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DEFINITION:
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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |