Total fertility rate 2026

The total fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime, reflecting population growth and demographic trends. Understanding this statistic is crucial for analyzing economic development, healthcare needs, and societal changes across countries.

236 data points•Updated 11/4/2025•World•United Nations Population Division•

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Complete Data Rankings

Rank
1	Chad	5.865 per woman
2	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	5.849 per woman
3	Central African Republic	5.803 per woman
4	Somalia	5.796 per woman
5	Niger	5.715 per woman
6	Mali	5.334 per woman
7	Angola	4.869 per woman
8	Burundi	4.582 per woman
9	Afghanistan	4.567 per woman
10	Mozambique	4.548 per woman
11	Mauritania	4.484 per woman
12	Mayotte	4.472 per woman
13	Tanzania	4.404 per woman
14	Yemen	4.4 per woman
15	Benin	4.338 per woman
16	Nigeria	4.215 per woman
17	Sudan	4.13 per woman
18	Cameroon	4.116 per woman
19	Côte d'Ivoire	4.105 per woman
20	Togo	3.998 per woman
21	Congo	3.991 per woman
22	Equatorial Guinea	3.98 per woman
23	Guinea	3.952 per woman
24	Uganda	3.946 per woman
25	Burkina Faso	3.924 per woman
26	Zambia	3.898 per woman
27	Madagascar	3.781 per woman
28	Gambia	3.724 per woman
29	Ethiopia	3.718 per woman
30	Liberia	3.716 per woman
31	Samoa	3.704 per woman
32	Comoros	3.704 per woman
33	Senegal	3.655 per woman
34	South Sudan	3.616 per woman
35	Guinea-Bissau	3.601 per woman
36	Zimbabwe	3.596 per woman
37	Uzbekistan	3.554 per woman
38	Eritrea	3.547 per woman
39	Rwanda	3.519 per woman
40	Sierra Leone	3.518 per woman
41	Vanuatu	3.486 per woman
42	Sao Tome and Principe	3.474 per woman
43	Gabon	3.474 per woman
44	Malawi	3.458 per woman
45	Pakistan	3.436 per woman
46	Solomon Islands	3.401 per woman
47	Ghana	3.25 per woman
48	Nauru	3.202 per woman
49	French Guiana	3.155 per woman
50	Namibia	3.137 per woman
51	Iraq	3.127 per woman
52	State of Palestine	3.123 per woman
53	Tuvalu	3.102 per woman
54	Kenya	3.07 per woman
55	Kiribati	3.059 per woman
56	Tonga	3.032 per woman
57	Papua New Guinea	2.975 per woman
58	Tajikistan	2.947 per woman
59	Kazakhstan	2.822 per woman
60	Marshall Islands	2.791 per woman
61	Kyrgyzstan	2.714 per woman
62	Egypt	2.709 per woman
63	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	2.68 per woman
64	Guam	2.676 per woman
65	Israel	2.66 per woman
66	Eswatini	2.637 per woman
67	Syrian Arab Republic	2.626 per woman
68	Algeria	2.621 per woman
69	Botswana	2.62 per woman
70	Lesotho	2.601 per woman
71	Turkmenistan	2.597 per woman
72	Saint Martin (French part)	2.587 per woman
73	Djibouti	2.549 per woman
74	Haiti	2.544 per woman
75	Tokelau	2.541 per woman
76	Jordan	2.526 per woman
77	Mongolia	2.512 per woman
78	Cambodia	2.474 per woman
79	Timor-Leste	2.468 per woman
80	Bolivia	2.463 per woman
81	Oman	2.462 per woman
82	Niue	2.436 per woman
83	Honduras	2.428 per woman
84	Paraguay	2.376 per woman
85	Saudi Arabia	2.362 per woman
86	Guyana	2.347 per woman
87	Laos	2.328 per woman
88	Northern Mariana Islands	2.241 per woman
89	Fiji	2.227 per woman
90	American Samoa	2.226 per woman
91	Guatemala	2.221 per woman
92	Libya	2.198 per woman
93	Suriname	2.189 per woman
94	Lebanon	2.188 per woman
95	Faroe Islands	2.18 per woman
96	South Africa	2.173 per woman
97	Dominican Republic	2.171 per woman
98	Nicaragua	2.161 per woman
99	Morocco	2.156 per woman
100	Western Sahara	2.135 per woman
101	Réunion	2.121 per woman
102	Bangladesh	2.106 per woman
103	Belize	2.089 per woman
104	Monaco	2.086 per woman
105	Indonesia	2.078 per woman
106	Panama	2.074 per woman
107	Myanmar	2.057 per woman
108	Venezuela	2.052 per woman
109	Seychelles	2.052 per woman
110	United States Virgin Islands	2.051 per woman
111	Guadeloupe	2.034 per woman
112	Cook Islands	1.977 per woman
113	Martinique	1.956 per woman
114	New Caledonia	1.929 per woman
115	India	1.926 per woman
116	Sri Lanka	1.926 per woman
117	Peru	1.921 per woman
118	Nepal	1.918 per woman
119	Greenland	1.895 per woman
120	Gibraltar	1.876 per woman
121	Vietnam	1.863 per woman
122	Philippines	1.858 per woman
123	Mexico	1.841 per woman
124	Palau	1.839 per woman
125	Tunisia	1.814 per woman
126	Bulgaria	1.806 per woman
127	Bahrain	1.77 per woman
128	Montenegro	1.768 per woman
129	North Korea	1.76 per woman
130	Ecuador	1.751 per woman
131	Qatar	1.75 per woman
132	El Salvador	1.742 per woman
133	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.73 per woman
134	Republic of Moldova	1.719 per woman
135	Georgia	1.718 per woman
136	Armenia	1.716 per woman
137	Romania	1.706 per woman
138	Barbados	1.704 per woman
139	Brunei Darussalam	1.696 per woman
140	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1.691 per woman
141	Iran	1.663 per woman
142	New Zealand	1.655 per woman
143	Azerbaijan	1.646 per woman
144	Saint Helena	1.636 per woman
145	Australia	1.635 per woman
146	United States	1.614 per woman
147	Colombia	1.602 per woman
148	Portugal	1.597 per woman
149	Aruba	1.594 per woman
150	Brazil	1.593 per woman
151	Turkey	1.585 per woman
152	Antigua and Barbuda	1.578 per woman
153	France	1.56 per woman
154	Slovenia	1.553 per woman
155	Liechtenstein	1.545 per woman
156	Slovakia	1.54 per woman
157	Maldives	1.535 per woman
158	United Kingdom	1.529 per woman
159	Malaysia	1.529 per woman
160	Ireland	1.527 per woman
161	Isle of Man	1.525 per woman
162	Kosovo	1.518 per woman
163	Trinidad and Tobago	1.515 per woman
164	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.508 per woman
165	Cayman Islands	1.505 per woman
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.497 per woman
167	Serbia	1.493 per woman
168	Cabo Verde	1.482 per woman
169	Argentina	1.474 per woman
170	Dominica	1.471 per woman
171	French Polynesia	1.464 per woman
172	Cuba	1.459 per woman
173	Grenada	1.443 per woman
174	Russia	1.443 per woman
175	Hungary	1.441 per woman
176	Denmark	1.429 per woman
177	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1.425 per woman
178	Turks and Caicos Islands	1.423 per woman
179	Bhutan	1.423 per woman
180	Bermuda	1.415 per woman
181	Luxembourg	1.41 per woman
182	Switzerland	1.41 per woman
183	Croatia	1.405 per woman
184	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	1.403 per woman
185	Germany	1.4 per woman
186	North Macedonia	1.394 per woman
187	Jersey	1.387 per woman
188	Iceland	1.382 per woman
189	Kuwait	1.378 per woman
190	Wallis and Futuna Islands	1.376 per woman
191	Saint Lucia	1.37 per woman
192	Guernsey	1.37 per woman
193	Uruguay	1.37 per woman
194	Cyprus	1.367 per woman
195	Bahamas	1.362 per woman
196	Netherlands	1.354 per woman
197	Norway	1.353 per woman
198	Anguilla	1.342 per woman
199	Sweden	1.334 per woman
200	Jamaica	1.329 per woman
201	Albania	1.322 per woman
202	Poland	1.303 per woman
203	Greece	1.302 per woman
204	Czech Republic	1.299 per woman
205	Canada	1.299 per woman
206	Costa Rica	1.299 per woman
207	Belgium	1.286 per woman
208	Estonia	1.273 per woman
209	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1.269 per woman
210	Austria	1.259 per woman
211	Spain	1.241 per woman
212	Latvia	1.24 per woman
213	Montserrat	1.24 per woman
214	United Arab Emirates	1.232 per woman
215	Finland	1.223 per woman
216	Japan	1.195 per woman
217	Italy	1.189 per woman
218	Thailand	1.184 per woman
219	San Marino	1.176 per woman
220	Mauritius	1.164 per woman
221	Lithuania	1.149 per woman
222	Belarus	1.149 per woman
223	Malta	1.109 per woman
224	Chile	1.109 per woman
225	Andorra	1.106 per woman
226	British Virgin Islands	1.077 per woman
227	Curaçao	1.068 per woman
228	China	0.973 per woman
229	Singapore	0.963 per woman
230	Ukraine	0.938 per woman
231	Puerto Rico	0.936 per woman
232	Saint Barthélemy	0.839 per woman
233	Taiwan	0.817 per woman
234	South Korea	0.719 per woman
235	China, Hong Kong SAR	0.712 per woman
236	China, Macao SAR	0.645 per woman

↑Top 10 Countries

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↓Bottom 10 Countries

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

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