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Total fertility rate2021

Expected births per woman over her lifetime if current age-specific fertility rates continue.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data217 / 217No observation: 0
First-ranked country or territorySomalia6.35 births/woman

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Total fertility rate · 2021 · births/woman
RankCountry / territoryValue (births/woman)Year
01Somalia6.352021
02Chad6.262021
03Niger6.22021
04Congo - Kinshasa6.162021
05Central African Republic6.052021
06Mali5.782021
07Angola5.32021
08Burundi5.082021
09Afghanistan5.042021
10Mozambique4.92021
11Mauritania4.852021
12Tanzania4.732021
13Benin4.712021
14Nigeria4.642021
15Yemen4.62021
16Uganda4.512021
17Cameroon4.472021
18Sudan4.462021
19Côte d’Ivoire4.412021
20Guinea4.42021
21Burkina Faso4.362021
22Togo4.322021
23Congo - Brazzaville4.282021
24Equatorial Guinea4.272021
25Zambia4.252021
26Ethiopia4.182021
27Gambia4.162021
28Madagascar4.12021
29Liberia4.092021
30South Sudan4.052021
31Comoros42021
32Guinea-Bissau42021
33Sierra Leone3.982021
34Samoa3.942021
35Senegal3.942021
36Eritrea3.872021
37Rwanda3.842021
38Malawi3.792021
39Gabon3.782021
40Zimbabwe3.762021
41São Tomé & Príncipe3.762021
42Pakistan3.722021
43Vanuatu3.72021
44Solomon Islands3.692021
45Ghana3.492021
46Palestinian Territories3.442021
47Nauru3.422021
48Iraq3.362021
49Kazakhstan3.322021
50Kenya3.312021
51Namibia3.32021
52Tuvalu3.282021
53Uzbekistan3.272021
54Kiribati3.222021
55Papua New Guinea3.222021
56Tonga3.22021
57Tajikistan3.172021
58Israel32021
59Marshall Islands2.962021
60Timor-Leste2.892021
61Kyrgyzstan2.892021
62Algeria2.872021
63Guam2.862021
64Eswatini2.842021
65Botswana2.832021
66Micronesia2.822021
67St. Martin2.82021
68Mongolia2.82021
69Syria2.82021
70Lesotho2.772021
71Turkmenistan2.752021
72Egypt2.752021
73Haiti2.752021
74Jordan2.742021
75Djibouti2.72021
76Cambodia2.662021
77Bolivia2.622021
78Oman2.592021
79Honduras2.552021
80Laos2.492021
81Paraguay2.472021
82Guyana2.462021
82Libya2.462021
84Northern Mariana Islands2.442021
85Guatemala2.392021
86Seychelles2.382021
87Fiji2.332021
88American Samoa2.332021
89Faroe Islands2.312021
90Suriname2.32021
91Dominican Republic2.292021
92Morocco2.292021
93Lebanon2.282021
94Nicaragua2.262021
95South Africa2.252021
96Bangladesh2.172021
97Saudi Arabia2.172021
98Indonesia2.172021
99Myanmar (Burma)2.162021
100Panama2.152021
101Kuwait2.152021
102Monaco2.122021
103Venezuela2.12021
104Peru2.032021
105Nepal2.022021
106India2.012021
107New Caledonia2.012021
108U.S. Virgin Islands2.012021
109Sri Lanka22021
110Georgia1.982021
111Mexico1.972021
112Philippines1.952021
112Palau1.952021
114Vietnam1.942021
115Ecuador1.912021
116Gibraltar1.92021
117Bahrain1.852021
118Belize1.842021
119Czechia1.832021
119France1.832021
121Greenland1.822021
121Iceland1.822021
123Romania1.812021
124St. Vincent & Grenadines1.812021
125North Korea1.812021
126El Salvador1.82021
127Bulgaria1.82021
127Tunisia1.82021
129Brunei1.782021
130Moldova1.752021
131Montenegro1.752021
132Denmark1.722021
132Ireland1.722021
134Türkiye1.712021
135Barbados1.712021
135Iran1.712021
137Armenia1.72021
137Australia1.72021
139Colombia1.682021
140Sweden1.672021
141United States1.662021
142New Zealand1.652021
143Slovenia1.642021
144Brazil1.642021
145Aruba1.632021
146Hungary1.632021
146Slovakia1.632021
148Croatia1.622021
148Netherlands1.622021
150Estonia1.612021
151Qatar1.62021
152Belgium1.62021
152North Macedonia1.62021
154Maldives1.62021
155Argentina1.582021
156United Kingdom1.582021
157Antigua & Barbuda1.582021
157Germany1.582021
159Latvia1.572021
160Isle of Man1.572021
161Kosovo1.562021
162Trinidad & Tobago1.562021
163Malaysia1.562021
164Cape Verde1.552021
165Cayman Islands1.552021
166Norway1.552021
167French Polynesia1.532021
168St. Kitts & Nevis1.532021
169Liechtenstein1.532021
170Azerbaijan1.522021
170Switzerland1.522021
170Serbia1.522021
173Grenada1.522021
174Russia1.52021
175Turks & Caicos Islands1.52021
176Bosnia & Herzegovina1.492021
177Bhutan1.492021
178Dominica1.482021
179Austria1.482021
180Finland1.462021
181Sint Maarten1.462021
182Uruguay1.452021
183Canada1.442021
184Greece1.432021
185Cuba1.432021
186Mauritius1.422021
187Curaçao1.42021
188St. Lucia1.42021
189Cyprus1.392021
190Bermuda1.392021
191Bahamas1.382021
192Luxembourg1.382021
193Jamaica1.382021
194Belarus1.372021
195Albania1.362021
196Channel Islands1.362021
196Lithuania1.362021
198Costa Rica1.352021
199Portugal1.352021
200Poland1.332021
201Japan1.32021
202Italy1.252021
203Thailand1.232021
204Spain1.182021
205Chile1.182021
206United Arab Emirates1.162021
207Ukraine1.152021
208Malta1.132021
209San Marino1.122021
210Singapore1.122021
211China1.122021
212Andorra1.062021
213British Virgin Islands12021
214Puerto Rico0.912021
215South Korea0.812021
216Hong Kong SAR China0.772021
217Macao SAR China0.762021

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No observation (0)

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Expected births per woman over her lifetime if current age-specific fertility rates continue.
Unit
births/woman
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
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Original metadata
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

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  "sourceNote": "Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division;\nStatistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs);\nDemographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT)",
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