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).
217 rows
| 1 | Chad | 6.03 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Somalia | 6.01 | 2024 |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 5.98 | 2024 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.95 | 2024 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.93 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.51 | 2024 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.05 | 2024 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.79 | 2024 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.76 | 2024 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.69 | 2024 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.63 | 2024 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.54 | 2024 |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.50 | 2024 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.48 | 2024 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.38 | 2024 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 4.26 | 2024 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.26 | 2024 |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.23 | 2024 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.17 | 2024 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.13 | 2024 |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.12 | 2024 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.12 | 2024 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.11 | 2024 |
| 23 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.11 | 2024 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.04 | 2024 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 3.91 | 2024 |
| 26 | Gambia | 3.91 | 2024 |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3.91 | 2024 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.86 | 2024 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.82 | 2024 |
| 31 | Samoa | 3.80 | 2024 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.79 | 2024 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.77 | 2024 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.76 | 2024 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.70 | 2024 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.68 | 2024 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.67 | 2024 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.65 | 2024 |
| 39 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 3.60 | 2024 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.59 | 2024 |
| 40 | Malawi | 3.59 | 2024 |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3.57 | 2024 |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.55 | 2024 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.51 | 2024 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.49 | 2024 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.34 | 2024 |
| 47 | Nauru | 3.29 | 2024 |
| 48 | Palestinian Territories | 3.25 | 2024 |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.22 | 2024 |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.21 | 2024 |
| 51 | Kenya | 3.17 | 2024 |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.17 | 2024 |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.12 | 2024 |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.10 | 2024 |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.07 | 2024 |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.04 | 2024 |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 2.98 | 2024 |
| 58 | Israel | 2.87 | 2024 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 2.86 | 2024 |
| 60 | Guam | 2.75 | 2024 |
| 61 | Micronesia | 2.74 | 2024 |
| 62 | Egypt | 2.73 | 2024 |
| 63 | Algeria | 2.72 | 2024 |
| 63 | Eswatini | 2.72 | 2024 |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.70 | 2024 |
| 65 | Syria | 2.70 | 2024 |
| 67 | St. Martin | 2.67 | 2024 |
| 68 | Lesotho | 2.66 | 2024 |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 2.66 | 2024 |
| 70 | Haiti | 2.63 | 2024 |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 2.63 | 2024 |
| 72 | Djibouti | 2.62 | 2024 |
| 73 | Jordan | 2.60 | 2024 |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.60 | 2024 |
| 75 | Cambodia | 2.55 | 2024 |
| 76 | Bolivia | 2.52 | 2024 |
| 77 | Oman | 2.51 | 2024 |
| 78 | Mongolia | 2.50 | 2024 |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.48 | 2024 |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.42 | 2024 |
| 81 | Guyana | 2.40 | 2024 |
| 81 | Laos | 2.40 | 2024 |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.32 | 2024 |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2.31 | 2024 |
| 85 | Libya | 2.30 | 2024 |
| 86 | Guatemala | 2.29 | 2024 |
| 87 | American Samoa | 2.27 | 2024 |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.27 | 2024 |
| 89 | Lebanon | 2.23 | 2024 |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.23 | 2024 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.22 | 2024 |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.21 | 2024 |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 2.21 | 2024 |
| 92 | South Africa | 2.21 | 2024 |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 2.14 | 2024 |
| 96 | Indonesia | 2.12 | 2024 |
| 97 | Panama | 2.11 | 2024 |
| 98 | Monaco | 2.10 | 2024 |
| 98 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.10 | 2024 |
| 100 | Venezuela | 2.08 | 2024 |
| 101 | Belize | 2.02 | 2024 |
| 102 | Peru | 1.97 | 2024 |
| 102 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1.97 | 2024 |
| 104 | India | 1.96 | 2024 |
| 104 | Nepal | 1.96 | 2024 |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 1.96 | 2024 |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 1.95 | 2024 |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 1.91 | 2024 |
| 109 | Vietnam | 1.90 | 2024 |
| 110 | Gibraltar | 1.89 | 2024 |
| 110 | Mexico | 1.89 | 2024 |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.89 | 2024 |
| 113 | Palau | 1.88 | 2024 |
| 114 | Seychelles | 1.85 | 2024 |
| 115 | Tunisia | 1.82 | 2024 |
| 116 | Ecuador | 1.81 | 2024 |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.80 | 2024 |
| 117 | Georgia | 1.80 | 2024 |
| 117 | Montenegro | 1.80 | 2024 |
| 120 | North Korea | 1.78 | 2024 |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.77 | 2024 |
| 122 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 1.76 | 2024 |
| 123 | Brunei | 1.73 | 2024 |
| 123 | Moldova | 1.73 | 2024 |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | 2024 |
| 125 | Qatar | 1.72 | 2024 |
| 127 | Barbados | 1.71 | 2024 |
| 127 | Greenland | 1.71 | 2024 |
| 129 | Armenia | 1.70 | 2024 |
| 130 | Iran | 1.68 | 2024 |
| 131 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 |
| 132 | Colombia | 1.63 | 2024 |
| 132 | United States | 1.63 | 2024 |
| 134 | Aruba | 1.61 | 2024 |
| 134 | Brazil | 1.61 | 2024 |
| 134 | France | 1.61 | 2024 |
| 137 | Antigua & Barbuda | 1.58 | 2024 |
| 138 | New Zealand | 1.57 | 2024 |
| 139 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2024 |
| 139 | Kuwait | 1.56 | 2024 |
| 139 | Maldives | 1.56 | 2024 |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 1.55 | 2024 |
| 143 | Isle of Man | 1.54 | 2024 |
| 143 | Kosovo | 1.54 | 2024 |
| 143 | Malaysia | 1.54 | 2024 |
| 143 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.54 | 2024 |
| 147 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 1.53 | 2024 |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 1.52 | 2024 |
| 148 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 1.51 | 2024 |
| 151 | Argentina | 1.50 | 2024 |
| 152 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.49 | 2024 |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 1.49 | 2024 |
| 154 | Australia | 1.48 | 2024 |
| 154 | Dominica | 1.48 | 2024 |
| 154 | Türkiye | 1.48 | 2024 |
| 157 | Denmark | 1.47 | 2024 |
| 157 | Grenada | 1.47 | 2024 |
| 157 | Ireland | 1.47 | 2024 |
| 160 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 |
| 160 | Slovakia | 1.46 | 2024 |
| 162 | Bhutan | 1.45 | 2024 |
| 162 | Cuba | 1.45 | 2024 |
| 162 | Norway | 1.45 | 2024 |
| 162 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1.45 | 2024 |
| 166 | Belgium | 1.44 | 2024 |
| 166 | Mauritius | 1.44 | 2024 |
| 166 | Sint Maarten | 1.44 | 2024 |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | 1.43 | 2024 |
| 169 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 |
| 169 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2024 |
| 172 | Russia | 1.42 | 2024 |
| 173 | Bermuda | 1.41 | 2024 |
| 173 | Hungary | 1.41 | 2024 |
| 173 | Portugal | 1.41 | 2024 |
| 176 | Curaçao | 1.40 | 2024 |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 1.40 | 2024 |
| 176 | Uruguay | 1.40 | 2024 |
| 179 | Romania | 1.39 | 2024 |
| 179 | St. Lucia | 1.39 | 2024 |
| 181 | Cyprus | 1.38 | 2024 |
| 182 | Bahamas | 1.37 | 2024 |
| 182 | Channel Islands | 1.37 | 2024 |
| 182 | Liechtenstein | 1.37 | 2024 |
| 185 | Czechia | 1.36 | 2024 |
| 185 | Germany | 1.36 | 2024 |
| 187 | Jamaica | 1.35 | 2024 |
| 188 | Albania | 1.34 | 2024 |
| 189 | Costa Rica | 1.32 | 2024 |
| 190 | Austria | 1.31 | 2024 |
| 191 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 |
| 192 | Canada | 1.25 | 2024 |
| 192 | Finland | 1.25 | 2024 |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 1.25 | 2024 |
| 195 | Greece | 1.24 | 2024 |
| 195 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 |
| 197 | Belarus | 1.22 | 2024 |
| 198 | United Arab Emirates | 1.21 | 2024 |
| 199 | Thailand | 1.20 | 2024 |
| 200 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 |
| 200 | Italy | 1.18 | 2024 |
| 202 | San Marino | 1.16 | 2024 |
| 203 | Japan | 1.15 | 2024 |
| 204 | Chile | 1.14 | 2024 |
| 204 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 |
| 206 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 |
| 207 | Spain | 1.10 | 2024 |
| 208 | Andorra | 1.09 | 2024 |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 1.05 | 2024 |
| 210 | China | 1.01 | 2024 |
| 210 | Malta | 1.01 | 2024 |
| 212 | Ukraine | 0.99 | 2024 |
| 213 | Singapore | 0.97 | 2024 |
| 214 | Puerto Rico | 0.92 | 2024 |
| 215 | Hong Kong SAR China | 0.84 | 2024 |
| 216 | South Korea | 0.75 | 2024 |
| 217 | Macao SAR China | 0.58 | 2024 |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31
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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