Fertility Rate (2024)
Ranking of All Countries by Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in 2024. TFR represents the average number of children born per woman. A rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain population without immigration.
Population
Population Density
Fertility Rate
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality
Median Age
Growth Rate
Net Migration
212 countries
| # | Country | Fertility Rate | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Somalia
Africa |
6.13 |
|
| 2 |
Chad
Africa |
6.12 |
|
| 3 |
Niger
Africa |
6.06 |
|
| 4 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa |
6.05 |
|
| 5 |
Central African Republic
Africa |
6.01 |
|
| 6 |
Mali
Africa |
5.61 |
|
| 7 |
Angola
Africa |
5.12 |
|
| 8 |
Burundi
Africa |
4.88 |
|
| 9 |
Afghanistan
Asia |
4.84 |
|
| 10 |
Mozambique
Africa |
4.76 |
|
| 11 |
Mauritania
Africa |
4.70 |
|
| 12 |
United Republic of Tanzania
Africa |
4.61 |
|
| 13 |
Yemen
Asia |
4.59 |
|
| 14 |
Benin
Africa |
4.56 |
|
| 15 |
Nigeria
Africa |
4.48 |
|
| 16 |
Sudan
Africa |
4.32 |
|
| 17 |
Cameroon
Africa |
4.32 |
|
| 18 |
Uganda
Africa |
4.28 |
|
| 19 |
Cote d'Ivoire
Africa |
4.28 |
|
| 20 |
Guinea
Africa |
4.22 |
|
| 21 |
Togo
Africa |
4.19 |
|
| 22 |
Burkina Faso
Africa |
4.19 |
|
| 23 |
Congo
Africa |
4.16 |
|
| 24 |
Zambia
Africa |
4.10 |
|
| 25 |
Equatorial Guinea
Africa |
4.08 |
|
| 26 |
Gambia
Africa |
4.01 |
|
| 27 |
Ethiopia
Africa |
3.99 |
|
| 28 |
Madagascar
Africa |
3.97 |
|
| 29 |
Liberia
Africa |
3.95 |
|
| 30 |
Comoros
Africa |
3.88 |
|
| 31 |
South Sudan
Africa |
3.86 |
|
| 32 |
Guinea-Bissau
Africa |
3.84 |
|
| 33 |
Samoa
Oceania |
3.83 |
|
| 34 |
Senegal
Africa |
3.82 |
|
| 35 |
Sierra Leone
Africa |
3.79 |
|
| 36 |
Zimbabwe
Africa |
3.72 |
|
| 37 |
Eritrea
Africa |
3.71 |
|
| 38 |
Rwanda
Africa |
3.70 |
|
| 39 |
Malawi
Africa |
3.65 |
|
| 40 |
Gabon
Africa |
3.65 |
|
| 41 |
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa |
3.64 |
|
| 42 |
Pakistan
Asia |
3.61 |
|
| 43 |
Vanuatu
Oceania |
3.60 |
|
| 44 |
Solomon Islands
Oceania |
3.56 |
|
| 45 |
Uzbekistan
Asia |
3.50 |
|
| 46 |
Ghana
Africa |
3.40 |
|
| 47 |
Nauru
Oceania |
3.33 |
|
| 48 |
State of Palestine
Asia |
3.31 |
|
| 49 |
Iraq
Asia |
3.25 |
|
| 50 |
Namibia
Africa |
3.21 |
|
| 51 |
Kenya
Africa |
3.21 |
|
| 52 |
Tuvalu
Oceania |
3.21 |
|
| 53 |
Kiribati
Oceania |
3.15 |
|
| 54 |
Tonga
Oceania |
3.13 |
|
| 55 |
Papua New Guinea
Oceania |
3.10 |
|
| 56 |
Tajikistan
Asia |
3.07 |
|
| 57 |
Kazakhstan
Asia |
3.01 |
|
| 58 |
Marshall Islands
Oceania |
2.92 |
|
| 59 |
Israel
Asia |
2.85 |
|
| 60 |
Guam
Oceania |
2.78 |
|
| 61 |
Algeria
Africa |
2.77 |
|
| 62 |
Eswatini
Africa |
2.75 |
|
| 63 |
Egypt
Africa |
2.75 |
|
| 64 |
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
Oceania |
2.75 |
|
| 65 |
Botswana
Africa |
2.73 |
|
| 66 |
Syrian Arab Republic
Asia |
2.71 |
|
| 67 |
Timor-Leste
Asia |
2.71 |
|
| 68 |
Mongolia
Asia |
2.70 |
|
| 69 |
Kyrgyzstan
Asia |
2.70 |
|
| 70 |
Lesotho
Africa |
2.69 |
|
| 71 |
Turkmenistan
Asia |
2.69 |
|
| 72 |
Haiti
North America |
2.66 |
|
| 73 |
Jordan
Asia |
2.64 |
|
| 74 |
Djibouti
Africa |
2.61 |
|
| 75 |
Cambodia
Asia |
2.58 |
|
| 76 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
South America |
2.55 |
|
| 77 |
Oman
Asia |
2.53 |
|
| 78 |
Honduras
North America |
2.50 |
|
| 79 |
Paraguay
South America |
2.42 |
|
| 80 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Asia |
2.42 |
|
| 81 |
Guyana
South America |
2.41 |
|
| 82 |
Libya
Africa |
2.36 |
|
| 83 |
Guatemala
North America |
2.31 |
|
| 84 |
American Samoa
Oceania |
2.29 |
|
| 85 |
Fiji
Oceania |
2.28 |
|
| 86 |
Saudi Arabia
Asia |
2.28 |
|
| 87 |
Suriname
South America |
2.25 |
|
| 88 |
Dominican Republic
North America |
2.24 |
|
| 89 |
Lebanon
Asia |
2.24 |
|
| 90 |
Morocco
Africa |
2.23 |
|
| 91 |
Nicaragua
North America |
2.22 |
|
| 92 |
South Africa
Africa |
2.22 |
|
| 93 |
Bangladesh
Asia |
2.16 |
|
| 94 |
Indonesia
Asia |
2.13 |
|
| 95 |
Panama
North America |
2.12 |
|
| 96 |
Myanmar
Asia |
2.12 |
|
| 97 |
Monaco
Europe |
2.11 |
|
| 98 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
South America |
2.08 |
|
| 99 |
Seychelles
Africa |
2.02 |
|
| 100 |
Belize
North America |
2.01 |
|
| 101 |
Nepal
Asia |
1.98 |
|
| 102 |
New Caledonia
Oceania |
1.98 |
|
| 103 |
Peru
South America |
1.98 |
|
| 104 |
United States Virgin Islands
North America |
1.98 |
|
| 105 |
India
Asia |
1.98 |
|
| 106 |
Sri Lanka
Asia |
1.97 |
|
| 107 |
Philippines
Asia |
1.92 |
|
| 108 |
Viet Nam
Asia |
1.91 |
|
| 109 |
Mexico
North America |
1.91 |
|
| 110 |
Palau
Oceania |
1.91 |
|
| 111 |
Armenia
Asia |
1.90 |
|
| 112 |
Tunisia
Africa |
1.83 |
|
| 113 |
Bahrain
Asia |
1.82 |
|
| 114 |
Ecuador
South America |
1.82 |
|
| 115 |
Bulgaria
Europe |
1.81 |
|
| 116 |
Georgia
Asia |
1.81 |
|
| 117 |
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
Asia |
1.78 |
|
| 118 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America |
1.78 |
|
| 119 |
El Salvador
North America |
1.78 |
|
| 120 |
Greenland
North America |
1.77 |
|
| 121 |
Brunei Darussalam
Asia |
1.75 |
|
| 122 |
Montenegro
Europe |
1.74 |
|
| 123 |
Republic of Moldova
Europe |
1.73 |
|
| 124 |
Qatar
Asia |
1.73 |
|
| 125 |
Romania
Europe |
1.71 |
|
| 126 |
Barbados
North America |
1.71 |
|
| 127 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Asia |
1.70 |
|
| 128 |
France
Europe |
1.66 |
|
| 129 |
Colombia
South America |
1.65 |
|
| 130 |
Brazil
South America |
1.62 |
|
| 131 |
United States of America
North America |
1.62 |
|
| 132 |
Serbia
Europe |
1.61 |
|
| 133 |
Aruba
North America |
1.60 |
|
| 134 |
Iceland
Europe |
1.59 |
|
| 135 |
Antigua and Barbuda
North America |
1.58 |
|
| 136 |
Maldives
Asia |
1.58 |
|
| 137 |
United Kingdom
Europe |
1.56 |
|
| 138 |
New Zealand
Oceania |
1.56 |
|
| 139 |
Azerbaijan
Asia |
1.55 |
|
| 140 |
Malaysia
Asia |
1.55 |
|
| 141 |
Isle of Man
Europe |
1.55 |
|
| 142 |
Kosovo
Europe |
1.55 |
|
| 143 |
Trinidad and Tobago
North America |
1.53 |
|
| 144 |
Cayman Islands
North America |
1.53 |
|
| 145 |
Kuwait
Asia |
1.52 |
|
| 146 |
Cabo Verde
Africa |
1.52 |
|
| 147 |
Turkiye
Asia |
1.51 |
|
| 148 |
Slovenia
Europe |
1.51 |
|
| 149 |
Hungary
Europe |
1.51 |
|
| 150 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
North America |
1.51 |
|
| 151 |
French Polynesia
Oceania |
1.50 |
|
| 152 |
Ireland
Europe |
1.50 |
|
| 153 |
Australia
Oceania |
1.50 |
|
| 154 |
Argentina
South America |
1.50 |
|
| 155 |
North Macedonia
Europe |
1.50 |
|
| 156 |
Denmark
Europe |
1.50 |
|
| 157 |
Slovakia
Europe |
1.49 |
|
| 158 |
Grenada
North America |
1.49 |
|
| 159 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe |
1.49 |
|
| 160 |
Dominica
North America |
1.48 |
|
| 161 |
Belgium
Europe |
1.47 |
|
| 162 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
North America |
1.46 |
|
| 163 |
Bhutan
Asia |
1.46 |
|
| 164 |
Croatia
Europe |
1.46 |
|
| 165 |
Czechia
Europe |
1.45 |
|
| 166 |
Liechtenstein
Europe |
1.45 |
|
| 167 |
Sweden
Europe |
1.45 |
|
| 168 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
North America |
1.45 |
|
| 169 |
Portugal
Europe |
1.44 |
|
| 170 |
Cuba
North America |
1.44 |
|
| 171 |
Netherlands
Europe |
1.43 |
|
| 172 |
Russian Federation
Europe |
1.41 |
|
| 173 |
Uruguay
South America |
1.41 |
|
| 174 |
Bermuda
North America |
1.40 |
|
| 175 |
Norway
Europe |
1.40 |
|
| 176 |
Mauritius
Africa |
1.39 |
|
| 177 |
Germany
Europe |
1.39 |
|
| 178 |
Cyprus
Asia |
1.39 |
|
| 179 |
Saint Lucia
North America |
1.38 |
|
| 180 |
Bahamas
North America |
1.37 |
|
| 181 |
Latvia
Europe |
1.36 |
|
| 182 |
Jamaica
North America |
1.36 |
|
| 183 |
Albania
Europe |
1.35 |
|
| 184 |
Costa Rica
North America |
1.33 |
|
| 185 |
Switzerland
Europe |
1.33 |
|
| 186 |
Greece
Europe |
1.32 |
|
| 187 |
Austria
Europe |
1.32 |
|
| 188 |
Estonia
Europe |
1.31 |
|
| 189 |
Finland
Europe |
1.26 |
|
| 190 |
Canada
North America |
1.26 |
|
| 191 |
Luxembourg
Europe |
1.25 |
|
| 192 |
Thailand
Asia |
1.21 |
|
| 193 |
Belarus
Europe |
1.21 |
|
| 194 |
United Arab Emirates
Asia |
1.20 |
|
| 195 |
Italy
Europe |
1.20 |
|
| 196 |
Japan
Asia |
1.20 |
|
| 197 |
Curacao
North America |
1.20 |
|
| 198 |
Lithuania
Europe |
1.18 |
|
| 199 |
Chile
South America |
1.17 |
|
| 200 |
Poland
Europe |
1.16 |
|
| 201 |
San Marino
Europe |
1.15 |
|
| 202 |
Spain
Europe |
1.12 |
|
| 203 |
Andorra
Europe |
1.08 |
|
| 204 |
Malta
Europe |
1.06 |
|
| 205 |
British Virgin Islands
North America |
1.05 |
|
| 206 |
China
Asia |
1.00 |
|
| 207 |
Ukraine
Europe |
0.98 |
|
| 208 |
Singapore
Asia |
0.97 |
|
| 209 |
Puerto Rico
North America |
0.92 |
|
| 210 |
China, Hong Kong SAR
Asia |
0.75 |
|
| 211 |
Republic of Korea
Asia |
0.72 |
|
| 212 |
China, Macao SAR
Asia |
0.59 |
|