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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
1	NigerNiger	7.03 children born/woman	2013
2	MaliMali	6.25 children born/woman	2013
3	SomaliaSomalia	6.17 children born/woman	2013
4	UgandaUganda	6.06 children born/woman	2013
5	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	6 children born/woman	2013
6	ZambiaZambia	5.81 children born/woman	2013
7	AngolaAngola	5.49 children born/woman	2013
8	MozambiqueMozambique	5.34 children born/woman	2013
=9	NigeriaNigeria	5.31 children born/woman	2013
=9	EthiopiaEthiopia	5.31 children born/woman	2013
11	MalawiMalawi	5.26 children born/woman	2013
12	BeninBenin	5.13 children born/woman	2013
13	TanzaniaTanzania	5.01 children born/woman	2013
14	GuineaGuinea	4.99 children born/woman	2013
15	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	4.95 children born/woman	2013
16	LiberiaLiberia	4.92 children born/woman	2013
17	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	4.87 children born/woman	2013
18	ChadChad	4.8 children born/woman	2013
19	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	4.74 children born/woman	2013
20	SenegalSenegal	4.61 children born/woman	2013
21	TogoTogo	4.58 children born/woman	2013
22	GabonGabon	4.52 children born/woman	2013
23	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	4.37 children born/woman	2013
24	MadagascarMadagascar	4.36 children born/woman	2013
25	YemenYemen	4.27 children born/woman	2013
26	EritreaEritrea	4.25 children born/woman	2013
=27	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	4.15 children born/woman	2013
=27	MauritaniaMauritania	4.15 children born/woman	2013
29	GhanaGhana	4.12 children born/woman	2013
30	SudanSudan	4.05 children born/woman	2013
31	CameroonCameroon	4 children born/woman	2013
32	ComorosComoros	3.93 children born/woman	2013
33	KenyaKenya	3.76 children born/woman	2013
34	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	3.73 children born/woman	2013
35	ZimbabweZimbabwe	3.58 children born/woman	2013
36	IraqIraq	3.5 children born/woman	2013
37	TongaTonga	3.46 children born/woman	2013
38	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	3.44 children born/woman	2013
39	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	3.31 children born/woman	2013
40	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	3.29 children born/woman	2013
41	PhilippinesPhilippines	3.1 children born/woman	2013
=42	GuatemalaGuatemala	3.08 children born/woman	2013
=42	BelizeBelize	3.08 children born/woman	2013
44	TuvaluTuvalu	3.06 children born/woman	2013
45	SamoaSamoa	3.03 children born/woman	2013
=46	LaosLaos	2.98 children born/woman	2013
=46	NauruNauru	2.98 children born/woman	2013
=46	French GuianaFrench Guiana	2.98 children born/woman	2006
=49	PakistanPakistan	2.96 children born/woman	2013
=49	SwazilandSwaziland	2.96 children born/woman	2013
51	HondurasHonduras	2.94 children born/woman	2013
52	EgyptEgypt	2.9 children born/woman	2013
53	HaitiHaiti	2.88 children born/woman	2013
54	BoliviaBolivia	2.87 children born/woman	2013
55	OmanOman	2.86 children born/woman	2013
56	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.78 children born/woman	2013
57	CambodiaCambodia	2.72 children born/woman	2013
58	KiribatiKiribati	2.63 children born/woman	2013
59	MalaysiaMalaysia	2.61 children born/woman	2013
60	KuwaitKuwait	2.56 children born/woman	2013
=61	DjiboutiDjibouti	2.55 children born/woman	2013
=61	IndiaIndia	2.55 children born/woman	2013
63	FijiFiji	2.54 children born/woman	2013
64	BangladeshBangladesh	2.5 children born/woman	2013
65	ReunionReunion	2.45 children born/woman	2006
66	BotswanaBotswana	2.41 children born/woman	2013
67	PanamaPanama	2.4 children born/woman	2013
=68	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	2.39 children born/woman	2013
=68	Cape VerdeCape Verde	2.39 children born/woman	2013
70	VenezuelaVenezuela	2.37 children born/woman	2013
71	EcuadorEcuador	2.33 children born/woman	2013
72	Cook IslandsCook Islands	2.31 children born/woman	2013
73	MexicoMexico	2.25 children born/woman	2013
=74	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2.21 children born/woman	2013
=74	GuyanaGuyana	2.21 children born/woman	2013
=74	BurmaBurma	2.21 children born/woman	2013
77	IndonesiaIndonesia	2.2 children born/woman	2013
78	Sri LankaSri Lanka	2.15 children born/woman	2013
79	GrenadaGrenada	2.12 children born/woman	2013
80	ColombiaColombia	2.1 children born/woman	2013
=81	LibyaLibya	2.09 children born/woman	2013
=81	JamaicaJamaica	2.09 children born/woman	2013
83	DominicaDominica	2.06 children born/woman	2013
=84	SurinameSuriname	2.04 children born/woman	2013
=84	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	2.04 children born/woman	2013
86	NicaraguaNicaragua	2.03 children born/woman	2013
87	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	2.02 children born/woman	2013
88	ParaguayParaguay	2.01 children born/woman	2013
89	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1.99 children born/woman	2013
90	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1.97 children born/woman	2013
91	BermudaBermuda	1.96 children born/woman	2013
92	QatarQatar	1.92 children born/woman	2013
93	Costa RicaCosta Rica	1.91 children born/woman	2013
94	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	1.9 children born/woman	2006
95	SeychellesSeychelles	1.89 children born/woman	2013
=96	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1.87 children born/woman	2013
=96	VietnamVietnam	1.87 children born/woman	2013
=98	BahrainBahrain	1.83 children born/woman	2013
=98	BruneiBrunei	1.83 children born/woman	2013
100	BrazilBrazil	1.81 children born/woman	2013
101	MartiniqueMartinique	1.79 children born/woman	2006
=102	MauritiusMauritius	1.78 children born/woman	2013
=102	MaldivesMaldives	1.78 children born/woman	2013
=102	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	1.78 children born/woman	2013
=105	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	1.77 children born/woman	2013
=105	AustraliaAustralia	1.77 children born/woman	2013
107	AnguillaAnguilla	1.75 children born/woman	2013
108	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1.71 children born/woman	2013
109	BarbadosBarbados	1.68 children born/woman	2013
110	ThailandThailand	1.66 children born/woman	2013
111	CubaCuba	1.46 children born/woman	2013
112	MontserratMontserrat	1.28 children born/woman	2013
113	Hong KongHong Kong	1.11 children born/woman	2013
114	MacauMacau	0.93 children born/woman	2013
115	SingaporeSingapore	0.79 children born/woman	2013

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