Heavily indebted countries Compared by People > Total fertility rate

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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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Malawi	5.26 children born/woman	2013
2	Sao Tome and Principe	4.81 children born/woman	2013
3	Eritrea	4.25 children born/woman	2013
4	Sudan	4.05 children born/woman	2013
5	Zimbabwe	3.58 children born/woman	2013
6	Jordan	3.32 children born/woman	2013
7	Belize	3.08 children born/woman	2013
8	Egypt	2.9 children born/woman	2013
9	Israel	2.65 children born/woman	2013
10	Cape Verde	2.39 children born/woman	2013
11	Morocco	2.17 children born/woman	2013
12	Sri Lanka	2.15 children born/woman	2013
13	Grenada	2.12 children born/woman	2013
14	Jamaica	2.09 children born/woman	2013
15	France	2.08 children born/woman	2013
=16	United States	2.06 children born/woman	2013
=16	Dominica	2.06 children born/woman	2013
18	Antigua and Barbuda	2.04 children born/woman	2013
19	Ireland	2.01 children born/woman	2013
20	United Kingdom	1.9 children born/woman	2013
21	Seychelles	1.89 children born/woman	2013
22	Iceland	1.88 children born/woman	2013
23	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.87 children born/woman	2013
=24	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.78 children born/woman	2013
=24	Saint Lucia	1.78 children born/woman	2013
=24	Netherlands	1.78 children born/woman	2013
27	Lebanon	1.75 children born/woman	2013
28	Barbados	1.68 children born/woman	2013
29	Belgium	1.65 children born/woman	2013
30	Puerto Rico	1.64 children born/woman	2013
31	Canada	1.59 children born/woman	2013
32	Malta	1.53 children born/woman	2013
33	Portugal	1.51 children born/woman	2013
34	Spain	1.48 children born/woman	2013
35	Cyprus	1.46 children born/woman	2013
=36	Austria	1.42 children born/woman	2013
=36	Germany	1.42 children born/woman	2013
=38	Italy	1.41 children born/woman	2013
=38	Hungary	1.41 children born/woman	2013
=38	Serbia	1.41 children born/woman	2013
41	Greece	1.4 children born/woman	2013
42	Japan	1.39 children born/woman	2013
43	Singapore	0.79 children born/woman	2013

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