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Fertility rate by country, 2024 (births per woman)

Average number of children a woman would have at current birth rates, for 217 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank.

Key facts

  • World fertility rate: 2.19 births per woman (2024).
  • Highest: Chad (6.03), Somalia (6.01) and Congo - Kinshasa (5.98).
  • Lowest in the list: Macao SAR China (0.58).
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Fertility rate by country, 2024 (births per woman). Select a column heading to sort.
1Chad6.032024
2Somalia6.012024
3Congo - Kinshasa5.982024
4Central African Republic5.952024
5Niger5.932024
6Mali5.512024
7Angola5.052024
8Burundi4.792024
9Afghanistan4.762024
10Mozambique4.692024
11Mauritania4.632024
12Tanzania4.542024
13Yemen4.502024
14Benin4.482024
15Nigeria4.382024
16Cameroon4.262024
16Sudan4.262024
18Côte d’Ivoire4.232024
19Uganda4.172024
20Guinea4.132024
21Equatorial Guinea4.122024
21Togo4.122024
23Burkina Faso4.112024
23Congo - Brazzaville4.112024
25Zambia4.042024
26Ethiopia3.912024
26Gambia3.912024
26Madagascar3.912024
29Liberia3.862024
30Comoros3.822024
31Samoa3.802024
32South Sudan3.792024
33Senegal3.772024
34Guinea-Bissau3.762024
35Sierra Leone3.702024
36Eritrea3.682024
37Zimbabwe3.672024
38Rwanda3.652024
39São Tomé & Príncipe3.602024
40Gabon3.592024
40Malawi3.592024
42Vanuatu3.572024
43Pakistan3.552024
44Solomon Islands3.512024
45Uzbekistan3.492024
46Ghana3.342024
47Nauru3.292024
48Palestinian Territories3.252024
49Iraq3.222024
50Namibia3.212024
51Kenya3.172024
51Tuvalu3.172024
53Kiribati3.122024
54Tonga3.102024
55Papua New Guinea3.072024
56Tajikistan3.042024
57Kazakhstan2.982024
58Israel2.872024
59Marshall Islands2.862024
60Guam2.752024
61Micronesia2.742024
62Egypt2.732024
63Algeria2.722024
63Eswatini2.722024
65Botswana2.702024
65Syria2.702024
67St. Martin2.672024
68Lesotho2.662024
68Turkmenistan2.662024
70Haiti2.632024
70Timor-Leste2.632024
72Djibouti2.622024
73Jordan2.602024
73Kyrgyzstan2.602024
75Cambodia2.552024
76Bolivia2.522024
77Oman2.512024
78Mongolia2.502024
79Honduras2.482024
80Paraguay2.422024
81Guyana2.402024
81Laos2.402024
83Northern Mariana Islands2.322024
84Saudi Arabia2.312024
85Libya2.302024
86Guatemala2.292024
87American Samoa2.272024
87Fiji2.272024
89Lebanon2.232024
89Suriname2.232024
91Dominican Republic2.222024
92Morocco2.212024
92Nicaragua2.212024
92South Africa2.212024
95Bangladesh2.142024
96Indonesia2.122024
97Panama2.112024
98Monaco2.102024
98Myanmar (Burma)2.102024
100Venezuela2.082024
101Belize2.022024
102Peru1.972024
102U.S. Virgin Islands1.972024
104India1.962024
104Nepal1.962024
104New Caledonia1.962024
107Sri Lanka1.952024
108Faroe Islands1.912024
109Vietnam1.902024
110Gibraltar1.892024
110Mexico1.892024
110Philippines1.892024
113Palau1.882024
114Seychelles1.852024
115Tunisia1.822024
116Ecuador1.812024
117Bahrain1.802024
117Georgia1.802024
117Montenegro1.802024
120North Korea1.782024
121El Salvador1.772024
122St. Vincent & Grenadines1.762024
123Brunei1.732024
123Moldova1.732024
125Bulgaria1.722024
125Qatar1.722024
127Barbados1.712024
127Greenland1.712024
129Armenia1.702024
130Iran1.682024
131Serbia1.642024
132Colombia1.632024
132United States1.632024
134Aruba1.612024
134Brazil1.612024
134France1.612024
137Antigua & Barbuda1.582024
138New Zealand1.572024
139Iceland1.562024
139Kuwait1.562024
139Maldives1.562024
142United Kingdom1.552024
143Isle of Man1.542024
143Kosovo1.542024
143Malaysia1.542024
143Trinidad & Tobago1.542024
147St. Kitts & Nevis1.532024
148Cayman Islands1.522024
148Slovenia1.522024
150Cape Verde1.512024
151Argentina1.502024
152Bosnia & Herzegovina1.492024
152French Polynesia1.492024
154Australia1.482024
154Dominica1.482024
154Türkiye1.482024
157Denmark1.472024
157Grenada1.472024
157Ireland1.472024
160Croatia1.462024
160Slovakia1.462024
162Bhutan1.452024
162Cuba1.452024
162Norway1.452024
162Turks & Caicos Islands1.452024
166Belgium1.442024
166Mauritius1.442024
166Sint Maarten1.442024
169Azerbaijan1.432024
169Netherlands1.432024
169Sweden1.432024
172Russia1.422024
173Bermuda1.412024
173Hungary1.412024
173Portugal1.412024
176Curaçao1.402024
176North Macedonia1.402024
176Uruguay1.402024
179Romania1.392024
179St. Lucia1.392024
181Cyprus1.382024
182Bahamas1.372024
182Channel Islands1.372024
182Liechtenstein1.372024
185Czechia1.362024
185Germany1.362024
187Jamaica1.352024
188Albania1.342024
189Costa Rica1.322024
190Austria1.312024
191Switzerland1.292024
192Canada1.252024
192Finland1.252024
192Luxembourg1.252024
195Greece1.242024
195Latvia1.242024
197Belarus1.222024
198United Arab Emirates1.212024
199Thailand1.202024
200Estonia1.182024
200Italy1.182024
202San Marino1.162024
203Japan1.152024
204Chile1.142024
204Poland1.142024
206Lithuania1.112024
207Spain1.102024
208Andorra1.092024
209British Virgin Islands1.052024
210China1.012024
210Malta1.012024
212Ukraine0.992024
213Singapore0.972024
214Puerto Rico0.922024
215Hong Kong SAR China0.842024
216South Korea0.752024
217Macao SAR China0.582024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-14

About this data

The total fertility rate is the number of children a woman would have if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and had children at each age at that year's rates.

About 2.1 births per woman keeps a population stable without migration. Most of East Asia and Europe is well below it.

FAQ

Which country has the highest fertility rate?

Chad, at 6.03 births per woman in 2024, followed by Somalia (6.01).

Which country has the lowest fertility rate?

In this list, Macao SAR China, at 0.58 births per woman.

What is the replacement fertility rate?

About 2.1 births per woman in countries with low child mortality. The world average is 2.19 (2024).

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