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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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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 BurundiBurundi 5.99 children born/woman 2013
7 ZambiaZambia 5.81 children born/woman 2013
=8 AfghanistanAfghanistan 5.54 children born/woman 2013
=8 South SudanSouth Sudan 5.54 children born/woman 2013
=10 AngolaAngola 5.49 children born/woman 2013
=10 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 5.49 children born/woman 2013
12 MozambiqueMozambique 5.34 children born/woman 2013
=13 NigeriaNigeria 5.31 children born/woman 2013
=13 EthiopiaEthiopia 5.31 children born/woman 2013
15 MalawiMalawi 5.26 children born/woman 2013
16 East TimorEast Timor 5.22 children born/woman 2013
17 BeninBenin 5.13 children born/woman 2013
18 TanzaniaTanzania 5.01 children born/woman 2013
19 GuineaGuinea 4.99 children born/woman 2013
20 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 4.95 children born/woman 2013
21 LiberiaLiberia 4.92 children born/woman 2013
22 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.87 children born/woman 2013
23 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.81 children born/woman 2013
24 ChadChad 4.8 children born/woman 2013
25 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4.74 children born/woman 2013
26 RwandaRwanda 4.71 children born/woman 2013
27 SenegalSenegal 4.61 children born/woman 2013
28 TogoTogo 4.58 children born/woman 2013
=29 GabonGabon 4.52 children born/woman 2013
=29 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4.52 children born/woman 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 4.45 children born/woman 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 4.42 children born/woman 2013
31 Gaza StripGaza Strip 4.41 children born/woman 2013
32 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4.37 children born/woman 2013
33 MadagascarMadagascar 4.36 children born/woman 2013
34 YemenYemen 4.27 children born/woman 2013
35 EritreaEritrea 4.25 children born/woman 2013
=36 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 4.15 children born/woman 2013
=36 MauritaniaMauritania 4.15 children born/woman 2013
38 GhanaGhana 4.12 children born/woman 2013
39 SudanSudan 4.05 children born/woman 2013
=40 CameroonCameroon 4 children born/woman 2013
=40 MayotteMayotte 4 children born/woman 2011
42 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.98 children born/woman 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 3.94 children born/woman 2013
43 ComorosComoros 3.93 children born/woman 2013
44 KenyaKenya 3.76 children born/woman 2013
45 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.73 children born/woman 2013
46 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.58 children born/woman 2013
47 IraqIraq 3.5 children born/woman 2013
48 VanuatuVanuatu 3.47 children born/woman 2013
49 TongaTonga 3.46 children born/woman 2013
50 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3.44 children born/woman 2013
51 JordanJordan 3.32 children born/woman 2013
52 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3.31 children born/woman 2013
53 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 3.29 children born/woman 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.23 children born/woman 2013
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 3.14 children born/woman 2013
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 3.14 children born/woman 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.12 children born/woman 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 3.1 children born/woman 2013
54 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.1 children born/woman 2013
=55 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.08 children born/woman 2013
=55 BelizeBelize 3.08 children born/woman 2013
57 TuvaluTuvalu 3.06 children born/woman 2013
58 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3.04 children born/woman 2013
59 SamoaSamoa 3.03 children born/woman 2013
=60 LaosLaos 2.98 children born/woman 2013
=60 NauruNauru 2.98 children born/woman 2013
=60 French GuianaFrench Guiana 2.98 children born/woman 2006
=63 PakistanPakistan 2.96 children born/woman 2013
=63 SwazilandSwaziland 2.96 children born/woman 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 2.95 children born/woman 2013
65 HondurasHonduras 2.94 children born/woman 2013
66 West BankWest Bank 2.91 children born/woman 2013
67 EgyptEgypt 2.9 children born/woman 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 2.89 children born/woman 2013
68 HaitiHaiti 2.88 children born/woman 2013
69 BoliviaBolivia 2.87 children born/woman 2013
70 OmanOman 2.86 children born/woman 2013
71 LesothoLesotho 2.83 children born/woman 2013
72 TajikistanTajikistan 2.8 children born/woman 2013
73 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.78 children born/woman 2013
74 SyriaSyria 2.77 children born/woman 2013
75 CambodiaCambodia 2.72 children born/woman 2013
76 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2.71 children born/woman 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 2.69 children born/woman 2013
77 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 2.68 children born/woman 2012
78 IsraelIsrael 2.65 children born/woman 2013
79 KiribatiKiribati 2.63 children born/woman 2013
80 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.61 children born/woman 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 2.6 children born/woman 2013
81 KuwaitKuwait 2.56 children born/woman 2013
=82 DjiboutiDjibouti 2.55 children born/woman 2013
=82 IndiaIndia 2.55 children born/woman 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.55 children born/woman 2013
84 FijiFiji 2.54 children born/woman 2013
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 2.5 children born/woman 2013
85 BangladeshBangladesh 2.5 children born/woman 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.49 children born/woman 2013
86 ReunionReunion 2.45 children born/woman 2006
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 2.45 children born/woman 2013
=87 GuamGuam 2.41 children born/woman 2013
=87 BotswanaBotswana 2.41 children born/woman 2013
89 PanamaPanama 2.4 children born/woman 2013
=90 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 2.39 children born/woman 2013
=90 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.39 children born/woman 2013
=90 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.39 children born/woman 2013
93 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.38 children born/woman 2013
=94 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.37 children born/woman 2013
=94 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.37 children born/woman 2013
96 NepalNepal 2.36 children born/woman 2013
=97 NamibiaNamibia 2.33 children born/woman 2013
=97 EcuadorEcuador 2.33 children born/woman 2013
99 Cook IslandsCook Islands 2.31 children born/woman 2013
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.28 children born/woman 2013
100 ArgentinaArgentina 2.27 children born/woman 2013
=101 MexicoMexico 2.25 children born/woman 2013
=101 PeruPeru 2.25 children born/woman 2013
=101 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.25 children born/woman 2013
=104 BurmaBurma 2.21 children born/woman 2013
=104 GuyanaGuyana 2.21 children born/woman 2013
=104 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.21 children born/woman 2013
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.2 children born/woman 2013
108 MongoliaMongolia 2.18 children born/woman 2013
109 MoroccoMorocco 2.17 children born/woman 2013
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 2.16 children born/woman 2013
Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile) 2.15 children born/woman 2013
110 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.15 children born/woman 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.14 children born/woman 2013
=111 GrenadaGrenada 2.12 children born/woman 2013
=111 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2.12 children born/woman 2013
=113 ColombiaColombia 2.1 children born/woman 2013
=113 TurkeyTurkey 2.1 children born/woman 2013
=115 JamaicaJamaica 2.09 children born/woman 2013
=115 LibyaLibya 2.09 children born/woman 2013
=117 GreenlandGreenland 2.08 children born/woman 2013
=117 FranceFrance 2.08 children born/woman 2013
119 BhutanBhutan 2.07 children born/woman 2013
=120 United StatesUnited States 2.06 children born/woman 2013
=120 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.06 children born/woman 2013
=120 DominicaDominica 2.06 children born/woman 2013
123 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 2.05 children born/woman 2013
=124 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 2.04 children born/woman 2013
=124 SurinameSuriname 2.04 children born/woman 2013
126 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.03 children born/woman 2013
127 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 2.02 children born/woman 2013
=128 TunisiaTunisia 2.01 children born/woman 2013
=128 ParaguayParaguay 2.01 children born/woman 2013
=128 IrelandIreland 2.01 children born/woman 2013
=131 North KoreaNorth Korea 1.99 children born/woman 2013
=131 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.99 children born/woman 2013
133 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1.98 children born/woman 2008
=134 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1.97 children born/woman 2013
=134 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.97 children born/woman 2013
136 BermudaBermuda 1.96 children born/woman 2013
137 Isle of ManIsle of Man 1.95 children born/woman 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1.93 children born/woman 2013
138 GibraltarGibraltar 1.93 children born/woman 2013
=139 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.92 children born/woman 2013
=139 QatarQatar 1.92 children born/woman 2013
141 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.91 children born/woman 2013
=142 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1.9 children born/woman 2013
=142 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 1.9 children born/woman 2006
144 SeychellesSeychelles 1.89 children born/woman 2013
145 IcelandIceland 1.88 children born/woman 2013
=146 VietnamVietnam 1.87 children born/woman 2013
=146 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1.87 children born/woman 2013
=148 UruguayUruguay 1.86 children born/woman 2013
=148 IranIran 1.86 children born/woman 2013
=148 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1.86 children born/woman 2013
151 ChileChile 1.85 children born/woman 2013
152 ArubaAruba 1.84 children born/woman 2013
=153 BruneiBrunei 1.83 children born/woman 2013
=153 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.83 children born/woman 2013
=153 BahrainBahrain 1.83 children born/woman 2013
156 BrazilBrazil 1.81 children born/woman 2013
157 MartiniqueMartinique 1.79 children born/woman 2006
=158 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1.78 children born/woman 2013
=158 MaldivesMaldives 1.78 children born/woman 2013
=158 MauritiusMauritius 1.78 children born/woman 2013
=158 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.78 children born/woman 2013
=158 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1.78 children born/woman 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=163 AustraliaAustralia 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=163 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=163 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=163 NorwayNorway 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=163 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 1.77 children born/woman 2013
=168 AnguillaAnguilla 1.75 children born/woman 2013
=168 LebanonLebanon 1.75 children born/woman 2013
=170 FinlandFinland 1.73 children born/woman 2013
=170 DenmarkDenmark 1.73 children born/woman 2013
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 1.72 children born/woman 2013
172 PalauPalau 1.72 children born/woman 2013
173 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.71 children born/woman 2013
174 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1.7 children born/woman 2013
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1.7 children born/woman 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.69 children born/woman 2013
175 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 1.69 children born/woman 2013
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 1.69 children born/woman 2013
176 BarbadosBarbados 1.68 children born/woman 2013
177 SwedenSweden 1.67 children born/woman 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.66 children born/woman 2013
=178 JerseyJersey 1.66 children born/woman 2013
=178 ThailandThailand 1.66 children born/woman 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1.66 children born/woman 2013
180 BelgiumBelgium 1.65 children born/woman 2013
181 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.64 children born/woman 2013
182 RussiaRussia 1.61 children born/woman 2013
=183 CanadaCanada 1.59 children born/woman 2013
=183 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.59 children born/woman 2013
=185 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 1.57 children born/woman 2013
=185 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 1.57 children born/woman 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.56 children born/woman 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.55 children born/woman 2013
=187 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 1.55 children born/woman 2013
=187 MoldovaMoldova 1.55 children born/woman 2013
=187 ChinaChina 1.55 children born/woman 2013
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.55 children born/woman 2013
190 GuernseyGuernsey 1.54 children born/woman 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.53 children born/woman 2013
=191 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.53 children born/woman 2013
=191 MaltaMalta 1.53 children born/woman 2013
Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile) 1.52 children born/woman 2013
=193 MonacoMonaco 1.51 children born/woman 2013
=193 PortugalPortugal 1.51 children born/woman 2013
=193 European UnionEuropean Union 1.51 children born/woman 2010
196 AlbaniaAlbania 1.49 children born/woman 2013
=197 SpainSpain 1.48 children born/woman 2013
=197 San MarinoSan Marino 1.48 children born/woman 2013
=199 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.46 children born/woman 2013
=199 CyprusCyprus 1.46 children born/woman 2013
=199 CubaCuba 1.46 children born/woman 2013
=199 BelarusBelarus 1.46 children born/woman 2013
=203 EstoniaEstonia 1.45 children born/woman 2013
=203 CroatiaCroatia 1.45 children born/woman 2013
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1.43 children born/woman 2013
205 BulgariaBulgaria 1.43 children born/woman 2013
=206 AustriaAustria 1.42 children born/woman 2013
=206 GermanyGermany 1.42 children born/woman 2013
=208 ItalyItaly 1.41 children born/woman 2013
=208 HungaryHungary 1.41 children born/woman 2013
=208 SerbiaSerbia 1.41 children born/woman 2013
=211 GreeceGreece 1.4 children born/woman 2013
=211 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1.4 children born/woman 2011
=213 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.39 children born/woman 2013
=213 ArmeniaArmenia 1.39 children born/woman 2013
=213 JapanJapan 1.39 children born/woman 2013
216 AndorraAndorra 1.37 children born/woman 2013
217 LatviaLatvia 1.34 children born/woman 2013
=218 SloveniaSlovenia 1.32 children born/woman 2013
=218 PolandPoland 1.32 children born/woman 2013
220 RomaniaRomania 1.31 children born/woman 2013
=221 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.29 children born/woman 2013
=221 UkraineUkraine 1.29 children born/woman 2013
=223 LithuaniaLithuania 1.28 children born/woman 2013
=223 MontserratMontserrat 1.28 children born/woman 2013
225 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.25 children born/woman 2013
=226 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.24 children born/woman 2013
=226 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 1.24 children born/woman 2013
=228 Hong KongHong Kong 1.11 children born/woman 2013
=228 TaiwanTaiwan 1.11 children born/woman 2013
230 MacauMacau 0.93 children born/woman 2013
231 SingaporeSingapore 0.79 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.

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Norways total fertility rate was 1.96 in 2008. Not 1.78 as stated in the table.
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

Nerd

Nerd

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Ok, there are hoo ha over the recent report that Malaysia's TFR is at 2.2, rather than 2.9 something. How can we confirm this fact?

Posted on 25 Nov 2009

Alan

Alan

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In Lithuania now it's 1.47 per woman

Posted on 06 Nov 2009

Lithuanian20

Lithuanian20

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My country is so f-uped that people don't wanna breed anymore. Or Maybe for once in 5000 years, women of my nation feel liberated in this respect!

Posted on 07 Sep 2009

ng

ng

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It seems that even if you fix the numbers in error on this table the point is the same. Nations fail to follow God's general revelation from the Bible to keep personal responsibility, marriage, family, government and nationalism all in check by keeping corruption out of them. Those nations will be removed from history. Nations that heed God's advice are sustained within a four generational cycle so maybe poor people have more going for them than we think.

Posted on 18 Aug 2009

T.F.

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Most of the data in this table is wrong. Check for example the latest TFR of UK or Sweden in their respective statistical office to confirm. UK is 1.95 in 2008, not 1.66. Sweden is 1.91, not 1.67. Finland is 1.85, not 1.73.

Posted on 21 Jul 2009

Frederic Payeur

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