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Total fertility rate

Unit births per woman / latest 2024 / 217 countries / world 2.19

World map of Total fertility rate
World map: Total fertility rate (2024). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source world_bank_wdi
RankCountry / areabirths per woman
1Chad6.03
2Somalia6.01
3Congo - Kinshasa5.98
4Central African Republic5.95
5Niger5.93
131Serbia1.64
132Colombia1.63
133US1.63
134Brazil1.61
135France1.61
215Hong Kong0.84
216South Korea0.75
217Macao0.58

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Total fertility rate: top, bottom and US1Chad6.032Somalia6.013Congo - Kinshasa5.984Central African Republic5.955Niger5.93131Serbia1.64132Colombia1.63133US1.63134Brazil1.61135France1.61215Hong Kong0.84216South Korea0.75217Macao0.58births per woman
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2024). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source world_bank_wdi
Total fertility rate over time2.72.21.81.30.82013201520172019202120232024USChinaGermanyWorldbirths per woman
US against major economies and the world. Source world_bank_wdi

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Chad6.032024
2Somalia6.012024
3Congo - Kinshasa5.982024
4Central African Republic5.952024
5Niger5.932024
6Mali5.512024
7Angola5.052024
8Burundi4.792024
9Afghanistan4.762024
10Mozambique4.692024
11Mauritania4.622024
12Tanzania4.542024
13Yemen4.52024
14Benin4.482024
15Nigeria4.382024
16Sudan4.262024
17Cameroon4.262024
18Côte d’Ivoire4.232024
19Uganda4.172024
20Guinea4.132024
21Togo4.122024
22Equatorial Guinea4.122024
23Burkina Faso4.112024
24Congo - Brazzaville4.112024
25Zambia4.042024
26Madagascar3.912024
27Ethiopia3.912024
28Gambia3.912024
29Liberia3.862024
30Comoros3.822024
31Samoa3.82024
32South Sudan3.792024
33Senegal3.772024
34Guinea-Bissau3.762024
35Sierra Leone3.72024
36Eritrea3.682024
37Zimbabwe3.672024
38Rwanda3.652024
39São Tomé & Príncipe3.62024
40Gabon3.592024
41Malawi3.592024
42Vanuatu3.572024
43Pakistan3.552024
44Solomon Islands3.512024
45Uzbekistan3.492024
46Ghana3.342024
47Nauru3.292024
48Palestine3.252024
49Iraq3.222024
50Namibia3.212024
51Tuvalu3.172024
52Kenya3.172024
53Kiribati3.122024
54Tonga3.12024
55Papua New Guinea3.072024
56Tajikistan3.042024
57Kazakhstan2.982024
58Israel2.872024
59Marshall Islands2.862024
60Guam2.752024
61Micronesia2.742024
62Egypt2.732024
63Algeria2.722024
64Eswatini2.722024
65Botswana2.72024
66Syria2.72024
67St. Martin2.672024
68Lesotho2.662024
69Turkmenistan2.662024
70Timor-Leste2.632024
71Haiti2.622024
72Djibouti2.622024
73Jordan2.62024
74Kyrgyzstan2.62024
75Cambodia2.552024
76Bolivia2.522024
77Oman2.512024
78Mongolia2.52024
79Honduras2.482024
80Paraguay2.422024
81Laos2.42024
82Guyana2.42024
83Northern Mariana Islands2.322024
84Saudi Arabia2.312024
85Libya2.32024
86Guatemala2.292024
87Fiji2.272024
88American Samoa2.272024
89Suriname2.232024
90Lebanon2.232024
91Dominican Republic2.222024
92Morocco2.212024
93Nicaragua2.212024
94South Africa2.212024
95Bangladesh2.142024
96Indonesia2.122024
97Panama2.112024
98Monaco2.12024
99Myanmar2.12024
100Venezuela2.082024
101Belize2.022024
102U.S. Virgin Islands1.972024
103Peru1.972024
104New Caledonia1.962024
105India1.962024
106Nepal1.962024
107Sri Lanka1.952024
108Faroe Islands1.912024
109Vietnam1.92024
110Philippines1.892024
111Mexico1.892024
112Gibraltar1.892024
113Palau1.882024
114Seychelles1.852024
115Tunisia1.822024
116Ecuador1.812024
117Bahrain1.82024
118Georgia1.82024
119Montenegro1.82024
120North Korea1.782024
121El Salvador1.772024
122St. Vincent & Grenadines1.762024
123Brunei1.732024
124Moldova1.732024
125Bulgaria1.722024
126Qatar1.722024
127Barbados1.712024
128Greenland1.712024
129Armenia1.72024
130Iran1.682024
131Serbia1.642024
132Colombia1.632024
133US1.632024
134Brazil1.612024
135France1.612024
136Aruba1.612024
137Antigua & Barbuda1.582024
138New Zealand1.572024
139Iceland1.562024
140Kuwait1.562024
141Maldives1.562024
142UK1.552024
143Isle of Man1.542024
144Malaysia1.542024
145Kosovo1.542024
146Trinidad & Tobago1.542024
147St. Kitts & Nevis1.532024
148Cayman Islands1.522024
149Slovenia1.522024
150Cape Verde1.512024
151Argentina1.52024
152Bosnia1.492024
153French Polynesia1.492024
154Australia1.482024
155Dominica1.482024
156Türkiye1.482024
157Grenada1.472024
158Denmark1.472024
159Ireland1.472024
160Croatia1.462024
161Slovakia1.462024
162Turks & Caicos Islands1.452024
163Norway1.452024
164Bhutan1.452024
165Cuba1.452024
166Belgium1.442024
167Mauritius1.442024
168Sint Maarten1.442024
169Azerbaijan1.432024
170Netherlands1.432024
171Sweden1.432024
172Russia1.422024
173Hungary1.412024
174Portugal1.412024
175Bermuda1.412024
176Curaçao1.42024
177North Macedonia1.42024
178Uruguay1.42024
179Romania1.392024
180St. Lucia1.392024
181Cyprus1.382024
182Bahamas1.372024
184Liechtenstein1.372024
185Czechia1.362024
186Germany1.362024
187Jamaica1.352024
188Albania1.342024
189Costa Rica1.322024
190Austria1.312024
191Switzerland1.292024
192Canada1.252024
193Finland1.252024
194Luxembourg1.252024
195Greece1.242024
196Latvia1.242024
197Belarus1.222024
198United Arab Emirates1.212024
199Thailand1.22024
200Estonia1.182024
201Italy1.182024
202San Marino1.162024
203Japan1.152024
204Chile1.142024
205Poland1.142024
206Lithuania1.112024
207Spain1.12024
208Andorra1.092024
209British Virgin Islands1.052024
210China1.012024
211Malta1.012024
212Ukraine0.992024
213Singapore0.972024
214Puerto Rico0.922024
215Hong Kong0.842024
216South Korea0.752024
217Macao0.582024

Source: world_bank_wdi — Fertility rate, total (births per woman)