Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age by country
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).
Countries reporting
236
Highest
5.31 children per women
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0.6589 children per women
Macao
Median
1.88 children per women
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,723
What the numbers show
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 5.31 children per women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0.6589 children per women in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.88 children per women, and the mean is 2.23 children per women.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 208 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 44.6%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 48.7%).
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.31 children per women | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 5.16 children per women | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 5.15 children per women | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.14 children per women | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 4.94 children per women | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mali | 4.84 children per women | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 4.67 children per women | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mayotte | 4.54 children per women | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.47 children per women | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritania | 4.45 children per women | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 4.4 children per women | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 4.35 children per women | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.35 children per women | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.32 children per women | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 4.03 children per women | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 4 children per women | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 3.93 children per women | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 3.93 children per women | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 19 | Congo | 3.89 children per women | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.85 children per women | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 21 | Zambia | 3.82 children per women | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 3.74 children per women | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 3.73 children per women | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 24 | Samoa | 3.7 children per women | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.69 children per women | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 3.68 children per women | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 3.67 children per women | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 28 | Comoros | 3.63 children per women | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | Senegal | 3.62 children per women | 2023 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 30 | Guinea | 3.59 children per women | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar | 3.56 children per women | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 32 | Liberia | 3.53 children per women | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 3.53 children per women | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.53 children per women | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Eritrea | 3.5 children per women | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 3.5 children per women | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 3.48 children per women | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.46 children per women | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 3.45 children per women | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.45 children per women | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 3.44 children per women | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 3.43 children per women | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 3.41 children per women | 2023 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 44 | Pakistan | 3.35 children per women | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 45 | French Guiana | 3.34 children per women | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 3.31 children per women | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 3.23 children per women | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 48 | South Sudan | 3.22 children per women | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 49 | Ghana | 3.14 children per women | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 50 | Iraq | 3.13 children per women | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.06 children per women | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 52 | Tonga | 3.05 children per women | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 53 | Naoero | 3.04 children per women | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 3.03 children per women | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 55 | Kenya | 2.96 children per women | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 2.96 children per women | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 2.95 children per women | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 58 | Kiribati | 2.91 children per women | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 2.9 children per women | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 2.81 children per women | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 2.76 children per women | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.73 children per women | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 63 | Guam | 2.72 children per women | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 2.69 children per women | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 65 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.68 children per women | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 2.68 children per women | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 67 | Mongolia | 2.63 children per women | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.63 children per women | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Syria | 2.62 children per women | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 2.59 children per women | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 71 | Botswana | 2.58 children per women | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 2.57 children per women | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 73 | Tokelau | 2.56 children per women | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 2.54 children per women | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 2.53 children per women | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 76 | Oman | 2.49 children per women | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 2.47 children per women | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 78 | Haiti | 2.46 children per women | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.43 children per women | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 80 | Niue | 2.42 children per women | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 81 | Lesotho | 2.41 children per women | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 82 | Djibouti | 2.4 children per women | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.39 children per women | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 84 | Paraguay | 2.35 children per women | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.32 children per women | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 86 | Guyana | 2.32 children per women | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3 children per women | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 88 | Libya | 2.29 children per women | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 2.25 children per women | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 90 | American Samoa | 2.23 children per women | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 91 | Guatemala | 2.23 children per women | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 92 | Faroe Islands | 2.22 children per women | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 93 | Fiji | 2.19 children per women | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Lebanon | 2.18 children per women | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 95 | Suriname | 2.18 children per women | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 2.17 children per women | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 2.17 children per women | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 98 | Reunion | 2.15 children per women | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 2.15 children per women | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 100 | Monaco | 2.1 children per women | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 101 | Western Sahara | 2.08 children per women | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 2.08 children per women | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 103 | Seychelles | 2.08 children per women | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 2.07 children per women | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 105 | South Africa | 2.07 children per women | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 106 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.07 children per women | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 107 | Guadeloupe | 2.06 children per women | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 108 | Indonesia | 2.05 children per women | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 2.01 children per women | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 110 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.01 children per women | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 111 | Myanmar | 2 children per women | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 112 | Martinique | 1.99 children per women | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 113 | Belize | 1.97 children per women | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 1.95 children per women | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 1.95 children per women | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 1.93 children per women | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 117 | Nepal | 1.91 children per women | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 118 | India | 1.89 children per women | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 119 | Greenland | 1.87 children per women | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 120 | Mexico | 1.87 children per women | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 121 | Gibraltar | 1.86 children per women | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 122 | Viet Nam | 1.86 children per women | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 123 | Philippines | 1.84 children per women | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 124 | Palau | 1.83 children per women | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 125 | Bahrain | 1.8 children per women | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 126 | Tunisia | 1.8 children per women | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 127 | Montenegro | 1.79 children per women | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 128 | Ecuador | 1.79 children per women | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 1.78 children per women | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 130 | El Salvador | 1.73 children per women | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 1.73 children per women | 2023 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.72 children per women | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 133 | North Korea | 1.72 children per women | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 134 | Qatar | 1.71 children per women | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.71 children per women | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 136 | Republic of Moldova | 1.69 children per women | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 137 | Romania | 1.69 children per women | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 138 | Armenia | 1.69 children per women | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 139 | Barbados | 1.68 children per women | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 140 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.66 children per women | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 141 | Falkland Islands | 1.66 children per women | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 1.65 children per women | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 1.63 children per women | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 144 | France | 1.63 children per women | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 145 | Australia | 1.63 children per women | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 146 | Colombia | 1.61 children per women | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 147 | Saint Helena | 1.61 children per women | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 148 | Türkiye | 1.6 children per women | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 149 | United States of America | 1.6 children per women | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 150 | Ireland | 1.59 children per women | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 151 | Brazil | 1.58 children per women | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 152 | Aruba | 1.57 children per women | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 153 | Slovenia | 1.57 children per women | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 154 | Maldives | 1.56 children per women | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.55 children per women | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.55 children per women | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 157 | Slovakia | 1.55 children per women | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 158 | Iceland | 1.53 children per women | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 159 | Malaysia | 1.53 children per women | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 1.52 children per women | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 161 | Isle of Man | 1.51 children per women | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 162 | Cayman Islands | 1.51 children per women | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 1.51 children per women | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 164 | Denmark | 1.5 children per women | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 165 | Portugal | 1.5 children per women | 2023 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 1.5 children per women | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.49 children per women | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 1.49 children per women | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 169 | Serbia | 1.49 children per women | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 170 | Hungary | 1.47 children per women | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 171 | Argentina | 1.47 children per women | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.47 children per women | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.47 children per women | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 174 | Croatia | 1.46 children per women | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 1.45 children per women | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 176 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.45 children per women | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 177 | Grenada | 1.45 children per women | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.45 children per women | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 179 | Czechia | 1.44 children per women | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 180 | Germany | 1.43 children per women | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 181 | Russian Federation | 1.43 children per women | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 182 | Dominica | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 184 | Cuba | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 185 | Montserrat | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 187 | Netherlands | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 188 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 189 | Bhutan | 1.42 children per women | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 190 | Norway | 1.4 children per women | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 191 | Bermuda | 1.39 children per women | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 192 | Uruguay | 1.39 children per women | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 193 | Cyprus | 1.38 children per women | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 1.38 children per women | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 195 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.38 children per women | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 196 | Belgium | 1.37 children per women | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 197 | Anguilla | 1.35 children per women | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Jersey | 1.35 children per women | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 199 | Guernsey | 1.35 children per women | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 200 | Saint Lucia | 1.34 children per women | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 201 | Estonia | 1.34 children per women | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 202 | Canada | 1.34 children per women | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 203 | Bahamas | 1.33 children per women | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 204 | Albania | 1.33 children per women | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 205 | Greece | 1.33 children per women | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 206 | Latvia | 1.32 children per women | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 207 | Jamaica | 1.32 children per women | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 208 | Costa Rica | 1.31 children per women | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 209 | Austria | 1.31 children per women | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 210 | Poland | 1.29 children per women | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 211 | Finland | 1.27 children per women | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 212 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.25 children per women | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 213 | Mauritius | 1.21 children per women | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 214 | Spain | 1.21 children per women | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 215 | Japan | 1.2 children per women | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 216 | Belarus | 1.2 children per women | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 217 | Italy | 1.19 children per women | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 218 | United Arab Emirates | 1.19 children per women | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 219 | Thailand | 1.19 children per women | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Lithuania | 1.19 children per women | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 221 | Chile | 1.15 children per women | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 222 | San Marino | 1.14 children per women | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 223 | Malta | 1.08 children per women | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 224 | Andorra | 1.07 children per women | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 225 | Curacao | 1.06 children per women | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 226 | British Virgin Islands | 1.03 children per women | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Vatican | 0.9895 children per women | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 228 | China | 0.9859 children per women | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 229 | Ukraine | 0.9618 children per women | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 230 | Singapore | 0.9384 children per women | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Puerto Rico | 0.9308 children per women | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 232 | Taiwan | 0.8617 children per women | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.7941 children per women | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 234 | Republic of Korea | 0.7167 children per women | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 235 | Hong Kong | 0.7136 children per women | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 236 | Macao | 0.6589 children per women | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).