| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 6.74 | 2020 | 1 | 6.91 |
| 2 | Somalia | 5.89 | 2020 | 2 | 6.07 |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.82 | 2019 | 3 | 5.92 |
| 4 | Mali | 5.69 | 2020 | 4 | 5.78 |
| 5 | Chad | 5.55 | 2020 | 5 | 5.65 |
| 6 ↑ | Nigeria | 5.25 | 2020 | 7 | 5.32 |
| 7 ↓ | Burundi | 5.24 | 2020 | 6 | 5.41 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 5.11 | 2019 | 8 | 5.27 |
| 9 | Gambia | 5.09 | 2020 | 9 | 5.22 |
| 10 ↑ | Mozambique | 4.78 | 2019 | 12 | 4.85 |
| 11 | Tanzania | 4.77 | 2020 | 11 | 4.89 |
| 12 ↓ | Benin | 4.7 | 2020 | 10 | 4.91 |
| 12 ↑ | Uganda | 4.7 | 2020 | 13 | 4.82 |
| 14 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 4.59 | 2019 | 15 | 4.65 |
| 15 ↑ | Central African Republic | 4.57 | 2020 | 16 | 4.64 |
| 16 ↓ | Guinea | 4.55 | 2020 | 14 | 4.7 |
| 17 ↑ | Mauritania | 4.5 | 2019 | 19 | 4.56 |
| 17 ↑ | Zambia | 4.5 | 2020 | 19 | 4.56 |
| 19 | Senegal | 4.49 | 2020 | 19 | 4.56 |
| 20 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 4.48 | 2017 | 18 | 4.59 |
| 21 ↑ | Cameroon | 4.44 | 2020 | 22 | 4.51 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.43 | 2019 | 22 | 4.51 |
| 23 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 4.4 | 2019 | 17 | 4.63 |
| 24 | Sudan | 4.29 | 2020 | 24 | 4.35 |
| 25 | Rwanda | 4.25 | 2013 | 25 | 4.32 |
| 25 | Liberia | 4.25 | 2019 | 25 | 4.32 |
| 27 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.21 | 2020 | 29 | 4.27 |
| 28 ↓ | Togo | 4.2 | 2020 | 25 | 4.32 |
| 29 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 4.08 | 2020 | 31 | 4.17 |
| 30 ↓ | Comoros | 4.07 | 2020 | 28 | 4.28 |
| 31 ↓ | Eritrea | 4.06 | 2018 | 30 | 4.22 |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 4.05 | 2020 | 32 | 4.15 |
| 32 ↑ | Malawi | 4.05 | 2020 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 34 | Madagascar | 4.03 | 2019 | 34 | 4.08 |
| 35 | Gabon | 3.87 | 2020 | 35 | 3.92 |
| 36 | Ghana | 3.77 | 2020 | 36 | 3.82 |
| 37 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 3.46 | 2020 | 38 | 3.53 |
| 38 ↓ | Kenya | 3.42 | 2019 | 37 | 3.57 |
| 39 | Namibia | 3.29 | 2020 | 39 | 3.45 |
| 40 | Egypt | 3.24 | 2020 | 40 | 3.28 |
| 41 | Lesotho | 3.07 | 2020 | 41 | 3.14 |
| 42 | Algeria | 2.94 | 2020 | 42 | 3.02 |
| 43 | Swaziland | 2.92 | 2020 | 43 | 2.99 |
| 44 | Botswana | 2.8 | 2020 | 44 | 2.84 |
| 45 | Djibouti | 2.63 | 2020 | 45 | 2.73 |
| 46 | Morocco | 2.45 | 2017 | 46 | 2.52 |
| 47 | South Africa | 2.36 | 2020 | 47 | 2.38 |
| 48 | Seychelles | 2.29 | 2020 | 48 | 2.36 |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 2.21 | 2020 | 49 | 2.24 |
| 50 ↓ | Libya | 2.17 | 2020 | 49 | 2.24 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 2.15 | 2020 | 51 | 2.2 |
| 52 | Mauritius | 1.44 | 2020 | 52 | 1.4 |
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 age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
