Fertility Rate

Global Ranking

births per womanSource: IMF

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	Angola	5.37	2020	6	5.44
7 ↑	Nigeria	5.25	2020	8	5.32
8 ↓	Burundi	5.24	2020	7	5.41
9	Burkina Faso	5.11	2019	9	5.27
10	Gambia	5.09	2020	10	5.22
11 ↑	Mozambique	4.78	2019	13	4.85
12	Tanzania	4.77	2020	12	4.89
13 ↓	Benin	4.7	2020	11	4.91
13 ↑	Uganda	4.7	2020	14	4.82
15 ↑	Ivory Coast	4.59	2019	16	4.65
16 ↑	Central African Republic	4.57	2020	17	4.64
17 ↓	Guinea	4.55	2020	15	4.7
18 ↑	Mauritania	4.5	2019	20	4.56
18 ↑	Zambia	4.5	2020	20	4.56
20	Senegal	4.49	2020	20	4.56
21 ↓	Republic of the Congo	4.48	2017	19	4.59
22 ↑	Cameroon	4.44	2020	23	4.51
23	Equatorial Guinea	4.43	2019	23	4.51
24 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	4.4	2019	18	4.63
25	Solomon Islands	4.31	2020	25	4.43
26	Sudan	4.29	2020	26	4.35
27	Rwanda	4.25	2013	27	4.32
27	Liberia	4.25	2019	27	4.32
29 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	4.21	2020	32	4.27
30 ↓	Togo	4.2	2020	27	4.32
31 ↓	Afghanistan	4.18	2020	27	4.32
32 ↑	Sierra Leone	4.08	2020	34	4.17
33 ↓	Comoros	4.07	2020	31	4.28
34 ↓	Eritrea	4.06	2018	33	4.22
35	Ethiopia	4.05	2020	35	4.15
35 ↑	Malawi	4.05	2020	36	4.13
37	Madagascar	4.03	2019	37	4.08
38	Gabon	3.87	2020	38	3.92
39	Samoa	3.79	2020	39	3.88
40	Ghana	3.77	2020	40	3.82
41 ↓	Pakistan	3.76	2013	40	3.82
42	Vanuatu	3.71	2020	42	3.78
43	Yemen	3.61	2020	43	3.7
44	Iraq	3.6	2019	44	3.67
45	Tajikistan	3.59	2018	45	3.62
46 ↑	Tonga	3.52	2019	47	3.56
47 ↑	Kiribati	3.49	2020	48	3.53
48 ↑	Papua New Guinea	3.48	2020	50	3.52
49 ↓	Zimbabwe	3.46	2020	48	3.53
50 ↓	Kenya	3.42	2019	46	3.57
51	Namibia	3.29	2020	51	3.45
52 ↑	Egypt	3.24	2020	53	3.28
53 ↑	Kazakhstan	3.13	2020	59	2.9
54	Lesotho	3.07	2020	54	3.14
55 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	3	2020	52	3.3
56 ↑	Micronesia	2.97	2020	57	3.01
57 ↓	Algeria	2.94	2020	56	3.02
58	Swaziland	2.92	2020	58	2.99
59 ↓	Israel	2.9	2020	55	3.09
59 ↑	Uzbekistan	2.9	2020	72	2.6
61 ↓	Haiti	2.84	2020	60	2.89
62 ↓	Mongolia	2.83	2020	60	2.89
63 ↑	Botswana	2.8	2020	64	2.84
64 ↓	Guatemala	2.78	2020	63	2.87
64 ↓	Oman	2.78	2020	60	2.89
66 ↓	Fiji	2.75	2019	65	2.77
67 ↓	Syria	2.73	2020	65	2.77
68 ↓	Turkmenistan	2.7	2020	67	2.74
69 ↓	Bolivia	2.65	2020	68	2.73
70	Jordan	2.64	2020	70	2.69
71 ↓	Djibouti	2.63	2020	68	2.73
72 ↓	Laos	2.58	2020	71	2.67
73	Cambodia	2.5	2018	73	2.59
74	Philippines	2.49	2020	74	2.58
75	Morocco	2.45	2017	75	2.52
76	Paraguay	2.43	2018	76	2.48
76 ↑	Honduras	2.43	2019	77	2.46
78	Guyana	2.42	2020	78	2.44
79 ↓	Panama	2.41	2020	78	2.44
80 ↑	Ecuador	2.38	2020	82	2.4
81	Suriname	2.37	2020	81	2.42
82 ↑	South Africa	2.36	2020	84	2.38
83 ↓	Nicaragua	2.35	2020	80	2.43
84 ↑	Dominican Republic	2.32	2019	86	2.35
85 ↓	Faroe Islands	2.3	2020	82	2.4
86 ↓	Seychelles	2.29	2020	85	2.36
87 ↑	Indonesia	2.27	2020	88	2.29
88 ↓	Belize	2.25	2020	87	2.31
88 ↑	Peru	2.25	2018	89	2.28
90 ↓	Saudi Arabia	2.24	2020	89	2.28
91	Argentina	2.23	2020	91	2.25
91	Venezuela	2.23	2020	91	2.25
93 ↑	Palau	2.21	2015	95	2.23
93	Cape Verde	2.21	2020	93	2.24
95 ↑	India	2.2	2019	96	2.22
95 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	2.2	2015	96	2.22
97 ↑	Sri Lanka	2.19	2019	98	2.2
98 ↓	Libya	2.17	2020	93	2.24
99 ↓	Tunisia	2.15	2020	98	2.2
99 ↑	Iran	2.15	2019	100	2.14
101	Mexico	2.1	2019	101	2.13
102 ↑	Kuwait	2.07	2020	103	2.08
103 ↓	Lebanon	2.06	2020	102	2.09
103 ↑	Georgia	2.06	2018	104	2.06
105 ↑	Vietnam	2.05	2019	108	2.04
106 ↓	Turkey	2.04	2020	104	2.06
107 ↑	Grenada	2.02	2020	108	2.04
107 ↓	El Salvador	2.02	2019	104	2.06
109 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	1.99	2019	111	1.99
109 ↓	Bangladesh	1.99	2020	108	2.04
111 ↓	Malaysia	1.98	2019	104	2.06
112 ↑	Jamaica	1.95	2020	113	1.98
112 ↑	Uruguay	1.95	2020	115	1.96
114 ↓	Bahrain	1.94	2020	111	1.99
115 ↓	Bhutan	1.93	2020	113	1.98
116	New Caledonia	1.92	2020	116	1.94
117	Aruba	1.9	2020	117	1.9
117	Dominica	1.9	2003	117	1.9
119 ↓	North Korea	1.89	2020	117	1.9
120 ↑	France	1.86	2019	123	1.87
121	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.85	2020	121	1.89
121 ↑	Nepal	1.85	2020	122	1.88
123	Maldives	1.84	2019	123	1.87
124 ↓	Qatar	1.83	2020	123	1.87
125 ↑	Brunei	1.8	2020	126	1.82
126 ↑	Colombia	1.77	2020	128	1.79
127 ↑	Armenia	1.76	2020	135	1.75
128 ↑	Montenegro	1.75	2020	132	1.76
128 ↓	Ireland	1.75	2018	127	1.81
130 ↑	Costa Rica	1.74	2019	135	1.75
130	Bahamas	1.74	2019	130	1.77
132 ↓	Azerbaijan	1.73	2018	117	1.9
132 ↓	United States	1.73	2018	130	1.77
134 ↑	Iceland	1.72	2020	142	1.71
135	Norway	1.71	2016	135	1.75
135 ↓	Sweden	1.71	2019	132	1.76
135 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	1.71	2019	139	1.73
135 ↑	Brazil	1.71	2020	139	1.73
135 ↑	Czech Republic	1.71	2018	159	1.53
140 ↑	China	1.7	2020	143	1.7
141 ↑	Denmark	1.67	2020	143	1.7
142 ↓	United Kingdom	1.63	2019	128	1.79
142 ↑	Barbados	1.63	2020	149	1.62
142 ↑	Chile	1.63	2019	147	1.65
145 ↑	Lithuania	1.61	2019	148	1.63
145 ↓	New Zealand	1.61	2020	141	1.72
147 ↑	Slovenia	1.6	2020	151	1.61
147 ↑	Belgium	1.6	2019	149	1.62
147 ↓	Romania	1.6	2020	132	1.76
150 ↓	Albania	1.58	2020	145	1.66
150 ↓	Australia	1.58	2020	138	1.74
150 ↓	Estonia	1.58	2020	145	1.66
150 ↑	Bulgaria	1.58	2019	155	1.56
154 ↑	Slovakia	1.57	2019	157	1.54
155 ↑	Hungary	1.56	2020	156	1.55
156 ↓	Latvia	1.55	2020	152	1.6
156 ↓	Netherlands	1.55	2020	153	1.59
158 ↓	Germany	1.53	2020	157	1.54
159 ↓	Russia	1.5	2019	154	1.58
159 ↑	Thailand	1.5	2020	160	1.52
161 ↓	Serbia	1.48	2020	160	1.52
162 ↑	Croatia	1.47	2019	171	1.41
163 ↓	Switzerland	1.46	2020	160	1.52
163	Liechtenstein	1.46	2020	163	1.48
163 ↑	Austria	1.46	2019	164	1.47
166 ↑	Mauritius	1.44	2020	173	1.4
167 ↓	Saint Lucia	1.42	2019	166	1.44
168	Portugal	1.4	2020	168	1.42
168 ↓	Canada	1.4	2020	164	1.47
170 ↑	United Arab Emirates	1.39	2019	171	1.41
171 ↓	Poland	1.38	2020	166	1.44
171 ↑	Belarus	1.38	2020	175	1.38
173 ↑	Finland	1.37	2020	176	1.35
173 ↑	Luxembourg	1.37	2020	174	1.39
175 ↑	Greece	1.34	2020	176	1.35
175 ↓	Japan	1.34	2020	168	1.42
177 ↑	Cyprus	1.31	2020	179	1.32
178 ↓	Macedonia	1.3	2020	168	1.42
178 ↑	Bermuda	1.3	2020	180	1.3
180 ↑	Moldova	1.28	2020	182	1.27
181 ↑	Andorra	1.27	2010	185	1.25
182 ↑	San Marino	1.26	2012	192
183 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.24	2020	185	1.25
183 ↓	Italy	1.24	2020	182	1.27
183 ↑	Macao	1.24	2020	187	1.22
186 ↓	Spain	1.23	2020	178	1.34
187 ↓	Ukraine	1.22	2020	180	1.3
188 ↓	Malta	1.13	2020	184	1.26
189 ↓	Singapore	1.1	2020	188	1.14
190 ↓	Puerto Rico	0.9	2020	189	1.1
191 ↓	Hong Kong	0.87	2020	190	1.05
192 ↓	South Korea	0.84	2020	191	0.98

Definition of Fertility Rate

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.