Rwanda—Fertility Rate (births per woman)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #38 of 217Updated April 2026
Latest Value
3.7
2023
YoY Change
-2.1%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#38
of 217 countries
Maximum
6
2000
Minimum
3.7
2023
CAGR
-2.1%
24 years
Last
3.7
Previous
3.8
Highest
6
Lowest
3.7
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Rwanda's fertility rate was 3.7 in 2023, ranking #38 out of 217 countries. This represents a -2.1% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 6 (2000) and the lowest was 3.7 (2023). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.9 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6 |
Top Countries — Fertility Rate (births per woman)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Niger | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6 | 2023 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.8 | 2023 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.8 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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 age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National statistical offices;Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).