Total fertility rate (births per woman) for 182 countries in 2024, ranked from highest (Chad 6.03) to lowest (Macao 0.68). Source: UN World Population Prospects
Rank | Country | Continent | Fertility Rate (births per woman) | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | Africa | 6.03 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 2 | Somalia | Africa | 6.01 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 5.98 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | Africa | 5.95 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 5 | Niger | Africa | 5.94 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | Africa | 5.51 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 7 | Angola | Africa | 5.05 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 8 | Burundi | Africa | 4.79 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | Asia | 4.76 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 10 | Mozambique | Africa | 4.69 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 11 | Mauritania | Africa | 4.63 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 12 | Tanzania | Africa | 4.54 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 13 | Yemen | Asia | 4.50 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 14 | Benin | Africa | 4.48 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 15 | Nigeria | Africa | 4.38 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 16 | Sudan | Africa | 4.26 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 17 | Cameroon | Africa | 4.26 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | Africa | 4.23 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 19 | Uganda | Africa | 4.16 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 20 | Guinea | Africa | 4.13 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 21 | Togo | Africa | 4.12 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 4.12 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | Africa | 4.11 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 24 | Congo | Africa | 4.11 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 25 | Zambia | Africa | 4.04 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 26 | Madagascar | Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 28 | Gambia | Africa | 3.91 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 29 | Liberia | Africa | 3.86 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 30 | Comoros | Africa | 3.82 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 31 | Samoa | Oceania | 3.80 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 32 | South Sudan | Africa | 3.79 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 33 | Senegal | Africa | 3.77 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 3.76 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | Africa | 3.70 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 36 | Eritrea | Africa | 3.68 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | Africa | 3.67 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 38 | Rwanda | Africa | 3.64 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 3.60 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 40 | Gabon | Africa | 3.59 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 41 | Malawi | Africa | 3.59 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 42 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 3.57 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 43 | Pakistan | Asia | 3.55 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 3.51 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | Asia | 3.49 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 46 | Ghana | Africa | 3.34 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 47 | Palestine | Asia | 3.25 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 48 | Iraq | Asia | 3.22 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 49 | Namibia | Africa | 3.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 50 | Tuvalu | Oceania | 3.17 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 51 | Kenya | Africa | 3.17 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 52 | Kiribati | Oceania | 3.12 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 53 | Tonga | Oceania | 3.10 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 3.07 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 55 | Tajikistan | Asia | 3.04 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | Asia | 2.98 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 2.86 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 58 | Israel | Asia | 2.78 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 2.78 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 60 | Micronesia | Oceania | 2.74 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 61 | Egypt | Africa | 2.74 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 62 | Algeria | Africa | 2.72 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 63 | Eswatini | Africa | 2.72 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 64 | Botswana | Africa | 2.70 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 65 | Syria | Asia | 2.70 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 66 | Lesotho | Africa | 2.66 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | Asia | 2.66 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 68 | Mongolia | Asia | 2.63 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | Asia | 2.63 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 70 | Haiti | Americas | 2.63 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 71 | Djibouti | Africa | 2.62 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 72 | Jordan | Asia | 2.60 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 73 | Cambodia | Asia | 2.55 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 74 | Bolivia | Americas | 2.52 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 75 | Oman | Asia | 2.51 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 76 | Honduras | Americas | 2.48 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 77 | Paraguay | Americas | 2.42 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 78 | Laos | Asia | 2.40 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 79 | Guyana | Americas | 2.39 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 2.31 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 81 | Libya | Africa | 2.30 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 82 | Guatemala | Americas | 2.29 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 83 | Fiji | Oceania | 2.27 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 84 | Suriname | Americas | 2.23 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 85 | Lebanon | Asia | 2.23 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | Americas | 2.22 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 87 | Morocco | Africa | 2.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 88 | Nicaragua | Americas | 2.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 89 | South Africa | Africa | 2.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 90 | Bangladesh | Asia | 2.14 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 91 | Indonesia | Asia | 2.11 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 92 | Panama | Americas | 2.11 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 93 | Myanmar | Asia | 2.10 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 94 | Venezuela | Americas | 2.08 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 95 | Belize | Americas | 2.02 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 96 | Peru | Americas | 1.96 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 97 | India | Asia | 1.96 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 98 | Nepal | Asia | 1.96 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | Asia | 1.95 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 100 | Viet Nam | Asia | 1.90 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 101 | Philippines | Asia | 1.89 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 102 | Mexico | Americas | 1.89 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 103 | Tunisia | Africa | 1.82 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 104 | Ecuador | Americas | 1.81 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 105 | Bahrain | Asia | 1.80 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 106 | Georgia | Asia | 1.80 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 107 | Montenegro | Europe | 1.80 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 108 | North Korea | Asia | 1.78 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 109 | El Salvador | Americas | 1.77 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 110 | Bulgaria | Europe | 1.75 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 111 | Brunei | Asia | 1.73 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 112 | Moldova | Europe | 1.73 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 113 | Qatar | Asia | 1.72 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 114 | Armenia | Asia | 1.72 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 115 | Romania | Europe | 1.71 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 116 | Barbados | Americas | 1.71 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 117 | Iran | Asia | 1.68 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | Asia | 1.67 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 119 | New Zealand | Oceania | 1.66 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 120 | Australia | Oceania | 1.64 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 121 | France | Europe | 1.64 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 122 | Colombia | Americas | 1.63 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 123 | United States | Americas | 1.62 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 124 | Turkey | Asia | 1.62 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 125 | Brazil | Americas | 1.61 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 126 | Ireland | Europe | 1.60 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 127 | Slovenia | Europe | 1.58 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 128 | Slovakia | Europe | 1.56 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 129 | United Kingdom | Europe | 1.55 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 130 | Malaysia | Asia | 1.54 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | 1.54 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 132 | Denmark | Europe | 1.52 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 133 | Iceland | Europe | 1.52 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 134 | Kuwait | Asia | 1.51 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 135 | Portugal | Europe | 1.51 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 136 | Argentina | Americas | 1.50 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 137 | Serbia | Europe | 1.50 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 1.49 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 139 | Hungary | Europe | 1.49 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 140 | Croatia | Europe | 1.47 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 141 | North Macedonia | Europe | 1.47 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 142 | Russia | Europe | 1.46 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 143 | Czechia | Europe | 1.46 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 144 | Bhutan | Asia | 1.45 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 145 | Germany | Europe | 1.45 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 146 | Cuba | Americas | 1.45 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 147 | Switzerland | Europe | 1.44 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 148 | Sweden | Europe | 1.43 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 149 | Netherlands | Europe | 1.43 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 150 | Norway | Europe | 1.41 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 151 | Luxembourg | Europe | 1.40 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 152 | Uruguay | Americas | 1.40 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 153 | Belgium | Europe | 1.38 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 154 | Cyprus | Europe | 1.38 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 155 | Estonia | Europe | 1.36 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 156 | Jamaica | Americas | 1.35 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 157 | Canada | Americas | 1.34 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 158 | Latvia | Europe | 1.34 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 159 | Albania | Europe | 1.34 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 160 | Greece | Europe | 1.34 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 161 | Austria | Europe | 1.32 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 162 | Costa Rica | Americas | 1.32 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 163 | Poland | Europe | 1.30 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 164 | Finland | Europe | 1.29 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 165 | Mauritius | Africa | 1.23 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 166 | Spain | Europe | 1.22 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 167 | Belarus | Europe | 1.22 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 168 | Japan | Asia | 1.22 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 1.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 170 | Lithuania | Europe | 1.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 171 | Italy | Europe | 1.21 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 172 | Thailand | Asia | 1.20 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 173 | Chile | Americas | 1.14 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 174 | Malta | Europe | 1.11 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 175 | China | Asia | 1.01 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 176 | Ukraine | Europe | 0.99 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 177 | Singapore | Asia | 0.95 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | Americas | 0.94 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 179 | Taiwan | Asia | 0.86 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 180 | South Korea | Asia | 0.73 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 181 | Hong Kong | Asia | 0.73 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| 182 | Macao | Asia | 0.68 | 2024 | UN World Population Prospects 2024 |