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Countries by Fertility Rate
Countries ranked by total fertility rate.
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Rank↕ | Country↕ | Total fertility rate in 2025(births/woman)↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 5.94 |
| 2 | Somalia | 5.91 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5.9 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.81 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.79 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.42 |
| 7 | Angola | 4.95 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.68 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.66 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.62 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.56 |
| 12 (1) | Mayotte (France) | 4.5 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 4.47 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.42 |
| 15 | Yemen | 4.41 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4.3 |
| 17 | Sudan | 4.19 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 4.19 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 4.17 |
| 20 | Togo | 4.07 |
| 21 | Uganda | 4.06 |
| 22 | Congo | 4.05 |
| 23 | Guinea | 4.04 |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.04 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 4.01 |
| 26 | Zambia | 3.97 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 3.85 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 3.81 |
| 29 | Gambia | 3.8 |
| 30 | Liberia | 3.79 |
| 31 | Comoros | 3.76 |
| 32 | Samoa | 3.75 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.71 |
| 34 | South Sudan | 3.71 |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.68 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.62 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.61 |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 3.61 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3.59 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.54 |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 3.53 |
| 42 | Malawi | 3.53 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.53 |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.5 |
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 3.47 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3.45 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3.3 |
| 48 (2) | French Guiana (France) | 3.29 |
| 49 | Nauru | 3.25 |
| 50 | Palestine | 3.19 |
| 51 | Iraq | 3.17 |
| 52 | Namibia | 3.17 |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 3.14 |
| 54 | Kenya | 3.12 |
| 55 | Kiribati | 3.09 |
| 56 | Tonga | 3.07 |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 3.03 |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 2.99 |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 2.95 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 2.82 |
| 61 | Israel | 2.75 |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.75 |
| 63 (3) | Guam (US) | 2.71 |
| 64 | Egypt | 2.71 |
| 65 | Micronesia | 2.71 |
| 66 | Eswatini | 2.68 |
| 67 | Algeria | 2.67 |
| 68 | Botswana | 2.66 |
| 69 | Syria | 2.66 |
| 70 | Lesotho | 2.64 |
| 71 (4) | Saint Martin (France) | 2.63 |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 2.63 |
| 73 | Haiti | 2.59 |
| 74 | Mongolia | 2.59 |
| 75 | Djibouti | 2.58 |
| 76 | Jordan | 2.57 |
| 77 (5) | Tokelau (NZ) | 2.57 |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 2.56 |
| 79 | Cambodia | 2.51 |
| 80 | Bolivia | 2.5 |
| 81 | Oman | 2.48 |
| 82 | Niue | 2.46 |
| 83 | Honduras | 2.45 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 2.4 |
| 85 | Guyana | 2.37 |
| 86 | Laos | 2.36 |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 2.29 |
| 88 (6) | Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 2.28 |
| 89 | Guatemala | 2.26 |
| 90 | Libya | 2.25 |
| 91 | Fiji | 2.25 |
| 92 (7) | American Samoa (US) | 2.25 |
| World | 2.24 | |
| 93 | Suriname | 2.21 |
| 94 | Lebanon | 2.21 |
| 95 (8) | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 2.2 |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 2.2 |
| 97 | South Africa | 2.19 |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 2.18 |
| 101 (9) | Réunion (France) | 2.13 |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 2.11 |
| 103 | Indonesia | 2.1 |
| 104 | Monaco | 2.09 |
| 105 | Panama | 2.09 |
| 106 | Seychelles | 2.08 |
| 107 | Myanmar | 2.08 |
| 108 (10) | U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 2.07 |
| 109 | Venezuela | 2.06 |
| 110 (11) | Guadeloupe (France) | 2.05 |
| 111 | Belize | 2.01 |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 2 |
| 113 (12) | Martinique (France) | 1.97 |
| 114 | Morocco | 1.98 |
| 114 (13) | New Caledonia (France) | 1.95 |
| 115 | India | 1.94 |
| 116 | Peru | 1.94 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 1.94 |
| 118 | Nepal | 1.94 |
| 119 (14) | Greenland (Denmark) | 1.91 |
| 120 (15) | Gibraltar (UK) | 1.88 |
| 121 | Vietnam | 1.88 |
| 122 | Philippines | 1.88 |
| 123 | Mexico | 1.87 |
| 124 | Palau | 1.86 |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.8 |
| 126 | Montenegro | 1.8 |
| 127 | Ecuador | 1.79 |
| 128 | Georgia | 1.79 |
| 129 | Bahrain | 1.78 |
| 130 | North Korea | 1.77 |
| 131 | El Salvador | 1.75 |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.75 |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 1.74 |
| 134 | Moldova | 1.72 |
| 135 | Armenia | 1.71 |
| 136 | Brunei | 1.71 |
| 137 | Romania | 1.71 |
| 138 | Barbados | 1.71 |
| 139 | Qatar | 1.7 |
| 140 (16) | Falkland Islands (UK) | 1.7 |
| 141 | Iran | 1.67 |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 1.67 |
| 143 | New Zealand | 1.65 |
| 144 (17) | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 1.64 |
| 145 | Australia | 1.64 |
| 146 | France | 1.64 |
| 147 | United States | 1.62 |
| 148 | Turkey | 1.62 |
| 149 | Colombia | 1.62 |
| 150 (18) | Aruba (Netherlands) | 1.61 |
| 151 | Brazil | 1.6 |
| 152 | Ireland | 1.6 |
| 153 | Slovenia | 1.58 |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 |
| 155 | Slovakia | 1.57 |
| 156 | Maldives | 1.55 |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 1.54 |
| 158 | Liechtenstein | 1.54 |
| 159 (19) | Isle of Man (UK) | 1.53 |
| 160 | Malaysia | 1.53 |
| 161 | Kosovo | 1.53 |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.52 |
| 163 | Denmark | 1.52 |
| 164 | Portugal | 1.52 |
| 165 (20) | Cayman Islands (UK) | 1.51 |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 |
| 167 | Argentina | 1.51 |
| 168 | Serbia | 1.5 |
| 169 | Iceland | 1.5 |
| 170 | Kuwait | 1.5 |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 1.5 |
| 173 | Hungary | 1.5 |
| 174 (21) | French Polynesia (France) | 1.48 |
| 175 | Croatia | 1.47 |
| 176 | Dominica | 1.47 |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 1.47 |
| 178 | Czech Republic | 1.47 |
| 179 | Russia | 1.47 |
| 180 | Grenada | 1.46 |
| 181 | Germany | 1.46 |
| 182 | Cuba | 1.45 |
| 183 (22) | Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 1.45 |
| 184 (23) | Montserrat (UK) | 1.45 |
| 185 | Switzerland | 1.44 |
| 186 (24) | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 1.44 |
| 187 | Sweden | 1.44 |
| 188 | Netherlands | 1.44 |
| 189 | Bhutan | 1.44 |
| 190 (25) | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 1.43 |
| 191 | Norway | 1.42 |
| 192 (26) | Bermuda (UK) | 1.41 |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 1.4 |
| 194 (27) | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 1.4 |
| 195 | Belgium | 1.39 |
| 196 | Uruguay | 1.39 |
| 197 (28) | Jersey (UK) | 1.38 |
| 198 | Estonia | 1.38 |
| 199 | Saint Lucia | 1.38 |
| 200 (29) | Guernsey (UK) | 1.37 |
| 201 | Cyprus | 1.37 |
| 202 | Bahamas | 1.36 |
| 203 (30) | Anguilla (UK) | 1.35 |
| 204 | Latvia | 1.35 |
| 205 | Greece | 1.34 |
| 206 | Jamaica | 1.34 |
| 207 | Canada | 1.33 |
| 208 | Albania | 1.33 |
| 209 | Austria | 1.33 |
| 210 | Costa Rica | 1.31 |
| 211 | Poland | 1.31 |
| 212 | Finland | 1.3 |
| 213 (31) | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 1.28 |
| 214 | Japan | 1.23 |
| 215 | Belarus | 1.23 |
| 216 | Lithuania | 1.22 |
| 217 | Spain | 1.21 |
| 218 | Mauritius | 1.21 |
| 219 | United Arab Emirates | 1.21 |
| 220 | Italy | 1.2 |
| 221 | Thailand | 1.2 |
| 222 | San Marino | 1.16 |
| 223 | Chile | 1.13 |
| 224 | Malta | 1.11 |
| 225 | Andorra | 1.1 |
| 226 (32) | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 1.07 |
| 227 (33) | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 1.06 |
| 228 | China | 1.02 |
| 229 | Vatican City | 1 |
| 230 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 231 | Singapore | 0.96 |
| 232 (34) | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.94 |
| 233 | Taiwan | 0.86 |
| 234 (35) | Saint Barthélemy (France) | 0.83 |
| 235 | South Korea | 0.75 |
| 236 (36) | Hong Kong (China) | 0.74 |
| 237 (37) | Macau (China) | 0.69 |
| Sovereign states: 200 | ||
| Dependent territories: 37 | ||
| World | 2.24 | |
| Development Group | ||
| 1 | Least developed countries | 3.83 |
| 2 | Less developed regions | 2.35 |
| 2.1 | Less developed regions, excluding China | 2.61 |
| 2.2 | Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries | 2.01 |
| 3 | More developed regions | 1.46 |
| Income Group | ||
| 1 | Low-income countries | 4.38 |
| 2 | Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries | 2.84 |
| 3 | Low-and-middle-income countries | 2.34 |
| 4 | Middle-income countries | 2.09 |
| 4.1 | - Lower-middle-income countries | 2.51 |
| 4.2 | - Upper-middle-income countries | 1.48 |
| 5 | No income group available | 2.07 |
| 6 | High-and-upper-middle-income countries | 1.48 |
| 7 | High-income countries | 1.47 |
| Region | ||
| 1 | Africa | 3.95 |
| 1.1 | - Middle Africa | 5.37 |
| 1.2 | - Western Africa | 4.27 |
| 1.3 | - Eastern Africa | 3.96 |
| 1.4 | - Northern Africa | 2.88 |
| 1.5 | - Southern Africa | 2.27 |
| 2 | Oceania | 2.13 |
| 2.1 | - Melanesia | 2.99 |
| 2.2 | - Micronesia | 2.79 |
| 2.3 | - Polynesia | 2.5 |
| 2.4 | - Australia/New Zealand | 1.64 |
| 3 | Asia | 1.87 |
| 3.1 | - Central Asia | 3.14 |
| 3.2 | - Western Asia | 2.52 |
| 3.3 | - Southern Asia | 2.18 |
| 3.4 | - South-Eastern Asia | 1.91 |
| 3.5 | - Eastern Asia | 1.03 |
| 4 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 1.78 |
| 4.1 | - Caribbean | 1.95 |
| 4.2 | - Central America | 1.95 |
| 4.3 | - South America | 1.69 |
| 5 | Northern America | 1.59 |
| 6 | Europe | 1.41 |
| 6.1 | - Western Europe | 1.5 |
| 6.2 | - Northern Europe | 1.5 |
| 6.3 | - Eastern Europe | 1.4 |
| 6.4 | - Southern Europe | 1.29 |
| SDG region | ||
| 1 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.18 |
| 2 | Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) | 2.96 |
| 3 | Northern Africa and Western Asia | 2.69 |
| 4 | Central and Southern Asia | 2.21 |
| 5 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 1.78 |
| 6 | Australia/New Zealand | 1.64 |
| 7 | Europe, Northern America, Australia, and New Zealand | 1.48 |
| 8 | Europe and Northern America | 1.48 |
| 9 | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | 1.35 |
| Special other | ||
| 1 | Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDC) | 3.74 |
| 1.1 | LLDC: Africa | 4.19 |
| 1.2 | LLDC: Asia | 3.03 |
| 1.3 | LLDC: Latin America | 2.46 |
| 1.4 | LLDC: Europe | 1.63 |
| 2 | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | 2.16 |
| 2.1 | SIDS Pacific | 2.92 |
| 2.2 | SIDS Caribbean | 1.97 |
| 2.3 | SIDS Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) | 1.85 |
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