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Total fertility rate2023

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 territorySomalia6.13 births/woman

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Total fertility rate · 2023 · births/woman
RankCountry / territoryValue (births/woman)Year
01Somalia6.132023
02Chad6.122023
03Niger6.062023
04Congo - Kinshasa6.052023
05Central African Republic6.012023
06Mali5.612023
07Angola5.122023
08Burundi4.882023
09Afghanistan4.842023
10Mozambique4.762023
11Mauritania4.72023
12Tanzania4.612023
13Yemen4.592023
14Benin4.562023
15Nigeria4.482023
16Sudan4.322023
17Cameroon4.322023
18Côte d’Ivoire4.282023
18Uganda4.282023
20Guinea4.222023
21Togo4.192023
22Burkina Faso4.192023
23Congo - Brazzaville4.162023
24Zambia4.12023
25Equatorial Guinea4.082023
26Gambia4.012023
27Ethiopia3.992023
28Madagascar3.972023
29Liberia3.952023
30Comoros3.882023
31South Sudan3.862023
32Guinea-Bissau3.842023
33Samoa3.832023
34Senegal3.822023
35Sierra Leone3.792023
36Zimbabwe3.722023
37Eritrea3.712023
38Rwanda3.72023
39Malawi3.652023
40Gabon3.652023
41São Tomé & Príncipe3.642023
42Pakistan3.62023
43Vanuatu3.62023
44Solomon Islands3.562023
45Uzbekistan3.52023
46Ghana3.42023
47Nauru3.332023
48Palestinian Territories3.312023
49Iraq3.252023
50Namibia3.212023
51Kenya3.212023
51Tuvalu3.212023
53Kiribati3.152023
54Tonga3.132023
55Papua New Guinea3.12023
56Tajikistan3.072023
57Kazakhstan3.012023
58Marshall Islands2.922023
59Israel2.852023
60Guam2.782023
61Algeria2.772023
62Eswatini2.752023
63Egypt2.752023
64Micronesia2.752023
65Botswana2.732023
66St. Martin2.722023
67Syria2.712023
68Timor-Leste2.712023
69Kyrgyzstan2.72023
69Mongolia2.72023
71Lesotho2.692023
72Turkmenistan2.692023
73Haiti2.662023
74Jordan2.642023
75Djibouti2.612023
76Cambodia2.582023
77Bolivia2.552023
78Oman2.522023
79Honduras2.52023
80Paraguay2.422023
81Laos2.422023
82Guyana2.412023
83Libya2.362023
84Northern Mariana Islands2.352023
85Guatemala2.312023
86American Samoa2.292023
87Fiji2.282023
88Saudi Arabia2.282023
89Suriname2.252023
90Dominican Republic2.242023
91Lebanon2.242023
92Morocco2.232023
93Nicaragua2.222023
94South Africa2.222023
95Seychelles2.182023
96Bangladesh2.162023
97Indonesia2.132023
98Panama2.122023
99Myanmar (Burma)2.122023
100Monaco2.112023
101Venezuela2.082023
102Belize2.012023
103Nepal1.982023
104New Caledonia1.982023
104Peru1.982023
104U.S. Virgin Islands1.982023
107India1.982023
108Sri Lanka1.972023
109Philippines1.922023
110Vietnam1.912023
111Mexico1.912023
112Palau1.912023
113Armenia1.92023
114Gibraltar1.892023
115Faroe Islands1.872023
116Tunisia1.832023
117Bahrain1.822023
118Ecuador1.822023
119Bulgaria1.812023
119Georgia1.812023
121North Korea1.782023
122El Salvador1.782023
122St. Vincent & Grenadines1.782023
124Greenland1.772023
125Brunei1.752023
126Montenegro1.742023
127Moldova1.732023
128Qatar1.732023
129Barbados1.712023
130Iran1.72023
131France1.662023
132Colombia1.642023
133Serbia1.622023
134Brazil1.622023
135United States1.622023
136Aruba1.62023
137Antigua & Barbuda1.582023
138Maldives1.582023
139New Zealand1.572023
140United Kingdom1.562023
141Azerbaijan1.552023
141Hungary1.552023
141Iceland1.552023
141Malaysia1.552023
145Isle of Man1.552023
146Kosovo1.542023
147Romania1.542023
148Trinidad & Tobago1.532023
149Cayman Islands1.532023
150Kuwait1.522023
151Cape Verde1.522023
152Slovenia1.512023
152Türkiye1.512023
154St. Kitts & Nevis1.52023
155French Polynesia1.52023
156Argentina1.52023
156Denmark1.52023
156Ireland1.52023
156North Macedonia1.52023
160Australia1.52023
161Slovakia1.492023
162Grenada1.492023
163Bosnia & Herzegovina1.492023
164Dominica1.482023
165Belgium1.472023
166Turks & Caicos Islands1.462023
167Bhutan1.462023
168Czechia1.462023
168Croatia1.462023
170Liechtenstein1.452023
170Portugal1.452023
170Sweden1.452023
173Sint Maarten1.452023
174Cuba1.442023
175Netherlands1.432023
176Russia1.412023
177Uruguay1.412023
178Bermuda1.42023
179Mauritius1.42023
179Norway1.42023
181Germany1.392023
182Cyprus1.392023
183St. Lucia1.382023
184Bahamas1.372023
185Channel Islands1.372023
186Latvia1.362023
187Jamaica1.362023
188Albania1.352023
189Switzerland1.332023
189Costa Rica1.332023
191Austria1.322023
192Estonia1.312023
193Curaçao1.32023
194Canada1.272023
195Finland1.262023
195Greece1.262023
197Luxembourg1.252023
198Thailand1.212023
199Italy1.212023
200Belarus1.212023
201United Arab Emirates1.22023
201Japan1.22023
201Poland1.22023
204Lithuania1.182023
205Chile1.172023
206San Marino1.152023
207Spain1.122023
208Andorra1.082023
209Malta1.062023
210British Virgin Islands1.042023
211China12023
212Ukraine0.982023
213Singapore0.972023
214Puerto Rico0.922023
215Hong Kong SAR China0.752023
216South Korea0.722023
217Macao SAR China0.592023

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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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