Fertility by country

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

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YearGroupIncome groupMin. populationCoverage

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 %

Ranking over time

Fertility: the top 10 each year from 1960 to 2024. Press play to watch the race.

2024

Afghanistan

4.76

Angola

5.05

Burundi

4.79

Burkina Faso

Central African Republic

5.95

Côte d'Ivoire

DR Congo

5.98

Dominican Republic

Algeria

Ethiopia

Jordan

Kenya

Libya

Marshall Islands

Mali

5.51

Northern Mariana Islands

Mozambique

4.69

Malawi

Niger

5.94

Nigeria

Oman

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

6.01

South Sudan

Syria

Chad

6.03

Uganda

Samoa

Yemen

2024

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Source: World Bank — WDI · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · retrieved 12 Sep 2026

Rank over time

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

ChadSomaliaDR Congo