Fertility by country

Fertility rate, total · births per woman · 217 countries ranked · 2024

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YearGroup

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 217

RankCountryValue1 y10 yTrend

1ChadWorld rank 1st of 217down −1.5 %down −11.1 %
down −1.5 %
2SomaliaWorld rank 2nd of 217down −1.9 %down −14.8 %
down −1.9 %
3DR CongoWorld rank 3rd of 217down −1.2 %down −7.7 %
down −1.2 %
4Central African RepublicWorld rank 4th of 217down −1.0 %down −2.4 %
down −1.0 %
5NigerWorld rank 5th of 217down −2.1 %down −19.2 %
down −2.1 %
6MaliWorld rank 6th of 217down −1.9 %down −14.5 %
down −1.9 %
7AngolaWorld rank 7th of 217down −1.5 %down −13.9 %
down −1.5 %
8BurundiWorld rank 8th of 217down −1.8 %down −17.3 %
down −1.8 %
9AfghanistanWorld rank 9th of 217down −1.6 %down −17.5 %
down −1.6 %
10MozambiqueWorld rank 10th of 217down −1.5 %down −11.6 %
down −1.5 %
11MauritaniaWorld rank 11th of 217down −1.5 %down −12.1 %
down −1.5 %
12TanzaniaWorld rank 12th of 217down −1.4 %down −11.3 %
down −1.4 %
13YemenWorld rank 13th of 217down −2.0 %down −2.6 %
down −2.0 %
14BeninWorld rank 14th of 217down −1.7 %down −16.6 %
down −1.7 %
15NigeriaWorld rank 15th of 217down −2.2 %down −22.1 %
down −2.2 %
16SudanWorld rank 16th of 217down −1.4 %down −13.2 %
down −1.4 %
17CameroonWorld rank 17th of 217down −1.4 %down −12.0 %
down −1.4 %
18Côte d'IvoireWorld rank 18th of 217down −1.2 %down −16.6 %
down −1.2 %
19UgandaWorld rank 19th of 217down −2.8 %down −23.0 %
down −2.8 %
20GuineaWorld rank 20th of 217down −2.0 %down −18.5 %
down −2.0 %
21TogoWorld rank 21st of 217down −1.7 %down −12.3 %
down −1.7 %
22Equatorial GuineaWorld rank 22nd of 217up +0.9 %down −15.4 %
up +0.9 %
23Burkina FasoWorld rank 23rd of 217down −1.8 %down −26.5 %
down −1.8 %
24Republic of the CongoWorld rank 24th of 217down −1.2 %down −11.9 %
down −1.2 %
25ZambiaWorld rank 25th of 217down −1.6 %down −17.5 %
down −1.6 %

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Fertility, 2024. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

ChadSomaliaDR Congo

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