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DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NigerNiger | 7.67 births per woman | 2005 | ||
2 | UgandaUganda | 7.1 births per woman | 2005 | ||
3 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 7.08 births per woman | 2005 | ||
4 | BurundiBurundi | 6.8 births per woman | 2005 | ||
5 | LiberiaLiberia | 6.78 births per woman | 2005 | ||
6 | MaliMali | 6.72 births per woman | 2005 | ||
7 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 6.7 births per woman | 2005 | ||
8 | AngolaAngola | 6.56 births per woman | 2005 | ||
9 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 6.48 births per woman | 2005 | ||
10 | ChadChad | 6.3 births per woman | 2005 | ||
11 | SomaliaSomalia | 6.2 births per woman | 2005 | ||
12 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 5.9 births per woman | 2005 | ||
13 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 5.89 births per woman | 2005 | ||
14 | MalawiMalawi | 5.84 births per woman | 2005 | ||
15 | RwandaRwanda | 5.8 births per woman | 2005 | ||
=16 | GuineaGuinea | 5.6 births per woman | 2005 | ||
=16 | BeninBenin | 5.6 births per woman | 2005 | ||
18 | MauritaniaMauritania | 5.59 births per woman | 2005 | ||
19 | NigeriaNigeria | 5.5 births per woman | 2005 | ||
20 | ZambiaZambia | 5.4 births per woman | 2005 | ||
21 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 5.32 births per woman | 2005 | ||
22 | MozambiqueMozambique | 5.3 births per woman | 2005 | ||
23 | EritreaEritrea | 5.24 births per woman | 2005 | ||
24 | TanzaniaTanzania | 5.2 births per woman | 2005 | ||
25 | MadagascarMadagascar | 5.04 births per woman | 2005 | ||
26 | TogoTogo | 5.03 births per woman | 2005 | ||
27 | CameroonCameroon | 5 births per woman | 2004 | ||
28 | KenyaKenya | 4.98 births per woman | 2005 | ||
29 | SenegalSenegal | 4.9 births per woman | 2005 | ||
30 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 4.74 births per woman | 2005 | ||
31 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 4.73 births per woman | 2005 | ||
32 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 4.7 births per woman | 2005 | ||
33 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 4.4 births per woman | 2005 | ||
34 | SudanSudan | 4.15 births per woman | 2005 | ||
35 | GhanaGhana | 4.06 births per woman | 2005 | ||
36 | SwazilandSwaziland | 3.91 births per woman | 2005 | ||
=37 | ComorosComoros | 3.76 births per woman | 2005 | ||
=37 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 3.76 births per woman | 2005 | ||
39 | GabonGabon | 3.73 births per woman | 2005 | ||
40 | NamibiaNamibia | 3.66 births per woman | 2005 | ||
41 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 3.53 births per woman | 2005 | ||
42 | LesothoLesotho | 3.4 births per woman | 2005 | ||
43 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 3.34 births per woman | 2005 | ||
44 | BotswanaBotswana | 3.03 births per woman | 2005 | ||
45 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 2.78 births per woman | 2005 | ||
46 | SeychellesSeychelles | 2.1 births per woman | 2003 | ||
47 | MauritiusMauritius | 1.98 births per woman | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman
- Afghanistan ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Muslim countries in 1987.
- Niger ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- France ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst European Union in 2005.
- Israel ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- East Timor ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Uganda ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Pakistan ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Turkey ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst NATO countries in 2005.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Europe in 2005.
- Malawi ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
- Tajikistan ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Cold countries in 2005.