# Fertility rate: all countries and regions

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/fertility).

## Countries

| Country | Latest year | Value (live births per woman) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Afghanistan](/fertility/afghanistan) | 2023 | 4.84 |
| [Albania](/fertility/albania) | 2023 | 1.348 |
| [Algeria](/fertility/algeria) | 2023 | 2.766 |
| [American Samoa](/fertility/american-samoa) | 2023 | 2.286 |
| [Andorra](/fertility/andorra) | 2023 | 1.082 |
| [Angola](/fertility/angola) | 2023 | 5.124 |
| [Anguilla](/fertility/anguilla) | 2023 | 1.364 |
| [Antigua and Barbuda](/fertility/antigua-and-barbuda) | 2023 | 1.578 |
| [Argentina](/fertility/argentina) | 2023 | 1.5 |
| [Armenia](/fertility/armenia) | 2023 | 1.714 |
| [Aruba](/fertility/aruba) | 2023 | 1.602 |
| [Australia](/fertility/australia) | 2023 | 1.638 |
| [Austria](/fertility/austria) | 2023 | 1.317 |
| [Azerbaijan](/fertility/azerbaijan) | 2023 | 1.67 |
| [Bahamas](/fertility/bahamas) | 2023 | 1.373 |
| [Bahrain](/fertility/bahrain) | 2023 | 1.824 |
| [Bangladesh](/fertility/bangladesh) | 2023 | 2.163 |
| [Barbados](/fertility/barbados) | 2023 | 1.708 |
| [Belarus](/fertility/belarus) | 2023 | 1.208 |
| [Belgium](/fertility/belgium) | 2023 | 1.379 |
| [Belize](/fertility/belize) | 2023 | 2.007 |
| [Benin](/fertility/benin) | 2023 | 4.556 |
| [Bermuda](/fertility/bermuda) | 2023 | 1.401 |
| [Bhutan](/fertility/bhutan) | 2023 | 1.462 |
| [Bolivia](/fertility/bolivia) | 2023 | 2.547 |
| [Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba](/fertility/bonaire-sint-eustatius-and-saba) | 2023 | 1.473 |
| [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/fertility/bosnia-and-herzegovina) | 2023 | 1.486 |
| [Botswana](/fertility/botswana) | 2023 | 2.732 |
| [Brazil](/fertility/brazil) | 2023 | 1.619 |
| [British Virgin Islands](/fertility/british-virgin-islands) | 2023 | 1.045 |
| [Brunei](/fertility/brunei) | 2023 | 1.747 |
| [Bulgaria](/fertility/bulgaria) | 2023 | 1.749 |
| [Burkina Faso](/fertility/burkina-faso) | 2023 | 4.186 |
| [Burundi](/fertility/burundi) | 2023 | 4.878 |
| [Cambodia](/fertility/cambodia) | 2023 | 2.579 |
| [Cameroon](/fertility/cameroon) | 2023 | 4.322 |
| [Canada](/fertility/canada) | 2023 | 1.349 |
| [Cape Verde](/fertility/cape-verde) | 2023 | 1.522 |
| [Cayman Islands](/fertility/cayman-islands) | 2023 | 1.531 |
| [Central African Republic](/fertility/central-african-republic) | 2023 | 6.012 |
| [Chad](/fertility/chad) | 2023 | 6.12 |
| [Chile](/fertility/chile) | 2023 | 1.167 |
| [China](/fertility/china) | 2023 | 0.999 |
| [Colombia](/fertility/colombia) | 2023 | 1.645 |
| [Comoros](/fertility/comoros) | 2023 | 3.878 |
| [Congo](/fertility/congo) | 2023 | 4.157 |
| [Cook Islands](/fertility/cook-islands) | 2023 | 2.045 |
| [Costa Rica](/fertility/costa-rica) | 2023 | 1.33 |
| [Cote d'Ivoire](/fertility/cote-d-ivoire) | 2023 | 4.283 |
| [Croatia](/fertility/croatia) | 2023 | 1.468 |
| [Cuba](/fertility/cuba) | 2023 | 1.439 |
| [Curacao](/fertility/curacao) | 2023 | 1.073 |
| [Cyprus](/fertility/cyprus) | 2023 | 1.389 |
| [Czechia](/fertility/czechia) | 2023 | 1.448 |
| [Democratic Republic of Congo](/fertility/democratic-republic-of-congo) | 2023 | 6.051 |
| [Denmark](/fertility/denmark) | 2023 | 1.511 |
| [Djibouti](/fertility/djibouti) | 2023 | 2.609 |
| [Dominica](/fertility/dominica) | 2023 | 1.484 |
| [Dominican Republic](/fertility/dominican-republic) | 2023 | 2.243 |
| [East Timor](/fertility/east-timor) | 2023 | 2.707 |
| [Ecuador](/fertility/ecuador) | 2023 | 1.823 |
| [Egypt](/fertility/egypt) | 2023 | 2.75 |
| [El Salvador](/fertility/el-salvador) | 2023 | 1.775 |
| [Equatorial Guinea](/fertility/equatorial-guinea) | 2023 | 4.081 |
| [Eritrea](/fertility/eritrea) | 2023 | 3.713 |
| [Estonia](/fertility/estonia) | 2023 | 1.35 |
| [Eswatini](/fertility/eswatini) | 2023 | 2.753 |
| [Ethiopia](/fertility/ethiopia) | 2023 | 3.989 |
| [Falkland Islands](/fertility/falkland-islands) | 2023 | 1.685 |
| [Faroe Islands](/fertility/faroe-islands) | 2023 | 2.24 |
| [Fiji](/fertility/fiji) | 2023 | 2.281 |
| [Finland](/fertility/finland) | 2023 | 1.28 |
| [France](/fertility/france) | 2023 | 1.639 |
| [French Guiana](/fertility/french-guiana) | 2023 | 3.388 |
| [French Polynesia](/fertility/french-polynesia) | 2023 | 1.501 |
| [Gabon](/fertility/gabon) | 2023 | 3.647 |
| [Gambia](/fertility/gambia) | 2023 | 4.006 |
| [Georgia](/fertility/georgia) | 2023 | 1.81 |
| [Germany](/fertility/germany) | 2023 | 1.441 |
| [Ghana](/fertility/ghana) | 2023 | 3.397 |
| [Gibraltar](/fertility/gibraltar) | 2023 | 1.888 |
| [Greece](/fertility/greece) | 2023 | 1.334 |
| [Greenland](/fertility/greenland) | 2023 | 1.95 |
| [Grenada](/fertility/grenada) | 2023 | 1.487 |
| [Guadeloupe](/fertility/guadeloupe) | 2023 | 2.089 |
| [Guam](/fertility/guam) | 2023 | 2.781 |
| [Guatemala](/fertility/guatemala) | 2023 | 2.311 |
| [Guernsey](/fertility/guernsey) | 2023 | 1.362 |
| [Guinea](/fertility/guinea) | 2023 | 4.217 |
| [Guinea-Bissau](/fertility/guinea-bissau) | 2023 | 3.836 |
| [Guyana](/fertility/guyana) | 2023 | 2.412 |
| [Haiti](/fertility/haiti) | 2023 | 2.656 |
| [Honduras](/fertility/honduras) | 2023 | 2.5 |
| [Hong Kong](/fertility/hong-kong) | 2023 | 0.717 |
| [Hungary](/fertility/hungary) | 2023 | 1.486 |
| [Iceland](/fertility/iceland) | 2023 | 1.54 |
| [India](/fertility/india) | 2023 | 1.975 |
| [Indonesia](/fertility/indonesia) | 2023 | 2.127 |
| [Iran](/fertility/iran) | 2023 | 1.695 |
| [Iraq](/fertility/iraq) | 2023 | 3.249 |
| [Ireland](/fertility/ireland) | 2023 | 1.598 |
| [Isle of Man](/fertility/isle-of-man) | 2023 | 1.548 |
| [Israel](/fertility/israel) | 2023 | 2.83 |
| [Italy](/fertility/italy) | 2023 | 1.198 |
| [Jamaica](/fertility/jamaica) | 2023 | 1.358 |
| [Japan](/fertility/japan) | 2023 | 1.208 |
| [Jersey](/fertility/jersey) | 2023 | 1.371 |
| [Jordan](/fertility/jordan) | 2023 | 2.639 |
| [Kazakhstan](/fertility/kazakhstan) | 2023 | 3.012 |
| [Kenya](/fertility/kenya) | 2023 | 3.208 |
| [Kiribati](/fertility/kiribati) | 2023 | 3.147 |
| [Kuwait](/fertility/kuwait) | 2023 | 1.525 |
| [Kyrgyzstan](/fertility/kyrgyzstan) | 2023 | 2.8 |
| [Laos](/fertility/laos) | 2023 | 2.421 |
| [Latvia](/fertility/latvia) | 2023 | 1.338 |
| [Lebanon](/fertility/lebanon) | 2023 | 2.239 |
| [Lesotho](/fertility/lesotho) | 2023 | 2.694 |
| [Liberia](/fertility/liberia) | 2023 | 3.95 |
| [Libya](/fertility/libya) | 2023 | 2.355 |
| [Liechtenstein](/fertility/liechtenstein) | 2023 | 1.537 |
| [Lithuania](/fertility/lithuania) | 2023 | 1.201 |
| [Luxembourg](/fertility/luxembourg) | 2023 | 1.396 |
| [Macao](/fertility/macao) | 2023 | 0.662 |
| [Madagascar](/fertility/madagascar) | 2023 | 3.972 |
| [Malawi](/fertility/malawi) | 2023 | 3.648 |
| [Malaysia](/fertility/malaysia) | 2023 | 1.55 |
| [Maldives](/fertility/maldives) | 2023 | 1.575 |
| [Mali](/fertility/mali) | 2023 | 5.614 |
| [Malta](/fertility/malta) | 2023 | 1.098 |
| [Marshall Islands](/fertility/marshall-islands) | 2023 | 2.919 |
| [Martinique](/fertility/martinique) | 2023 | 2.009 |
| [Mauritania](/fertility/mauritania) | 2023 | 4.697 |
| [Mauritius](/fertility/mauritius) | 2023 | 1.241 |
| [Mayotte](/fertility/mayotte) | 2023 | 4.616 |
| [Mexico](/fertility/mexico) | 2023 | 1.91 |
| [Micronesia (country)](/fertility/micronesia-country) | 2023 | 2.748 |
| [Moldova](/fertility/moldova) | 2023 | 1.731 |
| [Monaco](/fertility/monaco) | 2023 | 2.11 |
| [Mongolia](/fertility/mongolia) | 2023 | 2.685 |
| [Montenegro](/fertility/montenegro) | 2023 | 1.803 |
| [Montserrat](/fertility/montserrat) | 2023 | 1.444 |
| [Morocco](/fertility/morocco) | 2023 | 2.23 |
| [Mozambique](/fertility/mozambique) | 2023 | 4.763 |
| [Myanmar](/fertility/myanmar) | 2023 | 2.115 |
| [Namibia](/fertility/namibia) | 2023 | 3.212 |
| [Nauru](/fertility/nauru) | 2023 | 3.331 |
| [Nepal](/fertility/nepal) | 2023 | 1.984 |
| [Netherlands](/fertility/netherlands) | 2023 | 1.43 |
| [New Caledonia](/fertility/new-caledonia) | 2023 | 1.98 |
| [New Zealand](/fertility/new-zealand) | 2023 | 1.667 |
| [Nicaragua](/fertility/nicaragua) | 2023 | 2.218 |
| [Niger](/fertility/niger) | 2023 | 6.061 |
| [Nigeria](/fertility/nigeria) | 2023 | 4.482 |
| [Niue](/fertility/niue) | 2023 | 2.514 |
| [North Korea](/fertility/north-korea) | 2023 | 1.78 |
| [North Macedonia](/fertility/north-macedonia) | 2023 | 1.465 |
| [Northern Mariana Islands](/fertility/northern-mariana-islands) | 2023 | 2.348 |
| [Norway](/fertility/norway) | 2023 | 1.405 |
| [Oman](/fertility/oman) | 2023 | 2.525 |
| [Pakistan](/fertility/pakistan) | 2023 | 3.605 |
| [Palau](/fertility/palau) | 2023 | 1.907 |
| [Palestine](/fertility/palestine) | 2023 | 3.311 |
| [Panama](/fertility/panama) | 2023 | 2.119 |
| [Papua New Guinea](/fertility/papua-new-guinea) | 2023 | 3.099 |
| [Paraguay](/fertility/paraguay) | 2023 | 2.422 |
| [Peru](/fertility/peru) | 2023 | 1.98 |
| [Philippines](/fertility/philippines) | 2023 | 1.916 |
| [Poland](/fertility/poland) | 2023 | 1.299 |
| [Portugal](/fertility/portugal) | 2023 | 1.508 |
| [Puerto Rico](/fertility/puerto-rico) | 2023 | 0.941 |
| [Qatar](/fertility/qatar) | 2023 | 1.729 |
| [Reunion](/fertility/reunion) | 2023 | 2.174 |
| [Romania](/fertility/romania) | 2023 | 1.713 |
| [Russia](/fertility/russia) | 2023 | 1.449 |
| [Rwanda](/fertility/rwanda) | 2023 | 3.698 |
| [Saint Barthelemy](/fertility/saint-barthelemy) | 2023 | 0.801 |
| [Saint Helena](/fertility/saint-helena) | 2023 | 1.636 |
| [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/fertility/saint-kitts-and-nevis) | 2023 | 1.505 |
| [Saint Lucia](/fertility/saint-lucia) | 2023 | 1.379 |
| [Saint Martin (French part)](/fertility/saint-martin-french-part) | 2023 | 2.718 |
| [Saint Pierre and Miquelon](/fertility/saint-pierre-and-miquelon) | 2023 | 1.267 |
| [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/fertility/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines) | 2023 | 1.775 |
| [Samoa](/fertility/samoa) | 2023 | 3.829 |
| [San Marino](/fertility/san-marino) | 2023 | 1.149 |
| [Sao Tome and Principe](/fertility/sao-tome-and-principe) | 2023 | 3.644 |
| [Saudi Arabia](/fertility/saudi-arabia) | 2023 | 2.28 |
| [Senegal](/fertility/senegal) | 2023 | 3.818 |
| [Serbia](/fertility/serbia) | 2023 | 1.5 |
| [Seychelles](/fertility/seychelles) | 2023 | 2.133 |
| [Sierra Leone](/fertility/sierra-leone) | 2023 | 3.791 |
| [Singapore](/fertility/singapore) | 2023 | 0.943 |
| [Sint Maarten (Dutch part)](/fertility/sint-maarten-dutch-part) | 2023 | 1.447 |
| [Slovakia](/fertility/slovakia) | 2023 | 1.56 |
| [Slovenia](/fertility/slovenia) | 2023 | 1.576 |
| [Solomon Islands](/fertility/solomon-islands) | 2023 | 3.557 |
| [Somalia](/fertility/somalia) | 2023 | 6.132 |
| [South Africa](/fertility/south-africa) | 2023 | 2.216 |
| [South Korea](/fertility/south-korea) | 2023 | 0.72 |
| [South Sudan](/fertility/south-sudan) | 2023 | 3.864 |
| [Spain](/fertility/spain) | 2023 | 1.213 |
| [Sri Lanka](/fertility/sri-lanka) | 2023 | 1.974 |
| [Sudan](/fertility/sudan) | 2023 | 4.323 |
| [Suriname](/fertility/suriname) | 2023 | 2.249 |
| [Sweden](/fertility/sweden) | 2023 | 1.43 |
| [Switzerland](/fertility/switzerland) | 2023 | 1.433 |
| [Syria](/fertility/syria) | 2023 | 2.712 |
| [Taiwan](/fertility/taiwan) | 2023 | 0.87 |
| [Tajikistan](/fertility/tajikistan) | 2023 | 3.072 |
| [Tanzania](/fertility/tanzania) | 2023 | 4.606 |
| [Thailand](/fertility/thailand) | 2023 | 1.212 |
| [Togo](/fertility/togo) | 2023 | 4.192401 |
| [Tokelau](/fertility/tokelau) | 2023 | 2.612 |
| [Tonga](/fertility/tonga) | 2023 | 3.129 |
| [Trinidad and Tobago](/fertility/trinidad-and-tobago) | 2023 | 1.532 |
| [Tunisia](/fertility/tunisia) | 2023 | 1.832 |
| [Turkey](/fertility/turkey) | 2023 | 1.625 |
| [Turkmenistan](/fertility/turkmenistan) | 2023 | 2.69 |
| [Turks and Caicos Islands](/fertility/turks-and-caicos-islands) | 2023 | 1.463 |
| [Tuvalu](/fertility/tuvalu) | 2023 | 3.208 |
| [Uganda](/fertility/uganda) | 2023 | 4.283 |
| [Ukraine](/fertility/ukraine) | 2023 | 0.977 |
| [United Arab Emirates](/fertility/united-arab-emirates) | 2023 | 1.2 |
| [United Kingdom](/fertility/united-kingdom) | 2023 | 1.56 |
| [United States](/fertility/united-states) | 2023 | 1.624 |
| [United States Virgin Islands](/fertility/united-states-virgin-islands) | 2023 | 2.09 |
| [Uruguay](/fertility/uruguay) | 2023 | 1.409 |
| [Uzbekistan](/fertility/uzbekistan) | 2023 | 3.5 |
| [Vanuatu](/fertility/vanuatu) | 2023 | 3.596 |
| [Vatican](/fertility/vatican) | 2023 | 1 |
| [Venezuela](/fertility/venezuela) | 2023 | 2.079 |
| [Vietnam](/fertility/vietnam) | 2023 | 1.913 |
| [Wallis and Futuna](/fertility/wallis-and-futuna) | 2023 | 1.41 |
| [Western Sahara](/fertility/western-sahara) | 2023 | 2.164 |
| [Yemen](/fertility/yemen) | 2023 | 4.59 |
| [Zambia](/fertility/zambia) | 2023 | 4.101 |
| [Zimbabwe](/fertility/zimbabwe) | 2023 | 3.724 |

## Regions and groups

Aggregates as Our World in Data defines them.

| Region or group | Latest year | Value (live births per woman) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Africa](/fertility/africa) | 2023 | 4.0555434 |
| [Africa (UN)](/fertility/africa-un) | 2023 | 4.072 |
| [Asia](/fertility/asia) | 2023 | 1.8792871 |
| [Asia (UN)](/fertility/asia-un) | 2023 | 1.881 |
| [Europe](/fertility/europe) | 2023 | 1.3921242 |
| [Europe (UN)](/fertility/europe-un) | 2023 | 1.395 |
| [High-income countries](/fertility/high-income-countries) | 2023 | 1.467 |
| [Kosovo](/fertility/kosovo) | 2023 | 1.545 |
| [Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)](/fertility/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-un) | 2023 | 1.807 |
| [Least developed countries](/fertility/least-developed-countries) | 2023 | 3.936 |
| [Less developed regions](/fertility/less-developed-regions) | 2023 | 2.361 |
| [Less developed regions, excluding China](/fertility/less-developed-regions-excluding-china) | 2023 | 2.649 |
| [Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries](/fertility/less-developed-regions-excluding-least-developed-countries) | 2023 | 2.02 |
| [Low-income countries](/fertility/low-income-countries) | 2023 | 4.532 |
| [Lower-middle-income countries](/fertility/lower-middle-income-countries) | 2023 | 2.554 |
| [More developed regions](/fertility/more-developed-regions) | 2023 | 1.452 |
| [North America](/fertility/north-america) | 2023 | 1.7720436 |
| [Northern America (UN)](/fertility/northern-america-un) | 2023 | 1.597 |
| [Oceania](/fertility/oceania) | 2023 | 2.1344285 |
| [Oceania (UN)](/fertility/oceania-un) | 2023 | 2.142 |
| [South America](/fertility/south-america) | 2023 | 1.6984931 |
| [Upper-middle-income countries](/fertility/upper-middle-income-countries) | 2023 | 1.479 |
| [World](/fertility/world) | 2023 | 2.251 |

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