Fertility rate estimates and projections by country, 2023
The average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at the age-specific fertility rates of the year. UN estimates up to 2023 and medium-variant projections from 2024.
216 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Somalia, Fed. Rep. (6.13 births per woman). Lowest: Macao SAR, China (0.66 births per woman). The median is 1.97 births per woman.
Highest 10
- 1. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 6.13 births per woman
- 2. Chad 6.12 births per woman
- 3. Niger 6.06 births per woman
- 4. Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.05 births per woman
- 5. Central African Republic 6.01 births per woman
- 6. Mali 5.61 births per woman
- 7. Angola 5.12 births per woman
- 8. Burundi 4.88 births per woman
- 9. Afghanistan 4.84 births per woman
- 10. Mozambique 4.76 births per woman
Lowest 10
- 216. Macao SAR, China 0.66 births per woman
- 215. Hong Kong SAR, China 0.72 births per woman
- 214. South Korea 0.72 births per woman
- 213. Puerto Rico (US) 0.94 births per woman
- 212. Singapore 0.94 births per woman
- 211. Ukraine 0.98 births per woman
- 210. China 1.00 births per woman
- 209. British Virgin Islands 1.04 births per woman
- 208. Curaçao 1.07 births per woman
- 207. Andorra 1.08 births per woman
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 216. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
In short
- Among the 216 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Somalia, Fed. Rep. (6.13 births per woman) and the lowest Macao SAR, China (0.66 births per woman).
- Half of the countries are above 1.97 births per woman and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 29 countries and fell in 181.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.13 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 2 | Chad | 6.12 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 3 | Niger | 6.06 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.05 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.01 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5.61 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 7 | Angola | 5.12 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.88 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.84 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.76 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.70 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.61 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.59 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 14 | Benin | 4.56 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.48 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.32 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.32 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 18 | Uganda | 4.28 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.28 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 21 | Togo | 4.19 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 4.19 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 4.16 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.10 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.08 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 26 | Gambia | 4.01 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.99 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3.97 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.95 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.88 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 31 | South Sudan | 3.86 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.83 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.82 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.79 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.72 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.70 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.65 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.65 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.64 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.61 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.60 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.50 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.40 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 47 | Naoero | 3.33 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.31 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.25 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.15 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.13 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.10 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.07 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.01 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 2.92 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 59 | Israel | 2.83 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.80 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 61 | Guam | 2.78 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 62 | Algeria | 2.77 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 63 | Eswatini | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 64 | Egypt | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 65 | Micronesia | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 66 | Botswana | 2.73 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 67 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.72 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 68 | Syria | 2.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | 2.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 70 | Lesotho | 2.69 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 2.69 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 72 | Mongolia | 2.69 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 73 | Haiti | 2.66 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 74 | Jordan | 2.64 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 75 | Djibouti | 2.61 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 76 | Cambodia | 2.58 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 77 | Bolivia | 2.55 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 78 | Oman | 2.53 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.50 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.42 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 81 | Laos | 2.42 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 82 | Guyana | 2.41 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 83 | Libya | 2.35 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 84 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.35 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 85 | Guatemala | 2.31 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 86 | American Samoa | 2.29 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.28 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 2.28 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.25 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 2.24 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 91 | Faroe Islands | 2.24 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 92 | Lebanon | 2.24 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 93 | Morocco | 2.23 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 2.22 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 95 | South Africa | 2.22 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 2.16 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 97 | Seychelles | 2.13 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 98 | Indonesia | 2.13 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 99 | Panama | 2.12 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 100 | Myanmar | 2.12 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 101 | Monaco | 2.11 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 102 | US Virgin Islands | 2.09 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 103 | Venezuela | 2.08 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 104 | Belize | 2.01 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 105 | Nepal | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 107 | Peru | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 108 | India | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 110 | Greenland | 1.95 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 111 | Philippines | 1.92 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 112 | Viet Nam | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 113 | Mexico | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 114 | Palau | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 115 | Gibraltar | 1.89 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 116 | Tunisia | 1.83 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.82 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 118 | Ecuador | 1.82 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 119 | Georgia | 1.81 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 120 | Montenegro | 1.80 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 121 | North Korea | 1.78 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.78 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 123 | El Salvador | 1.78 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 1.75 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 125 | Brunei | 1.75 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 126 | Moldova | 1.73 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 127 | Qatar | 1.73 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 128 | Armenia | 1.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 129 | Romania | 1.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 130 | Barbados | 1.71 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 131 | Iran | 1.70 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 1.67 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 133 | New Zealand | 1.67 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 134 | Colombia | 1.65 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 135 | France | 1.64 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 136 | Australia | 1.64 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 137 | Türkiye | 1.63 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 138 | United States | 1.62 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 139 | Brazil | 1.62 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 140 | Aruba | 1.60 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 141 | Ireland | 1.60 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 143 | Slovenia | 1.58 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 144 | Maldives | 1.58 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 145 | Slovakia | 1.56 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 146 | United Kingdom | 1.56 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 147 | Malaysia | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 148 | Isle of Man | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 149 | Kosovo | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 150 | Iceland | 1.54 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 151 | Liechtenstein | 1.54 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.53 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 1.53 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 154 | Kuwait | 1.52 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | 1.52 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 156 | Denmark | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 157 | Portugal | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 1.50 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 160 | Argentina | 1.50 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 161 | Serbia | 1.50 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 162 | Grenada | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 163 | Hungary | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 165 | Dominica | 1.48 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 166 | Croatia | 1.47 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 169 | Bhutan | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 170 | Russia | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 171 | Czechia | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 172 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 173 | Germany | 1.44 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 174 | Cuba | 1.44 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 175 | Switzerland | 1.43 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 176 | Sweden | 1.43 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 177 | Netherlands | 1.43 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 178 | Uruguay | 1.41 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 179 | Norway | 1.40 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 180 | Bermuda | 1.40 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 1.40 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 182 | Cyprus | 1.39 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 183 | Belgium | 1.38 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 1.38 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 185 | Bahamas | 1.37 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 186 | Jamaica | 1.36 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 187 | Estonia | 1.35 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 188 | Canada | 1.35 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 189 | Albania | 1.35 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 190 | Latvia | 1.34 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 191 | Greece | 1.33 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 192 | Costa Rica | 1.33 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 193 | Austria | 1.32 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 194 | Poland | 1.30 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 195 | Finland | 1.28 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 196 | Mauritius | 1.24 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 197 | Spain | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 198 | Thailand | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 199 | Japan | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 200 | Belarus | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 201 | Lithuania | 1.20 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 1.20 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 203 | Italy | 1.20 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 204 | Chile | 1.17 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 205 | San Marino | 1.15 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 206 | Malta | 1.10 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 207 | Andorra | 1.08 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 208 | Curaçao | 1.07 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 1.04 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 210 | China | 1.00 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 211 | Ukraine | 0.98 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 212 | Singapore | 0.94 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 213 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.94 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 214 | South Korea | 0.72 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 215 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.72 births per woman | 2023 | |
| 216 | Macao SAR, China | 0.66 births per woman | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by UN Population Division; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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