Countries by Fertility Rate
Births a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
240 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.
#1 Chad
6.03 births per woman
Africa
World Bank, 2024#2 Somalia
6.01 births per woman
Africa
World Bank, 2024#3 DR Congo
5.98 births per woman
Africa
World Bank, 2024Median country
1.89 births per woman
Across 240 ranked countries
Full Ranking (240 Countries)
Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.
240 countries
| 1 | Chad | 6.03 births per woman |
| 2 | Somalia | 6.01 births per woman |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5.98 births per woman |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.95 births per woman |
| 5 | Niger | 5.94 births per woman |
| 6 | Mali | 5.51 births per woman |
| 7 | Angola | 5.05 births per woman |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.79 births per woman |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.76 births per woman |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.69 births per woman |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.63 births per woman |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.54 births per woman |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.50 births per woman |
| 14 | Benin | 4.48 births per woman |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.38 births per woman |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.26 births per woman |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.26 births per woman |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4.23 births per woman |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.17 births per woman |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.13 births per woman |
| 21 | Togo | 4.12 births per woman |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.12 births per woman |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.11 births per woman |
| 24 | Congo | 4.11 births per woman |
| 25 | Mayotte | 4.10 births per woman |
| 26 | Zambia | 4.04 births per woman |
| 27 | Madagascar | 3.91 births per woman |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 3.91 births per woman |
| 29 | Gambia | 3.91 births per woman |
| 30 | Liberia | 3.86 births per woman |
| 31 | Comoros | 3.82 births per woman |
| 32 | Samoa | 3.80 births per woman |
| 33 | South Sudan | 3.79 births per woman |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.77 births per woman |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.76 births per woman |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 3.70 births per woman |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.68 births per woman |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 3.67 births per woman |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3.65 births per woman |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.60 births per woman |
| 41 | Gabon | 3.59 births per woman |
| 42 | Malawi | 3.59 births per woman |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.57 births per woman |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.55 births per woman |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 3.51 births per woman |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3.49 births per woman |
| 47 | Ghana | 3.34 births per woman |
| 48 | French Guiana | 3.30 births per woman |
| 49 | Nauru | 3.29 births per woman |
| 50 | State of Palestine | 3.25 births per woman |
| 51 | Iraq | 3.22 births per woman |
| 52 | Namibia | 3.21 births per woman |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 3.17 births per woman |
| 54 | Kenya | 3.17 births per woman |
| 55 | Kiribati | 3.12 births per woman |
| 56 | Tonga | 3.10 births per woman |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 3.07 births per woman |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 3.04 births per woman |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 2.98 births per woman |
| 60 | Israel | 2.87 births per woman |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 2.86 births per woman |
| 62 | Tokelau | 2.80 births per woman |
| 63 | Guam | 2.75 births per woman |
| 64 | Micronesia | 2.74 births per woman |
| 65 | Egypt | 2.74 births per woman |
| 66 | Algeria | 2.72 births per woman |
| 67 | Eswatini | 2.72 births per woman |
| 68 | Botswana | 2.70 births per woman |
| 69 | Syria | 2.70 births per woman |
| 70 | Lesotho | 2.66 births per woman |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 2.66 births per woman |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 2.63 births per woman |
| 73 | Haiti | 2.63 births per woman |
| 74 | Djibouti | 2.62 births per woman |
| 75 | Jordan | 2.60 births per woman |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.60 births per woman |
| 77 | Cambodia | 2.55 births per woman |
| 78 | Bolivia | 2.52 births per woman |
| 79 | Oman | 2.51 births per woman |
| 80 | Mongolia | 2.50 births per woman |
| 81 | Honduras | 2.48 births per woman |
| 82 | Paraguay | 2.42 births per woman |
| 83 | Western Sahara | 2.40 births per woman |
| 84 | Laos | 2.40 births per woman |
| 85 | Guyana | 2.40 births per woman |
| 86 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.32 births per woman |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 2.31 births per woman |
| 88 | Réunion | 2.30 births per woman |
| 89 | Libya | 2.30 births per woman |
| 90 | Guatemala | 2.29 births per woman |
| 91 | Fiji | 2.27 births per woman |
| 92 | American Samoa | 2.27 births per woman |
| 93 | Suriname | 2.23 births per woman |
| 94 | Lebanon | 2.23 births per woman |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 2.22 births per woman |
| 96 | Morocco | 2.21 births per woman |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 2.21 births per woman |
| 98 | South Africa | 2.21 births per woman |
| 99 | Niue | 2.20 births per woman |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 2.14 births per woman |
| 101 | Indonesia | 2.12 births per woman |
| 102 | Panama | 2.11 births per woman |
| 103 | Monaco | 2.10 births per woman |
| 104 | Cook Islands | 2.10 births per woman |
| 105 | Myanmar | 2.10 births per woman |
| 106 | Venezuela | 2.08 births per woman |
| 107 | Belize | 2.02 births per woman |
| 108 | Kosovo | 2.00 births per woman |
| 108 | Guadeloupe | 2.00 births per woman |
| 110 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1.97 births per woman |
| 111 | Peru | 1.97 births per woman |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 1.96 births per woman |
| 113 | India | 1.96 births per woman |
| 114 | Nepal | 1.96 births per woman |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 1.95 births per woman |
| 116 | Faroe Islands | 1.91 births per woman |
| 117 | Falkland Islands | 1.90 births per woman |
| 118 | Vietnam | 1.90 births per woman |
| 119 | Philippines | 1.89 births per woman |
| 120 | Mexico | 1.89 births per woman |
| 121 | Gibraltar | 1.89 births per woman |
| 122 | Palau | 1.88 births per woman |
| 123 | Seychelles | 1.85 births per woman |
| 124 | Tunisia | 1.82 births per woman |
| 125 | Ecuador | 1.81 births per woman |
| 126 | Bahrain | 1.81 births per woman |
| 127 | Georgia | 1.80 births per woman |
| 128 | Montenegro | 1.80 births per woman |
| 128 | Martinique | 1.80 births per woman |
| 128 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.80 births per woman |
| 128 | Cocos Islands | 1.80 births per woman |
| 132 | North Korea | 1.78 births per woman |
| 133 | El Salvador | 1.77 births per woman |
| 134 | Saint Vincent | 1.76 births per woman |
| 135 | Brunei | 1.73 births per woman |
| 136 | Moldova | 1.73 births per woman |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 1.72 births per woman |
| 138 | Qatar | 1.72 births per woman |
| 139 | Barbados | 1.71 births per woman |
| 140 | Greenland | 1.71 births per woman |
| 141 | Armenia | 1.70 births per woman |
| 141 | Jersey | 1.70 births per woman |
| 141 | Åland Islands | 1.70 births per woman |
| 141 | Anguilla | 1.70 births per woman |
| 145 | Iran | 1.68 births per woman |
| 146 | Serbia | 1.64 births per woman |
| 147 | Colombia | 1.63 births per woman |
| 148 | United States | 1.63 births per woman |
| 149 | Brazil | 1.61 births per woman |
| 150 | France | 1.61 births per woman |
| 151 | Aruba | 1.61 births per woman |
| 152 | Guernsey | 1.60 births per woman |
| 152 | Saint Helena | 1.60 births per woman |
| 152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.60 births per woman |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 births per woman |
| 156 | New Zealand | 1.57 births per woman |
| 157 | Kuwait | 1.56 births per woman |
| 157 | Maldives | 1.56 births per woman |
| 157 | Iceland | 1.56 births per woman |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 1.55 births per woman |
| 161 | Isle of Man | 1.54 births per woman |
| 162 | Malaysia | 1.54 births per woman |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.54 births per woman |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 1.53 births per woman |
| 165 | Slovenia | 1.52 births per woman |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 1.51 births per woman |
| 167 | Argentina | 1.50 births per woman |
| 168 | Caribbean Netherlands | 1.50 births per woman |
| 168 | Montserrat | 1.50 births per woman |
| 168 | Svalbard | 1.50 births per woman |
| 168 | Norfolk Island | 1.50 births per woman |
| 168 | Christmas Island | 1.50 births per woman |
| 173 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 births per woman |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 1.49 births per woman |
| 175 | Australia | 1.48 births per woman |
| 176 | Turkey | 1.48 births per woman |
| 176 | Dominica | 1.48 births per woman |
| 178 | Grenada | 1.47 births per woman |
| 179 | Denmark | 1.47 births per woman |
| 179 | Ireland | 1.47 births per woman |
| 181 | Slovakia | 1.46 births per woman |
| 181 | Croatia | 1.46 births per woman |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos | 1.45 births per woman |
| 184 | Norway | 1.45 births per woman |
| 185 | Bhutan | 1.45 births per woman |
| 186 | Cuba | 1.45 births per woman |
| 187 | Belgium | 1.44 births per woman |
| 187 | Mauritius | 1.44 births per woman |
| 187 | Sint Maarten | 1.44 births per woman |
| 190 | Netherlands | 1.43 births per woman |
| 190 | Sweden | 1.43 births per woman |
| 190 | Azerbaijan | 1.43 births per woman |
| 193 | Russia | 1.42 births per woman |
| 194 | Portugal | 1.41 births per woman |
| 194 | Hungary | 1.41 births per woman |
| 196 | Bermuda | 1.41 births per woman |
| 197 | North Macedonia | 1.40 births per woman |
| 197 | Curaçao | 1.40 births per woman |
| 199 | Uruguay | 1.40 births per woman |
| 200 | Romania | 1.39 births per woman |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | 1.39 births per woman |
| 202 | Cyprus | 1.38 births per woman |
| 203 | Bahamas | 1.37 births per woman |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 1.37 births per woman |
| 205 | Germany | 1.36 births per woman |
| 205 | Czech Republic | 1.36 births per woman |
| 207 | Jamaica | 1.35 births per woman |
| 208 | Albania | 1.34 births per woman |
| 209 | Costa Rica | 1.32 births per woman |
| 210 | Austria | 1.31 births per woman |
| 211 | Switzerland | 1.29 births per woman |
| 212 | Canada | 1.25 births per woman |
| 212 | Finland | 1.25 births per woman |
| 212 | Luxembourg | 1.25 births per woman |
| 215 | Greece | 1.24 births per woman |
| 215 | Latvia | 1.24 births per woman |
| 217 | Belarus | 1.22 births per woman |
| 218 | United Arab Emirates | 1.21 births per woman |
| 219 | Thailand | 1.20 births per woman |
| 220 | Italy | 1.18 births per woman |
| 220 | Estonia | 1.18 births per woman |
| 222 | San Marino | 1.16 births per woman |
| 223 | Japan | 1.15 births per woman |
| 224 | Poland | 1.14 births per woman |
| 224 | Chile | 1.14 births per woman |
| 226 | Lithuania | 1.11 births per woman |
| 227 | Spain | 1.10 births per woman |
| 228 | Andorra | 1.09 births per woman |
| 229 | British Virgin Islands | 1.05 births per woman |
| 230 | China | 1.01 births per woman |
| 231 | Malta | 1.01 births per woman |
| 232 | Taiwan | 1.00 births per woman |
| 232 | Pitcairn Islands | 1.00 births per woman |
| 234 | Ukraine | 0.99 births per woman |
| 235 | Singapore | 0.97 births per woman |
| 236 | Puerto Rico | 0.92 births per woman |
| 237 | Hong Kong | 0.84 births per woman |
| 238 | South Korea | 0.75 births per woman |
| 239 | Macao | 0.58 births per woman |
| 240 | Vatican City | 0.00 births per woman |
Top 10
The ten highest-ranked countries by fertility rate.
- Chad6.03
- Somalia6.01
- DR Congo5.98
- Central African Republic5.95
- Niger5.94
- Mali5.51
- Angola5.05
- Burundi4.79
- Afghanistan4.76
- Mozambique4.69
| Name | Fertility Rate |
|---|---|
| Chad | 6.03 |
| Somalia | 6.01 |
| DR Congo | 5.98 |
| Central African Republic | 5.95 |
| Niger | 5.94 |
| Mali | 5.51 |
| Angola | 5.05 |
| Burundi | 4.79 |
| Afghanistan | 4.76 |
| Mozambique | 4.69 |
Population Trends of the Leaders
How the top-ranked countries' populations have moved. Choose a time window to rescale.
ChadSomaliaDR CongoCentral African RepublicNigerMali
By Continent
Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.
- Africa27.9%
- Oceania18.1%
- Asia15.8%
- South America15.0%
- North America12.6%
- Europe10.6%
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3.7 | 27.9% |
| Oceania | 2.4 | 18.1% |
| Asia | 2.1 | 15.8% |
| South America | 2.0 | 15.0% |
| North America | 1.7 | 12.6% |
| Europe | 1.4 | 10.6% |
Average by continent
- Africa (58)3.71 births per woman
- Oceania (27)2.41 births per woman
- Asia (50)2.11 births per woman
- South America (14)1.99 births per woman
- North America (38)1.67 births per woman
- Europe (53)1.41 births per woman
About This Data
Definition
Births a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
Coverage and vintage
240 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.