Fertility Rate (births per woman) by Country
As of 2024, Chad leads globally in fertility rate (births per woman) at 6, followed by Somalia, DR Congo, Central African Republic. At the lower end, Macao, South Korea, Hong Kong rank among the lowest. The global median is 1.9 (Vietnam). This indicator falls under the "People" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 217 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Fertility Rate (births per woman) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chad | 6 | 2024 |
| 2 |  Somalia | 6 | 2024 |
| 3 |  DR Congo | 6 | 2024 |
| 4 |  Central African Republic | 6 | 2024 |
| 5 |  Niger | 5.9 | 2024 |
| 6 |  Mali | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 7 |  Angola | 5 | 2024 |
| 8 |  Burundi | 4.8 | 2024 |
| 9 |  Afghanistan | 4.8 | 2024 |
| 10 |  Mozambique | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 11 |  Mauritania | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 12 |  Tanzania | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 13 |  Yemen | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 14 |  Benin | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 15 |  Nigeria | 4.4 | 2024 |
| 16 |  Sudan | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 17 |  Cameroon | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 18 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 19 |  Uganda | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 20 |  Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 21 |  Togo | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 22 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 23 |  Burkina Faso | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 24 |  Republic of the Congo | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 25 |  Zambia | 4 | 2024 |
| 26 |  Madagascar | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 27 |  Ethiopia | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 28 |  The Gambia | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 29 |  Liberia | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 30 |  Comoros | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 31 |  Samoa | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 32 |  South Sudan | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 33 |  Senegal | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 34 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 35 |  Sierra Leone | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 36 |  Eritrea | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 37 |  Zimbabwe | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 38 |  Rwanda | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 39 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 40 |  Gabon | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 41 |  Malawi | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 42 |  Vanuatu | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 43 |  Pakistan | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 44 |  Solomon Islands | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 45 |  Uzbekistan | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 46 |  Ghana | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 47 |  Nauru | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 48 |  West Bank and Gaza | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 49 |  Iraq | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 50 |  Namibia | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 51 |  Tuvalu | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 52 |  Kenya | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 53 |  Kiribati | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 54 |  Tonga | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 55 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 56 |  Tajikistan | 3 | 2024 |
| 57 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 2024 |
| 58 |  Israel | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 59 |  Marshall Islands | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 60 |  Guam | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 61 |  Micronesia | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 62 |  Egypt | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 63 |  Algeria | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 64 |  Eswatini | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 65 |  Botswana | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 66 |  Syria | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 67 |  Saint Martin | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 68 |  Lesotho | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 69 |  Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 70 |  Timor-Leste | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 71 |  Haiti | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 72 |  Djibouti | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 73 |  Jordan | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 74 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 75 |  Cambodia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 76 |  Bolivia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 77 |  Oman | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 78 |  Mongolia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 79 |  Honduras | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 80 |  Paraguay | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 81 |  Laos | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 82 |  Guyana | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 83 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 84 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 85 |  Libya | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 86 |  Guatemala | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 87 |  Fiji | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 88 |  American Samoa | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 89 |  Suriname | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 90 |  Lebanon | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 91 |  Dominican Republic | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 92 |  Morocco | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 93 |  Nicaragua | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 94 |  South Africa | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 95 |  Bangladesh | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 96 |  Indonesia | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 97 |  Panama | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 98 |  Monaco | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 99 |  Myanmar | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 100 |  Venezuela | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 101 |  Belize | 2 | 2024 |
| 102 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | 2024 |
| 103 |  Peru | 2 | 2024 |
| 104 |  New Caledonia | 2 | 2024 |
| 105 |  India | 2 | 2024 |
| 106 |  Nepal | 2 | 2024 |
| 107 |  Sri Lanka | 2 | 2024 |
| 108 |  Faroe Islands | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 109 |  Vietnam | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Philippines | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 111 |  Mexico | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 112 |  Gibraltar | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 113 |  Palau | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 114 |  Seychelles | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 115 |  Tunisia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 116 |  Ecuador | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 117 |  Bahrain | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 118 |  Georgia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 119 |  Montenegro | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 120 |  North Korea | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 121 |  El Salvador | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 122 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 123 |  Brunei | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 124 |  Moldova | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 125 |  Bulgaria | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 126 |  Qatar | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 127 |  Barbados | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 128 |  Greenland | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 129 |  Armenia | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 130 |  Iran | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 131 |  Serbia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 132 |  Colombia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 133 |  United States | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 134 |  Brazil | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 135 |  France | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 136 |  Aruba | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 137 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 138 |  New Zealand | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 139 |  Iceland | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 140 |  Kuwait | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 141 |  Maldives | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 142 |  United Kingdom | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 143 |  Isle of Man | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 144 |  Malaysia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 145 |  Kosovo | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 146 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 147 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 148 |  Cayman Islands | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 149 |  Slovenia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 150 |  Cabo Verde | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 151 |  Argentina | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 152 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 153 |  French Polynesia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 154 |  Australia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 155 |  Türkiye | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 156 |  Dominica | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 157 |  Grenada | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 158 |  Ireland | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 159 |  Denmark | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 160 |  Croatia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 161 |  Slovakia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 162 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 163 |  Norway | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 164 |  Bhutan | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 165 |  Cuba | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 166 |  Mauritius | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 167 |  Sint Maarten | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 168 |  Belgium | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 169 |  Sweden | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 170 |  Netherlands | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 171 |  Azerbaijan | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 172 |  Russia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 173 |  Hungary | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 174 |  Portugal | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 175 |  Bermuda | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 176 |  North Macedonia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 177 |  Curaçao | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 178 |  Uruguay | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 179 |  Romania | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 180 |  St. Lucia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 181 |  Cyprus | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 182 |  Bahamas | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 183 | Channel Islands | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 184 |  Liechtenstein | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 185 |  Germany | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 186 |  Czechia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 187 |  Jamaica | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 188 |  Albania | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 189 |  Costa Rica | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 190 |  Austria | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 191 |  Switzerland | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 192 |  Luxembourg | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 193 |  Canada | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 194 |  Finland | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 195 |  Latvia | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 196 |  Greece | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 197 |  Belarus | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 198 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 199 |  Thailand | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 200 |  Italy | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 201 |  Estonia | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 202 |  San Marino | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 203 |  Japan | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 204 |  Chile | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 205 |  Poland | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 206 |  Lithuania | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 207 |  Spain | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 208 |  Andorra | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 209 |  British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2024 |
| 210 |  China | 1 | 2024 |
| 211 |  Malta | 1 | 2024 |
| 212 |  Ukraine | 1 | 2024 |
| 213 |  Singapore | 1 | 2024 |
| 214 |  Puerto Rico | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 215 |  Hong Kong | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 216 |  South Korea | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 217 |  Macao | 0.6 | 2024 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest fertility rate (births per woman) in 2024?
Chad ranks #1 with fertility rate (births per woman) of 6 as of 2024, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest fertility rate (births per woman)?
Macao ranks last (#217) with 0.6 as of 2024.
What is the global median for fertility rate (births per woman)?
The median value is 1.9 (Vietnam, ranked #109 out of 217 countries).
How many countries report data for fertility rate (births per woman)?
217 countries have available data for fertility rate (births per woman). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does fertility rate (births per woman) belong to?
Fertility Rate (births per woman) is classified under the "People" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.