Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.82
Czechia
Lowest
0.749
South Korea
Median
1.46
Years covered
135
1891–2025
Data points
2,354
What the numbers show
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.82 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.749 in South Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.46, and the mean is 1.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 28.8%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 37.8%).
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 1.82 | 2021 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 2 | France | 1.62 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 3 | Slovenia | 1.61 | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 4 | United States | 1.59 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 1.58 | 2018 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1.58 | 2021 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 1.57 | 2017 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 1.56 | 2020 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 1.56 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.53 | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.53 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 1.51 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1.51 | 2013 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 1.5 | 2014 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.48 | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 1.48 | 2020 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 1.47 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 1.46 | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 1.45 | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 1.45 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.41 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 1.32 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 26 | Canada | 1.26 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 1.25 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 1.21 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.18 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 1.16 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 1.14 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 1.12 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 33 | Taiwan | 0.877 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 34 | South Korea | 0.749 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |