Fertility rate, total (births per woman) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
215
Highest
6.13 births per woman
Somalia
Lowest
0.586 births per woman
Macao
Median
1.97 births per woman
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
11,590
What the numbers show
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 6.13 births per woman in Somalia; the lowest is 0.586 births per woman in Macao.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.97 births per woman, and the mean is 2.38 births per woman.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 196 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 43.1%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 49.0%).
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 6.13 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 6.12 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 6.06 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.05 births per woman | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.01 births per woman | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Mali | 5.61 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 5.12 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.88 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.84 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.76 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.61 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.59 births per woman | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 4.56 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.48 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.32 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.32 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.28 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 4.28 births per woman | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 4.19 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 4.19 births per woman | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 4.16 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.1 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.08 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Gambia | 4.01 births per woman | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.99 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3.97 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.95 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.88 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 31 | South Sudan | 3.86 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.83 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.82 births per woman | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.79 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.72 births per woman | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.71 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.65 births per woman | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.65 births per woman | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.64 births per woman | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.6 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.6 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 births per woman | 2023 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.4 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 47 | Nauru | 3.33 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 48 | Palestine | 3.31 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.25 births per woman | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.21 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.15 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.13 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.07 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.01 births per woman | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 2.92 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 2.85 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 60 | Guam | 2.78 births per woman | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 61 | Algeria | 2.77 births per woman | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Eswatini | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 64 | Micronesia (country) | 2.75 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.73 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 2.72 births per woman | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 67 | Syria | 2.71 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 68 | East Timor | 2.71 births per woman | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 2.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 71 | Lesotho | 2.69 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 2.69 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 73 | Haiti | 2.66 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 74 | Jordan | 2.64 births per woman | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 75 | Djibouti | 2.61 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 76 | Cambodia | 2.58 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia | 2.55 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 78 | Oman | 2.52 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.42 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 81 | Laos | 2.42 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 82 | Guyana | 2.41 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 83 | Libya | 2.35 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 84 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.35 births per woman | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 85 | Guatemala | 2.31 births per woman | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 86 | American Samoa | 2.29 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.28 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 2.28 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.25 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 2.24 births per woman | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 91 | Lebanon | 2.24 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.23 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 2.22 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 94 | South Africa | 2.22 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 2.16 births per woman | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 96 | Indonesia | 2.13 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 2.12 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 98 | Myanmar | 2.12 births per woman | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 99 | Monaco | 2.11 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 100 | Venezuela | 2.08 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 101 | Seychelles | 2.02 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 102 | Belize | 2.01 births per woman | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 103 | Nepal | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 104 | Peru | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 104 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 107 | India | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 births per woman | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 109 | Philippines | 1.92 births per woman | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 110 | Vietnam | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 111 | Mexico | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 112 | Palau | 1.91 births per woman | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 1.9 births per woman | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 114 | Gibraltar | 1.89 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 115 | Faroe Islands | 1.86 births per woman | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 116 | Tunisia | 1.83 births per woman | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.82 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 1.82 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 1.81 births per woman | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 119 | Georgia | 1.81 births per woman | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 121 | North Korea | 1.78 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.77 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.77 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 124 | Greenland | 1.77 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 125 | Brunei | 1.75 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 126 | Montenegro | 1.74 births per woman | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 127 | Moldova | 1.73 births per woman | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 128 | Qatar | 1.73 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 129 | Romania | 1.71 births per woman | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 130 | Barbados | 1.71 births per woman | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 131 | Iran | 1.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 132 | France | 1.66 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 133 | Colombia | 1.65 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 134 | Brazil | 1.62 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 135 | United States | 1.62 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 136 | Serbia | 1.61 births per woman | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 137 | Aruba | 1.6 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 138 | Iceland | 1.59 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 births per woman | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 140 | Maldives | 1.57 births per woman | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 1.56 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 141 | New Zealand | 1.56 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 143 | Malaysia | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 145 | Isle of Man | 1.55 births per woman | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.53 births per woman | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 1.53 births per woman | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 148 | Kuwait | 1.52 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 1.52 births per woman | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 150 | Hungary | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 150 | Slovenia | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 150 | Turkey | 1.51 births per woman | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 155 | Argentina | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 155 | Australia | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 155 | Ireland | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 1.5 births per woman | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Slovakia | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 161 | Grenada | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 births per woman | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 163 | Dominica | 1.48 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 164 | Belgium | 1.47 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 166 | Bhutan | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 167 | Croatia | 1.46 births per woman | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Czechia | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Sweden | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 171 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.45 births per woman | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 172 | Portugal | 1.44 births per woman | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 173 | Cuba | 1.44 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 174 | Netherlands | 1.43 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 175 | Russia | 1.41 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 176 | Uruguay | 1.41 births per woman | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 177 | Bermuda | 1.4 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 178 | Norway | 1.4 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 179 | Germany | 1.39 births per woman | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 179 | Mauritius | 1.39 births per woman | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 181 | Cyprus | 1.39 births per woman | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 1.38 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 183 | Bahamas | 1.37 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 184 | Latvia | 1.36 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 185 | Jamaica | 1.36 births per woman | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 186 | Albania | 1.35 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 187 | Switzerland | 1.33 births per woman | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 187 | Costa Rica | 1.33 births per woman | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 189 | Austria | 1.32 births per woman | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 189 | Greece | 1.32 births per woman | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 191 | Estonia | 1.31 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 192 | Canada | 1.26 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 192 | Finland | 1.26 births per woman | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 1.25 births per woman | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 195 | Thailand | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 196 | Belarus | 1.21 births per woman | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 197 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 births per woman | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Curacao | 1.2 births per woman | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 197 | Italy | 1.2 births per woman | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 197 | Japan | 1.2 births per woman | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 201 | Lithuania | 1.18 births per woman | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 202 | Chile | 1.17 births per woman | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 203 | Poland | 1.16 births per woman | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 204 | San Marino | 1.15 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 205 | Spain | 1.12 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 206 | Andorra | 1.08 births per woman | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 207 | Malta | 1.06 births per woman | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 1.04 births per woman | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 209 | China | 0.999 births per woman | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 210 | Ukraine | 0.977 births per woman | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 211 | Singapore | 0.97 births per woman | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 212 | Puerto Rico | 0.92 births per woman | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 213 | Hong Kong | 0.751 births per woman | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 214 | South Korea | 0.721 births per woman | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Macao | 0.586 births per woman | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release