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Fertility Rate by Country

Compare total fertility rates by country or region — the average number of births per woman over a lifetime. A key demographic indicator since 1960. Source: World Bank.

Highest fertility rate · births per woman · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2022

217 countries · 2022

#Country / Regionbirths per woman▼
1Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM6.25
2ChadTCD6.21
3NigerNER6.13
4Congo, Dem. Rep.COD6.11
5Central African RepublicCAF6.02
6MaliMLI5.69
7AngolaAGO5.21
8BurundiBDI4.98
9AfghanistanAFG4.93
10MozambiqueMOZ4.84
11MauritaniaMRT4.77
12TanzaniaTZA4.67
13BeninBEN4.63
14Yemen, Rep.YEM4.59
15NigeriaNGA4.55
16CameroonCMR4.40
17UgandaUGA4.39
18SudanSDN4.38
19Cote d'IvoireCIV4.35
20GuineaGIN4.30
21Burkina FasoBFA4.28
22TogoTGO4.25
23Congo, Rep.COG4.21
24ZambiaZMB4.17
25Equatorial GuineaGNQ4.17
26EthiopiaETH4.08
27Gambia, TheGMB4.08
28MadagascarMDG4.04
29LiberiaLBR4.02
30South SudanSSD3.96
31ComorosCOM3.94
32Guinea-BissauGNB3.91
33SamoaWSM3.88
34Sierra LeoneSLE3.88
35SenegalSEN3.86
36EritreaERI3.79
37RwandaRWA3.78
38ZimbabweZWE3.77
39MalawiMWI3.72
40GabonGAB3.71
41Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP3.69
42PakistanPAK3.66
43VanuatuVUT3.65
44Solomon IslandsSLB3.62
45GhanaGHA3.43
46UzbekistanUZB3.40
47NauruNRU3.38
48West Bank and GazaPSE3.38
49IraqIRQ3.29
50KenyaKEN3.26
51NamibiaNAM3.25
52TuvaluTUV3.24
53KiribatiKIR3.18
54TongaTON3.17
55Papua New GuineaPNG3.17
56TajikistanTJK3.13
57KazakhstanKAZ3.05
58Marshall IslandsMHL2.94
59IsraelISR2.89
60GuamGUM2.82
61AlgeriaDZA2.82
62EswatiniSWZ2.80
63Timor-LesteTLS2.80
64Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ2.80
65Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM2.79
66BotswanaBWA2.79
67St. Martin (French part)MAF2.76
68Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY2.75
69Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2.75
70TurkmenistanTKM2.73
71LesothoLSO2.72
72MongoliaMNG2.70
73HaitiHTI2.70
74JordanJOR2.68
75DjiboutiDJI2.65
76CambodiaKHM2.62
77BoliviaBOL2.58
78HondurasHND2.52
79Lao PDRLAO2.46
80OmanOMN2.45
81ParaguayPRY2.44
82GuyanaGUY2.44
83LibyaLBY2.40
84Northern Mariana IslandsMNP2.39
85GuatemalaGTM2.34
86FijiFJI2.31
87American SamoaASM2.31
88SurinameSUR2.27
89Dominican RepublicDOM2.27
90LebanonLBN2.26
91MoroccoMAR2.26
92NicaraguaNIC2.24
93South AfricaZAF2.23
94BangladeshBGD2.18
95IndonesiaIDN2.15
96Saudi ArabiaSAU2.14
97PanamaPAN2.14
98MyanmarMMR2.13
99MonacoMCO2.11
100Venezuela, RBVEN2.09
101Faroe IslandsFRO2.07
102SeychellesSYC2.01
103PeruPER2.00
104NepalNPL2.00
105Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR2.00
106New CaledoniaNCL2.00
107IndiaIND1.99
108Sri LankaLKA1.98
109BelizeBLZ1.95
110MexicoMEX1.94
111PhilippinesPHL1.93
112PalauPLW1.93
113Viet NamVNM1.93
114GibraltarGIB1.90
115EcuadorECU1.86
116TunisiaTUN1.85
117BahrainBHR1.84
118GeorgiaGEO1.82
119GreenlandGRL1.82
120MontenegroMNE1.80
121Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK1.80
122St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT1.79
123FranceFRA1.79
124El SalvadorSLV1.78
125BulgariaBGR1.78
126Brunei DarussalamBRN1.76
127QatarQAT1.74
128BarbadosBRB1.71
129RomaniaROU1.71
130Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN1.70
131ArmeniaARM1.70
132MoldovaMDA1.69
133AzerbaijanAZE1.67
134ColombiaCOL1.66
135New ZealandNZL1.66
136United StatesUSA1.66
137CzechiaCZE1.64
138AustraliaAUS1.63
139TurkiyeTUR1.63
140BrazilBRA1.63
141ArubaABW1.61
142North MacedoniaMKD1.60
143SerbiaSRB1.59
144IcelandISL1.59
145MaldivesMDV1.58
146Antigua and BarbudaATG1.58
147Slovak RepublicSVK1.57
148HungaryHUN1.56
149United KingdomGBR1.56
150Isle of ManIMN1.56
151KosovoXKX1.55
152MalaysiaMYS1.55
153SloveniaSVN1.55
154DenmarkDNK1.55
155KuwaitKWT1.55
156Trinidad and TobagoTTO1.54
157Cayman IslandsCYM1.54
158IrelandIRL1.54
159Cabo VerdeCPV1.53
160BelgiumBEL1.53
161CroatiaHRV1.53
162SwedenSWE1.53
163French PolynesiaPYF1.51
164St. Kitts and NevisKNA1.51
165GrenadaGRD1.50
166NetherlandsNLD1.49
167DominicaDMA1.48
168ArgentinaARG1.48
169Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH1.48
170BhutanBTN1.48
171Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA1.48
172LatviaLVA1.47
173LiechtensteinLIE1.47
174GermanyDEU1.46
175Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM1.45
176PortugalPRT1.43
177UruguayURY1.43
178Russian FederationRUS1.42
179CubaCUB1.41
180NorwayNOR1.41
181EstoniaEST1.41
182AustriaAUT1.41
183BermudaBMU1.40
184CyprusCYP1.39
185SwitzerlandCHE1.39
186St. LuciaLCA1.39
187Bahamas, TheBHS1.38
188JamaicaJAM1.37
189Channel IslandsCHI1.37
190AlbaniaALB1.35
191Costa RicaCRI1.33
192CanadaCAN1.33
193BelarusBLR1.33
194FinlandFIN1.32
195MauritiusMUS1.32
196GreeceGRC1.32
197LuxembourgLUX1.31
198CuracaoCUW1.30
199PolandPOL1.29
200LithuaniaLTU1.27
201JapanJPN1.26
202ChileCHL1.25
203ItalyITA1.24
204ThailandTHA1.22
205SpainESP1.16
206United Arab EmiratesARE1.15
207San MarinoSMR1.14
208MaltaMLT1.08
209AndorraAND1.07
210SingaporeSGP1.04
211ChinaCHN1.03
212British Virgin IslandsVGB1.02
213Puerto Rico (US)PRI0.91
214UkraineUKR0.90
215Korea, Rep.KOR0.78
216Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG0.70
217Macao SAR, ChinaMAC0.68

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Fertility Rate · 2022

  • ›In 2022, Somalia, Fed. Rep. leads all 217 ranked nations in fertility rate, recording 6.25 — followed by Chad (6.21) and Niger (6.13).
  • ›Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s fertility rate is 9.2× higher than Macao SAR, China (0.68), which ranks last among countries with available data.
  • ›The median country scores 1.95, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's fertility rate in 2022.
  • ›The five leading nations — Somalia, Fed. Rep., Chad, Niger, Congo, Dem. Rep. and Central African Republic — dominate the global fertility rate ranking in 2022.
  • ›217 countries and territories reported fertility rate data for 2022. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Fertility Rate indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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