Fertility rate (births per woman)

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Rank Country Name 2020 Region IncomeGroup
1 Korea, Rep. 0.837 East Asia & Pacific High income
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 0.868 East Asia & Pacific High income
3 Puerto Rico 0.900 Latin America & Caribbean High income
4 British Virgin Islands 0.976 Latin America & Caribbean High income
5 Macao SAR, China 1.072 East Asia & Pacific High income
6 Singapore 1.100 East Asia & Pacific High income
7 Malta 1.130 Middle East & North Africa High income
8 Ukraine 1.217 Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
9 Spain 1.230 Europe & Central Asia High income
10 Italy 1.240 Europe & Central Asia High income
11 China 1.281 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
12 Bermuda 1.300 North America High income
13 North Macedonia 1.300 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
14 Aruba 1.325 Latin America & Caribbean High income
15 Cyprus 1.328 Europe & Central Asia High income
16 Greece 1.340 Europe & Central Asia High income
17 Japan 1.340 East Asia & Pacific High income
18 Thailand 1.341 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
19 Jamaica 1.358 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.359 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
21 Finland 1.370 Europe & Central Asia High income
22 Luxembourg 1.370 Europe & Central Asia High income
23 Poland 1.380 Europe & Central Asia High income
24 Belarus 1.382 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
25 Bahamas, The 1.394 Latin America & Caribbean High income
26 Albania 1.400 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
27 Canada 1.400 North America High income
28 Portugal 1.400 Europe & Central Asia High income
29 St. Lucia 1.411 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
30 Bhutan 1.433 South Asia Lower middle income
31 Austria 1.440 Europe & Central Asia High income
32 Mauritius 1.440 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
33 Channel Islands 1.447 Europe & Central Asia High income
34 United Arab Emirates 1.460 Middle East & North Africa High income
35 Switzerland 1.460 Europe & Central Asia High income
36 Liechtenstein 1.460 Europe & Central Asia High income
37 Uruguay 1.477 Latin America & Caribbean High income
38 Croatia 1.480 Europe & Central Asia High income
39 Lithuania 1.480 Europe & Central Asia High income
40 Norway 1.480 Europe & Central Asia High income
41 Serbia 1.480 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
42 Cuba 1.500 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
43 Russian Federation 1.505 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
44 Kosovo 1.529 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
45 Germany 1.530 Europe & Central Asia High income
46 Chile 1.537 Latin America & Caribbean High income
47 Belgium 1.550 Europe & Central Asia High income
48 Latvia 1.550 Europe & Central Asia High income
49 Netherlands 1.550 Europe & Central Asia High income
50 Costa Rica 1.555 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
51 Bulgaria 1.560 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
52 United Kingdom 1.560 Europe & Central Asia High income
53 Hungary 1.560 Europe & Central Asia High income
54 Antigua and Barbuda 1.569 Latin America & Caribbean High income
55 Isle of Man 1.569 Europe & Central Asia High income
56 Slovak Republic 1.570 Europe & Central Asia High income
57 Armenia 1.575 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
58 Estonia 1.580 Europe & Central Asia High income
59 Australia 1.581 East Asia & Pacific High income
60 Curacao 1.600 Latin America & Caribbean High income
61 Romania 1.600 Europe & Central Asia High income
62 Slovenia 1.600 Europe & Central Asia High income
63 New Zealand 1.610 East Asia & Pacific High income
64 Barbados 1.628 Latin America & Caribbean High income
65 Ireland 1.630 Europe & Central Asia High income
66 Trinidad and Tobago 1.631 Latin America & Caribbean High income
67 United States 1.638 North America High income
68 Brazil 1.649 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
69 Sweden 1.660 Europe & Central Asia High income
70 Denmark 1.670 Europe & Central Asia High income
71 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.679 Latin America & Caribbean High income
72 Azerbaijan 1.700 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
73 French Polynesia 1.705 East Asia & Pacific High income
74 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1.708 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
75 Czechia 1.710 Europe & Central Asia High income
76 Maldives 1.712 South Asia Upper middle income
77 Iceland 1.720 Europe & Central Asia High income
78 Colombia 1.737 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
79 Montenegro 1.750 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
80 Moldova 1.770 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
81 Brunei Darussalam 1.796 East Asia & Pacific High income
82 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.814 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
83 Qatar 1.816 Middle East & North Africa High income
84 Malaysia 1.818 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
85 Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. 1.818 East Asia & Pacific Low income
86 El Salvador 1.819 Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
87 France 1.830 Europe & Central Asia High income
88 Bahrain 1.832 Middle East & North Africa High income
89 Gibraltar 1.855 Europe & Central Asia High income
90 Mexico 1.905 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
91 Cabo Verde 1.908 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
92 Argentina 1.911 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
93 Turkiye 1.917 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
94 Vietnam 1.955 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
95 Georgia 1.971 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
96 Belize 1.999 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
97 Sri Lanka 2.000 South Asia Lower middle income
98 Bangladesh 2.003 South Asia Lower middle income
99 Greenland 2.019 Europe & Central Asia High income
100 Grenada 2.023 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
101 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 2.030 Latin America & Caribbean High income
102 New Caledonia 2.037 East Asia & Pacific High income
103 Ecuador 2.051 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
104 India 2.051 South Asia Lower middle income
105 Nepal 2.055 South Asia Lower middle income
106 Lebanon 2.103 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
107 Tunisia 2.114 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
108 Kuwait 2.140 Middle East & North Africa High income
109 Myanmar 2.174 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
110 Indonesia 2.194 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
111 Peru 2.216 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
112 Venezuela, RB 2.230 Latin America & Caribbean
113 Seychelles 2.290 Sub-Saharan Africa High income
114 Faroe Islands 2.300 Europe & Central Asia High income
115 Dominican Republic 2.303 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
116 Panama 2.344 Latin America & Caribbean High income
117 Nicaragua 2.349 Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
118 Morocco 2.353 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
119 Suriname 2.371 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
120 Cambodia 2.381 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
121 Honduras 2.394 Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
122 South Africa 2.401 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
123 Guyana 2.418 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
124 St. Martin (French part) 2.448 Latin America & Caribbean High income
125 Saudi Arabia 2.465 Middle East & North Africa High income
126 Guatemala 2.484 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
127 Fiji 2.495 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
128 Paraguay 2.497 Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income
129 Libya 2.507 Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
130 Lao PDR 2.541 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
131 Guam 2.593 East Asia & Pacific High income
132 Bolivia 2.651 Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
133 Oman 2.687 Middle East & North Africa High income
134 Turkmenistan 2.701 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
135 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2.754 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
136 Philippines 2.777 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
137 Syrian Arab Republic 2.798 Middle East & North Africa Low income
138 Botswana 2.836 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
139 Djibouti 2.848 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
140 Haiti 2.869 Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income
141 Jordan 2.873 Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
142 Eswatini 2.890 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
143 Israel 2.900 Middle East & North Africa High income
144 Mongolia 2.900 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
145 Uzbekistan 2.900 Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
146 Algeria 2.942 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
147 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.960 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
148 Kyrgyz Republic 3.000 Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
149 Lesotho 3.049 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
150 Kazakhstan 3.130 Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income
151 Tuvalu 3.188 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
152 Tajikistan 3.237 Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income
153 Timor-Leste 3.247 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
154 Tonga 3.267 East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income
155 Papua New Guinea 3.274 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
156 Kiribati 3.333 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
157 Namibia 3.349 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
158 Kenya 3.397 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
159 Zimbabwe 3.545 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
160 Gabon 3.548 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
161 Iraq 3.551 Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income
162 Pakistan 3.555 South Asia Lower middle income
163 West Bank and Gaza 3.570 Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income
164 Ghana 3.623 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
165 Vanuatu 3.778 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
166 Rwanda 3.873 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
167 Yemen, Rep. 3.886 Middle East & North Africa Low income
168 Sao Tome and Principe 3.893 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
169 Madagascar 3.918 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
170 Eritrea 3.933 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
171 Malawi 3.995 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
172 Samoa 3.997 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
173 Solomon Islands 4.038 East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income
174 Comoros 4.052 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
175 Sierra Leone 4.080 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
176 Guinea-Bissau 4.094 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
177 Liberia 4.174 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
178 Congo, Rep. 4.234 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
179 Ethiopia 4.243 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
180 Togo 4.323 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
181 Equatorial Guinea 4.346 Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income
182 Zambia 4.379 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
183 Senegal 4.454 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
184 Mauritania 4.455 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
185 Cote d’Ivoire 4.472 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
186 Guinea 4.489 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
187 Sudan 4.542 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
188 Cameroon 4.543 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
189 South Sudan 4.543 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
190 Uganda 4.693 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
191 Mozambique 4.713 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
192 Afghanistan 4.750 South Asia Low income
193 Gambia, The 4.777 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
194 Tanzania 4.795 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
195 Burkina Faso 4.869 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
196 Benin 5.048 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
197 Burundi 5.177 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
198 Nigeria 5.309 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
199 Angola 5.371 Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
200 Central African Republic 5.985 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
201 Mali 6.035 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
202 Congo, Dem. Rep. 6.206 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
203 Chad 6.346 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
204 Somalia 6.417 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
205 Niger 6.892 Sub-Saharan Africa Low income

2 thoughts on “Fertility rate (births per woman)”

  1. shinichi Post author

    Fertility rate, total (births per woman)

    World Bank

    https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?end=2020&start=1960&view=chart

    ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
    ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices,
    ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics,
    ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot ( various years ),
    ( 5 ) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and
    ( 6 ) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.

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