List of sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate

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

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

Country ranking by most recent years lists:

Intergovernmental organizations ranking lists

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

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

Governmental organizations ranking lists

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

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

Non-governmental organizations ranking lists

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

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

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

Comparison ranking lists:

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

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

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

Forecast/Prediction ranking lists:

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

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

Country ranking by most recent year[edit]

Country ranking by Intergovernmental organizations[edit]

2018 List by the World Bank
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2018
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.9
2  Somalia 6.1
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.9
4  Mali 5.9
5  Chad 5.7
6  Angola 5.5
7  Burundi 5.4
8  Nigeria 5.4
9  The Gambia 5.2
10  Burkina Faso 5.2
11  Uganda 5.0
12  Tanzania 4.9
13  Mozambique 4.9
14  Benin 4.8
15  Central African Republic 4.7
16  Guinea 4.7
17  South Sudan 4.7
18  Cote d'Ivoire 4.6
19  Zambia 4.6
20  Senegal 4.6
21  Cameroon 4.6
22  Mauritania 4.6
23  Equatorial Guinea 4.5
24  Guinea-Bissau 4.5
25  Afghanistan 4.5
26  Republic of the Congo 4.4
27  Sudan 4.4
28  Solomon Islands 4.4
29  Sao Tome and Principe 4.3
30  Togo 4.3
31  Liberia 4.3
32  Sierra Leone 4.3
33  Ethiopia 4.2
34  Malawi 4.2
35  Comoros 4.2
36  Madagascar 4.1
37  Eritrea 4.1
38  Rwanda 4.0
39  Timor-Leste 4.0
40  Gabon 4.0
41  Samoa 3.9
42  Ghana 3.9
43  Yemen 3.8
44  Vanuatu 3.8
45  Iraq 3.7
46  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.6
47  Zimbabwe 3.6
48  Tajikistan 3.6
49  Kiribati 3.6
50  Papua New Guinea 3.6
51  Tonga 3.6
52  Pakistan 3.5
53  Kenya 3.5
54  Namibia 3.4
55  Egypt 3.3
56  Kyrgyzstan 3.3
57  Lesotho 3.1
58  Israel 3.1
59  Federated States of Micronesia 3.1
60  Algeria 3.0
61  Eswatini 3.0
62  Haiti 2.9
63  Mongolia 2.9
64  Oman 2.9
65  Botswana 2.9
66  Guatemala 2.9
67  Kazakhstan 2.8
68  Syria 2.8
69  Turkmenistan 2.8
70  Fiji 2.8
71  Jordan 2.8
72  Bolivia 2.7
73  Djibouti 2.7
74  Laos 2.7
75  Philippines 2.6
76  Cambodia 2.5
77 (1)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.5
78  Guyana 2.5
79  Panama 2.5
80  Honduras 2.5
81  Paraguay 2.4
82  Ecuador 2.4
83  Uzbekistan 2.4
84  Suriname 2.4
85  Morocco 2.4
86  Seychelles 2.4
87  South Africa 2.4
88  Nicaragua 2.4
  World 2.4
89  Dominican Republic 2.3
90  Saudi Arabia 2.3
91 (2)  Guam (US) 2.3
92  Indonesia 2.3
93  Belize 2.3
94  Cabo Verde 2.3
95  Venezuela 2.3
96  Argentina 2.3
97  Peru 2.3
98  Libya 2.2
99  India 2.2
100  Sri Lanka 2.2
101  Tunisia 2.2
102  Myanmar (Burma) 2.2
103  Iran 2.1
104  Mexico 2.1
105  Lebanon 2.1
106  Kuwait 2.1
107  Turkey 2.1
108  Grenada 2.1
109 (3)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.1
110  Georgia 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
111  Vietnam 2.0
112  El Salvador 2.0
113  Bangladesh 2.0
114  Malaysia 2.0
115  Kosovo 2.0
116 (4)  Greenland (Denmark) 2.0
117  Antigua and Barbuda 2.0
118  Bahrain 2.0
119  Jamaica 2.0
120  Bhutan 2.0
121  Uruguay 2.0
122 (5)  New Caledonia (France) 2.0
123 (6)  French Polynesia (France) 1.9
124    Nepal 1.9
125  North Korea 1.9
126 (7)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.9
127  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.9
128  France 1.9
129  Maldives 1.9
130  Qatar 1.9
131  Brunei 1.8
132 (8)  Saint Martin (France) 1.8
133  Colombia 1.8
134  Sweden 1.8
135  Romania 1.8
136  Armenia 1.8
137  Costa Rica 1.8
138  The Bahamas 1.8
139  Ireland 1.8
140  Montenegro 1.7
141  Australia 1.7
142  Denmark 1.7
143  Azerbaijan 1.7
144  Brazil 1.7
145  United States 1.7
146  Trinidad and Tobago 1.7
147  Iceland 1.7
148  Czech Republic 1.7
149  New Zealand 1.7
150 (9)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.7
151  China 1.7
152  United Kingdom 1.7
153  Estonia 1.7
154  Chile 1.6
155  Lithuania 1.6
156  Belgium 1.6
157  Barbados 1.6
158  Cuba 1.6
159  Albania 1.6
160  Latvia 1.6
161  Slovenia 1.6
162 (10)  Bermuda (UK) 1.6
163  Netherlands 1.6
164  Liechtenstein 1.6
165  Germany 1.6
166  Russia 1.6
167  Norway 1.6
168  Bulgaria 1.6
169  Hungary 1.6
170  Slovakia 1.5
171  Thailand 1.5
172   Switzerland 1.5
173 Channel Islands - (11)  Guernsey (UK) and (12)  Jersey (UK) 1.5
174  Canada 1.5
175  North Macedonia 1.5
176  Serbia 1.5
177  Austria 1.5
178  Croatia 1.5
179  Poland 1.5
180  Belarus 1.4
181  St. Lucia 1.4
182  Portugal 1.4
183  Japan 1.4
184  United Arab Emirates 1.4
185  Finland 1.4
186  Mauritius 1.4
187  Luxembourg 1.4
188  Greece 1.4
189  Cyprus 1.3
190  Ukraine 1.3
191  Italy 1.3
192  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
193  Moldova 1.3
194  Spain 1.3
195  Malta 1.2
196 (13)  Macau (China) 1.2
197  Singapore 1.1
198 (14)  Hong Kong (China) 1.1
199 (15)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.0
200  South Korea 1.0
  Sovereign States: 185
  Dependent Territories: 15
  World
1 World 2.4
  Major Regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.7
2 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.7
3 Arab world 3.2
4 Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 2.9
5 Middle East and North Africa 2.8
6 South Asia 2.4
7 Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.0
8 Latin America and Caribbean 2.0
9 Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.9
10 East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 1.9
11 East Asia and Pacific 1.8
12 Europe and Central Asia 1.7
13 North America 1.7
14 Central Europe and the Baltics 1.6
  States’ Size
1 Pacific Island small states 3.5
2 Other small states 3.0
3 Small states 2.9
4 Caribbean small states 2.0
  International Organizations
1 OECD members 1.7
2 European Union 1.5
  Security Situation
1 Fragile and conflict affected situations 4.5
  Economic Areas
1 Euro area 1.5
  Economic Situation
1 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.7
2 Least Developed Countries: UN classification 4.0
  Income
1 Low income countries 4.5
2 Lower middle income countries 2.7
3 Low and middle income countries 2.6
4 Middle income countries 2.3
5 Upper middle income countries 1.9
6 High income countries 1.6
  Not Ranked
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra 1.3 (2010)
3 (2)  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
4 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica 1.9 (2003)
6 (4)  French Guiana (France) -
7 (5)  Gibraltar (UK) -
8 (6)  Guadeloupe (France) -
9 (7)  Isle of Man (UK) 1.6 (2002)
10  Marshall Islands 4.0 (2011)
11 (8)  Mayotte (France) -
12  Monaco -
13  Nauru -
14 (9)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
15  Palau 2.2 (2015)
16  San Marino 1.3 (2012)
17 (10)  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part) 2.0 (2011)
18  St. Kitts and Nevis 2.1 (2002)
19  Turks and Caicos Islands -
20  Tuvalu -
21   Vatican City -
22  Western Sahara -
  Sovereign States: 12
  Dependent Territories: 10

Note:

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

Country ranking by Governmental organizations[edit]

2019 List by the INED - Institut National d'Études Démographiques
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2019
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.8
2  Somalia 6.0
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.8
4  Mali 5.8
5  Chad 5.6
6  Angola 5.4
7  Burundi 5.3
8  Nigeria 5.3
9  The Gambia 5.2
10  Burkina Faso 5.1
11  Benin 4.8
12  Mozambique 4.8
13  Tanzania 4.8
14  Uganda 4.8
15  Central African Republic 4.6
16  Côte d’Ivoire 4.6
17  Guinea 4.6
18  Senegal 4.6
19  South Sudan 4.6
20  Zambia 4.6
21  Cameroon 4.5
22  Mauritania 4.5
23  Republic of the Congo 4.4
24  Equatorial Guinea 4.4
25  Guinea-Bissau 4.4
26  Afghanistan 4.3
27  Sao Tome and Principe 4.3
28  Sudan 4.3
29  Togo 4.3
30  Liberia 4.2
31  Sierra Leone 4.2
32  Comoros 4.1
33  Ethiopia 4.1
34  Malawi 4.1
35  Marshall Islands 4.1
36  Eritrea 4.0
37  Madagascar 4.0
38  Rwanda 4.0
39  Gabon 3.9
40  Solomon Islands 3.9
41  Timor-Leste 3.9
42  Ghana 3.8
43  Samoa 3.8
44  Vanuatu 3.7
45  Yemen 3.7
46  Iraq 3.6
47 (1)  Mayotte (France) 3.6
48  Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.6
49  Tajikistan 3.6
50  Kiribati 3.5
51  Pakistan 3.5
52  Papua New Guinea 3.5
53  Tonga 3.5
54  Zimbabwe 3.5
55  Kenya 3.4
56  Egypt 3.3
57 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.3
58  Namibia 3.3
59  Lesotho 3.1
60  Algeria 3.0
61  Israel 3.0
62  Kyrgyzstan 3.0
63  Federated States of Micronesia 3.0
64  Eswatini (Swaziland) 3.0
65  Haiti 2.9
66  Mongolia 2.9
67  Botswana 2.8
68  Fiji 2.8
69  Guatemala 2.8
70  Oman 2.8
71  Syria 2.8
72  Bolivia 2.7
73  Djibouti 2.7
74  Jordan 2.7
75  Kazakhstan 2.7
76  Turkmenistan 2.7
77  Laos 2.6
78  Cambodia 2.5
79  Philippines 2.5
80  Ecuador 2.4
81  Guyana 2.4
82  Honduras 2.4
83  Morocco 2.4
84  Nicaragua 2.4
85  Panama 2.4
86  Paraguay 2.4
87  Seychelles 2.4
88  South Africa 2.4
89  Suriname 2.4
90  Uzbekistan 2.4
91  Western Sahara 2.4
  World 2.4
92  Belize 2.3
93  Dominican Republic 2.3
94 (3)  Guam (US) 2.3
95  Indonesia 2.3
96  Saudi Arabia 2.3
97  Venezuela 2.3
98  Argentina 2.2
99  Cabo Verde 2.2
100  India 2.2
101  Libya 2.2
102  Peru 2.2
103 (4)  Réunion (France) 2.2
104  Sri Lanka 2.2
105  Tunisia 2.2
106  Azerbaijan 2.1
107  Georgia 2.1
108 (5)  Guadeloupe (France) 2.1
109  Iran 2.1
110  Kuwait 2.1
111  Lebanon 2.1
112  Mexico 2.1
113  Myanmar (Burma) 2.1
114  Turkey 2.1
115  Vietnam 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
116  Antigua and Barbuda 2.0
117  Bahrain 2.0
118  Bangladesh 2.0
119  Bhutan 2.0
120  El Salvador 2.0
121  Grenada 2.0
122  Jamaica 2.0
123  Malaysia 2.0
124  Uruguay 2.0
125 (6)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.0
126 (7)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.9
127 (8)  French Polynesia (France) 1.9
128  North Korea 1.9
129 (9)  Martinique (France) 1.9
130  Monaco 1.9
131    Nepal 1.9
132 (10)  New Caledonia (France) 1.9
133  New Zealand 1.9
134  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.9
135  Armenia 1.8
136  Australia 1.8
137  Brunei 1.8
138  Colombia 1.8
139  Denmark 1.8
140  Dominica 1.8
141  France (Metropolitan France) 1.8
142  Ireland 1.8
143  Maldives 1.8
144  Qatar 1.8
145  Russia 1.8
146  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8
147  Sweden 1.8
148  United States 1.8
149  Bahamas 1.7
150  Belarus 1.7
151  Belgium 1.7
152  Brazil 1.7
153  China (mainland only) 1.7
154  Costa Rica 1.7
155 (11)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.7
156  Czech Republic 1.7
157  Iceland 1.7
158  Kosovo 1.7
159  Latvia 1.7
160  Lithuania 1.7
161  Montenegro 1.7
162  Norway 1.7
163  Trinidad and Tobago 1.7
164  United Kingdom 1.7
165  Albania 1.6
166  Barbados 1.6
167  Bulgaria 1.6
168  Chile 1.6
169  Cuba 1.6
170  Estonia 1.6
171  Germany 1.6
172  Romania 1.6
173  Slovenia 1.6
174  Austria 1.5
175  Canada 1.5
176  Finland 1.5
177  Hungary 1.5
178  Malta 1.5
179  North Macedonia 1.5
180  Slovakia 1.5
181   Switzerland 1.5
182  Thailand 1.5
183  Croatia 1.4
184 (12)  Hong Kong (China) 1.4
185  Japan 1.4
186  Liechtenstein 1.4
187  Luxembourg 1.4
188  Mauritius 1.4
189  Netherlands 1.4
190  Poland 1.4
191  Saint Lucia 1.4
192  Serbia 1.4
193  Ukraine 1.4
194  United Arab Emirates 1.4
195  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
196  Cyprus 1.3
197  Greece 1.3
198  Italy 1.3
199  Moldova 1.3
200  Portugal 1.3
201  San Marino 1.3
202  Spain 1.3
203  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 1.2
204 (13)  Macau (China) 1.2
205 (14)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.2
206  Singapore 1.2
207  Andorra 1.0
208  South Korea 0.9
  Sovereign States: 194
  Dependent Territories: 14
  World
1 World 2.4
  Continents
1 Africa 4.4
2 Oceania 2.3
3 Asia 2.1
4 Americas 1.9
5 Europe 1.6
  Major Regions
1 Middle Africa 5.4
2 Western Africa 5.1
3 Eastern Africa 4.3
4 Northern Africa 3.2
5 Central Asia 2.7
6 Western Asia 2.6
7 Southern Africa 2.5
8 Oceania 2.3
9 South Asia 2.3
10 Caribbean 2.2
11 Central America 2.2
12 Southeast Asia 2.2
13 South America 1.9
14 East Asia 1.7
15 Eastern Europe 1.7
16 Northern America 1.7
17 Northern Europe 1.7
18 Western Europe 1.7
19 Southern Europe 1.3
  Not Ranked
1 Channel Islands - (1)  Guernsey (UK) and (2)  Jersey (UK) -
2 (3)  Christmas Island (Australia) -
3 (4)  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
4  European Union -
5 (5)  Falkland Islands (UK) -
6 (6)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7  Nauru -
8  Niue -
9 (7)  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
10  Palau -
11 (8)  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
12 (9)  Svalbard (Norway) -
13 (10)  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
14  Tuvalu -
15   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 4
  Dependent Territories: 10
2021 List by the CIA World Factbook
Rank Country Fertility rate
2021 estimate
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.91
2  Angola 5.90
3  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.70
4  Mali 5.63
5  Chad 5.57
6  Benin 5.47
7  Uganda 5.45
8  South Sudan 5.43
9  Somalia 5.41
10  Burundi 5.10
11  Mozambique 4.89
12  Guinea 4.89
13  Liberia 4.84
14  Afghanistan 4.72
15  Guinea-Bissau 4.72
16  Nigeria 4.67
17  Sudan 4.66
18  Zambia 4.63
19  Cameroon 4.61
20  Sierra Leone 4.58
21  Tanzania 4.45
22  Congo, Republic of the 4.41
23  Burkina Faso 4.39
24  Timor-Leste 4.32
25  Togo 4.28
26  Central African Republic 4.09
27  Ethiopia 4.07
28  Equatorial Guinea 4.02
29  Senegal 3.97
30  Zimbabwe 3.91
31  Ghana 3.71
32  Madagascar 3.70
33  Sao Tome and Principe 3.69
34  Eritrea 3.65
35  Côte d’Ivoire 3.60
36  Mauritania 3.59
37  Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) 3.54
38  Pakistan 3.53
39  Malawi 3.51
40  Rwanda 3.42
41  Kenya 3.36
42  Gabon 3.36
43  Iraq 3.32
44  Egypt 3.23
45  Gambia, The 3.13
46  Libya 3.13
47  Yemen 3.10
48  Namibia 3.03
49  West Bank (Palestinian Territories) 3.02
50  Jordan 3.00
51  Lesotho 2.95
52  Solomon Islands 2.92
53  Philippines 2.89
54  Comoros 2.86
55  Tuvalu 2.86
56  Syria 2.85
57  Tonga 2.81
58 (1)  Guam (US) 2.81
59  Marshall Islands 2.81
60  Papua New Guinea 2.79
61 (..1..) Spratly Islands (disputed territory) (partially occupied by six countries -  China, People's Republic of;  China, Republic of (Taiwan);  Philippines;  Malaysia;  Vietnam and  Brunei) 2.79
62  Oman 2.73
63  Vanuatu 2.72
64  Guatemala 2.67
65  Belize 2.66
66 (2)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 2.66
67  Nauru 2.65
68  Israel 2.57
69  Laos 2.57
70  Algeria 2.55
71  Kyrgyzstan 2.52
72  Eswatini (Swaziland) 2.48
73  Tajikistan 2.48
74  Haiti 2.48
75  Samoa 2.46
76  Bolivia 2.45
77  Botswana 2.42
  World 2.42 (2020 estimate)
78  Cambodia 2.36
79 (3)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.30
80  Morocco 2.29
81  Fiji 2.28
82  India 2.28
83 (4)  American Samoa (US) 2.28
84  Micronesia, Federated States of 2.27
85  Kuwait 2.25
86  Venezuela 2.24
87  Dominican Republic 2.23
88  Kiribati 2.23
89  Panama 2.21
90  South Africa 2.20
91  Argentina 2.20
92  Mexico 2.17
93  Djibouti 2.17
94  Cabo Verde 2.14
95  Colombia 2.14
96  Kazakhstan 2.13
97  Bangladesh 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
98  Cook Islands (self-governing country in free association with  New Zealand) 2.09
99  El Salvador 2.07
100  Guyana 2.07
101  Ecuador 2.07
102  Vietnam 2.06
103  Jamaica 2.06
104  Honduras 2.05
105  Burma (Myanmar) 2.05
106  France 2.04
107  Indonesia 2.04
108  Turkmenistan 2.04
109  Tunisia 2.03
110  Peru 2.02
111  Dominica 2.02
112 (5)  United States Virgin Islands (US ) 2.01
113 (6)  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 2.00
114  Sri Lanka 2.00
115 (7)  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) 2.00
116 (8)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.99
117  Bahamas, The 1.98
118  Iceland 1.96
119  Antigua and Barbuda 1.96
120  Saudi Arabia 1.95
121  Grenada 1.95
122  Turkey 1.94
123  Iran 1.93
124    Nepal 1.93
125  Mongolia 1.93
126  Ireland 1.93
127  Kosovo 1.92
128 (9)  Greenland (Denmark) 1.92
129 (10)  Gibraltar (UK) 1.91
130  Korea, North 1.91
131 (11)  Bermuda (UK) 1.91
132  Qatar 1.90
133 (12)  Isle of Man (UK) 1.90
134  Paraguay 1.89
135  Azerbaijan 1.87
136  Costa Rica 1.87
137 (13)  New Caledonia (France) 1.87
138  New Zealand 1.87
139 (14)  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 1.87
140  United Kingdom 1.86
141  Sweden 1.86
142  Suriname 1.85
143  United States 1.84
144  Norway 1.84
145 (15)  Cayman Islands (UK) 1.83
146 (16)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.83
147  Seychelles 1.82
148 (17)  French Polynesia (France) 1.82
149  Montenegro 1.82
150 (..2..) Paracel Islands (disputed territory) ( Vietnam, until 1974) (occupied by  China since 1974, also claimed by  China, Republic of (Taiwan) and  Vietnam) 1.82
151  Nicaragua 1.81
152 (18)  Saint-Martin (France) 1.80
153  Bhutan 1.80
154  Netherlands 1.78
155  Denmark 1.77
156  Belgium 1.77
157  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.77
158  Malaysia 1.76
159  Chile 1.76
160  Uruguay 1.76
161  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.75
162  Georgia 1.75
163  Brunei 1.75
164  Finland 1.74
165  Australia 1.74
166  Uzbekistan 1.73
167  Mauritius 1.73
168  Brazil 1.73
169  Saint Lucia 1.73
170 (19)  Anguilla (UK) 1.72
171  Lebanon 1.71
172 (20)  Wallis and Futuna (France) 1.71
173  Cuba 1.71
174  Maldives 1.71
175  Barbados 1.70
176  Palau 1.70
177  Trinidad and Tobago 1.70
178 (21)  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 1.70
179  Liechtenstein 1.69
180  Bahrain 1.68
181 (22)  Jersey (UK) 1.66
182  United Arab Emirates 1.65
183  Armenia 1.65
184 (23)  Saint Barthélemy (France) 1.64
185  Luxembourg 1.63
-  European Union 1.62
186  Estonia 1.61
187  Lithuania 1.61
188  Russia 1.60
189  China, People's Republic of 1.60
190 (24)  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 1.60
191  Slovenia 1.59
192 (25)  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 1.58
193  Moldova 1.58
194 (26)  Guernsey (UK) 1.58
195   Switzerland 1.58
196  Canada 1.57
197  Ukraine 1.56
198  Thailand 1.54
199  Latvia 1.54
200  Albania 1.53
201  Monaco 1.52
202  San Marino 1.52
203  Spain 1.51
204  Belarus 1.51
205  North Macedonia 1.51
206  Austria 1.50
207  Malta 1.50
208  Bulgaria 1.49
209  Czechia 1.49
210  Germany 1.48
211  Cyprus 1.48
212  Hungary 1.48
213  Italy 1.47
214  Serbia 1.47
215  Slovakia 1.45
216  Andorra 1.44
217  Croatia 1.44
218  Portugal 1.42
219  Poland 1.39
220  Greece 1.39
221  Romania 1.38
222  Japan 1.38
223  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.35
224 (27)  British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.34
225 (28)  Montserrat (UK) 1.31
226 (29)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.23
227 (30)  Hong Kong (China) 1.22
228 (31)  Macau (China) 1.21
229  Singapore 1.15
230  Korea, South 1.09
231  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 1.07
  Sovereign States: 198
  Dependent Territories: 31
  Disputed Territories: 2
  World
1 World 2.42 (2020 estimate)
  Not Ranked
1 (1)  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) (uninhabited) -
2 (2)  Christmas Island (Australia) -
3 (3)  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
4 (4)  Falkland Islands (UK) -
5 (5)  French Guiana (France) -
6 (6)  Guadeloupe (France) -
7 (7)  Martinique (France) -
8 (8)  Mayotte (France) -
9  Niue (self-governing state in free association with  New Zealand) -
10 (9)  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
11 (10)  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
12 (11)  Réunion (France) -
13 (12)  Svalbard (Norway) -
14 (13)  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
15   Vatican City -
16 (..1..)  Western Sahara (disputed territory between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) ("Free Zone" is a self proclaimed and de facto sovereign state) 3.65 (2020)
  Sovereign States: 2
  Dependent Territories: 13
  Disputed Territories: 1

Note:

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

Country ranking by Nongovernmental organizations[edit]

2020 List by the PRB - Population Reference Bureau
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2020
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.1
2  Mali 6.3
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.2
4  Angola 6.1
5  Somalia 6.0
6  Chad 5.9
7  Benin 5.7
8  Burundi 5.3
9  Burkina Faso 5.2
10  Nigeria 5.3
11  Uganda 5.0
12  Mozambique 4.9
13  Tanzania 4.9
14  Cameroon 4.8
15  Guinea-Bissau 4.8
16  Central African Republic 4.7
17  Guinea 4.7
18 (1)  Mayotte (France) 4.7
19  South Sudan 4.7
20  Zambia 4.7
21  Côte d’Ivoire 4.6
22  Madagascar 4.6
23  Senegal 4.6
24  Togo 4.6
25  Afghanistan 4.5
26  Equatorial Guinea 4.5
27  Mauritania 4.5
28  Republic of the Congo 4.4
29  The Gambia 4.4
30  Sudan 4.4
31  Ethiopia 4.3
32  Samoa 4.3
33  Comoros 4.2
34  Liberia 4.2
35  Malawi 4.2
36  Papua New Guinea 4.2
37  Sierra Leone 4.2
38  Solomon Islands 4.1
39  Timor-Leste 4.0
40  Eritrea 4.0
41  Rwanda 4.0
42  Ghana 3.9
43  Zimbabwe 3.9
44  Yemen 3.7
45  Nauru 3.7
46  Vanuatu 3.7
47 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.6
48  Iraq 3.6
49  Pakistan 3.6
50  Tuvalu 3.6
51  Gabon 3.5
52  Kenya 3.5
53  Mongolia 3.5
54  Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.5
55  Tajikistan 3.5
56  Tonga 3.5
57  Namibia 3.4
58  Kiribati 3.3
59  Kyrgyzstan 3.3
60  Sao Tome and Principe 3.3
61  Libya 3.2
62  Federated States of Micronesia 3.2
63  Algeria 3.0
64 (3)  Guam (US) 3.0
65  Haiti 3.0
66  Morocco 3.0
67  Syria 3.0
68  Turkmenistan 3.0
69  Egypt 2.9
70  Oman 2.9
71  Bolivia 2.8
72  Kazakhstan 2.8
73  Laos 2.8
74  Suriname 2.8
75  Djibouti 2.7
76  Guatemala 2.7
77  Jordan 2.7
78  Lesotho 2.7
79  Philippines 2.7
80  eSwatini (Swaziland) 2.6
81  Botswana 2.5
82  Cambodia 2.5
83  Paraguay 2.5
84  Uzbekistan 2.5
85  Fiji 2.4
86  Guyana 2.4
87  Nicaragua 2.4
88  Palau 2.4
89  Panama 2.4
90 (4)  Reunion (France) 2.4
91  Seychelles 2.4
92  Western Sahara 2.4
93  Argentina 2.3
94  Bangladesh 2.3
95  Belize 2.3
96  Dominican Republic 2.3
97  Indonesia 2.3
98 (5)  New Caledonia (France) 2.3
99  South Africa 2.3
100  Turkey 2.3
101  Venezuela 2.3
  World 2.3
102  Cabo Verde 2.2
103  Honduras 2.2
104  India 2.2
105  Kuwait 2.2
106    Nepal 2.2
107  Peru 2.2
108  Ecuador 2.1
109  El Salvador 2.1
110 (6)  Guadeloupe (France) 2.1
111  Jamaica 2.1
112  Lebanon 2.1
113  Maldives 2.1
114  Mexico 2.1
115  Israel 2.1
116  Sri Lanka 2.1
117  Tunisia 2.1
118  Vietnam 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
119  Antigua and Barbuda 2.0
120  Bahrain 2.0
121  Colombia 2.0
122 (7)  French Polynesia (France) 2.0
123  Georgia 2.0
124  Grenada 2.0
125  Iran 2.0
126 (8)  Martinique (France) 2.0
127  Myanmar (Burma) 2.0
128  Saudi Arabia 2.0
129  North Korea 1.9
130  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.9
131  Albania 1.8
132  Azerbaijan 1.8
133  Dominica 1.8
134  France 1.8
135  Ireland 1.8
136  Malaysia 1.8
137  Montenegro 1.8
138  New Zealand 1.8
139  Qatar 1.8
140  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8
141  Sweden 1.8
142  Uruguay 1.8
143  Australia 1.7
144  Bahamas 1.7
145  Bhutan 1.7
146  Brazil 1.7
147  Brunei 1.7
148  Czech Republic 1.7
149  Denmark 1.7
150  Estonia 1.7
151  Iceland 1.7
152  United States 1.7
153  Armenia 1.6
154  Barbados 1.6
155  Belgium 1.6
156  Bulgaria 1.6
157  Chile 1.6
158  Costa Rica 1.6
159  Cuba 1.6
160 (9)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.6
161  Germany 1.6
162  Kosovo 1.6
163  Latvia 1.6
164  Liechtenstein 1.6
165  Lithuania 1.6
166  Netherlands 1.6
167  Russia 1.6
168  Slovenia 1.6
169  United Kingdom 1.6
170  Austria 1.5
171  Canada 1.5
172  China (mainland only) 1.5
173  Croatia 1.5
174  Cyprus 1.5
175  Hungary 1.5
176  Norway 1.5
177  Serbia 1.5
178  Slovakia 1.5
179  Thailand 1.5
180  Trinidad and Tobago 1.5
-  European Union 1.5
181  Belarus 1.4
182  Finland 1.4
183  Greece 1.4
184  Mauritius 1.4
185  North Macedonia 1.4
186  Poland 1.4
187  Portugal 1.4
188  Romania 1.4
189  Saint Lucia 1.4
190   Switzerland 1.4
191  United Arab Emirates 1.4
192  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
193 Channel Islands – (10)  Guernsey (UK) and (11)  Jersey (UK) 1.3
194  Italy 1.3
195  Japan 1.3
196  Luxembourg 1.3
197  San Marino 1.3
198  Spain 1.3
199  Ukraine 1.3
200  Malta 1.2
201  Moldova 1.2
202 (12)  Hong Kong (China) 1.1
203  Singapore 1.1
204  Andorra 1.0
205  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 1.0
206 (13)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.0
207  South Korea 0.9
208 (14)  Macau (China) 0.9
  Sovereign States: 194
  Dependent Territories: 14
  World
1 World 2.3
  Continents
1 Africa 4.4
2 Oceania 2.3
3.1 Asia (excluding China) 2.3
3.2 Asia 2.0
4 Americas 1.9
5 Europe 1.5
  Major Regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.8
1.1 Middle Africa 5.8
1.2 Western Africa 5.2
1.3 Eastern Africa 4.5
1.4 Southern Africa 2.4
2 Northern Africa 3.0
3 Central Asia 2.8
4 Western Asia 2.6
5 South Asia 2.4
6 Oceania 2.3
7 Southeast Asia 2.2
8 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.0
8.1 Central America 2.2
8.2 Caribbean 2.1
8.3 South America 2.0
9 Northern America 1.7
10 Western Europe 1.7
11 Northern Europe 1.6
12 East Asia 1.5
13 Eastern Europe 1.5
14 Southern Europe 1.3
  Development Level
1 Least Developed 4.1
2 Less Developed (excluding China) 2.8
3 Less Developed 2.5
4 More Developed 1.6
  Income
1 Low Income 4.6
2 Middle Income 2.2
2.1 - Lower Middle Income 2.7
2.2 - Upper Middle Income 1.8
3 High Income 1.6
  Not Ranked
1 (1)  Christmas Island (Australia) -
2 (2)  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) -
3 (3)  Falkland Islands (UK) -
4 (4)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
5  Monaco -
6  Niue -
7 (5)  Norfolk Island (Australia) -
8 (6)  Pitcairn Islands (UK) -
9 (7)  Svalbard (Norway) -
10 (8)  Tokelau (New Zealand) -
11   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 3
  Dependent Territories: 8
2019 List by the OWID - Our World In Data - Based on Gapminder Estimates
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2019
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.07
2  Somalia 5.98
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.82
4  Mali 5.79
5  Chad 5.65
6  Angola 5.48
7  Burundi 5.45
8  Nigeria 5.32
9  Uganda 5.32
10  The Gambia 5.22
11  Burkina Faso 5.11
12  Mozambique 5.05
13  Tanzania 4.83
14  Zambia 4.81
15  Benin 4.77
16  Cote d'Ivoire 4.72
17  Central African Republic 4.65
18  Guinea 4.62
19  South Sudan 4.62
20  Senegal 4.55
21  Equatorial Guinea 4.43
22  Afghanistan 4.18
23  Cameroon 4.51
24  Mauritania 4.49
25  Republic of the Congo 4.48
26  Guinea-Bissau 4.41
27  Liberia 4.38
28  Malawi 4.38
29  Sudan 4.35
30  Sao Tome and Principe 4.27
31  Sierra Leone 4.17
32  Togo 4.26
33  Iraq 4.19
34  Comoros 4.14
35  Madagascar 4.02
36  Eritrea 3.92
37  Ethiopia 3.86
38  Samoa 3.83
39  Ghana 3.81
40  Solomon Islands 3.69
41  Yemen 3.69
42  Kenya 3.68
43  Rwanda 3.67
44  Gabon 3.59
45  Kiribati 3.53
46  Zimbabwe 3.53
47  Papua New Guinea 3.52
48  Tonga 3.52
49  Pakistan 3.29
50  Namibia 3.24
51  Tajikistan 3.22
52 (1)  French Guiana (France) 3.21
53  Jordan 3.18
54  Vanuatu 3.17
55  Egypt 3.10
56  Lesotho 2.95
57  Eswatini (Swaziland) 2.94
58  Israel 2.89
59  Kyrgyzstan 2.86
60  Philippines 2.84
61  Guatemala 2.82
62  Bolivia 2.77
63  Haiti 2.77
64  Syria 2.77
65  Turkmenistan 2.74
66  Djibouti 2.67
67  Mongolia 2.63
68  Botswana 2.60
69  Algeria 2.59
70  Kazakhstan 2.54
71  Laos 2.54
72  Oman 2.46
73  Cambodia 2.47
74  Saudi Arabia 2.42
75  Belize 2.41
76  Fiji 2.45
77  Guyana 2.44
78  Panama 2.43
79  Ecuador 2.41
80  Paraguay 2.40
  World 2.40
81  Morocco 2.38
82  South Africa 2.38
83  Honduras 2.35
84  Dominican Republic 2.34
85  Peru 2.31
86  Suriname 2.30
87  Indonesia 2.29
88  Cabo Verde 2.24
89  India 2.26
90  Argentina 2.25
91  Venezuela 2.25
92  Seychelles 2.23
93  Uzbekistan 2.21
94  Libya 2.16
95  Myanmar (Burma) 2.15
96  Nicaragua 2.12
97  Tunisia 2.12
98 (2)  New Caledonia (France) 2.11
  Population Replacement 2.10
99  Mexico 2.09
100  Grenada 2.04
101  Antigua and Barbuda 2.02
102  Azerbaijan 2.02
103  Bangladesh 2.02
104  El Salvador 2.02
105    Nepal 2.02
106  Sri Lanka 2.01
107  Turkey 2.00
108  Ireland 1.98
109  Malaysia 1.98
110  Maldives 1.98
111  France 1.97
112  Georgia 1.97
113  Jamaica 1.97
114  Bahrain 1.96
115  Bhutan 1.96
116  New Zealand 1.96
117  Uruguay 1.96
118  Kuwait 1.94
119  Vietnam 1.94
120  Iceland 1.91
121  Sweden 1.91
122  United States 1.90
123  North Korea 1.88
124  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.87
125  United Kingdom 1.87
126  Qatar 1.85
127  Brunei 1.84
128  Norway 1.83
129  Australia 1.82
130  Barbados 1.80
131  Belgium 1.80
132  Colombia 1.80
133  Finland 1.78
134  Denmark 1.77
135  Russia 1.77
136  Chile 1.75
137  Netherlands 1.75
138  The Bahamas 1.74
139  Costa Rica 1.74
140  Belarus 1.72
141  Cuba 1.72
142  Trinidad and Tobago 1.72
143  Albania 1.70
144  Lebanon 1.70
145  United Arab Emirates 1.70
146  Brazil 1.69
147  Lithuania 1.68
148  Estonia 1.67
149  Montenegro 1.65
150  Slovenia 1.65
151  China 1.64
152  Serbia 1.63
153  Luxembourg 1.61
154  Bulgaria 1.60
155  Armenia 1.59
156  Czech Republic 1.59
157  Iran 1.59
158  Latvia 1.59
159  Ukraine 1.58
160  Canada 1.56
161  Macedonia 1.56
162   Switzerland 1.56
163  Romania 1.55
164  Austria 1.53
165  Italy 1.51
166  Japan 1.50
167  Malta 1.49
168  Germany 1.48
169 (3)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.46
170  Croatia 1.44
171  Thailand 1.44
172  St. Lucia 1.43
173  Mauritius 1.42
174  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.41
175  Hungary 1.41
176  Spain 1.41
177  Cyprus 1.33
178  Greece 1.30
179  Poland 1.29
180  Singapore 1.27
181  Portugal 1.24
182  Moldova 1.23
183  South Korea 0.92
  Sovereign States: 183
  Dependent Territories: 3
  World
1 World 2.40
  Not Ranked
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Aruba (Netherlands) -
4 (3)  Bermuda (UK) -
5 (4)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
6 Channel Islands - (5)  Guernsey (UK) and (6)  Jersey (UK) -
7 (7)  Curaçao (Netherlands) -
8  Dominica -
9 (8)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
10 (9)  French Polynesia (France) -
11 (10)  Greenland (Denmark) -
12 (11)  Guadeloupe (France) -
13 (12)  Guam (US) -
14 (13)  Hong Kong (China) -
15 (14)  Isle of Man (UK) -
16  Kosovo -
17  Liechtenstein -
18 (15)  Macau (China) -
19  Marshall Islands -
20 (16)  Mayotte (France) -
21  Federated States of Micronesia -
22  Monaco -
23 (17)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
24  Palau -
25  Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) -
26  San Marino -
27 (18)  Saint Martin (France) (French part) -
28 (19)  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part) -
29  Slovakia -
30  St. Kitts and Nevis -
31  Timor-Leste -
32 (20)  Turks and Caicos Islands UK) -
33  Tuvalu -
34 (21)  United States Virgin Islands (US) -
35   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 14
  Dependent Territories: 21

Note:

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

Country ranking and comparison of TFR by year[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 (1)  Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Rwanda) 7.92
3 (2)  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 7.68
4 (3)  Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa →  Samoa) 7.63
5  Jordan 7.56
6  Morocco 7.51
7  Honduras 7.47
8  Afghanistan 7.45
9  Philippines 7.45
10 (4)  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 (5)  Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony →  Kenya) 7.36
13  Ethiopia 7.35
14 (6)  Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola →  Angola) 7.34
15 (7)  St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  St. Vincent and the Grenadines) 7.33
16 (8)  Madagascar (French Colonial Empire, French Madagascar →  Madagascar) 7.30
17 (9)  Tonga (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Tonga) 7.30
18 (10)  Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria →  Algeria) 7.29
19 (11)  Niger (French Colonial Empire, French Niger →  Niger) 7.26
20 (12)  Somalia (British Empire, British Somaliland and Trust Territory of Somaliland →  Somalia) 7.25
21  Oman 7.25
22 (13)  Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Kuwait) 7.22
23  Saudi Arabia 7.20
24 (14)  Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Federated States of Micronesia) 7.20
25  Syria 7.18
26  Guatemala 7.15
27  Libya 7.10
28 (15)  Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Qatar) 6.97
29 (16)  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 6.97
30 (17)  Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique →  Mozambique) 6.97
31 (18)  Mali (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Sudan →  Mali) 6.96
32  Peru 6.95
33 (19)  Cambodia (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Cambodia →  Cambodia) 6.95
34 (20)  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.94
35  Bolivia 6.93
36  Iran 6.92
37 (21)  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.92
38  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 6.90
39 (22)  Uganda (British Empire →  Uganda) 6.89
40  Nicaragua 6.88
41 (23)  Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Brunei) 6.86
42 (24)  Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate →  Malawi) 6.84
43 (25)  Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Burundi) 6.82
44 (26)  Senegal (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Senegal →  Senegal) 6.79
45  Colombia 6.77
46 (27)  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 (28)  Swaziland (British Empire →  Swaziland) 6.71
52 (29)  Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar →  Tanzania) 6.70
53  Belize 6.69
54 (30)  Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan →  Sudan) 6.68
55  Bhutan 6.67
56  China, People's Republic of 6.67
57 (31)  South Sudan (British Empire, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan →  Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.63
58 (32)  Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zambia) 6.62
59 (33)  Singapore (British Empire, British Singapore →  Singapore) 6.61
60  Pakistan 6.60
61 (34)  Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands →  Suriname) 6.58
62 (35)  Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cabo Verde) 6.57
63 (36)  Tunisia (French Colonial Empire, French protectorate of Tunisia →  Tunisia) 6.56
64  Venezuela 6.54
65 (37)  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 6.51
66 (38)  Dominican Republic 6.49
67  Paraguay 6.49
68 (39)  Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate →  Botswana) 6.47
69 (40)  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.40
70 (41)  Ghana (British Empire, Gold Coast (British colony) →  Ghana) 6.37
71  Nigeria (British Empire, British Nigeria →  Nigeria 6.36
72 (42)  Malaysia (British Empire, British Malaya and British Borneo →  Malaysia) 6.36
73 (43)  Togo (United Nations trust territories, French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Togoland →  Togo) 6.33
74  Haiti 6.31
75 (44)  Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland →  Djibouti) 6.30
76 (45)  Fiji (British Empire →  Fiji) 6.30
77  Liberia 6.25
78  El Salvador 6.24
79 (46)  Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 6.23
80 (47)  Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories →  Papua New Guinea 6.23
81 (48)  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 (49)  Mauritania (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Mauritania →  Mauritania 6.12
85 (50)  Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands →  Kiribati ) 6.10
86 (51)  Sierra Leone (British Empire →  Sierra Leone) 6.09
87 (52)  Chad (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Chad →  Chad) 6.06
88 (53)  Greenland (Denmark) 6.05
89  South Africa 6.04
90 (54)  Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Maldives) 6.03
91 (55)  Burkina Faso (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa →  Republic of Upper Volta →  Burkina Faso) 6.03
92  Burma (→  Myanmar) 6.03
93 (56)  St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  St. Lucia) 6.00
94 (57)  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 6.00
95 (58)  French Polynesia (French Colonial Empire → France) 6.00
96 (59)  Belgian Congo (Belgian Colonial Empire, Belgian Congo →  Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) →  Zaire →  Democratic Republic of the Congo) 5.99
97 (60)  Guinea (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa, French Guinea →  Guinea 5.97
98 (61)  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 (62)  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 5.92
103  India 5.91
104 (63)  Mauritius (British Empire →  Mauritius) 5.90
105 (64)  Lesotho (British Empire →  Lesotho) 5.81
106 (65)  Grenada (British Empire →  Grenada) 5.80
107  Lebanon 5.76
108 (66)  Dahomey (French Colonial Empire, French West Africa →  Dahomey →  Benin 5.75
109 (67)  Guyana (British Empire →  Guyana) 5.69
110  Panama 5.68
111 (68)  Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea →  Equatorial Guinea) 5.68
112 (69)  Republic of the Congo (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa →  Republic of the Congo) 5.67
113  Costa Rica 5.65
114 (70)  Aruba (Netherlands) 5.65
115  Sri Lanka 5.64
116 (71)  Cameroon (United Nations Trust Territories, French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroons →  Cameroon) 5.54
117 (72)  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  North Macedonia) 5.52
118  Mongolia 5.50
119 (73)  Central African Republic (French Colonial Empire, French Equatorial Africa, Ubangi-Shari →  Central African Republic) 5.40
120  Indonesia 5.35
121 (74)  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 5.32
122 (75)  Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  Trinidad and Tobago) 5.28
123 (76)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 5.25
124 (77)  The Gambia (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate →  The Gambia) 5.23
125 (78)  New Caledonia (French colonial Empire → France) 5.22
126 (79)  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 5.08
127 (80)  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → France) 5.08
128  Chile 5.08
129 (81)  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 5.07
130 (82)  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 5.04
131  South Korea 5.02
132 (83)  Puerto Rico (US) 4.97
  World 4.96
133 (84)  Vietnam (French Colonial Empire, French Indochina, French Vietnam →  North Vietnam and  South Vietnam →  Vietnam) 4.96
134 (85)  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 4.89
135  Cuba 4.76
136 (86)  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 4.62
137  Israel 4.52
138 (87)  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 4.50
139 (88)  Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.44
140 (89)  Barbados (British Empire →  Barbados) 4.42
141 (90)  Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.39
142 (91)  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 4.30
143 (92)  Malta (British Empire →  Malta) 4.14
144 (93)  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia ) 4.13
145 (94)  The Bahamas (British Empire →  The Bahamas) 3.98
146 (95)  Gabon (French Colonial Empire, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa →  Gabon 3.95
147 (96)  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 3.92
148 (97)  Cyprus (British Empire, British Cyprus →  Cyprus) 3.85
149 (98)  Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica →  Jamaica) 3.80
150  Iceland 3.62
151 (99)  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 3.59
152  Poland 3.53
153 (100)  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia) 3.53
154  Canada 3.47
155  Ireland 3.47
156 (101)  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 (102)  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 2.94
167 (103)  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 2.92
168 (104)  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.90
169 (105)  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.87
170  France 2.83
171 (106)  Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union →  Russia) 2.81
172  Hungary 2.77
173 (107)  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Ukraine) 2.72
174  Uruguay 2.69
175  Bulgaria 2.66
176 (108)  Georgian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Georgia) 2.65
177  Denmark 2.58
178  Italy 2.50
179 (109)  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 (110)  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 - (111)  Guernsey (UK) and (112)  Jersey (UK) 2.06
190 (113)  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 2.01
191  North Korea 1.95
192  Austria 1.87
193  Luxembourg 1.87
  Sovereign States: 80
  Dependent Territories: 113
  World
World 4.96
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5 (4)  Curaçao (Netherlands) -
6  Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992) -
7 (5)  Dominica (British Colonial Empire →  Dominica) -
8 (6)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
9 (7)  Gibraltar (UK) -
10 (8)  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → France) -
11 (9)  Guam (US) -
12 (10)  Isle of Man (UK) -
13 (11)  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
14  Liechtenstein -
15 (12)  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
16 (13)  Mayotte (French Colonial Empire → France) -
17  Monaco -
18  Nauru -
19 (14)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
20 (15)  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
21 (16)  Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza Strip → Israeli occupied territories → Palestinian territories) -
22  San Marino -
23 (17)  Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony →  Seychelles) -
24 (18)  Saint Martin (French part) -
25 (19)  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
26 (20)  St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire →  St. Kitts and Nevis) -
27  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
28 (21)  Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial Empire → UK) -
29 (22)  Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands → Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
30   Vatican City -
31  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
  Sovereign States: 9
  Dependent Territories: 22
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.29
2  Somalia 6.37
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 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  The Gambia 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  Republic of the Congo 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 (1)  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 (2)  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 (3)  Greenland (Denmark) 2.00
119 (4)  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  North Korea 1.92
129  Sweden 1.91
130 (5)  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  The Bahamas 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 (6)  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 (7)  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  North Macedonia 1.52
169  Romania 1.51
170  Luxembourg 1.50
171 Channel Islands - (8)  Guernsey (UK) and (9)  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 (10)  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  South Korea 1.28
191  Moldova 1.25
192  Portugal 1.25
193  Singapore 1.24
194 (11)  Macau (China) 1.20
195 (12)  Hong Kong (China) 1.20
  Sovereign States: 183
  Dependent Territories: 12
  World
World 2.45
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica -
6 (4)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7 (5)  French Guiana (France) -
8 (6)  Guadeloupe (France) -
9 (7)  Isle of Man (UK) -
10  Kosovo -
11  Liechtenstein -
12  Marshall Islands -
13 (8)  Mayotte (France) -
14  Monaco -
15 (9)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
16  Palau -
17  San Marino -
18 (10)  Saint Martin (French part) -
19 (11)  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
20  St. Kitts and Nevis -
21 (12)  Turks and Caicos Islands UK) -
22  Tuvalu -
23   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 12

Notes:

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

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

1960 and 2015[edit]

1960 List by the World Bank 2015 List by the World Bank
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 1960
(births/woman)
1 (1)  Rwanda (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Rwanda) 8.19
2 (2)  Kenya (British Empire, Kenya Colony →  Kenya) 7.95
3  Cote d'Ivoire 7.69
4  Jordan 7.69
5 (3)  Samoa (United Nations trust territories, Western Samoa →  Samoa) 7.65
6  Morocco 7.55
7 (4)  Algeria (French Colonial Empire, French Algeria →  Algeria) 7.52
8  Yemen ( North Yemen and  South Yemen →  Yemen) 7.49
9 (5)  Angola (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Angola →  Angola 7.48
10  Syria 7.47
11  Honduras 7.46
12  Afghanistan 7.45
13  Niger 7.45
14 (6)  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 (7)  Kuwait (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Kuwait) 7.24
20 (8)  St. Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  St. Vincent and the Grenadines) 7.22
21  Saudi Arabia 7.22
22  Libya 7.20
23 (9)  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 7.20
24 (10)  Southern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zimbabwe) 7.16
25  Philippines 7.15
26 (11)  Northern Rhodesia (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland →  Zambia) 7.12
27 (12)  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 7.09
28  Dominican Republic 7.04
29 (13)  Maldives (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Maldives) 7.02
30 (14)  Uganda (British Empire →  Uganda) 7.00
31  Senegal 7.00
32  Mali 6.97
33  Peru 6.97
34 (15)  St. Lucia (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  St. Lucia) 6.97
35 (16)  Qatar (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Qatar) 6.97
36  Cambodia 6.97
37 (17)  Burundi (Belgian overseas colonies, Ruanda-Urundi → United Nations trust territories →  Burundi) 6.95
38 (18)  Mozambique (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Mozambique →  Mozambique) 6.95
39  Mongolia 6.95
40 (19)  Malawi (British Empire, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Nyasaland Protectorate →  Malawi) 6.94
41  Tunisia 6.94
42 (20)  Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Federated States of Micronesia) 6.93
43 (21)  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.93
44  Iran 6.93
45  Guatemala 6.90
46 (22)  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.90
47  Ethiopia 6.88
48 (23)  Cabo Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cabo Verde) 6.88
49 (24)  Brunei (British Empire, British Protectorate →  Brunei) 6.84
50  Colombia 6.81
51 (25)  Tanzania (British Empire, Tanganyika and Zanzibar →  Tanzania) 6.81
52 (26)  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 6.79
53 (27)  Kiribati (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands →  Kiribati ) 6.79
54  Mauritania 6.78
55  Mexico 6.77
56  Ghana 6.75
57  Grenada 6.74
58 (28)  South Sudan ( Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.72
59 (29)  Bangladesh (Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 6.72
60  Ecuador 6.72
61 (30)  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 (31)  Botswana (British Empire, Bechuanaland Protectorate →  Botswana) 6.62
69 (32)  Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands →  Suriname) 6.61
70  Pakistan 6.60
71 (33)  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 6.59
72 (34)  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 6.55
73  Togo 6.52
74  Paraguay 6.50
75  Belize 6.50
76  Albania 6.49
77 (35)  Djibouti (French Colonial Empire, French Somaliland →  Djibouti) 6.46
78 (36)  Fiji (British Empire →  Fiji) 6.46
79  Costa Rica 6.45
80  Malaysia 6.45
81  Liberia 6.41
82 (37)  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.39
83 (38)  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 6.37
84 (39)  Guyana (British Empire →  Guyana) 6.37
85  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 (40)  New Caledonia (French colonial Empire → France) 6.28
92 (41)  Territory of Papua and New Guinea (United Nations trust territories →  Papua New Guinea 6.28
93  Chad 6.25
94  Iraq 6.25
95 (42)  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 6.25
96 (43)  Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe →  Sao Tome and Principe) 6.24
97 (44)  Mauritius (British Empire →  Mauritius) 6.17
98 (45)  South West Africa ( South Africa →  Namibia) 6.15
99  Thailand 6.15
100 (46)  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 (47)  Guam (US) 6.05
106  South Africa 6.04
107  Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire →  Democratic Republic of the Congo) 6.00
108  Laos 5.96
109    Nepal 5.96
110 (48)  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 5.92
111  India 5.91
112  Republic of the Congo 5.88
113 (49)  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 5.88
114  Panama 5.87
115  Central African Republic 5.84
116 (50)  Lesotho (British Empire →  Lesotho) 5.84
117  Singapore 5.76
118  China 5.75
119  Lebanon 5.74
120  Indonesia 5.67
121 (51)  French Polynesia (French Colonial Empire → France) 5.66
122  Cameroon 5.65
123 (52)  Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Empire, Spanish Guinea →  Equatorial Guinea) 5.65
124 (53)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 5.62
125 (54)  The Gambia (British Empire, Gambia Colony and Protectorate →  The Gambia) 5.57
126  Sri Lanka 5.54
127 (55)  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 5.47
128 (56)  Jamaica (British Empire, Colony of Jamaica →  Jamaica) 5.42
129 (57)  Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire, West Indies Federation →  Trinidad and Tobago) 5.26
130  Chile 5.10
131  Hong Kong (British Empire, Hong Kong colony →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 5.01
  World 4.99
132 (58)  Aruba (Netherlands) 4.82
133 (59)  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia ) 4.79
134 (60)  Macau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Macau →  China, Special administrative regions of China) 4.77
135 (61)  Puerto Rico (US) 4.66
136  North Korea 4.58
137 (62)  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 4.56
138 (63)  The Bahamas (British Empire →  The Bahamas) 4.50
139 (64)  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 4.42
140  Gabon 4.38
141 (65)  Barbados (British Empire →  Barbados) 4.33
142  Iceland 4.29
143  Cuba 4.18
144  New Zealand 4.03
145  Israel 3.87
146 (66)  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  North Macedonia) 3.84
147  Canada 3.81
148 (67)  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 3.80
149  Ireland 3.78
150  United States 3.65
151 (68)  Malta (British Empire →  Malta) 3.62
152 (69)  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 3.60
153  Cyprus 3.50
154  Australia 3.45
155 (70)  Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Moldova) 3.33
156  Portugal 3.16
157  Netherlands 3.12
158  Argentina 3.11
159 (71)  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 3.04
160  Poland 2.98
161 (72)  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 (73)  Byelorussian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Belarus) 2.67
170  Denmark 2.57
171 (74)  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.56
172  Belgium 2.54
173 (75)  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 (76)  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.34
179  Romania 2.34
180  Greece 2.33
181  Bulgaria 2.31
182 (77)  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 2.29
183  Luxembourg 2.29
184 (78)  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Ukraine) 2.24
185  Sweden 2.17
  Population Replacement 2.10
186 (79)  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 2.09
187  Hungary 2.02
188  Japan 2.00
189 (80)  Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Estonia) 1.98
190 (81)  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 1.94
  Sovereign States: 109
  Dependent Territories: 81
  World
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 (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5 (4)  Curaçao (Netherlands) -
6  Czechoslovakia (Dissolved in 1992) -
7 (5)  Dominica (British Colonial Empire →  Dominica) -
8 (6)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
9 (7)  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → France) -
10 (8)  Gibraltar (UK) -
11 (9)  Greenland (Denmark) -
12 (10)  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → France) -
13 (11)  Isle of Man (UK) -
14 (12)  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
15  Liechtenstein -
16 (13)  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
17 (14)  Mayotte (French Colonial Empire → France) -
18  Monaco -
19  Nauru -
20 (15)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
21 (16)  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
22 (17)  Palestinian territories (Jordan, West Bank and Egypt, Gaza Strip → Israeli occupied territories → Palestinian territories) -
23  San Marino -
24 (18)  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia) -
25 (19)  Seychelles (British Colonial Empire, Crown colony →  Seychelles) -
26 (20)  Saint Martin (French part) -
27 (21)  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
28 (22)  St. Kitts and Nevis (British Colonial Empire →  St. Kitts and Nevis) -
29  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
30 (23)  Turks and Caicos Islands (British Colonial Empire → UK) -
31 (24)  Tuvalu (British Empire, Gilbert and Ellice Islands → Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
32   Vatican City -
33  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
  Sovereign States: 9
  Dependent Territories: 24
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2015
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.29
2  Somalia 6.37
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 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  The Gambia 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  Republic of the Congo 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 (1)  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 (2)  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 (3)  Greenland (Denmark) 2.00
119 (4)  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 (5)  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  The Bahamas 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 (6)  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 (7)  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  North Macedonia 1.52
168  Romania 1.52
169  Ukraine 1.51
170  Germany 1.50
171  Luxembourg 1.50
172 Channel Islands - (8)  Guernsey (UK) and (9)  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 (10)  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 (11)  Macau (China) 1.20
195 (13)  Hong Kong (China) 1.20
  Sovereign States: 182
  Dependent Territories: 13
  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 (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
5  Dominica -
6 (4)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
7 (5)  French Guiana (France) -
8 (6)  Guadeloupe (France) -
9 (7)  Isle of Man (UK) -
10  Kosovo -
11  Liechtenstein -
12  Marshall Islands -
13 (8)  Mayotte (France) -
14  Monaco -
15 (9)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
16  Palau -
17  San Marino -
18 (10)  Saint Martin (French part) -
19 (11)  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
20  St. Kitts and Nevis -
21 (12)  Turks and Caicos Islands UK) -
22  Tuvalu -
23   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 12

Notes:

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

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

1970 and 2014[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 (1)  Palestinian Territory (Israeli-occupied territories → Palestinian Territories) 7.9
5 (2)  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  Morocco 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 (3)  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 (4)  Comoros (French Colonial Empire →  Comoros) 7.1
30  Togo 7.1
31  Uganda 7.1
32 (5)  Bangladesh ( Pakistan, East Pakistan →  Bangladesh) 7.0
33  Ethiopia 7.0
34  Ghana 7.0
35  Nicaragua 6.9
36 (6)  Tajik SSR ( Soviet Union →  Tajikistan) 6.9
37  Mali 6.9
38 (7)  South Sudan ( Sudan →  South Sudan) 6.9
39  Swaziland 6.9
40 (8)  Cape Verde (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Cape Verde →  Cape Verde) 6.9
41 (9)  Federated States of Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Federated States of Micronesia) 6.9
42 (10)  Qatar (British Empire →  Qatar) 6.9
43  Sudan 6.9
44 (11)  Solomon Islands (British Empire →  Solomon Islands) 6.9
45  Benin 6.8
46  Mauritania 6.8
47 (12)  Djibouti (French Territory of the Afars and the Issas →  Djibouti) 6.8
48  Tanzania 6.8
49  Sierra Leone 6.7
50  Rhodesia (→  Zimbabwe) 6.7
51  Liberia 6.7
52  Mexico 6.7
53 (13)  Eritrea ( Ethiopia →  Eritrea) 6.7
54  Bhutan 6.7
55  Republic of Upper Volta (→  Burkina Faso) 6.6
56 (14)  United Arab Emirates (British Empire, Trucial States →  United Arab Emirates) 6.6
57 (15)  Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara → Moroccan Occupation) 6.6
58 (16)  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 (17)  Sao Tome and Principe (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Sao Tome and Principe →  Sao Tome and Principe) 6.5
64  Vietnam ( North Vietnam and  South Vietnam →  Vietnam) 6.5
65 (18)  Bahrain (British Empire →  Bahrain) 6.5
66  Nigeria 6.5
67 (19)  South West Africa ( South Africa →  Namibia) 6.5
68  Chad 6.5
69 (20)  Uzbek SSR ( Soviet Union →  Uzbekistan) 6.5
70  Iran 6.4
71  Tunisia 6.4
72 (21)  Turkmen SSR ( Soviet Union →  Turkmenistan) 6.3
73  Peru 6.3
74 (22)  New Hebrides (British and French Condominium →  Vanuatu) 6.3
75  Philippines 6.3
76 (23)  Belize (British Empire →  Belize) 6.3
77  Republic of the Congo 6.3
78 (24)  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  Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (→  Zaire →  Democratic Republic of the Congo) 6.2
84  Guatemala 6.2
85 (25)  Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Guinea →  Guinea-Bissau) 6.1
86  Ecuador 6.1
87 (26)  Saint Lucia (British Empire →  Saint Lucia) 6.1
88 (27)  Gilbert Islands (British Empire →  Kiribati) 6.1
89  The Gambia 6.1
90  Central African Republic 6.0
91    Nepal 6.0
92  Burma (→  Myanmar) 6.0
93  Laos 6.0
94 (28)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (British Empire →  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 6.0
95  Egypt 5.9
96 (29)  Timor-Leste (Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Timor →  Timor-Leste) 5.9
97  Tonga 5.9
98 (30)  Seychelles (British Empire →  Seychelles) 5.8
99 (31)  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 (32)  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 (33)  New Caledonia (French Colonial Empire → Overseas departments and territories of France) 5.3
115  Panama 5.2
116 (34)  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 (35)  Kirghiz SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kyrgyzstan) 4.9
124 (36)  Guadeloupe (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.9
125 (37)  Réunion (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.8
126 (38)  French Guiana (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department) 4.7
  World 4.7
127 (39)  Azerbaijan SSR ( Soviet Union →  Azerbaijan) 4.6
128 (40)  Martinique (French Colonial Empire → French Overseas Department 4.6
129 (41)  Grenada (British Empire →  Grenada) 4.6
130  Fiji 4.5
131  South Korea 4.5
132 (42)  Guam (US) 4.4
133  North Korea 4.3
134  Sri Lanka 4.3
135  Chile 4.0
136  Cuba 4.0
137  Ireland 3.9
138  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 3.9
139  Israel 3.8
140  Mauritius 3.8
141 (43)  Antigua and Barbuda (British Empire →  Antigua and Barbuda) 3.7
142  Trinidad and Tobago 3.6
143 (44)  The Bahamas (British Empire →  The Bahamas) 3.5
144 (45)  Kazakh SSR ( Soviet Union →  Kazakhstan) 3.5
145 (46)  Curaçao (Dutch Empire → Dutch Caribbean) 3.3
146 (47)  Hong Kong (British Hong Kong →  People's Republic of China) 3.3
147 (48)  Puerto Rico (US) 3.2
148  New Zealand 3.2
149 (49)  Armenian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Armenia) 3.2
150  Singapore 3.2
151  Argentina 3.1
152  Barbados 3.1
153 (50)  SR Macedonia ( Yugoslavia →  North 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 (51)  SR Montenegro ( Yugoslavia →  Montenegro) 2.7
161 (52)  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Yugoslavia →  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2.7
162  Netherlands 2.6
163 (53)  Moldavian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Moldova) 2.6
164 (54)  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 (55)  Slovak Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Slovakia) 2.4
171 (56)  Lithuanian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Lithuania) 2.4
172 (57)  SR Serbia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia) 2.4
173  Italy 2.4
174  Greece 2.4
175 (58)  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 (59)  SR Slovenia ( Yugoslavia →  Slovenia) 2.2
181 (60)  Macau (Portuguese Macau →  People's Republic of China) 2.2
182 (61)  Estonian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Estonia) 2.2
183  Bulgaria 2.2
184  Canada 2.2
185  Germany ( West Germany and  East Germany →  Germany) 2.1
186 (62)  Ukrainian SSR ( Soviet Union ->  Ukraine) 2.1
187 Channel Islands - (63)  Guernsey and (64)  Jersey (UK) 2.1
188   Switzerland 2.1
189  Japan 2.1
  Population Replacement 2.1
190 (65)  Latvian SSR ( Soviet Union →  Latvia) 2.0
191  Denmark 2.0
192  Malta 2.0
193 (66)  Russian SFSR ( Soviet Union →  Russia) 2.0
194  Luxembourg 2.0
195  Hungary 2.0
196 (67)  Czech Socialist Republic ( Czechoslovakia →  Czech Republic) 1.9
197  Sweden 1.9
198 (68)  SR Croatia ( Yugoslavia →  Croatia) 1.8
199 (69)  Finland 1.8
  Sovereign States: 130
  Dependent Territories: 69
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1  Andorra -
2  Czechoslovakia (dissolved in 1992) -
3 (1)  Dominica (British Empire →  Dominica) -
4 (2)  Ellice Islands (British Empire - Ellice Islands →  Tuvalu) -
5 (3)  Yugoslavia ( Yugoslavia →  Serbia and Montenegro →  Serbia →  Kosovo) -
6  Liechtenstein -
7 (4)  Marshall Islands (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Marshall Islands) -
8  Monaco -
9  Nauru -
10 (5)  Palau (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →  Palau) -
11 (6)  Saint Kitts and Nevis (British Empire →  Saint Kitts and Nevis) -
12  Soviet Union (dissolved in 1991) -
13   Vatican City -
14  Yugoslavia (dissolved in 1992) -
  Sovereign States: 8
  Dependent Territories: 6
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2014
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.6
2  South Sudan 7.0
3  Somalia 6.6
4  Democratic Republic of the Congo 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  The Gambia 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  Republic of the Congo 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 (1)  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 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.5
60  Federated States of Micronesia 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 (3)  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 (4)  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 (5)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 2.2
113  Tunisia 2.2
114 (6)  New Caledonia (France) 2.2
115  Bangladesh 2.2
116  Mexico 2.2
117  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.2
118 (7)  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 (8)  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  North Korea 2.0
133  Dominica 2.0
134  France 2.0
135  The Bahamas 2.0
136  Kosovo 2.0
137  Grenada 2.0
138  Sweden 1.9
139 (9)  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 - (10)  Guernsey and (11)  Jersey (UK) 1.7
163  Russia 1.7
164  Cuba 1.7
165 (12)  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  North 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 (13)  Macau (China) 1.2
206  South Korea 1.2
207  Moldova 1.2
208 (14)  Hong Kong (China) 1.1
209  Andorra 1.1
210  China, Republic of (Taiwan) 1.1
  Sovereign States: 196
  Dependent Territories: 14
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 1
  Dependent Territories: 0

Notes:

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

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

Country ranking by TFR forecast[edit]

2015-2020 Forecast/Prediction by the UN Population Division 2020-2025 Forecast/Prediction by the UN Population Division
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  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.66
8  The Gambia 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  Republic of the Congo 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 (1)  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 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.28
57  Jordan 3.20
58  Egypt 3.16
59  Federated States of Micronesia 3.08
60  Swaziland 3.06
61  Guatemala 3.03
62  Lesotho 3.01
63  Djibouti 2.99
64  Kyrgyzstan 2.93
65  Morocco 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  Israel 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 (3)  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 (4)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.18
102  Nicaragua 2.16
103  Mexico 2.14
104  Myanmar (Burma) 2.13
105 (5)  Réunion (France) 2.12
106 (6)  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 (7)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 2.05
113  Kuwait 2.04
114 (8)  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 (9)  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 (10)  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 1.74
152  Chile 1.73
153  United Arab Emirates 1.73
154  Trinidad and Tobago 1.73
155  Russia 1.72
156  Lebanon 1.71
157  Brazil 1.67
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 (11)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.62
165  Luxembourg 1.61
166  Bulgaria 1.60
167  China 1.59
168 (12)  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  North 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 - (13)  Jersey (UK) and (14)  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 (15)  Macau (China) 1.34
193  Poland 1.33
194  South Korea 1.33
195  Greece 1.30
196 (16)  Hong Kong (China) 1.30
197  Singapore 1.26
198  Portugal 1.24
199  Moldova 1.23
200  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.23
  Sovereign States: 184
  Dependent Territories: 16
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Anguilla (UK) -
4 (3)  Bermuda (UK) -
5 (4)  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
6 (5)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
7  Cook Islands -
8  Dominica -
9 (6)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
10 (7)  Gibraltar (UK) -
11 (8)  Greenland (Denmark) -
12 (9)  Isle of Man (UK) -
13  Kosovo -
14  Marshall Islands -
15  Monaco -
16 (10)  Montserrat (UK) -
17  Nauru -
18 (11)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
19  Palau -
20 (12)  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) -
21  Saint Kitts and Nevis -
22 (13)  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) -
23  San Marino -
24 (14)  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) -
25 (15)  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) -
26   Vatican City -
27 (16)  Wallis and Futuna (France) -
28 (17)  Western Sahara -
  Sovereign States: 11
  Dependent Territories: 17
Rank Country Fertility rate
for 2020-2025
(Medium Variant)
(births/woman)
1  Niger 6.51
2  Somalia 5.66
3  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.46
4  Mali 5.46
5  Chad 5.32
6  Angola 5.21
7  Nigeria 5.08
8  Burundi 5.04
9  The Gambia 4.90
10  Burkina Faso 4.83
11  Tanzania 4.63
12  Benin 4.54
13  Mozambique 4.54
14  Uganda 4.44
15  Cote d'Ivoire 4.40
16  Central African Republic 4.38
17  Guinea 4.38
18  Zambia 4.38
19  South Sudan 4.36
20  Senegal 4.34
21  Mauritania 4.32
22  Cameroon 4.29
23  Republic of the Congo 4.19
24  Guinea-Bissau 4.16
25  Equatorial Guinea 4.15
26  Solomon Islands 4.15
27  Sudan 4.15
28  Sao Tome and Principe 4.08
29  Togo 4.06
30  Liberia 4.03
31  Comoros 3.93
32  Malawi 3.91
33  Sierra Leone 3.86
34  Afghanistan 3.85
35  Madagascar 3.85
36  Ethiopia 3.82
37  Eritrea 3.76
38  Rwanda 3.73
39  Gabon 3.71
40  Samoa 3.68
41  Ghana 3.65
42  Vanuatu 3.62
43  Timor-Leste 3.60
44  Iraq 3.45
45 (1)  Mayotte (France) 3.44
46  Yemen 3.43
47  Kiribati 3.41
48  Tajikistan 3.40
49  Tonga 3.39
50  Papua New Guinea 3.38
51  State of Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 3.36
52  Zimbabwe 3.32
53  Kenya 3.26
54  Pakistan 3.24
55 (2)  French Guiana (France) 3.19
56  Namibia 3.17
57  Egypt 3.13
58  Lesotho 2.97
59  Morocco 2.93
60  Kyrgyzstan 2.83
61  Eswatini (Swaziland) 2.80
62  Federated States of Micronesia 2.87
63  Algeria 2.79
64  Haiti 2.74
65  Mongolia 2.73
66  Botswana 2.69
67  Guatemala 2.67
68  Fiji 2.65
69  Syria 2.64
70  Turkmenistan 2.63
71  Kazakhstan 2.62
72  Oman 2.60
73  Bolivia 2.58
74  Jordan 2.58
75  Djibouti 2.52
76  Laos 2.48
77  Philippines 2.45
  World 2.42
78  Cambodia 2.39
79  Guyana 2.37
80  Panama 2.37
81  Seychelles 2.34
82  Paraguay 2.33
83  Ecuador 2.32
84  Honduras 2.32
85  Suriname 2.32
86  South Africa 2.31
87  Uzbekistan 2.31
88  Israel 2.30
89  Nicaragua 2.28
90  Western Sahara 2.27
91 (3)  Guam (US) 2.24
92  Dominican Republic 2.23
93  Indonesia 2.22
94  Argentina 2.20
95  Belize 2.19
96  Venezuela 2.18
97  Saudi Arabia 2.17
98  Peru 2.16
99  Cabo Verde 2.15
100  India 2.14
101  Sri Lanka 2.13
102  Libya 2.11
103  Tunisia 2.10
  Population Replacement 2.10
104 (4)  Guadeloupe (France) 2.09
105  Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.09
106  Myanmar (Burma) 2.07
107  Kuwait 2.03
108  Mexico 2.03
109  Georgia 2.02
110  Lebanon 2.02
111  Vietnam 2.02
112  Azerbaijan 1.99
113  Turkey 1.99
114  Grenada 1.98
115 (5)  United States Virgin Islands (US) 1.97
116  El Salvador 1.96
117  Antigua and Barbuda 1.95
118  Bangladesh 1.93
119  Malaysia 1.92
120  Uruguay 1.92
121  Jamaica 1.91
122 (6)  New Caledonia (France) 1.90
123  Bahrain 1.89
124 (7)  Aruba (Netherlands) 1.88
125 (8)  French Polynesia (France) 1.88
126  Bhutan 1.87
127  North Korea 1.86
128  France 1.85
129  New Zealand 1.85
130  Sweden 1.84
131 (9)  Martinique (France) 1.83
132  Russia 1.82
133  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.81
134    Nepal 1.80
135  Ireland 1.79
136  Australia 1.78
137  Qatar 1.78
138  United States 1.78
139  Denmark 1.77
140  Maldives 1.77
141  Armenia 1.76
142  Brunei 1.76
143  United Kingdom 1.75
144  Belarus 1.74
145  Latvia 1.74
146  Montenegro 1.74
147  Belgium 1.73
148  Colombia 1.73
149 (10)  Curaçao (Netherlands) 1.72
150  Iceland 1.72
151  The Bahamas 1.71
152  China 1.70
153  Lithuania 1.70
154  Norway 1.70
155  Costa Rica 1.68
156  Czechia /  Czech Republic 1.68
157  Netherlands 1.68
158  Brazil 1.67
159  Trinidad and Tobago 1.67
160  Romania 1.65
161  Barbados 1.64
162  Slovenia 1.64
163  Estonia 1.63
164  Bulgaria 1.61
165  Germany 1.61
166  Chile 1.60
167  Austria 1.57
168  Cuba 1.57
169  Slovakia 1.55
170   Switzerland 1.56
171  Albania 1.54
172 Channel Islands - (11)  Guernsey (UK) and (12)  Jersey (UK) 1.54
173  Hungary 1.54
174  Malta 1.51
175  Canada 1.48
176  Poland 1.47
177  North Macedonia 1.46
178  Thailand 1.46
179  Ukraine 1.44
180  Finland 1.42
181  Serbia 1.42
182  Croatia 1.41
183 (13)  Hong Kong (China) 1.41
184  Luxembourg 1.41
185  Spain 1.39
186  St. Lucia 1.38
187  Japan 1.37
188  Mauritius 1.35
189  Portugal 1.35
190  United Arab Emirates 1.35
191  Moldova 1.31
192  Cyprus 1.30
193  Italy 1.30
194 (14)  Macau (China) 1.30
195  Greece 1.26
196  Singapore 1.24
197  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22
198 (15)  Puerto Rico (US) 1.18
199  South Korea 1.08
  Sovereign States: 184
  Dependent Territories: 15
  World
World 2.42
  Continents
1 Africa 4.16
2 Oceania 2.30
3 Asia 2.09
4 South America 1.87
5 North America 1.76
6 Europe 1.62
  Major Regions
1 Sub-Saharan Africa 4.40
2 Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 3.27
3 Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.78
4 Central and Southern Asia 2.29
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.96
6 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.81
7 Australia and New Zealand 1.80
8 Northern America 1.76
9 Europe and Northern America 1.67
10 Europe 1.62
  Major Subregions
1 Middle Africa 5.12
2 Western Africa 4.85
3 Eastern Africa 4.07
4 Melanesia 3.33
5 Northern Africa 3.07
6 Micronesia 2.72
7 Polynesia 2.65
8 Central Asia 2.62
9 Western Asia 2.52
10 Southern Africa 2.38
11 Southern Asia 2.28
12 South-Eastern Asia 2.14
13 Caribbean 2.11
14 Central America 2.11
15 South America 1.87
16 Northern America 1.76
17 Northern Europe 1.74
18 Western Europe 1.70
19 Eastern Europe 1.67
20 Eastern Asia 1.66
21 Southern Europe 1.36
  UN Development Groups
1 Land-Locked Developing Countries (LLDC) 3.68
2 Less Developed Regions (excluding China) 2.72
3 Less Developed Regions 2.53
3.1 - Least Developed Countries 3.74
3.2 - Less Developed Regions (excluding Least Developed Countries) 2.27
4 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2.37
5 More Developed Countries 1.65
  World Bank Income Groups
1 Low-income Countries 4.16
2 Middle-income Countries 2.29
3 Lower-middle-income Countries 2.60
4 Upper-middle-income Countries 1.87
5 High Income Countries 1.67
6 No Income Group Available 2.38
  Not Ranked (no data or data from other years)
1 (1)  American Samoa (US) -
2  Andorra -
3 (2)  Bermuda (UK) -
4  British Virgin Islands (UK) -
5 (3)  Cayman Islands (UK) -
6  Dominica -
7 (4)  Faroe Islands (Denmark) -
8 (5)  Gibraltar (UK) -
9 (6)  Greenland (Denmark) -
10 (7)  Isle of Man (UK) -
11  Kosovo -
12  Liechtenstein -
13  Marshall Islands -
14  Monaco -
15  Nauru -
16 (8)  Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
17  Palau -
18  St. Kitts and Nevis -
19 (9)  Saint Martin (France) (French part) -
20  San Marino -
21 (10)  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) (Dutch part) -
22  Turks and Caicos Islands -
23  Tuvalu -
24   Vatican City -
  Sovereign States: 14
  Dependent Territories: 10

Note:

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

See also[edit]

Case studies:

References[edit]

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