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DEFINITION:
The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Somalia | 6.98 children born/woman | 2003 | |
2 | Niger | 6.91 children born/woman | 2003 | |
3 | Yemen | 6.82 children born/woman | 2003 | |
4 | Uganda | 6.72 children born/woman | 2003 | |
5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.69 children born/woman | 2003 | |
6 | Mali | 6.66 children born/woman | 2003 | |
7 | Chad | 6.44 children born/woman | 2003 | |
8 | Angola | 6.38 children born/woman | 2003 | |
9 | Burkina Faso | 6.34 children born/woman | 2003 | |
10 | Liberia | 6.23 children born/woman | 2003 | |
11 | Gaza Strip | 6.17 children born/woman | 2003 | |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 6.15 children born/woman | 2003 | |
13 | Malawi | 6.1 children born/woman | 2003 | |
14 | Mauritania | 6.08 children born/woman | 2003 | |
15 | Mayotte | 6.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
16 | Benin | 6.04 children born/woman | 2003 | |
17 | Burundi | 5.99 children born/woman | 2003 | |
18 | Oman | 5.94 children born/woman | 2003 | |
19 | Guinea | 5.9 children born/woman | 2003 | |
20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.88 children born/woman | 2003 | |
21 | Sierra Leone | 5.86 children born/woman | 2003 | |
22 | Eritrea | 5.74 children born/woman | 2003 | |
23 | Madagascar | 5.73 children born/woman | 2003 | |
24 | Afghanistan | 5.64 children born/woman | 2003 | |
25 | Rwanda | 5.6 children born/woman | 2003 | |
26 | Djibouti | 5.56 children born/woman | 2003 | |
27 | Ethiopia | 5.55 children born/woman | 2003 | |
28 | The Gambia | 5.53 children born/woman | 2003 | |
29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.51 children born/woman | 2003 | |
failed states average | 5.42 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
30 | Nigeria | 5.4 children born/woman | 2003 | |
31 | Maldives | 5.26 children born/woman | 2003 | |
32 | Zambia | 5.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
33 | Tanzania | 5.24 children born/woman | 2003 | |
34 | Comoros | 5.21 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa average | 5.13 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
35 | Sudan | 5.1 children born/woman | 2003 | |
36 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
37 | Togo | 4.97 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=38 | Bhutan | 4.94 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=38 | Laos | 4.94 children born/woman | 2003 | |
40 | Senegal | 4.93 children born/woman | 2003 | |
41 | Mozambique | 4.87 children born/woman | 2003 | |
42 | Haiti | 4.86 children born/woman | 2003 | |
43 | Gabon | 4.83 children born/woman | 2003 | |
44 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.75 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Former French colonies average | 4.75 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
45 | Namibia | 4.71 children born/woman | 2003 | |
46 | Central African Republic | 4.68 children born/woman | 2003 | |
47 | Guatemala | 4.67 children born/woman | 2003 | |
48 | West Bank | 4.65 children born/woman | 2003 | |
49 | Cameroon | 4.63 children born/woman | 2003 | |
50 | Iraq | 4.52 children born/woman | 2003 | |
51 | Nepal | 4.39 children born/woman | 2003 | |
52 | Solomon Islands | 4.34 children born/woman | 2003 | |
53 | Kiribati | 4.28 children born/woman | 2003 | |
54 | Tajikistan | 4.17 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Muslim countries average | 4.16 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
South Asia average | 4.15 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
55 | Papua New Guinea | 4.13 children born/woman | 2003 | |
56 | Marshall Islands | 4.12 children born/woman | 2003 | |
57 | Pakistan | 4.1 children born/woman | 2003 | |
58 | Honduras | 4.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
59 | Paraguay | 4.02 children born/woman | 2003 | |
60 | Swaziland | 3.92 children born/woman | 2003 | |
61 | Belize | 3.86 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Hot countries average | 3.83 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
OPEC countries average | 3.82 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
62 | East Timor | 3.79 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Sparsely populated countries average | 3.78 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
63 | Cape Verde | 3.77 children born/woman | 2003 | |
64 | Syria | 3.72 children born/woman | 2003 | |
South and Central Asia average | 3.71 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
65 | Zimbabwe | 3.66 children born/woman | 2003 | |
66 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.65 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Landlocked countries average | 3.63 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
67 | Guam | 3.62 children born/woman | 2003 | |
68 | Cambodia | 3.58 children born/woman | 2003 | |
69 | Lesotho | 3.52 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=70 | Federated States of Micronesia | 3.5 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=70 | Turkmenistan | 3.5 children born/woman | 2003 | |
72 | Libya | 3.49 children born/woman | 2003 | |
73 | Kenya | 3.47 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Middle Eastern and North Africa average | 3.46 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
Former British colonies average | 3.42 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
74 | Nauru | 3.4 children born/woman | 2003 | |
75 | Ghana | 3.32 children born/woman | 2003 | |
76 | American Samoa | 3.3 children born/woman | 2003 | |
77 | Philippines | 3.29 children born/woman | 2003 | |
78 | Botswana | 3.27 children born/woman | 2003 | |
79 | El Salvador | 3.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
80 | Bolivia | 3.23 children born/woman | 2003 | |
81 | Samoa | 3.21 children born/woman | 2003 | |
82 | Bangladesh | 3.17 children born/woman | 2003 | |
83 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.15 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Religious countries average | 3.14 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
84 | Malaysia | 3.13 children born/woman | 2003 | |
85 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.12 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=86 | United Arab Emirates | 3.09 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=86 | French Guiana | 3.09 children born/woman | 2003 | |
88 | Kuwait | 3.08 children born/woman | 2003 | |
89 | Tuvalu | 3.05 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=90 | Egypt | 3.02 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=90 | Qatar | 3.02 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=92 | Nicaragua | 3 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=92 | Tonga | 3 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=92 | Jordan | 3 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=92 | Uzbekistan | 3 children born/woman | 2003 | |
96 | Ecuador | 2.99 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Former Spanish colonies average | 2.99 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
97 | Vanuatu | 2.98 children born/woman | 2003 | |
98 | Dominican Republic | 2.92 children born/woman | 2003 | |
99 | India | 2.91 children born/woman | 2003 | |
100 | Morocco | 2.89 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Christian countries average | 2.82 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average | 2.82 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
=101 | Peru | 2.81 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=101 | Fiji | 2.81 children born/woman | 2003 | |
103 | Bahrain | 2.71 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Catholic countries average | 2.62 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
104 | Colombia | 2.61 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Latin America and Caribbean average | 2.6 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
105 | Algeria | 2.55 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=106 | Reunion | 2.53 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=106 | Mexico | 2.53 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=106 | Panama | 2.53 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=109 | Israel | 2.5 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=109 | Indonesia | 2.5 children born/woman | 2003 | |
111 | Palau | 2.47 children born/woman | 2003 | |
112 | Grenada | 2.45 children born/woman | 2003 | |
113 | Greenland | 2.43 children born/woman | 2003 | |
114 | Suriname | 2.4 children born/woman | 2003 | |
115 | New Caledonia | 2.39 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Heavily indebted countries average | 2.39 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
116 | Costa Rica | 2.38 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=117 | Brunei | 2.37 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.37 children born/woman | 2003 | |
119 | Venezuela | 2.36 children born/woman | 2003 | |
120 | Uruguay | 2.35 children born/woman | 2003 | |
121 | Azerbaijan | 2.34 children born/woman | 2003 | |
122 | Saint Lucia | 2.29 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.28 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=123 | Mongolia | 2.28 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=123 | Argentina | 2.28 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=126 | North Korea | 2.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=126 | The Bahamas | 2.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=128 | Faroe Islands | 2.24 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=128 | South Africa | 2.24 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=128 | Vietnam | 2.24 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=131 | Albania | 2.22 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=131 | Virgin Islands | 2.22 children born/woman | 2003 | |
133 | Kazakhstan | 2.16 children born/woman | 2003 | |
134 | Burma | 2.15 children born/woman | 2003 | |
135 | French Polynesia | 2.14 children born/woman | 2003 | |
136 | Chile | 2.09 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Emerging markets average | 2.09 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
=137 | Guyana | 2.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=137 | United States | 2.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=137 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2.07 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Former Soviet republics average | 2.07 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
140 | Netherlands Antilles | 2.04 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Tourist destinations average | 2.04 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
141 | Turkey | 2.03 children born/woman | 2003 | |
142 | Puerto Rico | 2.02 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=143 | Brazil | 2.01 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=143 | Jamaica | 2.01 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=145 | Iran | 1.99 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=145 | Dominica | 1.99 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=147 | Iceland | 1.98 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=147 | Lebanon | 1.98 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=147 | Mauritius | 1.98 children born/woman | 2003 | |
150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.95 children born/woman | 2003 | |
151 | Croatia | 1.93 children born/woman | 2003 | |
152 | Guadeloupe | 1.92 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=153 | Malta | 1.91 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=153 | Cayman Islands | 1.91 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=153 | Thailand | 1.91 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=156 | Sri Lanka | 1.9 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=156 | Tunisia | 1.9 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=156 | Bermuda | 1.9 children born/woman | 2003 | |
159 | Ireland | 1.89 children born/woman | 2003 | |
160 | Cyprus | 1.88 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Cold countries average | 1.86 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
161 | France | 1.85 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=162 | Montserrat | 1.8 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=162 | Norway | 1.8 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=164 | Seychelles | 1.79 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=164 | New Zealand | 1.79 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=164 | Aruba | 1.79 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=164 | Martinique | 1.79 children born/woman | 2003 | |
168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.78 children born/woman | 2003 | |
169 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.77 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=170 | Anguilla | 1.76 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=170 | Australia | 1.76 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=170 | Monaco | 1.76 children born/woman | 2003 | |
173 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.75 children born/woman | 2003 | |
174 | Moldova | 1.74 children born/woman | 2003 | |
175 | Denmark | 1.73 children born/woman | 2003 | |
176 | British Virgin Islands | 1.72 children born/woman | 2003 | |
177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.71 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=178 | China | 1.7 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=178 | Luxembourg | 1.7 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=178 | Finland | 1.7 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Non-religious countries average | 1.69 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
181 | United Kingdom | 1.66 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=182 | Gibraltar | 1.65 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=182 | Barbados | 1.65 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=182 | Netherlands | 1.65 children born/woman | 2003 | |
185 | Belgium | 1.62 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=186 | Cuba | 1.61 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=186 | Canada | 1.61 children born/woman | 2003 | |
High income OECD countries average | 1.61 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average | 1.6 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
=188 | Taiwan | 1.57 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=188 | Jersey | 1.57 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=190 | Armenia | 1.56 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=190 | South Korea | 1.56 children born/woman | 2003 | |
Europe average | 1.56 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
=192 | Sweden | 1.54 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=192 | Saint Helena | 1.54 children born/woman | 2003 | |
NATO countries average | 1.53 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
Eastern Europe average | 1.52 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
Eurozone average | 1.52 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
194 | Georgia | 1.51 children born/woman | 2003 | |
195 | Liechtenstein | 1.5 children born/woman | 2003 | |
European Union average | 1.5 children born/woman | 2003 | ||
196 | Portugal | 1.49 children born/woman | 2003 | |
197 | Switzerland | 1.48 children born/woman | 2003 | |
198 | Lithuania | 1.43 children born/woman | 2003 | |
199 | Austria | 1.41 children born/woman | 2003 | |
200 | Japan | 1.38 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=201 | Poland | 1.37 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=201 | Germany | 1.37 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=201 | Guernsey | 1.37 children born/woman | 2003 | |
204 | Romania | 1.36 children born/woman | 2003 | |
205 | Greece | 1.35 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=206 | Belarus | 1.34 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=206 | Ukraine | 1.34 children born/woman | 2003 | |
208 | Russia | 1.33 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=209 | Macau | 1.32 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=209 | Hong Kong | 1.32 children born/woman | 2003 | |
211 | San Marino | 1.31 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=212 | Slovenia | 1.27 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=212 | Estonia | 1.27 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=212 | Andorra | 1.27 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=215 | Spain | 1.26 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=215 | Italy | 1.26 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=217 | Hungary | 1.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
=217 | Slovakia | 1.25 children born/woman | 2003 | |
219 | Singapore | 1.24 children born/woman | 2003 | |
220 | Latvia | 1.2 children born/woman | 2003 | |
221 | Czech Republic | 1.18 children born/woman | 2003 | |
222 | Bulgaria | 1.13 children born/woman | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Total fertility rate
- Uganda ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Niger ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Turkey ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Europe in 2013.
- Somalia ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- France ranked first for total fertility rate amongst European Union in 2013.
- Israel ranked first for total fertility rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2013.
- Mali ranked second for total fertility rate globally in 2013.
- Philippines ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
- Malawi ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2013.
- Burundi ranked first for total fertility rate amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
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Source:
http://www.ssb.no/en/fodte/tab-2009-04-02-05-en.html
How reliable are the numbers presented here? Does anyone noe better sources?
Posted on 17 Jan 2010

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