This entry gives a figure for the average number of childrenthat would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of theirchildbearing years and bore children according to a given fertilityrate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more directmeasure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, sinceit refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potentialfor population change in the country. A rate of two children perwoman is considered the replacement rate for a population,resulting in relativestability in terms of total numbers. Ratesabove two children indicate populations growing in size and whosemedian age is declining. Higher rates may also indicatedifficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educatetheir children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates belowtwo children indicate populations decreasing in size and growingolder. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trendis most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially WesternEurope, where populations are projected to decline dramaticallyover the next 50 years.
Rank country (childrenborn/woman)
Date ofInformation
1 Niger 7.68 2010 est.
2 Uganda 6.73 2010 est.
3 Mali 6.54 2010 est.
4 Somalia 6.44 2010 est.
5 Burundi 6.25 2010 est.
6 Burkina Faso 6.21 2010est.
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.11 2010est.
8 Ethiopia 6.07 2010 est.
9 Angola 6.05 2010 est.
10 Congo, Republic of the 5.77 2010est.
11 Malawi 5.51 2010 est.
12 Afghanistan 5.50 2010est.
13 Benin 5.40 2010 est.
14 Mayotte 5.40 2010 est.
15 Liberia 5.24 2010 est.
16 Sao Tome and Principe 5.21 2010est.
17 Chad 5.18 2010 est.
18 Guinea 5.15 2010 est.
19 Mozambique 5.13 2010est.
20 Madagascar 5.09 2010est.
21 Zambia 5.07 2010 est.
22 Equatorial Guinea 5.00 2010est.
23 Rwanda 4.99 2010 est.
24 Sierra Leone 4.97 2010est.
25 Gambia, The 4.96 2010est.
26 Gaza Strip 4.90 2010est.
27 Senegal 4.86 2010 est.
28 Nigeria 4.82 2010 est.
29 Yemen 4.81 2010 est.
30 Comoros 4.78 2010 est.
31 Togo 4.74 2010 est.
32 Central African Republic 4.68 2010est.
33 Gabon 4.62 2010 est.
34 Eritrea 4.60 2010 est.
35 Guinea-Bissau 4.58 2010est.
36 Kenya 4.38 2010 est.
37 Mauritania 4.37 2010est.
38 Sudan 4.37 2010 est.
39 Western Sahara 4.37 2010est.
40 Laos 4.33 2010 est.
41 Tanzania 4.31 2010est.
42 Cameroon 4.25 2010est.
43 Cote d'Ivoire 4.01 2010est.
44 Saudi Arabia 3.77 2010est.
45 Iraq 3.76 2010 est.
46 Haiti 3.72 2010 est.
47 Zimbabwe 3.66 2010est.
48 Ghana 3.57 2010 est.
49 Papua New Guinea 3.54 2010est.
50 Marshall Islands 3.51 2010est.
51 Jordan 3.42 2010 est.
52 Solomon Islands 3.39 2010est.
53 Guatemala 3.36 2010est.
54 Samoa 3.32 2010 est.
55 Belize 3.28 2010 est.
56 Pakistan 3.28 2010est.
57 Philippines 3.23 2010est.
58 American Samoa 3.22 2010est.
59 Timor-Leste 3.20 2010est.
60 Swaziland 3.19 2010est.
61 Honduras 3.17 2010est.
62 Tuvalu 3.14 2010 est.
63 West Bank 3.12 2010est.
64 Bolivia 3.07 2010 est.
65 Syria 3.02 2010 est.
66 Egypt 3.01 2010 est.
67 Libya 3.01 2010 est.
68 Cambodia 3.00 2010est.
69 Lesotho 3.00 2010 est.
70 Tajikistan 2.94 2010est.
71 Malaysia 2.92 2010est.
72 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.92 2010est.
73 Oman 2.87 2010 est.
74 Kiribati 2.86 2010est.
75 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.80 2010est.
76 Djibouti 2.79 2010est.
77 Nauru 2.77 2010 est.
78 Dominican Republic 2.73 2010est.
79 Israel 2.72 2010 est.
80 Kuwait 2.70 2010 est.
81 Bangladesh 2.65 2010est.
82 India 2.65 2010 est.
83 Kyrgyzstan 2.64 2010est.
84 Fiji 2.63 2010 est.
85 Namibia 2.57 2010 est.
86 World 2.56 2009 est.
87 Botswana 2.54 2010est.
88 Cape Verde 2.54 2010est.
89 Nepal 2.53 2010 est.
90 Nicaragua 2.51 2010est.
91 Panama 2.48 2010 est.
92 Bahrain 2.47 2010 est.
93 Ecuador 2.46 2010 est.
94 Venezuela 2.45 2010est.
95 Qatar 2.44 2010 est.
96 Cook Islands 2.43 2010est.
97 Vanuatu 2.43 2010 est.
98 Faroe Islands 2.43 2010est.
99 United Arab Emirates 2.41 2010est.
100 Guyana 2.40 2010 est.
101 Argentina 2.33 2010est.
102 South Africa 2.33 2010est.
103 Peru 2.32 2010 est.
104 Mexico 2.31 2010 est.
105 Bhutan 2.29 2010 est.
106 Burma 2.28 2010 est.
107 Indonesia 2.28 2010est.
108 Morocco 2.23 2010est.
109 Mongolia 2.22 2010est.
110 Grenada 2.21 2010est.
111 Jamaica 2.21 2010est.
112 Brazil 2.19 2010 est.
113 Turkmenistan 2.19 2010est.
114 Colombia 2.18 2010est.
115 Turkey 2.18 2010 est.
116 Northern Mariana Islands 2.18 2010est.
117 Greenland 2.16 2010est.
118 Paraguay 2.16 2010est.
119 New Caledonia 2.15 2010est.
120 El Salvador 2.12 2010est.
121 New Zealand 2.09 2010est.
122 Dominica 2.08 2010est.
123 Antigua and Barbuda 2.06 2010est.
124 United States 2.06 2010est.
125 Azerbaijan 2.03 2010est.
126 Albania 2.00 2010est.
127 Bahamas, The 2.00 2010est.
128 Tonga 2.00 2010 est.
129 Bermuda 1.98 2010est.
130 France 1.97 2010 est.
131 Netherlands Antilles 1.97 2010est.
132 Suriname 1.97 2010est.
133 Gibraltar 1.96 2010est.
134 Sri Lanka 1.96 2010est.
135 Korea, North 1.94 2010est.
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.94 2010est.
137 Costa Rica 1.93 2010est.
138 Vietnam 1.93 2010est.
139 Seychelles 1.92 2010est.
140 Uzbekistan 1.92 2010est.
141 Chile 1.90 2010 est.
142 Iceland 1.90 2010est.
143 French Polynesia 1.89 2010est.
144 Uruguay 1.89 2010est.
145 Brunei 1.88 2010 est.
146 Cayman Islands 1.88 2010est.
147 Kazakhstan 1.87 2010est.
148 Aruba 1.85 2010 est.
149 Ireland 1.85 2010est.
150 Wallis and Futuna 1.84 2010est.
151 Maldives 1.83 2010est.
152 Saint Lucia 1.82 2010est.
153 Virgin Islands 1.81 2010est.
154 Mauritius 1.80 2010est.
155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.79 2010est.
156 Australia 1.78 2010est.
157 Lebanon 1.78 2010est.
158 Luxembourg 1.78 2010est.
159 Norway 1.77 2010 est.
160 Algeria 1.76 2010est.
161 Anguilla 1.75 2010est.
162 Denmark 1.74 2010est.
163 Finland 1.73 2010est.
164 Palau 1.73 2010 est.
165 Trinidad and Tobago 1.72 2010est.
166 British Virgin Islands 1.71 2010est.
167 Tunisia 1.71 2010est.
168 Iran 1.70 2010 est.
169 Barbados 1.68 2010est.
170 Sweden 1.67 2010 est.
171 Isle of Man 1.66 2010est.
172 Netherlands 1.66 2010est.
173 United Kingdom 1.66 2010est.
174 Belgium 1.65 2010est.
175 Puerto Rico 1.65 2010est.
176 Thailand 1.65 2010est.
177 Cuba 1.61 2010 est.
178 Canada 1.58 2010 est.
179 Macedonia 1.58 2010est.
180 Jersey 1.57 2010 est.
181 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 1.56 2010est.
182 China 1.54 2010 est.
183 Liechtenstein 1.53 2010est.
184 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.53 2010est.
185 Malta 1.52 2010 est.
186 Monaco 1.50 2010 est.
187 Portugal 1.50 2010est.
188 San Marino 1.46 2010est.
189 Switzerland 1.46 2010est.
190 Cyprus 1.45 2010 est.
191 Georgia 1.44 2010est.
192 Croatia 1.43 2010est.
193 Estonia 1.43 2010est.
194 Germany 1.42 2010est.
195 Guernsey 1.42 2010est.
196 Bulgaria 1.41 2010est.
197 Russia 1.41 2010 est.
198 Romania 1.40 2010est.
199 Austria 1.39 2010est.
200 Serbia 1.39 2010 est.
201 Greece 1.37 2010 est.
202 Armenia 1.36 2010est.
203 Hungary 1.36 2010est.
204 Slovakia 1.36 2010est.
205 Andorra 1.34 2010est.
206 Italy 1.32 2010 est.
207 Spain 1.32 2010 est.
208 Latvia 1.31 2010 est.
209 Poland 1.29 2010 est.
210 Slovenia 1.29 2010est.
211 Moldova 1.28 2010est.
212 Ukraine 1.27 2010est.
213 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.26 2010est.
214 Belarus 1.25 2010est.
215 Czech Republic 1.25 2010est.
216 Lithuania 1.24 2010est.
217 Montserrat 1.23 2010est.
218 Korea, South 1.22 2010est.
219 Japan 1.20 2010 est.
220 Taiwan 1.15 2010 est.
221 Singapore 1.10 2010est.
222 Hong Kong 1.04 2010est.
223 Macau 0.91 2010 est.