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List of countries and territories by fertility rate 

Map of countries and territories by fertility rate
Map of countries and territories by fertility rate
Graph of Total Fertility Rates vs. GDP per capita of the corresponding country, 2004. Only countries with over 5 Million population were plotted to reduce outlyers. Sources: CIA World Fact Book
Graph of Total Fertility Rates vs. GDP per capita of the corresponding country, 2004. Only countries with over 5 Million population were plotted to reduce outlyers. Sources: CIA World Fact Book

This page consists of two tables. Table 1 is sourced from the The CIA World Factbook. It is a list of countries by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years, based on 2008 age-specific fertility rate data. Sovereign states are ranked. Some countries might not be listed because they are not fully recognized as countries at the time of this census.

Table 2 is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects: 2006 revision – Table A.15.

Contents

Table 1 CIA TFR Ranking

Table 1
CIA Ranking		 Country Fertility rate
in 2000
(births/woman)		 Fertility rate
in 2008
(births/woman)
1 Mali 6.89 7.34
2 Niger 7.16 7.29
3 Uganda 6.96 6.81
4 Somalia 7.18 6.60
5 Afghanistan 5.87 6.58
6 Yemen 7.05 6.41
7 Burundi 6.25 6.40
8 Burkina Faso 6.44 6.34
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.92 6.28
10 Angola 6.52 6.20
11 Sierra Leone 6.08 5.95
12 Republic of the Congo 5.06 5.92
13 Liberia 6.43 5.87
14 Mauritania 6.92 5.69
15 Guinea 5.46 5.71
16 Western Sahara 5.69
17 Malawi 5.33 5.67
18 Oman 6.08 5.62
19 Mayotte (France) 6.33 5.60
20 Gaza Strip 6.55 5.51
21 Chad 6.63 5.43
22 Sao Tome and Principe 6.08 5.43
23 Nigeria 5.66 5.41
24 Rwanda 5.07 5.31
25 Mozambique 4.93 5.24
26 Zambia 5.62 5.23
27 Madagascar 5.84 5.19
28 Equatorial Guinea 4.94 5.16
29 Djibouti 5.80 5.14
30 The Gambia 5.76 5.13
31 Ethiopia 7.07 4.99
32 Benin 6.32 4.96
33 Comoros 5.38 4.90
34 Senegal 5.21 4.86
35 Togo 5.50 4.85
36 Eritrea 5.93 4.84
37 Haiti 4.50 4.79
38 Guinea-Bissau 5.27 4.72
39 Kenya 3.66 4.70
40 Gabon 3.73 4.68
41 Maldives 5.62 4.66
42 Tanzania 5.51 4.62
43 Sudan 5.47 4.58
44 Laos 5.21 4.50
45 Cameroon 4.88 4.41
46 Côte d'Ivoire 5.80 4.35
47 Central African Republic 4.95 4.23
48 Samoa 3.50 4.18
49 Kiribati 4.40 4.08
50 West Bank 5.02 4.06
51 Iraq 4.87 3.97
52 Nepal 4.68 3.91
53 Saudi Arabia 6.30 3.89
54 Paraguay 4.16 3.80
55 Ghana 3.95 3.78
56 Papua New Guinea 4.38 3.71
57 Marshall Islands 6.61 3.68
58 Solomon Islands 4.80 3.65
59 Guatemala 4.66 3.59
60 Pakistan 4.56 3.58
61 Belize 4.14 3.44
62 Honduras 4.26 3.38
French Guiana (France) 3.89[1] 3.46 (in 2004)[1]
63 Timor-Leste 3.36
64 Swaziland 5.87 3.34
65 Syria 4.06 3.21
66 Cape Verde 4.19 3.17
67 Libya 3.71 3.15
68 Lesotho 4.15 3.13
69 Bangladesh 2.85 3.08
70 Cambodia 4.82 3.08
71 Turkmenistan 3.63 3.07
72 El Salvador 3.38 3.04
73 Tajikistan 4.35 3.04
74 Zimbabwe 3.34 3.03
75 Philippines 3.48 3.00
76 American Samoa (US) 3.60 2.98
77 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 3.25 2.98
78 Federated States of Micronesia 3.83 2.98
79 Malaysia 3.29 2.98
80 Nauru 3.71 2.94
81 Tuvalu 3.11 2.94
82 Uzbekistan 3.09 2.86
83 Kuwait 3.26 2.81
84 Namibia 4.89 2.81
85 Dominican Republic 3.00 2.78
86 Israel 2.92 2.77
87 India 3.11 2.76
88 Egypt 3.15 2.72
89 Qatar 3.25 2.70
90 Fiji 2.89 2.68
91 Bolivia 3.66 2.67
92 Kyrgyzstan 3.22 2.67
93 Botswana 3.80 2.66
94 Panama 2.32 2.65
95 Nicaragua 3.27 2.63
96 Ecuador 3.18 2.59
97 World 2.80 2.58
98 Morocco 3.13 2.57
99 Vanuatu 3.29 2.57
100 Guam (US) 3.96 2.55
101 Bahrain 2.82 2.53
102 Venezuela 2.51 2.52
103 Tonga 3.20 2.50
104 Colombia 2.69 2.49
105 Bhutan 5.13 2.48
106 Jordan 3.44 2.47
107 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.32 2.45
108 Palau 2.47 2.45
109 United Arab Emirates 3.29 2.43
110 Peru 3.04 2.42
Réunion (France) 2.47[1] 2.42 (in 2005)[2]
111 Greenland (Denmark) 2.45 2.39
112 Mexico 2.67 2.37
113 Indonesia 2.61 2.34
114 Jamaica 2.11 2.30
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.43 2.28
116 Grenada 2.42 2.27
Guadeloupe (France) 2.24[1] 2.26 (in 2004)[1]
117 Mongolia 2.40 2.24
118 Antigua and Barbuda 1.92 2.22
119 New Caledonia (France) 2.59[3] 2.21
120 Costa Rica 2.52 2.17
121 United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.27 2.14
122 The Bahamas 2.33 2.13
123 New Zealand 1.80 2.11
124 South Africa 2.47 2.11
125 Saint Lucia 2.42 2.11
126 Dominica 2.05 2.10
127 United States 2.06 2.10
128 Argentina 2.47 2.09
129 Azerbaijan 2.19 2.05
130 Guyana 2.11 2.03
131 Albania 2.37 2.02
132 Sri Lanka 1.98 2.02
133 Suriname 2.50 2.01
134 North Korea 2.30 2.00
135 Metropolitan France 1.87[4] 1.98[4]
136 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 2.14 1.98
137 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 2.09 1.98
138 Chile 2.20 1.95
139 French Polynesia (France) 2.58[5] 1.95 or 2.20[5]
140 Brunei 2.47 1.94
141 Uruguay 2.37 1.94
142 Burma 2.37 1.92
143 Iceland 2.08 1.91 or 2.07 1
144 Cayman Islands (UK) 2.05 1.89
145 Bermuda (UK) 1.68 1.88
146 Kazakhstan 2.03 1.88
147 Lebanon 2.08 1.87
148 Turkey 2.16 1.87
149 Brazil 2.13 1.86
150 Vietnam 2.53 1.86
Martinique (France) 1.98[1] 1.88 (in 2004)[1]
151 Aruba (Netherlands) 1.80 1.85
152 Ireland 1.91 1.85
153 United Kingdom (for individual counties see [1]) 1.63 1.85[6] or 1.91 (2007)[2]
154 Mauritius 2.02 1.83
155 Algeria 2.80 1.82
156 Cyprus 1.95 1.79
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.11 1.79
158 Luxembourg 1.70 1.78
159 Norway 1.85 1.78 or 1.90 1
160 People's Republic of China (mainland only) 1.82 or 1.22[7] 1.77
161 Australia 1.79 1.76 or 1.81 1
162 Puerto Rico (US) 1.90 1.76
163 Montserrat (UK) 1.85 1.76
164 Anguilla (UK) 1.80 1.75
165 Monaco 1.76 1.75
166 Denmark 1.73 1.74
167 Finland 1.70 1.73 or 1.83
168 Tunisia 2.04 1.73
169 Trinidad and Tobago 1.83 1.73
170 Seychelles 1.85 1.73
171 British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.72 1.72
172 Iran 2.20 1.71
173 Serbia 1.70 1.69
174 Sweden 1.53 1.67
175 Netherlands 1.64 1.66 or 1.72[8]
176 Barbados 1.70 1.65
177 Isle of Man (UK) 1.64 1.65
178 Gibraltar (UK) 2.15 1.65
179 Belgium 1.61 1.65
180 Thailand 1.88 1.64
181 Cuba 1.60 1.60
182 Jersey (UK) 1.56 1.58
183 Macedonia 1.82 1.58
184 Canada 1.51 1.57 or 1.53 1
185 Saint Helena (UK) 1.53 1.56
186 Liechtenstein 1.49 1.51
187 Malta 1.92 1.51
188 European Union 1.50
189 Portugal 1.47 1.49
190 Switzerland 1.47 1.44
191 Georgia 1.41 1.43
192 Estonia 1.19 1.41
193 Germany 1.38 1.41
194 Croatia 1.94 1.41
195 Bulgaria 1.13 1.40
196 Russia 1.25 1.40
197 Guernsey (UK) 1.35 1.40
198 Austria 1.39 1.38
199 Romania 1.35 1.38
200 Greece 1.33 1.36
201 Armenia 1.47 1.35
202 San Marino 1.29 1.35
203 Hungary 1.25 1.34
204 Slovakia 1.25 1.34
205 Andorra 1.25 1.32
206 Italy 1.18 1.30
207 Spain 1.15 1.30
207 South Korea 1.72 1.29
209 Latvia 1.13 1.29
210 Poland 1.38 1.27
211 Slovenia 1.28 1.27
212 Moldova 1.63 1.26
213 Ukraine 1.26 1.25
214 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.71 1.24
215 Belarus 1.25 1.23
216 Czech Republic 1.18 1.23
217 Japan 1.41 1.22
218 Lithuania 1.34 1.22
219 Northern Mariana Islands (US) 1.76 1.18
220 Taiwan 1.76 1.13
221 Singapore 1.16 1.08
222 Macau 1.30 1.05
223 Hong Kong 1.27 1.00
Note: the only recognized and independent country that is missing from this list is Vatican City.

Table 2 UN TFR Ranking

Table 2 is a list of countries by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years. Figures are from the 2006 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2000-2005 and 2005-2010, using the medium assumption.[9] Only countries/territories with a population of 100,000 or more in 2007 are included. Rank is based on 2005-2010 figure.

Table 2
UN Ranking		 Country Fertility rate
(2000-2005)
(births/woman)		 Fertility rate
(2005-2010)
(births/woman)
1 Niger 7.45 7.19
2 Guinea-Bissau 7.10 7.07
3 Afghanistan 7.48 7.07
4 Burundi 6.80 6.80
5 Liberia 6.80 6.77
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.70 6.70
7 East Timor 6.96 6.53
8 Mali 6.70 6.52
9 Sierra Leone 6.50 6.47
10 Uganda 6.75 6.46
11 Angola 6.75 6.43
12 Chad 6.54 6.20
13 Somalia 6.43 6.04
14 Burkina Faso 6.36 6.00
15 Rwanda 6.01 5.92
16 Malawi 6.03 5.59
17 Yemen 6.02 5.50
18 Guinea 5.84 5.44
19 Benin 5.87 5.42
20 Equatorial Guinea 5.64 5.36
21 Nigeria 5.85 5.32
22 Ethiopia 5.78 5.29
23 Zambia 5.65 5.18
24 Tanzania 5.66 5.16
25 Mozambique 5.52 5.11
26 Palestinian territories 5.63 5.09
27 Eritrea 5.53 5.05
28 Kenya 5.00 4.96
29 Togo 5.37 4.80
30 Madagascar 5.28 4.78
31 Gambia 5.16 4.70
32 Senegal 5.22 4.69
33 Central African Republic 4.96 4.58
34 Republic of the Congo 4.78 4.49
35 Côte d'Ivoire 5.06 4.46
36 Mauritania 4.83 4.37
37 Cameroon 4.92 4.31
38 Comoros 4.89 4.30
39 Iraq 4.86 4.26
40 Sudan 4.82 4.23
41 Guatemala 4.60 4.15
42 Djibouti 4.52 3.95
43 Samoa 4.42 3.93
44 Solomon Islands 4.36 3.87
45 Sao Tome and Principe 4.34 3.85
46 Ghana 4.39 3.84
47 Tonga 3.73 3.83
48 Papua New Guinea 4.32 3.78
49 Vanuatu 4.15 3.74
50 Federated States of Micronesia 4.23 3.71
51 Haiti 4.00 3.54
52 Pakistan 3.99 3.52
53 Bolivia 3.96 3.50
54 Swaziland 3.91 3.45
55 Lesotho 3.79 3.37
56 Cape Verde 3.77 3.37
57 Saudi Arabia 3.81 3.35
58 Tajikistan 3.81 3.35
59 Honduras 3.72 3.31
60 Nepal 3.68 3.28
61 French Guiana (France) 3.67 3.27
62 Philippines 3.54 3.23
63 Laos 3.59 3.21
64 Namibia 3.58 3.19
65 Zimbabwe 3.56 3.19
66 Cambodia 3.64 3.18
67 Jordan 3.53 3.13
68 Paraguay 3.48 3.08
69 Syria 3.48 3.08
70 Gabon 3.39 3.06
71 Oman 3.70 3.00
72 Belize 3.35 2.93
73 Botswana 3.18 2.90
74 Egypt 3.17 2.89
75 Bangladesh 3.22 2.83
76 Dominican Republic 2.95 2.81
77 India 3.11 2.81
78 Nicaragua 3.00 2.76
79 Fiji 2.98 2.75
80 Israel 2.91 2.75
81 Libya 3.03 2.72
82 Western Sahara 3.01 2.70
83 El Salvador 2.88 2.68
84 Qatar 2.93 2.66
85 South Africa 2.80 2.64
86 Maldives 2.81 2.63
87 Malaysia 2.87 2.60
88 Ecuador 2.82 2.58
89 Panama 2.70 2.56
World 2.65 2.55
90 Venezuela 2.72 2.55
91 Guam (US) 2.74 2.54
92 Peru 2.70 2.51
93 Turkmenistan 2.76 2.50
94 Uzbekistan 2.74 2.49
95 Kyrgyzstan 2.50 2.48
96 Jamaica 2.63 2.43
97 Suriname 2.60 2.42
98 Algeria 2.53 2.38
99 Morocco 2.52 2.38
100 Réunion (France) 2.46 2.36
101 Guyana 2.43 2.33
102 Kazakhstan 2.01 2.31
103 United Arab Emirates 2.52 2.31
104 Grenada 2.43 2.30
105 Brunei 2.50 2.29
106 Bahrain 2.51 2.29
107 French Polynesia (France) 2.39 2.26
108 Argentina 2.35 2.25
109 Brazil 2.35 2.25
110 Colombia 2.47 2.22
111 Mexico 2.40 2.21
112 Lebanon 2.32 2.21
113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.30 2.19
114 Bhutan 2.91 2.19
115 Kuwait 2.30 2.18
116 Saint Lucia 2.24 2.18
117 Indonesia 2.38 2.18
118 United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.23 2.15
119 Turkey 2.23 2.14
120 Vietnam 2.32 2.14
121 Uruguay 2.20 2.12
122 Guadeloupe (France) 2.06 2.11
123 Costa Rica 2.28 2.10
124 New Caledonia (France) 2.23 2.08
125 Myanmar 2.25 2.07
126 Albania 2.25 2.06
127 United States 2.04 2.05
128 Iceland 1.99 2.05
129 Aruba (Netherlands) 2.12 2.04
130 Iran 2.12 2.04
131 Bahamas 2.11 2.02
132 New Zealand 1.96 1.99
133 Ireland 1.97 1.96
134 Chile 2.00 1.94
135 Tunisia 2.04 1.93
136 Martinique (France) 1.98 1.91
137 France 1.88 1.89
138 Sri Lanka 2.02 1.88
139 Mongolia 2.07 1.87
140 Mauritius 1.91 1.86
141 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 2.06 1.85
142 North Korea 1.92 1.85
143 Thailand 1.83 1.85
144 Norway 1.80 1.85
145 Montenegro 1.83 1.83
146 Puerto Rico (US) 1.84 1.83
147 Finland 1.75 1.83
148 United Kingdom 1.70 1.82
149 Azerbaijan 1.67 1.82
150 Denmark 1.76 1.80
151 Sweden 1.67 1.80
152 Serbia 1.75 1.79
153 Australia 1.76 1.79
154 People's Republic of China (mainland only) 1.70 1.73
155 Netherlands 1.73 1.72
156 Luxembourg 1.67 1.66
157 Belgium 1.64 1.65
158 Trinidad and Tobago 1.61 1.64
159 Cyprus 1.63 1.61
160 Canada 1.52 1.53
161 Barbados 1.50 1.50
162 Cuba 1.63 1.49
163 Estonia 1.39 1.49
164 Portugal 1.45 1.46
165 Macedonia 1.56 1.43
166 Switzerland 1.42 1.42
167 Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) (UK) 1.41 1.42
168 Austria 1.38 1.42
169 Spain 1.29 1.41
170 Georgia 1.48 1.41
171 Moldova 1.50 1.40
172 Armenia 1.35 1.39
173 Italy 1.29 1.38
174 Malta 1.46 1.37
175 Germany 1.35 1.36
176 Croatia 1.35 1.35
177 Russia 1.30 1.34
178 Greece 1.38 1.33
179 Bulgaria 1.26 1.31
180 Romania 1.29 1.30
181 Latvia 1.25 1.29
182 Hungary 1.30 1.28
183 Slovenia 1.23 1.28
184 Japan 1.29 1.27
185 Lithuania 1.28 1.26
186 Singapore 1.35 1.26
187 Slovakia 1.22 1.25
188 Czech Republic 1.18 1.24
189 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.28 1.23
190 Poland 1.25 1.23
191 Ukraine 1.15 1.22
192 South Korea 1.24 1.21
193 Belarus 1.24 1.20
194 Hong Kong (PRC) 0.94 0.97
195 Macau (PRC) 0.84 0.91

References

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  9. ^ United Nations World Population Prospects: 2006 revision – Table A.15

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