Total fertility rate (UN DESA) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
4.41
Yemen
Lowest
0.9967
Ukraine
Median
1.54
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,946
What the numbers show
Total fertility rate (UN DESA) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 4.41 in Yemen; the lowest is 0.9967 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.54, and the mean is 1.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 33.5%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 29.1%).
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 | Palestine, State of | 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 | Monaco | 2.09 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Tunisia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 22 | Montenegro | 1.8 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Georgia | 1.79 | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bahrain | 1.78 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 1.74 | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova | 1.72 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 1.71 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 1.71 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | Qatar | 1.7 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 30 | Iran | 1.67 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 1.66 | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 32 | France | 1.64 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 33 | Türkiye | 1.62 | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 1.6 | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1.58 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Slovak Republic | 1.57 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 1.54 | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 1.54 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 39 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.53 | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 1.52 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 1.52 | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 1.5 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 1.5 | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 1.5 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 1.5 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 1.47 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 1.47 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 49 | Czechia | 1.47 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 50 | Russia | 1.46 | 2025 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 1.46 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 1.44 | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 53 | Netherlands | 1.44 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 54 | Sweden | 1.44 | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 1.42 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 1.4 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 1.39 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 1.37 | 2025 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 59 | Cyprus | 1.37 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 60 | Latvia | 1.35 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 1.34 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 62 | Albania | 1.33 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | 1.33 | 2025 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 64 | Poland | 1.31 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 65 | Finland | 1.3 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 66 | Spain | 1.23 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 67 | Belarus | 1.22 | 2025 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 1.22 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 1.21 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 1.21 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 71 | San Marino | 1.16 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 72 | Malta | 1.11 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 73 | Andorra | 1.1 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 74 | Holy See | 0.9984 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Ukraine | 0.9967 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |