4
93  Indonesia 2.4
94  Venezuela 2.4
95  Panama 2.4
96  Seychelles 2.4
97  Suriname 2.4
98  Maldives 2.4
  World 2.4
99  Fiji 2.3
100  Tunisia 2.3
101  India 2.3
102    Nepal 2.3
103  Libya 2.3
104  El Salvador 2.3
105  Myanmar 2.3
106  Argentina 2.3
107  Western Sahara 2.3
108  Morocco 2.2
109  Nicaragua 2.2
110  Cape Verde 2.2
111  Mexico 2.2
112  Bangladesh 2.1
113  Bhutan 2.1
114  New Caledonia (France) 2.1
115  Turkey 2.1
116  Viet Nam 2.1
117  Sri Lanka 2.1
118  Grenada 2.1
119  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.1
120  Georgia 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
121  Palau 2.0
122  Colombia 2.0
123  Jamaica 2.0
124  Uruguay 2.0
125  Iran 2.0
126  Malaysia 1.9
127  Azerbaijan 1.9
128  Qatar 1.9
129  Brunei 1.9
130  Bahrain 1.9
131  Korea, North 1.9
132  France 1.9
133  Antigua and Barbuda 1.9
134  Ireland 1.8
135  New Zealand 1.8
136  Sweden 1.8
137  Dominica 1.8
138  French Polynesia (France) 1.8
139  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8
140  Chile 1.8
141  China (mainland only) 1.8
142  Iceland 1.8
143  United States 1.8
144  United Kingdom 1.8
145  Denmark 1.8
146  Montenegro 1.8
147  United Arab Emirates 1.8
148  Martinique (France) 1.7
149  Guadeloupe (France) 1.7
150  Costa Rica 1.7
151  Kosovo 1.7
152  Australia 1.7
153  Lebanon 1.7
154  Latvia 1.7
155  Czech Republic 1.7
156  Brazil 1.7
157  Bahamas 1.6
158  Trinidad and Tobago 1.6
159  Russia 1.6
160  Norway 1.6
161  Belgium 1.6
162  Barbados 1.6
163  Cuba 1.6
164  Lithuania 1.6
165  Netherlands 1.6
166  Armenia 1.6
167  Albania 1.6
168  Estonia 1.6
169  Slovenia 1.6
-  European Union 1.6
170  Germany 1.6
171  Liechtenstein 1.6
172  Bulgaria 1.6
173  Kuwait 1.5
174  Belarus 1.5
175  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.5
176  Canada 1.5
177  Finland 1.5
178  Saint Lucia 1.5
179  Thailand 1.5
180   Switzerland 1.5
181 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 1.5
182  Austria 1.5
183  Hungary 1.5
184  Serbia 1.5
185  Slovakia 1.5
186  Macedonia 1.4
187  Luxembourg 1.4
188  Croatia 1.4
189  Japan 1.4
190  Cyprus 1.4
191  Malta 1.4
192  Mauritius 1.4
193  Poland 1.4
194  Portugal 1.4
195  Romania 1.4
196  Ukraine 1.3
197  Moldova 1.3
198  Greece 1.3
199  Spain 1.3
200  Italy 1.3
201  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
202  Singapore 1.2
203  Taiwan 1.2
204  Andorra 1.1
205  Hong Kong (China) 1.1
206  Korea, South 1.1
207  Puerto Rico (US) 1.1
208  San Marino 1.0
209  Macau (China) 1.0
  World
1 World 2.4
  Continents
1 Africa 4.6
2 Oceania 2.3
3 Asia 2.1
4 Americas 2.0
5 Europe 1.6
  Major Regions
1 Middle Africa 5.9
2 Western Africa 5.3
3 Eastern Africa 4.7
4 Northern Africa 3.3
5 Central Asia 2.9
6 Western Asia 2.7
7 Southern Africa 2.5
8 South Asia 2.4
9 Southeast Asia 2.3
10 Oceania 2.3
11 Central America 2.3
12 Caribbean 2.2
13 South America 2.0
14 Northern Europe 1.8
15 Northern America 1.7
16 East Asia 1.7
17 Western Europe 1.7
18 Eastern Europe 1.5
19 Southern Europe 1.4
  Not Ranked
1  Christmas Island (Australia) -
2  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
3  Falkland Islands (UK) -
4  Monaco -
5  Niue -
6  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
7  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
8  Svalbard (Norway) -
9  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
10   Vatican City -
2018 List by the CIA World Factbook
Rank Country Fertility rate
2018 est.
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.35
2  Angola 6.09
3  Burundi 5.93
4  Chad 5.90
5  Mali 5.90
6  Somalia 5.70
7  Uganda 5.62
8  Zambia 5.58
9  Malawi 5.43
10  South Sudan 5.34
11  Afghanistan 5.02
12  Mozambique 5.02
13  Liberia 5.00
14  Guinea 4.98
15  Ethiopia 4.91
16  Nigeria 4.85
17  Sudan 4.85
18  Guinea-Bissau 4.81
19  Burkina Faso 4.77
20  Tanzania 4.71
21  Sierra Leone 4.69
22  Benin 4.67
23  Timor-Leste 4.67
24  Cameroon 4.58
25  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.54
26  Togo 4.32
27  Equatorial Guinea 4.29
28  Congo, Republic of the 4.26
29  Central African Republic 4.25
30  Senegal 4.20
31  Sao Tome and Principe 4.11
32  Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) 3.97
33  Zimbabwe 3.97
34  Ghana 3.96
35  Madagascar 3.95
36  Iraq 3.94
37  Eritrea 3.90
38  Côte d’Ivoire 3.83
39  Mauritania 3.79
40  Western Sahara 3.79
41  Rwanda 3.75
42  Gabon 3.52
43  Yemen 3.48
44  Gambia, The 3.42
45  Egypt 3.41
46  Comoros 3.21
47  Namibia 3.21
48  West Bank (Palestinian Territories) 3.20
49  Jordan 3.14
50  Solomon Islands 3.09
51  Tonga 3.03
52  Philippines 2.99
53  Marshall Islands 2.98
54  Papua New Guinea 2.97
55  Vanuatu 2.97
56  Tuvalu 2.93
57  Guam (US) 2.92
58  Guatemala 2.87
59  Kenya 2.81
60  Belize 2.80
61  Oman 2.80
62  Nauru 2.76
63  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 2.76
64  Algeria 2.66
65  Haiti 2.66
66  Laos 2.65
67  Samoa 2.64
68  Swaziland (Eswatini) 2.63
69  Israel 2.63
70  Honduras 2.61
71  Kyrgyzstan 2.59
72  Lesotho 2.59
73  Tajikistan 2.59
74  Bolivia 2.58
75  American Samoa (US) 2.57
76  Pakistan 2.55
77  Botswana 2.53
78  Malaysia 2.48
79  Cambodia 2.47
80  Syria 2.44
  World (2017 est.) 2.42
81  India 2.40
82  Fiji 2.37
83  Micronesia, Federated States of 2.37
84  Kuwait 2.37
85  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.34
86  Kiribati 2.34
87  Venezuela 2.30
88  Dominican Republic 2.28
89  Panama 2.28
90  Djibouti 2.27
91  South Africa 2.26
92  Argentina 2.25
93  Kazakhstan 2.22
94  Mexico 2.22
95  Cabo Verde 2.21
96  Tunisia 2.17
97  Cook Islands 2.16
98  Bangladesh 2.15
99  Ecuador 2.15
100  Burma (Myanmar) 2.13
101  Peru 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
102  Jamaica 2.09
103  Morocco 2.09
104  Indonesia 2.08
105    Nepal 2.07
106  France 2.06
107  Turkmenistan 2.06
108  United States Virgin Islands (US ) 2.06
109  Sri Lanka 2.05
110  Mongolia 2.04
111  Saudi Arabia 2.04
112  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 2.04
113  Curacao (Netherlands) 2.03
114  Dominica 2.03
115  Libya 2.03
116  New Zealand 2.01
117  Grenada 2.00
118  Turkey 2.00
119  Antigua and Barbuda 1.99
120  Iceland 1.99
121  Colombia 1.98
122  Greenland (Denmark) 1.97
123  Guyana 1.97
124  Iran 1.96
125  Ireland 1.96
126  Bahamas, The 1.94
127  Korea, North 1.94
128  Bermuda (UK) 1.92
129  Isle of Man (UK) 1.92
130  New Caledonia (France) 1.92
131  Gibraltar (UK) 1.90
132  Paraguay 1.90
133  Suriname 1.90
134  Azerbaijan 1.89
135  Costa Rica 1.89
136  Qatar 1.89
137  United Kingdom 1.88
138  Bhutan 1.87
139  French Polynesia (France) 1.87
140  Nicaragua 1.87
141  Sweden 1.87
142  United States 1.87
143  Norway 1.85
144  Seychelles 1.85
145  Cayman Islands (UK) 1.84
146  El Salvador 1.84
147  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.83
148  Chile 1.79
149  Uruguay 1.79
150  Vietnam 1.79
151  Belgium 1.78
152  Denmark 1.78
153  Netherlands 1.78
154  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.78
155  Australia 1.77
156  Brunei 1.77
157  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.77
158  Georgia 1.76
159  Brazil 1.75
160  Finland 1.75
161  Uzbekistan 1.75
162  Anguilla (UK) 1.74
163  Mauritius 1.74
164  Saint Lucia 1.74
165  Bahrain 1.73
166  United Arab Emirates 1.73
167  Lebanon 1.72
168  Maldives 1.72
169  Wallis and Futuna (France) 1.72
170  Cuba 1.71
171  Palau 1.70
172  Trinidad and Tobago 1.70
173  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 1.70
174  Liechtenstein 1.69
175  Barbados 1.68
176  Jersey (UK) 1.66
177  Armenia 1.64
178  Luxembourg 1.62
179  Russia 1.61
-  European Union 1.61
180  Canada 1.60
181  China, People's Republic of 1.60
182  Estonia 1.60
183  Lithuania 1.60
184  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 1.59
185  Slovenia 1.58
186  Guernsey (UK) 1.57
187  Moldova 1.57
188  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 1.57
189   Switzerland 1.56
190  Ukraine 1.55
191  Monaco 1.54
192  Albania 1.52
193  Latvia 1.52
194  Thailand 1.52
195  San Marino 1.51
196  Spain 1.50
197  Belarus 1.49
198  Macedonia 1.49
199  Austria 1.48
200  Malta 1.48
201  Bulgaria 1.47
202  Cyprus 1.47
203  Czechia /  Czech Republic 1.46
204  Germany 1.46
205  Hungary 1.45
206  Italy 1.45
207  Greece 1.44
208  Serbia 1.44
209  Japan 1.42
210  Slovakia /  Slovak Republic 1.42
211  Andorra 1.41
212  Croatia 1.41
213  Portugal 1.39
214  Poland 1.36
215  Romania 1.36
216  Montserrat (UK) 1.34
217  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.31
218  British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.30
219  Korea, South 1.27
220  Puerto Rico (US) 1.21
221  Hong Kong (China) 1.20
222  Taiwan 1.13
223  Macau (China) 0.95
224  Singapore 0.84
  Not Ranked
1  Christmas Island (Australia) -
2  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
3  Falkland Islands (UK) -
4  French Guiana (France) -
5  Kosovo -
6  Montenegro -
7  Niue -
8  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
9  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
10  Svalbard (Norway) -
11  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
12   Vatican City -

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[edit]

1950 and 2015[edit]

1950 List by Our World In Data 2015 List by Our World In Data
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 1950
(births/woman)
1  Iraq 8.11
2  Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Rwanda) 7.92
3  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 7.68
4  Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa →  Samoa) 7.63
5  Jordan 7.56
6  Dominican Republic 7.51
7  Honduras 7.47
8  Afghanistan 7.45
9  Philippines 7.45
10  Cote d'Ivoire (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Ivory Coast →  Cote d'Ivoire 7.38
11  Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen →  Yemen) 7.37
12  Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony →  Kenya) 7.36
13  Ethiopia 7.35
14  Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola →  Angola) 7.34
15  St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  St. Vincent and the Grenadines) 7.33
16  Madagascar (French Colonial Empire, French Madagascar →  Madagascar) 7.30
17  Tonga (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Tonga) 7.30
18  Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria →  Algeria) 7.29
19  Niger (French Colonial Empire, French Niger →  Niger) 7.26
20  Somalia (British Empire, British Somaliland and Trust Territory of Somaliland →  Somalia) 7.25
21  Oman 7.25
22  Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Kuwait) 7.22
23  Saudi Arabia 7.20
24  Micronesia, Federated States of (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Micronesia, Federated States of) 7.20
25  Syria 7.18
26  Guatemala 7.15
27  Libya 7.10
28  Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Qatar) 6.97
29  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 6.97
30  Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique →  Mozambique) 6.97
31  Mali (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Sudan →  Mali) 6.96
32  Peru 6.95
33  Cambodia (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Cambodia →  Cambodia) 6.95
34  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.94
35  Bolivia 6.93
36  Iran 6.92
37  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.92
38  Taiwan 6.90
39  Uganda (British Empire →  Uganda) 6.89
40  Nicaragua 6.88
41  Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Brunei) 6.86
42  Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate →  Malawi) 6.84
43  Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Burundi) 6.82
44  Senegal (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Senegal →  Senegal) 6.79
45  Colombia 6.77
46  Southern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zimbabwe) 6.75
47  Turkey 6.74
48  Mexico 6.72
49  Ecuador 6.72
50  Egypt 6.72
51  Swaziland (British Empire →  Swaziland) 6.71
52  Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar →  Tanzania) 6.70
53  Belize 6.69
54  Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan →  Sudan) 6.68
55  Bhutan 6.67
56  China, People's Republic of 6.67
57  South Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan →  Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.63
58  Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zambia) 6.62
59  Singapore (British Empire, British Singapore →  Singapore) 6.61
60  Pakistan 6.60
61  Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands →  Suriname) 6.58
62  Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cabo Verde) 6.57
63  Tunisia (French Colonial Empire, French protectorate of Tunisia →  Tunisia) 6.56
64  Venezuela 6.54
65  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 6.51
66  Morocco (French Colonial Empire, French protectorate in Morocco and Spanish Empire, Spanish protectorate in Morocco →  Morocco) 6.49
67  Paraguay 6.49
68  Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate →  Botswana) 6.47
69  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.40
70  Ghana (British Empire, Gold Coast (British colony) →  Ghana) 6.37
71  Nigeria (British Empire, British Nigeria →  Nigeria 6.36
72  Malaysia (British Empire, British Malaya and British Borneo →  Malaysia) 6.36
73  Togo (United Nations trust territories, French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Togoland →  Togo) 6.33
74  Haiti 6.31
75  Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland →  Djibouti) 6.30
76  Fiji (British Empire →  Fiji) 6.30
77  Liberia 6.25
78  El Salvador 6.24
79  Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 6.23
80  Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories →  Papua New Guinea 6.23
81  Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe →  Sao Tome and Principe) 6.20
82  Brazil 6.14
83  Thailand 6.13
84  Mauritania (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Mauritania →  Mauritania 6.12
85  Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands →  Kiribati ) 6.10
86  Sierra Leone (British Empire →  Sierra Leone) 6.09
87  Chad (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Chad →  Chad) 6.06
88  Greenland (Denmark) 6.05
89  South Africa 6.04
90  Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Maldives) 6.03
91  Burkina Faso (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa →  Republic of Upper Volta →  Burkina Faso) 6.03
92  Burma (→  Myanmar) 6.03
93  St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  St. Lucia) 6.00
94  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 6.00
95  French Polynesia (French Colonial Empire → France) 6.00
96  Belgian Congo (Belgian Colonial Empire, Belgian Congo → Template:Country data Congo, Republic of the (Léopoldville) →  Zaire →  Congo, Democratic Republic of the) 5.99
97  Guinea (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Guinea →  Guinea 5.97
98  South-West Africa ( South Africa →  Namibia) 5.96
99    Nepal 5.96
100  Albania 5.96
101  Laos (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Laos →  Laos) 5.94
102  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 5.92
103  India 5.91
104  Mauritius (British Empire →  Mauritius) 5.90
105  Lesotho (British Empire →  Lesotho) 5.81
106  Grenada (British Empire →  Grenada) 5.80
107  Lebanon 5.76
108  Dahomey (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa →  Dahomey →  Benin 5.75
109  Guyana (British Empire →  Guyana) 5.69
110  Panama 5.68
111  Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea →  Equatorial Guinea) 5.68
112  Congo, Republic of the (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa →  Congo, Republic of the) 5.67
113  Costa Rica 5.65
114  Aruba (Netherlands) 5.65
115  Sri Lanka 5.64
116  Cameroon (United Nations Trust Territories, French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroons →  Cameroon) 5.54
117  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  Macedonia) 5.52
118  Mongolia 5.50
119  Central African Republic (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, Ubangi-Shari →  Central African Republic) 5.40
120  Indonesia 5.35
121  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 5.32
122  Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  Trinidad and Tobago) 5.28
123  United States Virgin Islands (US) 5.25
124  Gambia, The (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate →  Gambia, The) 5.23
125  New Caledonia (French colonial Empire → France) 5.22
126  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 5.08
127  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → France) 5.08
128  Chile 5.08
129  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 5.07
130  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 5.04
131  Korea, South 5.02
132  Puerto Rico (US) 4.97
  World 4.96
133  Vietnam (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Vietnam →  North Vietnam and  South Vietnam →  Vietnam) 4.96
134  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 4.89
135  Cuba 4.76
136  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 4.62
137  Israel 4.52
138  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 4.50
139  Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.44
140  Barbados (British Empire →  Barbados) 4.42
141  Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.39
142  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 4.30
143  Malta (British Empire →  Malta) 4.14
144  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia ) 4.13
145  Bahamas, The (British Empire →  Bahamas, The) 3.98
146  Gabon (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa →  Gabon 3.95
147  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 3.92
148  Cyprus (British Empire, British Cyprus →  Cyprus) 3.85
149  Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica →  Jamaica) 3.80
150  Iceland 3.62
151  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 3.59
152  Poland 3.53
153  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia) 3.53
154  Canada 3.47
155  Ireland 3.47
156  Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Moldova) 3.47
157  Japan 3.44
158  New Zealand 3.38
159  Argentina 3.16
160  Finland 3.13
161  Portugal 3.10
162  United States 3.05
163  Netherlands 3.05
164  Romania 3.05
165  Australia 3.01
166  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 2.94
167  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 2.92
168  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.90
169  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.87
170  France 2.83
171  Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union →  Russia) 2.81
172  Hungary 2.77
173  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Ukraine) 2.72
174  Uruguay 2.69
175  Bulgaria 2.66
176  Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Georgia) 2.65
177  Denmark 2.58
178  Italy 2.50
179  Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Belarus) 2.50
180  Greece 2.47
181  Norway 2.46
182  Spain 2.45
183  Belgium 2.33
184   Switzerland 2.33
185  Sweden 2.25
  Population Replacement 2.10
186  Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Estonia) 2.09
187  Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany →  Germany) 2.09
188  United Kingdom 2.08
189 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 2.06
190  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 2.01
191  Korea, North 1.95
192  Austria 1.87
193  Luxembourg 1.87
  World
World 4.96
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  Bermuda (UK) -
4  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Curaçao (Netherlands) -
6  Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992) -
7  Dominica (British Colonial Empire →  Dominica) -
8  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
9  Gibraltar (UK) -
10  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → France) -
11  Guam (US) -
12  Isle of Man (UK) -
13  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
14  Liechtenstein -
15  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
16  Mayotte (French Colonial Empire → France) -
17  Monaco -
18  Nauru -
19  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
20  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
21  Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza Strip → Israeli occupied territories → Palestinian territories) -
22  San Marino -
23  Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony →  Seychelles) -
24  Saint Martin (French part) -
25  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
26  St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire →  St. Kitts and Nevis) -
27  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
28  Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial Empire → UK) -
29  Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands → Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
30   Vatican City -
31  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.29
2  Somalia 6.37
3  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.20
4  Mali 6.14
5  Chad 6.05
6  Angola 5.77
7  Burundi 5.78
8  Uganda 5.68
9  Timor-Leste 5.62
10  Nigeria 5.59
11  Gambia, The 5.49
12  Burkina Faso 5.44
13  Mozambique 5.30
14  Tanzania 5.08
15  Benin 5.05
16  Zambia 5.04
17  Cote d'Ivoire 4.98
18  Central African Republic 4.94
19  South Sudan 4.94
20  Guinea 4.93
21  Senegal 4.84
22  Afghanistan 4.80
23  Equatorial Guinea 4.78
24  Cameroon 4.78
25  Mauritania 4.74
26  Congo, Republic of the 4.72
27  Guinea-Bissau 4.71
28  Malawi 4.65
29  Liberia 4.65
30  Sudan 4.59
31  Sierra Leone 4.56
32  Sao Tome and Principe 4.52
33  Togo 4.52
34  Iraq 4.43
35  Comoros 4.42
36  Ethiopia 4.32
37  Madagascar 4.24
38  Eritrea 4.21
39  Yemen 4.10
40  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 4.08
41  Ghana 4.04
42  Samoa 4.03
43  Rwanda 3.97
44  Kenya 3.92
45  Solomon Islands 3.91
46  Gabon 3.85
47  Zimbabwe 3.84
48  Papua New Guinea 3.71
49  Kiribati 3.69
50  Tonga 3.68
51  Pakistan 3.55
52  Namibia 3.47
53  Jordan 3.44
54  Tajikistan 3.40
55  Egypt 3.31
56  Vanuatu 3.31
57  Federated States of Micronesia 3.20
58  Swaziland 3.14
59  Lesotho 3.14
60  Kyrgyzstan 3.05
61  Guatemala 3.03
62  Israel 3.00
63  Haiti 2.97
64  Syria 2.97
65  Philippines 2.96
66  Turkmenistan 2.93
67  Bolivia 2.92
68  Djibouti 2.91
69  Algeria 2.84
70  Mongolia 2.79
71  Botswana 2.77
72  Laos 2.76
73  Oman 2.74
74  Kazakhstan 2.66
75  Cambodia 2.59
76  Saudi Arabia 2.58
77  Belize 2.54
78  Fiji 2.54
79  Panama 2.54
80  Guyana 2.53
81  Morocco 2.53
82  Ecuador 2.51
83  Paraguay 2.51
84  Honduras 2.51
85  South Africa 2.48
86  Dominican Republic 2.45
  World 2.45
87  Peru 2.43
88  Suriname 2.40
89  Indonesia 2.39
90  Cabo Verde 2.37
91  Guam (US) 2.37
92  India 2.35
93  Venezuela 2.34
94  Uzbekistan 2.31
95  Libya 2.31
96  Argentina 2.31
97  Seychelles 2.30
98  Nicaragua 2.23
99  Myanmar (Burma) 2.23
100  Tunisia 2.22
101  Mexico 2.21
102  New Caledonia (France) 2.19
103    Nepal 2.16
104  Bangladesh 2.13
105  Grenada 2.13
106  Maldives 2.13
107  El Salvador 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
108  Bhutan 2.09
109  Azerbaijan 2.09
110  Turkey 2.07
111  Antigua and Barbuda 2.06
112  Sri Lanka 2.06
113  Bahrain 2.06
114  Malaysia 2.06
115  Jamaica 2.03
116  Uruguay 2.01
117  Georgia 2.00
118  Greenland (Denmark) 2.00
119  French Polynesia (France) 2.00
120  New Zealand 2.00
121  Kuwait 1.99
122  Ireland 1.99
123  France 1.98
124  Vietnam 1.96
125  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.95
126  Iceland 1.95
127  Qatar 1.93
128  Korea, North 1.92
129  Sweden 1.91
130  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.90
131  Brunei 1.88
132  United Kingdom 1.88
133  Colombia 1.87
134  United States 1.87
135  Australia 1.86
136  Norway 1.82
137  Costa Rica 1.80
138  Barbados 1.80
139  Belgium 1.79
140  Chile 1.78
141  Bahamas, The 1.78
142  Trinidad and Tobago 1.77
143  Finland 1.77
144  United Arab Emirates 1.76
145  Denmark 1.74
146  Russia 1.74
147  Netherlands 1.74
148  Brazil 1.74
149  United States Virgin Islands (US) 1.74
150  Lebanon 1.72
151  Cuba 1.72
152  Albania 1.71
153  Belarus 1.69
154  Iran 1.69
155  Montenegro 1.68
156  Lithuania 1.64
157  Armenia 1.62
158  Estonia 1.62
159  China 1.62
160  Slovenia 1.61
161  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.60
162  Canada 1.59
163   Switzerland 1.54
164  Bulgaria 1.54
165  Latvia 1.53
166  Ukraine 1.53
167  Czech Republic 1.52
168  Macedonia 1.52
169  Romania 1.51
170  Luxembourg 1.50
171 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 1.50
172  Thailand 1.50
173  Austria 1.48
174  St. Lucia 1.47
175  Serbia 1.46
176  Croatia 1.46
177  Italy 1.46
178  Germany 1.45
179  Japan 1.44
180  Slovakia 1.43
181  Puerto Rico (US) 1.43
182  Malta 1.42
183  Hungary 1.36
184  Mauritius 1.36
185  Spain 1.35
186  Cyprus 1.35
187  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.34
188  Poland 1.31
189  Greece 1.31
190  Korea, South 1.28
191  Moldova 1.25
192  Portugal 1.25
193  Singapore 1.24
194  Macau (China) 1.20
195  Hong Kong (China) 1.20
  World
World 2.45
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  Bermuda (UK) -
4  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica -
6  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7  French Guiana (France) -
8  Guadeloupe (France) -
9  Isle of Man (UK) -
10  Kosovo -
11  Liechtenstein -
12  Marshall Islands -
13  Mayotte (France) -
14  Monaco -
15  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
16  Palau -
17  San Marino -
18  Saint Martin (French part) -
19  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
20  St. Kitts and Nevis -
21  Turks and Caicos Islands UK) -
22  Tuvalu -
23   Vatican City -

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[edit]

1960 List by the World Bank 2015 List by the World Bank
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 1960
(births/woman)
1  Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Rwanda) 8.19
2  Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony →  Kenya) 7.95
3  Cote d'Ivoire 7.69
4  Jordan 7.69
5  Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa →  Samoa) 7.65
6  Dominican Republic 7.55
7  Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria →  Algeria) 7.52
8  Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen →  Yemen) 7.49
9  Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola →  Angola 7.48
10  Syria 7.47
11  Honduras 7.46
12  Afghanistan 7.45
13  Niger 7.45
14  Tonga (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Tonga) 7.36
15  Nicaragua 7.34
16  Madagascar 7.30
17  Somalia 7.25
18  Oman 7.25
19  Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Kuwait) 7.24
20  St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  St. Vincent and the Grenadines) 7.22
21  Saudi Arabia 7.22
22  Libya 7.20
23  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 7.20
24  Southern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zimbabwe) 7.16
25  Philippines 7.15
26  Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zambia) 7.12
27  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 7.09
28  Morocco 7.04
29  Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Maldives) 7.02
30  Uganda (British Empire →  Uganda) 7.00
31  Senegal 7.00
32  Mali 6.97
33  Peru 6.97
34  St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  St. Lucia) 6.97
35  Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Qatar) 6.97
36  Cambodia 6.97
37  Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Burundi) 6.95
38  Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique →  Mozambique) 6.95
39  Mongolia 6.95
40  Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate →  Malawi) 6.94
41  Tunisia 6.94
42  Micronesia, Federated States of (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Micronesia, Federated States of) 6.93
43  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.93
44  Iran 6.93
45  Guatemala 6.90
46  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.90
47  Ethiopia 6.88
48  Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cabo Verde) 6.88
49  Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Brunei) 6.84
50  Colombia 6.81
51  Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar →  Tanzania) 6.81
52  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 6.79
53  Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands →  Kiribati ) 6.79
54  Mauritania 6.78
55  Mexico 6.77
56  Ghana 6.75
57  Grenada 6.74
58  South Sudan ( Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.72
59  Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 6.72
60  Ecuador 6.72
61  Swaziland (British Empire →  Swaziland) 6.72
62  Egypt 6.72
63  Bolivia 6.70
64  Sudan 6.69
65  El Salvador 6.67
66  Bhutan 6.67
67  Venezuela 6.62
68  Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate →  Botswana) 6.62
69  Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands →  Suriname) 6.61
70  Pakistan 6.60
71  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 6.59
72  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 6.55
73  Togo 6.52
74  Paraguay 6.50
75  Belize 6.50
76  Albania 6.49
77  Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland →  Djibouti) 6.46
78  Fiji (British Empire →  Fiji) 6.46
79  Costa Rica 6.45
80  Malaysia 6.45
81  Liberia 6.41
82  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.39
83  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 6.37
84  Guyana (British Empire →  Guyana) 6.37
85  Turkey 6.37
86  Nigeria 6.35
87  Vietnam ( North Vietnam and  South Vietnam →  Vietnam) 6.35
88  Haiti 6.32
89  Republic of Upper Volta (→  Burkina Faso) 6.29
90  Benin 6.28
91  New Caledonia (French colonial Empire → France) 6.28
92  Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories →  Papua New Guinea 6.28
93  Chad 6.25
94  Iraq 6.25
95  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 6.25
96  Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe →  Sao Tome and Principe) 6.24
97  Mauritius (British Empire →  Mauritius) 6.17
98  South-West Africa ( South Africa →  Namibia) 6.15
99  Thailand 6.15
100  Sierra Leone (British Empire →  Sierra Leone) 6.13
101  Guinea 6.11
102  South Korea 6.09
103  Brazil 6.07
104  Myanmar (Burma) 6.05
105  Guam (US) 6.05
106  South Africa 6.04
107 Template:Country data Congo, Republic of the (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire →  Congo, Democratic Republic of the) 6.00
108  Laos 5.96
109    Nepal 5.96
110  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 5.92
111  India 5.91
112  Congo, Republic of the 5.88
113  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 5.88
114  Panama 5.87
115  Central African Republic 5.84
116  Lesotho (British Empire →  Lesotho) 5.84
117  Singapore 5.76
118  China 5.75
119  Lebanon 5.74
120  Indonesia 5.67
121  French Polynesia (French Colonial Empire → France) 5.66
122  Cameroon 5.65
123  Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea →  Equatorial Guinea) 5.65
124  United States Virgin Islands (US) 5.62
125  Gambia, The (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate →  Gambia, The) 5.57
126  Sri Lanka 5.54
127  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 5.47
128  Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica →  Jamaica) 5.42
129  Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  Trinidad and Tobago) 5.26
130  Chile 5.10
131  Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 5.01
  World 4.99
132  Aruba (Netherlands) 4.82
133  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia ) 4.79
134  Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.77
135  Puerto Rico (US) 4.66
136  North Korea 4.58
137  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 4.56
138  Bahamas, The (British Empire →  Bahamas, The) 4.50
139  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 4.42
140  Gabon 4.38
141  Barbados (British Empire →  Barbados) 4.33
142  Iceland 4.29
143  Cuba 4.18
144  New Zealand 4.03
145  Israel 3.87
146  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  Macedonia) 3.84
147  Canada 3.81
148  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 3.80
149  Ireland 3.78
150  United States 3.65
151  Malta (British Empire →  Malta) 3.62
152  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 3.60
153  Cyprus 3.50
154  Australia 3.45
155  Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Moldova) 3.33
156  Portugal 3.16
157  Netherlands 3.12
158  Argentina 3.11
159  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 3.04
160  Poland 2.98
161  Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Georgia) 2.94
162  Uruguay 2.88
163  Spain 2.86
164  France 2.85
165  Norway 2.85
166  Finland 2.72
167  Austria 2.69
168  United Kingdom 2.69
169  Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Belarus) 2.67
170  Denmark 2.57
171  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.56
172  Belgium 2.54
173  Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union →  Russia) 2.52
174   Switzerland 2.44
175 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 2.42
176  Italy 2.40
177  Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany →  Germany) 2.37
178  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.34
179  Romania 2.34
180  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 2.29
181  Bulgaria 2.31
182  Luxembourg 2.29
183  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Ukraine) 2.24
184  Greece 2.23
185  Sweden 2.17
  Population Replacement 2.10
186  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 2.09
187  Hungary 2.02
188  Japan 2.00
189  Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Estonia) 1.98
190  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 1.94
  World
World 4.99
  Major Regions
1 Arab World 6.95
2 Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 6.94
3 Middle East and North Africa 6.88
4 Pacific island small states 6.77
5 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.64
6 Sub-Saharan Africa 6.64
7 South Asia 6.05
8 Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.02
9 Latin America and Caribbean 5.93
10 East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 5.82
11 East Asia and Pacific 5.39
12 North America 3.67
13 Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 3.13
14 Europe and Central Asia 2.83
15 Central Europe and the Baltics 2.50
  States’ Size
1 Caribbean small states 5.60
2 Small states 5.31
3 Other small states 5.06
  International Organizations
OECD members 3.23
  Security Situation
Fragile and conflict affected situations 6.59
  Economic Situation
1 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6.75
2 Least developed countries: UN classification 6.68
  Economic Income
1 Low income 6.52
2 Lower middle income 5.93
3 Low and middle income 5.66
4 Middle income 5.59
5 Upper middle income 5.31
6 High income 3.04
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  Bermuda (UK) -
4  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Curaçao (Netherlands) -
6  Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992) -
7  Dominica (British Colonial Empire →  Dominica) -
8  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
9  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → France) -
10  Gibraltar (UK) -
11  Greenland (Denmark) -
12  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → France) -
13  Isle of Man (UK) -
14  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
15  Liechtenstein -
16  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
17  Mayotte (French Colonial Empire → France) -
18  Monaco -
19  Nauru -
20  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
21  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
22  Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza Strip → Israeli occupied territories → Palestinian territories) -
23  San Marino -
24  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia) -
25  Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony →  Seychelles) -
26  Saint Martin (French part) -
27  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
28  St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire →  St. Kitts and Nevis) -
29  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
30  Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial Empire → UK) -
31  Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands → Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
32   Vatican City -
33  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.29
2  Somalia 6.37
3  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.20
4  Mali 6.14
5  Chad 6.05
6  Angola 5.77
7  Burundi 5.78
8  Uganda 5.68
9  Timor-Leste 5.62
10  Nigeria 5.59
11  Gambia, The 5.49
12  Burkina Faso 5.44
13  Mozambique 5.31
14  Tanzania 5.08
15  Benin 5.05
16  Zambia 5.04
17  Cote d'Ivoire 4.98
18  Central African Republic 4.94
19  South Sudan 4.94
20  Guinea 4.93
21  Senegal 4.84
22  Afghanistan 4.80
23  Equatorial Guinea 4.78
24  Cameroon 4.78
25  Mauritania 4.74
26  Congo, Republic of the 4.72
27  Guinea-Bissau 4.71
28  Malawi 4.65
29  Liberia 4.65
30  Sudan 4.60
31  Sierra Leone 4.56
32  Sao Tome and Principe 4.52
33  Togo 4.52
34  Iraq 4.43
35  Comoros 4.42
36  Ethiopia 4.32
37  Madagascar 4.24
38  Eritrea 4.21
39  Yemen 4.10
40  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 4.08
41  Ghana 4.04
42  Samoa 4.03
43  Rwanda 3.97
44  Kenya 3.92
45  Solomon Islands 3.91
46  Gabon 3.85
47  Zimbabwe 3.84
48  Papua New Guinea 3.71
49  Kiribati 3.69
50  Tonga 3.68
51  Pakistan 3.55
52  Namibia 3.47
53  Jordan 3.45
54  Tajikistan 3.40
55  Egypt 3.31
56  Vanuatu 3.31
57  Federated States of Micronesia 3.20
58  Kyrgyzstan 3.20
59  Swaziland 3.14
60  Lesotho 3.14
61  Israel 3.09
62  Guatemala 3.03
63  Haiti 2.97
64  Syria 2.97
65  Philippines 2.96
66  Turkmenistan 2.93
67  Bolivia 2.92
68  Djibouti 2.91
69  Algeria 2.84
70  Mongolia 2.79
71  Botswana 2.77
72  Laos 2.76
73  Oman 2.74
74  Kazakhstan 2.73
75  Cambodia 2.59
76  Saudi Arabia 2.58
77  Belize 2.54
78  Fiji 2.54
79  Panama 2.54
80  Guyana 2.53
81  Morocco 2.53
82  Ecuador 2.51
83  Paraguay 2.51
84  Honduras 2.51
85  Uzbekistan 2.49
86  South Africa 2.49
87  Dominican Republic 2.45
  World 2.45
88  Peru 2.43
89  Suriname 2.40
90  Indonesia 2.39
91  Cabo Verde 2.37
92  Guam (US) 2.37
93  India 2.35
94  Venezuela 2.34
95  Libya 2.31
96  Argentina 2.31
97  Seychelles 2.30
98  Nicaragua 2.23
99  Myanmar (Burma) 2.23
100  Tunisia 2.22
101  Mexico 2.22
102  New Caledonia (France) 2.22
103    Nepal 2.16
104  Bangladesh 2.13
105  Grenada 2.13
106  Maldives 2.13
107  El Salvador 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
108  Bhutan 2.09
109  Turkey 2.07
110  Antigua and Barbuda 2.06
111  Sri Lanka 2.06
112  Bahrain 2.06
113  Malaysia 2.06
114  Jamaica 2.03
115  France 2.01
116  Uruguay 2.01
117  Georgia 2.00
118  Greenland (Denmark) 2.00
119  French Polynesia (France) 2.00
120  New Zealand 1.99
121  Kuwait 1.99
122  Azerbaijan 1.97
123  Vietnam 1.96
124  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.95
125  Ireland 1.94
126  Iceland 1.93
127  Qatar 1.93
128  North Korea 1.92
129  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.90
130  Brunei 1.88
131  Sweden 1.88
132  Colombia 1.87
133  United States 1.84
134  Australia 1.83
135  United Kingdom 1.81
136  Costa Rica 1.80
137  Barbados 1.80
138  Chile 1.79
139  Bahamas, The 1.78
140  Trinidad and Tobago 1.77
141  United Arab Emirates 1.77
142  Norway 1.75
143  Russia 1.75
144  Belgium 1.74
145  Brazil 1.74
146  United States Virgin Islands (US) 1.74
147  Belarus 1.72
148  Lebanon 1.72
149  Cuba 1.72
150  Albania 1.71
151  Netherlands 1.71
152  Finland 1.71
153  Denmark 1.69
154  Iran 1.69
155  Montenegro 1.68
156  Latvia 1.64
157  Lithuania 1.63
158  Armenia 1.62
159  China 1.62
160  Canada 1.60
161  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.60
162  Slovenia 1.58
163   Switzerland 1.54
164  Estonia 1.54
165  Czech Republic 1.53
166  Bulgaria 1.53
167  Macedonia 1.52
168  Romania 1.52
169  Ukraine 1.51
170  Germany 1.50
171  Luxembourg 1.50
172 Channel Islands -  Guernsey (UK) and  Jersey (UK) 1.50
173  Thailand 1.50
174  Austria 1.47
175  St. Lucia 1.47
176  Serbia 1.46
177  Croatia 1.46
178  Japan 1.46
179  Hungary 1.44
180  Puerto Rico (US) 1.43
181  Malta 1.42
182  Slovakia 1.37
183  Italy 1.37
184  Mauritius 1.36
185  Cyprus 1.35
186  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.35
187  Poland 1.32
188  Spain 1.32
189  Greece 1.30
190  Moldova 1.25
191  Singapore 1.24
192  South Korea 1.24
193  Portugal 1.23
194  Macau (China) 1.20
195  Hong Kong (China) 1.20
  World
World 2.45
  Major Regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.9
2 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.9
3 Arab World 3.3
4 Pacific island small states 3.3
5 Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 2.9
6 Middle East and North Africa 2.8
7 South Asia 2.6
8 Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.1
9 Latin America and Caribbean 2.1
10 North America 1.8
11 East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 1.8
12 East Asia and Pacific 1.8
13 Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.9
14 Europe and Central Asia 1.8
15 Central Europe and the Baltics 1.4
  States’ Size
1 Other Small states 3.2
2 Small states 2.9
3 Caribbean small states 2.1
  International Organizations
1 OECD members 1.7
2 European Union 1.5
  Security Situation
Fragile and conflict affected situations 4.4
  Economic Areas
Euro area 1.5
  Economic Situation
1 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.9
2 Least developed countries: UN classification 4.1
  Economic Income
1 Low income 4.8
2 Lower middle income 2.8
3 Low and middle income 2.6
4 Middle income 2.4
5 Upper middle income 1.8
6 High income 1.7
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  Bermuda (UK) -
4  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica -
6  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7  French Guiana (France) -
8  Guadeloupe (France) -
9  Isle of Man (UK) -
10  Kosovo -
11  Liechtenstein -
12  Marshall Islands -
13  Mayotte (France) -
14  Monaco -
15  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
16  Palau -
17  San Marino -
18  Saint Martin (French part) -
19  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
20  St. Kitts and Nevis -
21  Turks and Caicos Islands UK) -
22  Tuvalu -
23   Vatican City -

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[edit]

1970 List by the Population Reference Bureau 2014 List by the Population Reference Bureau
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 1970
(births/woman)
1  Rwanda 8.2
2  Kenya 8.1
3  Côte d’Ivoire 7.9
4  Palestinian Territory (Israeli-occupied territories → Palestinian Territories) 7.9
5  Mayotte (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 7.9
6  Libya 7.9
7  Jordan 7.9
8  Afghanistan 7.7
9  Mongolia 7.6
10  Algeria 7.6
11  Syria 7.6
12  Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen →  Yemen) 7.5
13  Zambia 7.4
14  Rhodesia (→  Zimbabwe) 7.4
15  Iraq 7.4
16  Niger 7.4
17  Saudi Arabia 7.3
18  Madagascar 7.3
19  Malawi 7.3
20  Burundi 7.3
21  Senegal 7.3
22  Oman 7.3
23  Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola →  Angola) 7.3
24  Honduras 7.3
25  Maldives 7.2
26  Somalia 7.2
27  Kuwait 7.2
28  Samoa 7.2
29  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 7.1
30  Togo 7.1
31  Uganda 7.1
32  Bangladesh ( Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 7.0
33  Ethiopia 7.0
34  Ghana 7.0
35  Nicaragua 6.9
36  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 6.9
37  Mali 6.9
38  South Sudan ( Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.9
39  Swaziland 6.9
40  Cape Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cape Verde) 6.9
41  Micronesia, Federated States of (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Micronesia, Federated States of) 6.9
42  Qatar (British Empire →  Qatar) 6.9
43  Sudan 6.9
44  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.9
45  Benin 6.8
46  Mauritania 6.8
47  Djibouti (French Territory of the Afars and the Issas →  Djibouti) 6.8
48  Tanzania 6.8
49  Sierra Leone 6.7
50  Morocco 6.7
51  Liberia 6.7
52  Mexico 6.7
53  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.7
54  Bhutan 6.7
55  Republic of Upper Volta (→  Burkina Faso) 6.6
56  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.6
57  Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara → Moroccan Occupation) 6.6
58  Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique →  Mozambique) 6.6
59  Pakistan 6.6
60  Botswana 6.6
61  Bolivia 6.6
62  Cambodia 6.5
63  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  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 6.5
66  Nigeria 6.5
67  South-West Africa ( South Africa →  Namibia) 6.5
68  Chad 6.5
69  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 6.5
70  Iran 6.4
71  Tunisia 6.4
72  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 6.3
73  Peru 6.3
74  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 6.3
75  Philippines 6.3
76  Belize (British Empire →  Belize) 6.3
77  Congo, Republic of the 6.3
78  Territory of Papua and New Guinea (UN Trust Territories →  Papua New Guinea) 6.2
79  Cameroon 6.2
80  Dominican Republic 6.2
81  Guinea 6.2
82  El Salvador 6.2
83 Template:Country data Congo, Republic of the (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire →  Congo, Democratic Republic of the) 6.2
84  Guatemala 6.2
85  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 6.1
86  Ecuador 6.1
87  Saint Lucia (British Empire →  Saint Lucia) 6.1
88  Gilbert Islands (British Empire →  Kiribati) 6.1
89  Gambia, The 6.1
90  Central African Republic 6.0
91    Nepal 6.0
92  Burma (→  Myanmar) 6.0
93  Laos 6.0
94  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 6.0
95  Egypt 5.9
96  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 5.9
97  Tonga 5.9
98  Seychelles (British Empire →  Seychelles) 5.8
99  Brunei (British Empire →  Brunei) 5.8
100  Lesotho 5.8
101  Haiti 5.8
102  Equatorial Guinea 5.7
103  Turkey 5.7
104  Paraguay 5.7
105  Suriname (Dutch Empire →  Suriname) 5.7
106  Colombia 5.6
107  Thailand 5.6
108  South Africa 5.6
109  India 5.5
110  China, People's Republic of (mainland only) 5.5
111  Indonesia 5.5
112  Jamaica 5.5
113  Venezuela 5.4
114  New Caledonia (French Colonial Empire → Overseas departments and territories of France) 5.3
115  Panama 5.2
116  French Polynesia (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Collectivity) 5.1
116  Gabon 5.1
117  Albania 5.1
118  Guyana 5.1
119  Lebanon 5.0
120  Brazil 5.0
121  Costa Rica 4.9
122  Malaysia 4.9
123  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 4.9
124  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.9
125  Reunion (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.8
126  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.7
  World 4.7
127  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 4.6
128  Martinique (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department 4.6
129  Grenada (British Empire →  Grenada) 4.6
130  Fiji 4.5
131  Korea, South 4.5
132  Guam (US) 4.4
133  Korea, North 4.3
134  Sri Lanka 4.3
135  Chile 4.0
136  Cuba 4.0
137  Ireland 3.9
138  Taiwan 3.9
139  Israel 3.8
140  Mauritius 3.8
141  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 3.7
142  Trinidad and Tobago 3.6
143  Bahamas, The (British Empire →  Bahamas, The) 3.5
144  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 3.5
145  Curaçao (Dutch Empire → Dutch Caribbean) 3.3
146  Hong Kong (British Hong Kong →  People's Republic of China) 3.3
147  Puerto Rico (US) 3.2
148  New Zealand 3.2
149  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia) 3.2
150  Singapore 3.2
151  Argentina 3.1
152  Barbados 3.1
153  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  Macedonia) 3.0
154  Portugal 3.0
155  Australia 2.9
156  Spain 2.9
157  Uruguay 2.9
158  Romania 2.9
159  Iceland 2.8
160  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 2.7
161  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2.7
162  Netherlands 2.6
163  Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Moldova) 2.6
164  Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Georgia) 2.6
165  Norway 2.5
166  Cyprus 2.5
167  United States 2.5
168  France 2.5
169  United Kingdom 2.4
170  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 2.4
171  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.4
172  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia) 2.4
173  Italy 2.4
174  Greece 2.4
175  Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Belarus) 2.3
176  Poland 2.3
177  Austria 2.3
178  Belgium 2.3
179  San Marino 2.2
180  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.2
181  Macau (Portuguese Macau →  People's Republic of China) 2.2
182  Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Estonia) 2.2
183  Bulgaria 2.2
184  Canada 2.2
185  Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany →  Germany) 2.1
186  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union ->  Ukraine) 2.1
187 Channel Islands -  Guernsey and  Jersey (UK) 2.1
188   Switzerland 2.1
189  Japan 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
190  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 2.0
191  Denmark 2.0
192  Malta 2.0
193  Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union →  Russia) 2.0
194  Luxembourg 2.0
195  Hungary 2.0
196  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 1.9
197  Sweden 1.9
198  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 1.8
199  Finland 1.8
  Not Ranked
1  Andorra -
2  Czechoslovakia (dissolved in 1992) -
3  Dominica (British Empire →  Dominica) -
4 Template:Country data Ellice Islands (British Empire - Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
5  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
6  Liechtenstein -
7  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
8  Monaco -
9  Nauru -
10  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
11  Saint Kitts and Nevis (British Empire →  Saint Kitts and Nevis) -
12  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
13   Vatican City -
14  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2014
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.6
2  South Sudan 7.0
3  Somalia 6.6
4  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.6
5  Chad 6.6
6  Angola 6.2
7  Central African Republic 6.2
8  Burundi 6.1
9  Mali 6.1
10  Zambia 6.0
11  Burkina Faso 5.9
12  Uganda 5.9
13  Mozambique 5.7
14  Timor-Leste 5.7
15  Gambia, The 5.6
16  Nigeria 5.6
17  Malawi 5.5
18  Senegal 5.3
19  Tanzania 5.3
20  Sudan 5.2
21  Guinea 5.1
22  Cameroon 5.1
23  Afghanistan 5.1
24  Congo, Republic of the 5.0
25  Guinea-Bissau 5.0
26  Benin 4.9
27  Côte d’Ivoire 4.9
28  Sierra Leone 4.9
29  Equatorial Guinea 4.9
30  Eritrea 4.7
31  Liberia 4.7
32  Togo 4.7
33  Samoa 4.7
34  Vanuatu 4.4
35  Yemen 4.4
36  Madagascar 4.4
37  Kenya 4.3
38  Sao Tome and Principe 4.3
39  Ghana 4.3
40  Comoros 4.3
41  Papua New Guinea 4.3
42  Nauru 4.3
43  Mauritania 4.1
44  Solomon Islands 4.1
45  Gabon 4.1
46  Marshall Islands 4.1
47  Mayotte (France) 4.1
48  Palestinian Territory 4.1
49  Iraq 4.1
50  Ethiopia 4.1
51  Rwanda 4.0
52  Tonga 3.9
53  Kiribati 3.8
54  Tajikistan 3.8
55  Pakistan 3.8
56  Guatemala 3.8
57  Zimbabwe 3.8
58  Namibia 3.6
59  French Guiana (France) 3.5
60  Micronesia, Federated States of 3.5
61  Jordan 3.5
62  Egypt 3.5
63  Haiti 3.4
64  Swaziland 3.4
65  Djibouti 3.4
66  Lesotho 3.3
67  Bolivia 3.2
68  Laos 3.2
69  Tuvalu 3.2
70  Kyrgyzstan 3.2
71  Guam (US) 3.1
72  Israel 3.0
73  Syria 3.0
74  Philippines 3.0
75  Mongolia 2.9
76  Saudi Arabia 2.9
77  Algeria 2.9
78  Ecuador 2.8
79  Paraguay 2.8
80  Honduras 2.8
81  Cambodia 2.8
82  Oman 2.8
83  Kazakhstan 2.7
84  Morocco 2.6
85  Suriname 2.6
86  Indonesia 2.6
87  Belize 2.6
88  Botswana 2.6
89  Cape Verde 2.6
90  Fiji 2.5
91  Dominican Republic 2.5
92  Bhutan 2.5
93  Guyana 2.5
94  Panama 2.5
95  Nicaragua 2.5
  World 2.5
96  India 2.4
97  Uzbekistan 2.4
98  Libya 2.4
99  Kuwait 2.4
100    Nepal 2.4
101  Venezuela 2.4
102  Western Sahara 2.4
103  Turkmenistan 2.4
104  Seychelles 2.4
105  Reunion (France) 2.4
106  Peru 2.4
107  Maldives 2.3
108  South Africa 2.3
109  Jamaica 2.3
110  Argentina 2.3
111  Colombia 2.3
112  Curaçao (Netherlands) 2.2
113  Tunisia 2.2
114  New Caledonia (France) 2.2
115  Bangladesh 2.2
116  Mexico 2.2
117  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.2
118  Guadeloupe (France) 2.2
119  Azerbaijan 2.2
120  El Salvador 2.2
121  Sri Lanka 2.1
122  Malaysia 2.1
123  Bahrain 2.1
124  French Polynesia (France) 2.1
125  Turkey 2.1
126  Vietnam 2.1
127  Qatar 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
128  New Zealand 2.0
129  Ireland 2.0
130  Myanmar (Burma) 2.0
131  Uruguay 2.0
132  Korea, North 2.0
133  Dominica 2.0
134  France 2.0
135  Bahamas, The 2.0
136  Kosovo 2.0
137  Grenada 2.0
138  Sweden 1.9
139  Martinique (France) 1.9
140  Australia 1.9
141  United Kingdom 1.9
142  Chile 1.9
143  Iceland 1.9
144  United States 1.9
145  Norway 1.8
146  Finland 1.8
147  Belgium 1.8
148  Barbados 1.8
149  Costa Rica 1.8
150  United Arab Emirates 1.8
151  Antigua and Barbuda 1.8
152  Iran 1.8
153  Thailand 1.8
154  Brazil 1.8
155  Albania 1.8
156  Montenegro 1.7
157  Netherlands 1.7
158  Georgia 1.7
159  Belarus 1.7
160  Palau 1.7
161  Denmark 1.7
162 Channel Islands -  Guernsey and  Jersey (UK) 1.7
163  Russia 1.7
164  Cuba 1.7
165  Puerto Rico (US) 1.6
166  Croatia 1.6
167  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6
168  Trinidad and Tobago 1.6
169  Canada 1.6
170  China, People's Republic of (mainland only) 1.6
171  Brunei 1.6
172  Lithuania 1.6
173  Luxembourg 1.6
174  Armenia 1.6
-  European Union 1.6
175  Macedonia 1.5
176  San Marino 1.5
177  Slovenia 1.5
178  Ukraine 1.5
179  Latvia 1.5
180  Estonia 1.5
181  Liechtenstein 1.5
182  Bulgaria 1.5
183  Czech Republic 1.5
184   Switzerland 1.5
185  Saint Lucia 1.5
186  Lebanon 1.5
187  Cyprus 1.5
188  Mauritius 1.4
189  Japan 1.4
190  Austria 1.4
191  Germany 1.4
192  Monaco 1.4
193  Malta 1.4
194  Serbia 1.4
195  Italy 1.4
196  Slovakia 1.3
197  Greece 1.3
198  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
199  Romania 1.3
200  Hungary 1.3
201  Spain 1.3
202  Portugal 1.2
203  Singapore 1.2
204  Poland 1.2
205  Macau (China) 1.2
206  Korea, South 1.2
207  Moldova 1.2
208  Hong Kong (China) 1.1
209  Andorra 1.1
210  Taiwan 1.1
  Not Ranked
1   Vatican City -

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[edit]

2015 List by the United Nations
Rank Country Fertility rate
2015–2020 (Medium Variant)
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.46
2  Somalia 6.12
3  Mali 5.92
4  Chad 5.79
5  Angola 5.79
6  Burundi 5.66
7  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.66
8  Gambia, The 5.53
9  Uganda 5.46
10  Nigeria 5.41
11  Timor-Leste 5.33
12  Burkina Faso 5.23
13  Zambia 5.14
14  Mozambique 5.12
15  Tanzania 4.92
16  Malawi 4.88
17  Senegal 4.83
18  Côte d'Ivoire 4.77
19  South Sudan 4.73
20  Guinea 4.73
21  Congo, Republic of the 4.64
22  Guinea-Bissau 4.56
23  Equatorial Guinea 4.52
24  Benin 4.50
25  Liberia 4.47
26  Cameroon 4.46
27  Mauritania 4.39
28  Sao Tome and Principe 4.36
29  Togo 4.35
30  Iraq 4.35
31  Sierra Leone 4.28
32  Afghanistan 4.25
33  Comoros 4.23
34  Madagascar 4.21
35  Sudan 4.13
36  Kenya 4.10
37  Eritrea 4.02
38  Central African Republic 4.02
39  Ethiopia 3.99
40  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.95
41  Ghana 3.95
42  Samoa 3.90
43  Yemen 3.79
44  Solomon Islands 3.76
45  Mayotte (France) 3.73
46  Gabon 3.68
47  Zimbabwe 3.65
48  Rwanda 3.62
49  Papua New Guinea 3.58
50  Tonga 3.58
51  Kiribati 3.58
52  Pakistan 3.38
53  Tajikistan 3.32
54  Namibia 3.31
55  Vanuatu 3.22
56  French Guiana (France) 3.28
57  Jordan 3.20
58  Egypt 3.16
59  Micronesia, Federated States of 3.08
60  Swaziland 3.06
61  Guatemala 3.03
62  Lesotho 3.01
63  Djibouti 2.99
64  Kyrgyzstan 2.93
65  Israel 2.93
66  Philippines 2.87
67  Haiti 2.85
68  Bolivia 2.83
69  Laos 2.77
70  Syria 2.77
71  Botswana 2.67
72  Algeria 2.62
73  Saudi Arabia 2.59
74  Mongolia 2.54
75  Cambodia 2.53
76  Kazakhstan 2.53
77  Oman 2.51
78  Fiji 2.48
79  Guyana 2.47
  World 2.47
80  Belize 2.46
81  Paraguay 2.45
82  Ecuador 2.44
83  Morocco 2.38
84  Dominican Republic 2.38
85  Panama 2.36
86  Indonesia 2.36
87  Peru 2.35
88  India 2.34
89  Uzbekistan 2.33
90  Guam (US) 2.32
91  Libya 2.32
92  South Africa 2.28
93  Venezuela 2.28
94  Suriname 2.28
95  Argentina 2.27
96  Honduras 2.25
97  Turkmenistan 2.22
98  Azerbaijan 2.22
99  Seychelles 2.21
100  Cabo Verde 2.19
101  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.18
102  Nicaragua 2.16
103  Mexico 2.14
104  Myanmar (Burma) 2.13
105  Réunion (France) 2.12
106  Guadeloupe (France) 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
107    Nepal 2.09
108  Bangladesh 2.08
109  Grenada 2.08
110  Tunisia 2.07
111  Western Sahara 2.06
112  Curaçao (Netherlands) 2.05
113  Kuwait 2.04
114  New Caledonia (France) 2.04
115  Sri Lanka 2.03
116  Antigua and Barbuda 2.03
117  Turkey 2.01
118  Ireland 2.00
119  Jamaica 1.99
120  French Polynesia (France) 1.99
121  New Zealand 1.99
122  France 1.99
123  Maldives 1.98
124  Bahrain 1.98
125  Uruguay 1.98
126  Qatar 1.95
127  Vietnam 1.95
128  North Korea 1.94
129  Bhutan 1.93
130  Sweden 1.93
131  United Kingdom 1.91
132  Iceland 1.90
133  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.90
134  Malaysia 1.90
135  United States 1.90
136  Martinique (France) 1.88
137  El Salvador 1.87
138  Australia 1.86
139  Colombia 1.83
140  Bahamas 1.83
141  Belgium 1.83
142  Brunei 1.82
143  Saint Lucia 1.82
144  Georgia 1.82
145  Norway 1.81
146  Barbados 1.80
147  Albania 1.78
148  Finland 1.77
149  Netherlands 1.77
150  Denmark 1.76
151  Costa Rica 1.76
152  Brazil 1.74
153  Chile 1.73
154  United Arab Emirates 1.73
155  Trinidad and Tobago 1.73
156  Russia 1.72
157  Lebanon 1.71
158  Estonia 1.66
159  Montenegro 1.65
160  Slovenia 1.65
161  Belarus 1.64
162  Lithuania 1.63
163  Iran 1.62
164  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.62
165  Luxembourg 1.61
166  Bulgaria 1.60
167  China 1.59
168  Puerto Rico (US) 1.59
169  Serbia 1.59
170  Cuba 1.58
171   Switzerland 1.57
172  Canada 1.56
173  Ukraine 1.56
174  Latvia 1.55
175  Macedonia 1.55
176  Czech Republic 1.54
177  Austria 1.53
178  Romania 1.53
179  Armenia 1.51
180  Italy 1.49
181 Channel Islands -  Jersey (UK) and  Guernsey (UK) 1.49
182  Malta 1.49
183  Croatia 1.48
184  Thailand 1.46
185  Japan 1.46
186  Mauritius 1.44
187  Germany 1.44
188  Slovakia 1.44
189  Cyprus 1.42
190  Hungary 1.40
191  Spain 1.38
192  Macau (China) 1.34
193  Poland 1.33
194  South Korea 1.33
195  Greece 1.30
196  Hong Kong (China) 1.30
197  Singapore 1.26
198  Portugal 1.24
199  Moldova 1.23
200  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.23
  Not Ranked
1  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3  Anguilla (UK) -
4  Bermuda (UK) -
5  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
6  Cayman Islands (UK) -
7  Cook Islands -
8  Dominica -
9  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
10  Gibraltar (UK) -
11  Greenland (Denmark) -
12  Isle of Man (UK) -
13  Kosovo -
14  Marshall Islands -
15  Monaco -
16  Montserrat (UK) -
17  Nauru -
18  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
19  Palau -
20  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) -
21  Saint Kitts and Nevis -
22  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) -
23  San Marino -
24  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) -
25  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) -
26   Vatican City -
27  Wallis and Futuna (France) -
28  Western Sahara -

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[edit]

Case studies:

References[edit]

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