Fertility rate

In 2025, the fertility rate (average number of births per woman) was highest in Chad, Somalia, and Congo DR, while the lowest values were recorded in Macau (China), Hong Kong (China), and Korea.
Fertility rate
Average number of births per woman
RankEconomyYear
1Chad5.94Births2025
2Somalia5.91Births2025
3Congo DR5.90Births2025
4Central African Republic5.81Births2025
5Niger5.79Births2025
6Mali5.42Births2025
7Angola4.95Births2025
8Burundi4.68Births2025
9Afghanistan4.66Births2025
10Mozambique4.62Births2025
11Mauritania4.56Births2025
12Mayotte4.50Births2025
13Tanzania4.47Births2025
14Benin4.42Births2025
15Yemen4.41Births2025
16Nigeria4.30Births2025
17Sudan4.19Births2025
18Cameroon4.19Births2025
19Côte d'Ivoire4.17Births2025
20Togo4.07Births2025
21Uganda4.06Births2025
22Congo Republic4.05Births2025
23Guinea4.04Births2025
24Equatorial Guinea4.04Births2025
25Burkina Faso4.00Births2025
26Zambia3.97Births2025
27Madagascar3.84Births2025
28Ethiopia3.81Births2025
29Gambia3.80Births2025
30Liberia3.79Births2025
31Comoros3.76Births2025
32Samoa3.75Births2025
33Senegal3.71Births2025
34South Sudan3.71Births2025
35Guinea-Bissau3.68Births2025
36Zimbabwe3.62Births2025
37Eritrea3.61Births2025
38Sierra Leone3.61Births2025
39Rwanda3.59Births2025
40Gabon3.54Births2025
41Vanuatu3.53Births2025
42Malawi3.53Births2025
43Sao Tome and Principe3.53Births2025
44Pakistan3.50Births2025
45Solomon Islands3.47Births2025
46Uzbekistan3.45Births2025
47Ghana3.30Births2025
48French Guiana3.29Births2025
49Nauru3.25Births2025
50West Bank and Gaza3.19Births2025
51Iraq3.17Births2025
52Namibia3.17Births2025
53Tuvalu3.14Births2025
54Kenya3.12Births2025
55Kiribati3.09Births2025
56Tonga3.07Births2025
57Papua New Guinea3.03Births2025
58Tajikistan2.99Births2025
59Kazakhstan2.95Births2025
60Marshall Islands2.82Births2025
61Israel2.75Births2025
62Kyrgyzstan2.75Births2025
63Guam2.71Births2025
64Egypt2.71Births2025
65Micronesia2.71Births2025
66Eswatini2.68Births2025
67Algeria2.67Births2025
68Botswana2.66Births2025
69Syrian Arab Republic2.66Births2025
70Lesotho2.64Births2025
71Saint Martin2.63Births2025
72Turkmenistan2.63Births2025
73Haiti2.59Births2025
74Mongolia2.58Births2025
75Djibouti2.58Births2025
76Jordan2.57Births2025
77Tokelau2.57Births2025
78Timor-Leste2.56Births2025
79Cambodia2.51Births2025
80Bolivia2.50Births2025
81Oman2.48Births2025
82Niue2.46Births2025
83Honduras2.45Births2025
84Paraguay2.39Births2025
85Guyana2.37Births2025
86Lao PDR2.36Births2025
87Saudi Arabia2.29Births2025
88Northern Mariana Islands2.28Births2025
89Guatemala2.26Births2025
90Libya2.25Births2025
91Fiji2.25Births2025
92American Samoa2.25Births2025
93Suriname2.21Births2025
94Lebanon2.21Births2025
95Faroe Islands2.20Births2025
96Dominican Republic2.19Births2025
97South Africa2.19Births2025
98Morocco2.18Births2025
99Nicaragua2.18Births2025
100Western Sahara2.15Births2025
101Réunion2.13Births2025
102Bangladesh2.11Births2025
103Indonesia2.10Births2025
104Monaco2.09Births2025
105Panama2.09Births2025
106Seychelles2.08Births2025
107Myanmar2.08Births2025
108Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.07Births2025
109Venezuela2.06Births2025
110Guadeloupe2.05Births2025
111Belize2.01Births2025
112Cook Islands2.00Births2025
113Martinique1.97Births2025
114New Caledonia1.95Births2025
115India1.94Births2025
116Peru1.94Births2025
117Sri Lanka1.94Births2025
118Nepal1.94Births2025
119Greenland1.91Births2025
120Gibraltar1.88Births2025
121Viet Nam1.88Births2025
122Philippines1.88Births2025
123Mexico1.87Births2025
124Palau1.86Births2025
125Tunisia1.80Births2025
126Montenegro1.80Births2025
127Ecuador1.79Births2025
128Georgia1.79Births2025
129Bahrain1.78Births2025
130North Korea1.77Births2025
131El Salvador1.75Births2025
132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.75Births2025
133Bulgaria1.74Births2025
134Moldova1.72Births2025
135Armenia1.71Births2025
136Brunei Darussalam1.71Births2025
137Romania1.71Births2025
138Barbados1.70Births2025
139Qatar1.70Births2025
140Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1.69Births2025
141Iran1.67Births2025
142Azerbaijan1.66Births2025
143New Zealand1.65Births2025
144Saint Helena1.64Births2025
145Australia1.64Births2025
146France1.64Births2025
147United States1.62Births2025
148Türkiye1.62Births2025
149Colombia1.62Births2025
150Aruba1.60Births2025
151Brazil1.60Births2025
152Ireland1.60Births2025
153Slovenia1.58Births2025
154Antigua and Barbuda1.58Births2025
155Slovak Republic1.57Births2025
156Maldives1.55Births2025
157Liechtenstein1.54Births2025
158United Kingdom1.54Births2025
159Isle of Man1.53Births2025
160Malaysia1.53Births2025
161Trinidad and Tobago1.52Births2025
162Denmark1.52Births2025
163Portugal1.52Births2025
164Cayman Islands1.51Births2025
165Saint Kitts and Nevis1.51Births2025
166Argentina1.50Births2025
167Serbia1.50Births2025
168Iceland1.50Births2025
169Bosnia and Herzegovina1.50Births2025
170Kuwait1.50Births2025
171Cabo Verde1.50Births2025
172Hungary1.50Births2025
173French Polynesia1.48Births2025
174Croatia1.47Births2025
175Dominica1.47Births2025
176North Macedonia1.47Births2025
177Czechia1.47Births2025
178Russia1.46Births2025
179Grenada1.46Births2025
180Germany1.46Births2025
181Cuba1.45Births2025
182Bonaire - Saba - Saint Eustatius1.45Births2025
183Montserrat1.45Births2025
184Switzerland1.44Births2025
185Turks and Caicos Islands1.44Births2025
186Netherlands1.44Births2025
187Sweden1.44Births2025
188Bhutan1.44Births2025
189Sint Maarten1.43Births2025
190Norway1.42Births2025
191Bermuda1.41Births2025
192Luxembourg1.40Births2025
193Wallis and Futuna1.40Births2025
194Belgium1.39Births2025
195Uruguay1.39Births2025
196Jersey1.38Births2025
197Saint Lucia1.38Births2025
198Estonia1.37Births2025
199Bailiwick of Guernsey1.37Births2025
200Cyprus1.37Births2025
201Bahamas1.36Births2025
202Anguilla1.35Births2025
203Latvia1.35Births2025
204Greece1.34Births2025
205Jamaica1.34Births2025
206Canada1.33Births2025
207Albania1.33Births2025
208Austria1.33Births2025
209Costa Rica1.31Births2025
210Poland1.31Births2025
211Finland1.30Births2025
212Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.28Births2025
213Spain1.23Births2025
214Japan1.23Births2025
215Belarus1.22Births2025
216Lithuania1.22Births2025
217Italy1.21Births2025
218Mauritius1.21Births2025
219United Arab Emirates1.21Births2025
220Thailand1.19Births2025
221San Marino1.16Births2025
222Chile1.13Births2025
223Malta1.11Births2025
224Andorra1.10Births2025
225Curaçao1.07Births2025
226British Virgin Islands1.06Births2025
227China1.02Births2025
228Holy See1.00Births2025
229Ukraine1.00Births2025
230Singapore0.96Births2025
231Puerto Rico0.94Births2025
232Chinese Taipei0.86Births2025
233Saint Barthélemy0.83Births2025
234Korea0.75Births2025
235Hong Kong (China)0.73Births2025
236Macau (China)0.69Births2025

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Source: Econorama, using data from the UN World Population Prospects.

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About this indicator
The fertility rate represents the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and experience the birth patterns currently observed at each age. Rather than tracking a specific group of women over several decades, this indicator combines the birth rates of all reproductive age groups (typically ages 15-49) into a single "snapshot".
As a primary driver of demographic change, this rate dictates the future labor supply and population stability. A level of approximately 2.1 births per woman is considered the replacement threshold. Sustained rates below this mark signal an accelerating shift toward population aging and a shrinking workforce.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects database.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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