Total fertility rate by country
Countries reporting
74
Highest
4.41
Yemen
Lowest
0.9967
Ukraine
Median
1.5
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,122
What the numbers show
Total fertility rate is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 4.41 in Yemen; the lowest is 0.9967 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5, and the mean is 1.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 33.5%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 31.4%).
Total fertility rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 4.41 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan | 4.32 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3.45 | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 3.19 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 3.17 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 2.99 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 2.95 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.75 | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 2.71 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 10 | Algeria | 2.67 | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.66 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 2.63 | 2025 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 13 | Djibouti | 2.61 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 14 | Jordan | 2.57 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | Oman | 2.48 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 2.29 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Libya | 2.25 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 18 | Lebanon | 2.21 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 19 | Morocco | 2.18 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 21 | Bahrain | 1.78 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 22 | Montenegro | 1.75 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 1.72 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 1.71 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 26 | Qatar | 1.7 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 27 | Georgia | 1.69 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.67 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 1.66 | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 30 | Albania | 1.64 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 1.64 | 2024 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 32 | France | 1.61 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 1.54 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 35 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.53 | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.52 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 1.5 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | Türkiye | 1.48 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 40 | Ireland | 1.47 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 41 | Denmark | 1.47 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 42 | Russia | 1.46 | 2025 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 1.46 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 1.46 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 1.45 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 46 | Belgium | 1.44 | 2024 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 1.44 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 48 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 50 | Hungary | 1.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 1.41 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 52 | Romania | 1.39 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 1.38 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 54 | Liechtenstein | 1.37 | 2024 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 55 | Czechia | 1.36 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 1.36 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 1.31 | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 58 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 1.25 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 1.25 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 1.24 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 62 | Latvia | 1.24 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 63 | Belarus | 1.22 | 2025 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 1.21 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 1.18 | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 66 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 67 | San Marino | 1.16 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 68 | Poland | 1.14 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 1.11 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 71 | Andorra | 1.1 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 72 | Malta | 1.01 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 73 | Holy See | 0.9984 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Ukraine | 0.9967 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |