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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Uganda | 6.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
2 | Burundi | 5.99 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
3 | Zambia | 5.81 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
4 | South Sudan | 5.54 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
5 | Angola | 5.49 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
6 | Mozambique | 5.34 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=7 | Nigeria | 5.31 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=7 | Ethiopia | 5.31 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
9 | Malawi | 5.26 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
10 | East Timor | 5.22 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
11 | Tanzania | 5.01 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.95 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
13 | Liberia | 4.92 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
14 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.74 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
15 | Rwanda | 4.71 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=16 | Gabon | 4.52 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=16 | Central African Republic | 4.52 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
18 | Eritrea | 4.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
19 | Ghana | 4.12 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
20 | Cameroon | 4 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
21 | Kenya | 3.76 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
22 | Zimbabwe | 3.58 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
23 | Tonga | 3.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
24 | Papua New Guinea | 3.31 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
25 | Philippines | 3.1 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=26 | Guatemala | 3.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=26 | Belize | 3.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
28 | American Samoa | 3.04 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
29 | Swaziland | 2.96 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
30 | Honduras | 2.94 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
31 | Haiti | 2.88 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
32 | Bolivia | 2.87 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
33 | Lesotho | 2.83 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
34 | Federated States of Micronesia | 2.68 children born/woman | 2012 | ||
35 | Fiji | 2.54 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
36 | Botswana | 2.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
37 | Panama | 2.4 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Dominican Republic | 2.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Faroe Islands | 2.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Cape Verde | 2.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
41 | Kazakhstan | 2.38 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
42 | Venezuela | 2.37 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=43 | Namibia | 2.33 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=43 | Ecuador | 2.33 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
45 | Cook Islands | 2.31 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
46 | Argentina | 2.27 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=47 | South Africa | 2.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=47 | Peru | 2.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=47 | Mexico | 2.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
50 | Guyana | 2.21 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
51 | Grenada | 2.12 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
52 | Colombia | 2.1 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
53 | Jamaica | 2.09 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=54 | Greenland | 2.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=54 | France | 2.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=56 | United States | 2.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=56 | New Zealand | 2.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=56 | Dominica | 2.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.04 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=59 | Suriname | 2.04 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
61 | Nicaragua | 2.03 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=62 | Paraguay | 2.01 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=62 | Ireland | 2.01 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
64 | El Salvador | 1.99 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
65 | The Bahamas | 1.97 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
66 | Bermuda | 1.96 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
67 | Costa Rica | 1.91 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
68 | United Kingdom | 1.9 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
69 | Seychelles | 1.89 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
70 | Iceland | 1.88 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=71 | Uruguay | 1.86 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=71 | Cayman Islands | 1.86 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
73 | Chile | 1.85 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
74 | Aruba | 1.84 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
75 | Brazil | 1.81 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
76 | Netherlands | 1.78 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=77 | Australia | 1.77 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=77 | Luxembourg | 1.77 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=77 | Norway | 1.77 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
80 | Anguilla | 1.75 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=81 | Denmark | 1.73 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=81 | Finland | 1.73 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
83 | Palau | 1.72 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
85 | Liechtenstein | 1.69 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
86 | Barbados | 1.68 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
87 | Sweden | 1.67 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
88 | Belgium | 1.65 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
89 | Puerto Rico | 1.64 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
90 | Russia | 1.61 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=91 | Canada | 1.59 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=91 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.59 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
93 | Moldova | 1.55 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=94 | Switzerland | 1.53 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=94 | Malta | 1.53 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=96 | Monaco | 1.51 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=96 | Portugal | 1.51 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=98 | Spain | 1.48 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=98 | San Marino | 1.48 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=100 | Georgia | 1.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=100 | Cyprus | 1.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=100 | Cuba | 1.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=100 | Belarus | 1.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
104 | Croatia | 1.45 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
105 | Bulgaria | 1.43 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=106 | Austria | 1.42 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=106 | Germany | 1.42 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=108 | Italy | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=108 | Hungary | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=108 | Serbia | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
111 | Greece | 1.4 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=112 | Slovakia | 1.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=112 | Armenia | 1.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
114 | Andorra | 1.37 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
115 | Latvia | 1.34 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=116 | Slovenia | 1.32 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=116 | Poland | 1.32 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
118 | Romania | 1.31 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
119 | Ukraine | 1.29 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
120 | Lithuania | 1.28 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
122 | British Virgin Islands | 1.24 children born/woman | 2013 |
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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.