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Fertility rate, total (births per woman). 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Niger | 7.58 | 2011 | ||
2 | Mali | 6.85 | 2011 | ||
3 | Somalia | 6.77 | 2011 | ||
4 | Chad | 6.49 | 2011 | ||
5 | Burundi | 6.21 | 2011 | ||
6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.15 | 2011 | ||
7 | Angola | 6.1 | 2011 | ||
8 | Uganda | 6.06 | 2011 | ||
9 | Nigeria | 6.02 | 2011 | ||
10 | The Gambia | 5.79 | 2011 | ||
11 | Burkina Faso | 5.78 | 2011 | ||
12 | Zambia | 5.77 | 2011 | ||
13 | Malawi | 5.55 | 2011 | ||
14 | East Timor | 5.45 | 2011 | ||
15 | Afghanistan | 5.39 | 2011 | ||
16 | Tanzania | 5.36 | 2011 | ||
17 | Mozambique | 5.34 | 2011 | ||
18 | South Sudan | 5.1 | 2011 | ||
19 | Guinea | 5.09 | 2011 | ||
20 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.05 | 2011 | ||
21 | Republic of the Congo | 5.05 | 2011 | ||
22 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.04 | 2011 | ||
23 | Senegal | 5.02 | 2011 | ||
24 | Benin | 5.01 | 2011 | ||
25 | Liberia | 4.95 | 2011 | ||
26 | Cameroon | 4.94 | 2011 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 4.93 | 2011 | |||
27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.91 | 2011 | ||
28 | Eritrea | 4.88 | 2011 | ||
29 | Sierra Leone | 4.86 | 2011 | ||
30 | Comoros | 4.85 | 2011 | ||
31 | Mauritania | 4.78 | 2011 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 4.78 | 2011 | |||
32 | Ethiopia | 4.77 | 2011 | ||
33 | Togo | 4.75 | 2011 | ||
34 | Rwanda | 4.73 | 2011 | ||
35 | Madagascar | 4.59 | 2011 | ||
36 | Sudan | 4.56 | 2011 | ||
=37 | Kenya | 4.54 | 2011 | ||
=37 | Central African Republic | 4.54 | 2011 | ||
39 | Marshall Islands | 4.5 | 2007 | ||
40 | Yemen | 4.35 | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 4.3 | 2011 | |||
41 | Samoa | 4.28 | 2011 | ||
42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.22 | 2011 | ||
43 | Gabon | 4.18 | 2011 | ||
44 | Solomon Islands | 4.17 | 2011 | ||
45 | Iraq | 4.15 | 2011 | ||
46 | Ghana | 3.98 | 2011 | ||
47 | Guatemala | 3.91 | 2011 | ||
48 | Papua New Guinea | 3.9 | 2011 | ||
49 | Tonga | 3.86 | 2011 | ||
50 | Tajikistan | 3.81 | 2011 | ||
51 | Zimbabwe | 3.64 | 2011 | ||
52 | Djibouti | 3.53 | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.52 | 2011 | |||
53 | Swaziland | 3.48 | 2011 | ||
54 | Vanuatu | 3.46 | 2011 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 3.44 | 2011 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 3.42 | 2011 | |||
55 | Federated States of Micronesia | 3.4 | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 3.4 | 2011 | |||
56 | Jordan | 3.39 | 2011 | ||
57 | Pakistan | 3.35 | 2011 | ||
58 | Bolivia | 3.31 | 2011 | ||
59 | Haiti | 3.28 | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 3.2 | 2011 | |||
60 | Laos | 3.2 | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 3.17 | 2011 | |||
61 | Namibia | 3.17 | 2011 | ||
62 | Lesotho | 3.15 | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 3.12 | 2011 | |||
63 | Philippines | 3.11 | 2011 | ||
64 | Honduras | 3.1 | 2011 | ||
65 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.06 | 2011 | ||
66 | Syria | 3.04 | 2011 | ||
67 | Kiribati | 3.01 | 2011 | ||
68 | Israel | 3 | 2011 | ||
69 | Paraguay | 2.93 | 2011 | ||
70 | Cambodia | 2.93 | 2011 | ||
71 | Oman | 2.9 | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 2.88 | 2011 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 2.87 | 2011 | |||
72 | Egypt | 2.85 | 2011 | ||
73 | Algeria | 2.83 | 2011 | ||
74 | Saudi Arabia | 2.76 | 2011 | ||
75 | Belize | 2.76 | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 2.73 | 2011 | |||
76 | Botswana | 2.71 | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.7 | 2011 | |||
=77 | Kuwait | 2.65 | 2011 | ||
=77 | Morocco | 2.65 | 2011 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 2.65 | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.64 | 2011 | |||
79 | Fiji | 2.64 | 2011 | ||
80 | Guyana | 2.64 | 2011 | ||
81 | Ecuador | 2.62 | 2011 | ||
82 | Kazakhstan | 2.59 | 2011 | ||
83 | Nicaragua | 2.58 | 2011 | ||
84 | Dominican Republic | 2.55 | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 2.55 | 2011 | |||
85 | India | 2.53 | 2011 | ||
86 | Panama | 2.52 | 2011 | ||
87 | Uzbekistan | 2.5 | 2011 | ||
88 | Nepal | 2.5 | 2011 | ||
89 | Peru | 2.48 | 2011 | ||
90 | Libya | 2.47 | 2011 | ||
91 | Guam | 2.45 | 2011 | ||
92 | Mongolia | 2.45 | 2011 | ||
93 | Venezuela | 2.44 | 2011 | ||
94 | South Africa | 2.44 | 2011 | ||
95 | Indonesia | 2.4 | 2011 | ||
96 | Turkmenistan | 2.38 | 2011 | ||
97 | Cape Verde | 2.38 | 2011 | ||
98 | Sri Lanka | 2.35 | 2011 | ||
99 | Colombia | 2.35 | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2.34 | 2011 | |||
100 | Bhutan | 2.32 | 2011 | ||
101 | Suriname | 2.32 | 2011 | ||
102 | Maldives | 2.31 | 2011 | ||
103 | Jamaica | 2.31 | 2011 | ||
104 | Mexico | 2.25 | 2011 | ||
105 | Bangladesh | 2.24 | 2011 | ||
106 | El Salvador | 2.24 | 2011 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 2.23 | 2011 | |||
107 | Grenada | 2.22 | 2011 | ||
108 | Argentina | 2.2 | 2011 | ||
=109 | Kosovo | 2.2 | 2011 | ||
=109 | Curacao | 2.2 | 2010 | ||
111 | New Caledonia | 2.17 | 2011 | ||
112 | Tunisia | 2.13 | 2011 | ||
=113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.12 | 2011 | ||
=113 | Bahrain | 2.12 | 2011 | ||
115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.11 | 2002 | ||
=116 | Seychelles | 2.1 | 2011 | ||
=116 | New Zealand | 2.1 | 2011 | ||
=116 | Greenland | 2.1 | 2011 | ||
119 | French Polynesia | 2.09 | 2011 | ||
120 | Turkey | 2.08 | 2011 | ||
121 | Uruguay | 2.07 | 2011 | ||
122 | Qatar | 2.06 | 2011 | ||
123 | Ireland | 2.05 | 2011 | ||
124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.05 | 2011 | ||
125 | Brunei | 2.03 | 2011 | ||
126 | France | 2.03 | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2.03 | 2011 | |||
127 | Iceland | 2.02 | 2011 | ||
128 | North Korea | 2 | 2011 | ||
129 | Malaysia | 1.99 | 2011 | ||
=130 | Burma | 1.98 | 2011 | ||
=130 | United Kingdom | 1.98 | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 1.97 | 2011 | |||
132 | Saint Lucia | 1.96 | 2011 | ||
133 | Azerbaijan | 1.92 | 2011 | ||
134 | Iran | 1.91 | 2011 | ||
=135 | Sweden | 1.9 | 2011 | ||
=135 | Dominica | 1.9 | 2003 | ||
137 | The Bahamas | 1.9 | 2011 | ||
138 | United States | 1.89 | 2011 | ||
139 | Norway | 1.88 | 2011 | ||
140 | Australia | 1.87 | 2011 | ||
141 | Chile | 1.84 | 2011 | ||
142 | Barbados | 1.84 | 2011 | ||
143 | United Arab Emirates | 1.84 | 2011 | ||
144 | Belgium | 1.84 | 2011 | ||
145 | Finland | 1.83 | 2011 | ||
146 | Costa Rica | 1.83 | 2011 | ||
=147 | Georgia | 1.82 | 2011 | ||
=147 | Brazil | 1.82 | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1.81 | 2011 | |||
149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8 | 2011 | ||
150 | St. Martin (French part) | 1.8 | 2011 | ||
151 | Vietnam | 1.79 | 2011 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1.79 | 2009 | |||
152 | Bermuda | 1.76 | 2011 | ||
=153 | Netherlands | 1.76 | 2011 | ||
=153 | Lithuania | 1.76 | 2011 | ||
155 | Denmark | 1.75 | 2011 | ||
156 | Albania | 1.75 | 2011 | ||
157 | Armenia | 1.74 | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 1.72 | 2011 | |||
158 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.7 | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1.7 | 2011 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.7 | 2011 | |||
=159 | Aruba | 1.69 | 2011 | ||
=159 | Liechtenstein | 1.69 | 2011 | ||
161 | Montenegro | 1.69 | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.67 | 2011 | |||
162 | China | 1.66 | 2011 | ||
163 | Puerto Rico | 1.65 | 2011 | ||
164 | Isle of Man | 1.65 | 2002 | ||
165 | Canada | 1.63 | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 1.61 | 2011 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 1.59 | 2011 | |||
166 | European Union | 1.57 | 2011 | ||
167 | Slovenia | 1.56 | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1.56 | 2011 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 1.56 | 2011 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.54 | 2011 | |||
168 | Russia | 1.54 | 2011 | ||
169 | Palau | 1.53 | 2000 | ||
=170 | Switzerland | 1.52 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Estonia | 1.52 | 2011 | ||
=170 | Luxembourg | 1.52 | 2011 | ||
=173 | Belarus | 1.51 | 2011 | ||
=173 | Bulgaria | 1.51 | 2011 | ||
175 | Lebanon | 1.5 | 2011 | ||
176 | Cyprus | 1.47 | 2011 | ||
177 | Moldova | 1.47 | 2011 | ||
178 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2011 | ||
=179 | Ukraine | 1.46 | 2011 | ||
=179 | Cuba | 1.46 | 2011 | ||
=181 | Mauritius | 1.45 | 2011 | ||
=181 | Slovakia | 1.45 | 2011 | ||
183 | Channel Islands | 1.44 | 2011 | ||
184 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.44 | 2011 | ||
=185 | Czech Republic | 1.43 | 2011 | ||
=185 | Greece | 1.43 | 2011 | ||
187 | Thailand | 1.43 | 2011 | ||
188 | Austria | 1.42 | 2011 | ||
189 | Italy | 1.41 | 2011 | ||
190 | Japan | 1.39 | 2011 | ||
191 | Malta | 1.38 | 2011 | ||
=192 | Germany | 1.36 | 2011 | ||
=192 | Spain | 1.36 | 2011 | ||
=192 | Serbia | 1.36 | 2011 | ||
195 | Portugal | 1.35 | 2011 | ||
196 | Latvia | 1.34 | 2011 | ||
197 | Poland | 1.3 | 2011 | ||
198 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.25 | 2011 | ||
199 | Romania | 1.25 | 2011 | ||
200 | South Korea | 1.24 | 2011 | ||
201 | Hungary | 1.23 | 2011 | ||
202 | Andorra | 1.22 | 2010 | ||
203 | Hong Kong | 1.2 | 2011 | ||
204 | Singapore | 1.2 | 2011 | ||
205 | Macau | 1.03 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about People > Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman
- Niger ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Burundi ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Israel ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst High income OECD countries in 2011.
- Somalia ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Ireland ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst European Union in 2011.
- Kosovo ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Europe in 2011.
- Mali ranked second for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- Pakistan ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- Malawi ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Turkey ranked first for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman amongst NATO countries in 2011.
- Macau has ranked last for fertility > fertility rate, total > births per woman since 2000.