This is a list of countries showing past fertility rate , ranging from 1950 to 2015 in five-year periods, as estimated by the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects database by the United Nations Population Division. The fertility rate equals the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
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List of countries 1950 to 2015
Fertility rate per woman
Country/dependent territory
1950–1955
1955–1960
1960–1965
1965–1970
1970–1975
1975–1980
1980–1985
1985–1990
1990–1995
1995–2000
2000–2005
2005–2010
2010–2015
Afghanistan
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.48
7.65
7.18
6.37
5.26
Albania
6.23
6.55
6.23
5.26
4.60
3.90
3.41
3.15
2.79
2.38
1.95
1.64
1.71
Algeria
7.28
7.38
7.65
7.65
7.57
7.18
6.32
5.30
4.12
2.88
2.38
2.72
2.96
Angola
7.30
7.35
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.40
7.35
7.10
6.75
6.55
6.35
5.95
Antigua and Barbuda
4.50
4.50
4.30
4.00
3.26
2.24
2.14
2.07
2.09
2.31
2.27
2.17
2.10
Argentina
3.15
3.13
3.09
3.05
3.15
3.44
3.15
3.05
2.90
2.63
2.52
2.40
2.34
Armenia
4.49
4.90
4.45
3.45
3.04
2.60
2.50
2.60
2.38
1.75
1.65
1.72
1.65
Aruba (Netherlands )5.65
5.15
4.40
3.30
2.65
2.45
2.36
2.30
2.17
1.95
1.82
1.76
1.80
Australia
3.18
3.41
3.27
2.87
2.54
1.99
1.91
1.86
1.86
1.79
1.77
1.95
1.88
Austria
2.10
2.57
2.78
2.57
2.04
1.65
1.60
1.45
1.48
1.39
1.38
1.40
1.45
Azerbaijan
5.20
5.60
6.00
5.40
4.60
3.80
3.30
3.20
2.90
2.25
1.90
1.83
2.10
Bahamas
4.05
4.31
4.50
3.58
3.54
2.95
3.05
2.65
2.64
2.33
1.87
1.91
1.81
Bahrain
6.97
6.97
7.17
6.97
5.95
5.23
4.63
4.08
3.40
2.95
2.65
2.25
2.12
Bangladesh
6.36
6.62
6.80
6.92
6.91
6.63
5.98
4.98
4.06
3.43
2.94
2.48
2.22
Barbados
4.42
4.30
4.27
3.53
2.72
2.16
1.92
1.77
1.73
1.74
1.75
1.77
1.79
Belarus
2.61
2.73
2.59
2.28
2.25
2.09
2.09
2.08
1.68
1.31
1.26
1.43
1.64
Belgium
2.36
2.50
2.65
2.39
2.01
1.70
1.60
1.56
1.61
1.60
1.68
1.82
1.78
Belize
6.65
6.55
6.45
6.35
6.25
6.20
5.40
4.70
4.35
3.85
3.35
2.84
2.64
Benin
5.86
6.13
6.42
6.65
6.83
7.00
7.01
6.88
6.56
6.16
5.78
5.49
5.22
Bhutan
6.67
6.67
6.67
6.67
6.67
6.67
6.39
6.11
5.07
4.13
3.14
2.62
2.20
Bolivia
6.89
6.77
6.61
6.41
6.15
5.89
5.51
5.08
4.70
4.29
3.82
3.39
3.04
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.82
3.97
3.68
3.14
2.73
2.27
2.02
1.86
1.70
1.68
1.32
1.31
1.31
Botswana
6.50
6.58
6.65
6.70
6.55
6.35
5.95
4.90
4.25
3.68
3.15
2.90
2.88
Brazil
6.10
6.05
6.00
5.37
4.68
4.28
3.82
3.16
2.51
2.33
2.09
1.82
1.73
Brunei
6.90
6.89
6.66
5.90
5.49
4.45
3.79
3.47
3.08
2.51
1.99
1.80
1.90
Bulgaria
2.53
2.30
2.22
2.13
2.16
2.19
2.01
1.95
1.55
1.20
1.24
1.45
1.51
Burkina Faso
6.10
6.24
6.35
6.56
6.70
7.02
7.17
7.07
6.93
6.73
6.43
6.08
5.65
Burundi
6.80
6.86
7.07
7.27
7.30
7.44
7.40
7.55
7.40
7.15
6.85
6.50
6.00
Cambodia
6.95
6.95
6.95
6.70
6.16
5.42
6.37
5.99
5.13
4.25
3.44
3.08
2.70
Cameroon
5.49
5.53
5.80
6.08
6.31
6.50
6.70
6.60
6.22
5.75
5.45
5.25
4.95
Canada
3.64
3.88
3.68
2.61
1.98
1.73
1.63
1.62
1.69
1.56
1.52
1.64
1.61
Cape Verde
6.57
6.76
6.97
6.97
6.86
6.62
6.10
5.63
4.93
4.14
3.42
2.89
2.50
Central African Republic
5.52
5.75
5.90
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.90
5.70
5.55
5.45
5.30
5.10
Chad
6.10
6.20
6.30
6.40
6.67
6.87
7.04
7.21
7.39
7.41
7.24
6.85
6.31
Guernsey and Jersey (UK )2.06
2.22
2.56
2.36
1.86
1.52
1.44
1.45
1.46
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.46
Chile
5.15
5.17
4.95
4.44
3.58
2.95
2.70
2.64
2.43
2.21
2.03
1.94
1.82
China [1] 6.02
5.40
6.20
6.25
4.77
3.00
2.55
2.72
1.90
1.51
1.55
1.58
1.60
Colombia
6.76
6.76
6.76
6.18
4.90
4.25
3.70
3.18
2.84
2.50
2.30
2.10
1.93
Comoros
6.00
6.60
6.91
7.05
7.05
7.05
7.05
6.70
6.10
5.60
5.20
4.90
4.60
Costa Rica
5.95
6.39
6.28
5.26
4.06
3.70
3.50
3.31
3.01
2.61
2.17
2.01
1.85
Croatia
2.73
2.38
2.22
2.00
1.98
1.90
1.87
1.72
1.52
1.62
1.41
1.52
1.49
Cuba
4.15
3.70
4.68
4.30
3.60
2.15
1.85
1.85
1.65
1.64
1.59
1.58
1.71
Curaçao (Netherlands )5.07
5.10
4.40
3.80
2.87
2.45
2.25
2.30
2.28
2.12
2.09
1.98
2.07
Cyprus
3.70
3.50
3.44
2.80
2.49
2.29
2.45
2.43
2.33
1.89
1.59
1.48
1.38
Czech Republic
2.74
2.38
2.21
1.96
2.21
2.36
1.97
1.90
1.65
1.17
1.19
1.43
1.48
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.98
5.98
6.04
6.15
6.29
6.46
6.60
6.71
6.77
6.77
6.72
6.63
6.40
Denmark
2.55
2.55
2.58
2.27
1.96
1.68
1.43
1.54
1.75
1.76
1.76
1.85
1.73
Djibouti
6.31
6.39
6.55
6.71
6.84
6.64
6.45
6.18
5.85
4.81
4.21
3.55
3.10
Dominican Republic
7.60
7.64
7.35
6.65
5.68
4.76
4.15
3.65
3.31
2.98
2.83
2.67
2.53
Ecuador
6.75
6.75
6.65
6.40
5.80
5.05
4.45
4.00
3.55
3.20
2.88
2.73
2.59
Egypt
6.75
6.75
6.65
6.45
6.00
5.70
5.49
5.15
4.12
3.40
3.15
2.98
3.38
El Salvador
6.36
6.60
6.67
6.36
5.95
5.44
4.75
4.17
3.78
3.34
2.72
2.40
2.17
Equatorial Guinea
5.67
5.65
5.67
5.79
5.80
5.79
5.89
5.98
5.97
5.94
5.69
5.40
4.99
Eritrea
6.96
6.96
6.82
6.70
6.62
6.62
6.70
6.51
6.20
5.60
5.10
4.80
4.40
Estonia
2.06
1.99
1.94
2.02
2.15
2.06
2.09
2.20
1.63
1.33
1.39
1.66
1.59
Eswatini (Swaziland)
6.70
6.70
6.75
6.85
6.87
6.73
6.50
6.00
5.20
4.45
4.00
3.75
3.30
Ethiopia
7.17
6.90
6.90
6.87
7.10
7.18
7.42
7.37
7.09
6.83
6.13
5.26
4.63
Federated States of Micronesia 7.20
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.40
6.00
5.20
4.79
4.53
4.05
3.62
3.33
Fiji
6.62
6.79
5.95
5.00
4.20
4.00
3.80
3.47
3.35
3.19
2.98
2.75
2.60
Finland
3.00
2.77
2.66
2.19
1.62
1.66
1.68
1.66
1.82
1.74
1.75
1.84
1.77
France [2] 2.75
2.69
2.83
2.64
2.30
1.87
1.87
1.80
1.71
1.76
1.88
1.98
1.98
French Guiana (France )5.00
4.92
5.02
5.00
4.18
3.30
3.58
3.73
4.05
3.93
3.72
3.64
3.45
French Polynesia (France )6.00
5.86
5.44
5.20
4.86
4.23
3.82
3.64
3.11
2.61
2.36
2.17
2.07
Gabon
3.99
4.20
4.59
4.93
5.23
5.57
5.72
5.58
5.22
4.77
4.35
4.15
4.00
Gambia
5.29
5.46
5.70
5.96
6.20
6.34
6.29
6.14
6.08
5.99
5.90
5.76
5.62
Georgia
2.75
2.91
2.93
2.80
2.60
2.39
2.27
2.26
2.05
1.72
1.58
1.80
2.00
Germany
2.13
2.27
2.47
2.36
1.71
1.51
1.46
1.43
1.30
1.35
1.35
1.36
1.43
Ghana
6.44
6.64
6.84
6.95
6.90
6.69
6.35
5.88
5.34
5.02
5.02
4.64
4.37
Greece
2.48
2.42
2.29
2.55
2.53
2.42
2.06
1.58
1.42
1.35
1.33
1.46
1.34
Grenada
5.80
6.70
6.40
4.80
4.60
4.30
4.23
4.14
3.46
2.81
2.43
2.30
2.18
Guadeloupe (France )5.61
5.61
5.61
5.22
4.49
3.52
2.55
2.45
2.10
2.10
2.08
2.06
2.00
Guam (USA )
5.53
5.83
6.03
4.72
4.12
3.52
3.08
3.14
2.88
2.88
2.74
2.54
2.42
Guatemala
7.12
6.99
6.80
6.70
6.58
6.46
6.16
5.58
5.31
4.83
4.33
3.62
3.19
Guinea
6.00
6.07
6.15
6.18
6.29
6.45
6.59
6.63
6.51
6.24
5.91
5.54
5.13
Guinea-Bissau
5.90
5.90
5.95
6.00
6.10
6.25
6.70
6.68
6.50
6.05
5.60
5.20
4.90
Guyana
6.04
6.45
6.15
5.70
4.99
4.06
3.64
3.13
3.08
3.05
2.95
2.73
2.60
Haiti
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.00
5.60
5.80
6.21
5.70
5.15
4.62
4.00
3.55
3.13
Honduras
7.50
7.50
7.42
7.42
7.05
6.60
6.00
5.37
4.92
4.34
3.76
3.15
2.65
Hong Kong (China)
4.44
4.72
5.05
3.64
3.01
2.23
1.72
1.36
1.26
1.06
0.95
1.04
1.20
Hungary
2.69
2.32
1.81
1.98
2.04
2.25
1.81
1.82
1.74
1.38
1.30
1.33
1.33
Iceland
3.86
4.17
3.94
3.24
2.87
2.45
2.23
2.12
2.19
2.06
1.99
2.13
1.98
India
5.90
5.90
5.89
5.72
5.41
4.97
4.68
4.27
3.83
3.48
3.14
2.80
2.44
Indonesia
5.49
5.67
5.62
5.57
5.30
4.73
4.11
3.40
2.90
2.55
2.52
2.50
2.45
Iran
6.91
6.91
6.91
6.68
6.24
6.28
6.53
5.62
3.95
2.63
1.97
1.79
1.75
Iraq
7.30
6.20
6.60
7.40
7.15
6.80
6.35
6.09
5.65
5.19
4.66
4.55
4.55
Ireland
3.42
3.58
4.06
3.76
3.82
3.24
2.76
2.18
1.90
1.94
1.96
2.00
2.00
Israel
4.28
3.89
3.85
3.78
3.81
3.47
3.13
3.07
2.93
2.93
2.91
2.93
3.04
Italy
2.36
2.29
2.50
2.50
2.32
1.89
1.52
1.35
1.27
1.22
1.30
1.42
1.43
Ivory Coast
7.45
7.62
7.76
7.90
7.93
7.81
7.31
6.85
6.41
6.05
5.68
5.40
5.14
Jamaica
4.22
5.08
5.64
5.78
5.00
4.00
3.55
3.10
2.84
2.70
2.45
2.28
2.08
Japan
2.96
2.17
2.03
2.04
2.13
1.83
1.76
1.65
1.48
1.37
1.30
1.34
1.41
Jordan
7.38
7.38
8.00
8.00
7.79
7.38
7.05
6.02
5.00
4.30
3.85
3.70
3.60
Kazakhstan
4.41
4.56
4.43
3.67
3.61
3.23
3.04
3.03
2.55
2.00
2.01
2.54
2.70
Kenya
7.48
7.78
8.06
8.11
7.99
7.64
7.22
6.54
5.65
5.35
5.00
4.65
4.10
Kiribati
6.10
6.60
6.78
6.04
5.00
5.10
5.00
4.80
4.55
4.20
3.96
3.88
3.79
Kuwait
7.20
7.20
7.30
7.40
6.75
5.60
5.00
3.65
2.55
3.00
2.60
2.40
2.05
Kyrgyzstan
4.36
5.20
5.55
5.21
5.12
4.59
4.20
4.06
3.64
2.96
2.50
2.78
3.12
Laos
5.94
5.96
5.97
5.98
5.99
6.15
6.36
6.27
5.88
4.81
3.90
3.40
2.93
Latvia
2.00
1.95
1.88
1.84
2.00
1.89
2.03
2.16
1.63
1.17
1.29
1.49
1.50
Lebanon
5.74
5.72
5.69
5.23
4.67
4.23
3.75
3.23
2.80
2.43
2.01
1.58
1.72
Lesotho
5.84
5.86
5.81
5.80
5.80
5.69
5.46
5.14
4.70
4.37
3.79
3.37
3.26
Liberia
6.27
6.35
6.47
6.59
6.80
6.93
6.96
6.72
6.27
6.05
5.68
5.23
4.83
Libya
7.14
7.20
7.30
7.99
8.10
7.67
6.68
5.71
4.22
3.20
2.64
2.43
2.40
Lithuania
2.84
2.66
2.43
2.30
2.30
2.10
2.04
2.06
1.82
1.47
1.28
1.42
1.59
Luxembourg
1.98
2.23
2.40
2.19
1.72
1.49
1.46
1.47
1.66
1.72
1.65
1.62
1.55
Macau (China)
4.39
4.81
4.41
2.74
1.79
1.41
2.06
2.00
1.40
1.12
0.83
0.94
1.19
North Macedonia
5.06
4.14
3.65
3.44
2.86
2.54
2.45
2.27
2.12
1.83
1.64
1.46
1.50
Madagascar
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.20
6.95
6.50
6.25
6.10
5.80
5.28
4.83
4.40
Malawi
6.85
6.90
7.00
7.20
7.40
7.60
7.60
7.25
6.60
6.30
6.00
5.72
4.88
Malaysia
6.35
6.38
6.36
5.38
4.72
4.20
3.97
3.67
3.44
3.13
2.45
2.22
2.11
Maldives
6.03
6.81
7.12
7.22
7.17
6.85
7.26
6.66
5.16
3.52
2.57
2.26
2.22
Mali
6.95
6.95
7.00
7.10
7.15
7.15
7.15
7.15
7.15
6.95
6.85
6.70
6.35
Malta
4.14
3.80
3.15
2.12
2.01
2.12
1.94
2.03
1.99
1.88
1.47
1.39
1.41
Martinique (France )5.71
5.71
5.45
5.00
4.08
2.65
2.14
2.14
1.96
1.90
1.92
2.06
1.95
Mauritania
6.34
6.71
6.79
6.79
6.75
6.57
6.34
6.15
5.91
5.61
5.31
5.07
4.88
Mauritius
5.90
5.90
6.20
4.61
3.47
3.10
2.30
2.31
2.25
2.03
1.93
1.70
1.49
Mayotte (France )
7.91
7.91
7.91
7.91
7.91
7.91
7.35
6.73
5.25
5.08
4.80
4.60
4.10
Mexico
6.75
6.78
6.75
6.75
6.71
5.40
4.37
3.75
3.23
2.85
2.61
2.40
2.29
Moldova [3] 3.50
3.44
3.15
2.66
2.56
2.44
2.55
2.64
2.11
1.70
1.24
1.27
1.27
Mongolia
5.60
6.30
7.50
7.50
7.50
6.65
5.75
4.84
3.27
2.40
2.08
2.37
2.83
Montenegro
4.35
3.80
3.42
2.89
2.62
2.31
2.21
2.11
2.04
1.91
1.85
1.82
1.71
Morocco
6.61
6.90
7.10
6.85
6.40
5.90
5.40
4.45
3.70
2.97
2.68
2.55
2.60
Mozambique
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.85
6.80
6.55
6.40
6.30
6.10
5.85
5.80
5.65
5.45
Myanmar
6.00
6.00
6.10
6.10
5.74
5.15
4.65
3.80
3.20
2.95
2.87
2.55
2.30
Namibia
6.00
6.10
6.20
6.30
6.60
6.60
6.20
5.55
4.91
4.29
3.81
3.60
3.60
Nepal
5.96
5.96
5.96
5.96
5.87
5.80
5.62
5.33
4.97
4.41
3.64
2.96
2.32
Netherlands
3.05
3.10
3.17
2.79
2.10
1.60
1.51
1.55
1.59
1.60
1.74
1.75
1.73
New Caledonia (France )5.22
5.22
5.22
5.21
5.20
3.91
3.34
3.02
2.94
2.58
2.32
2.28
2.24
New Zealand
3.69
4.07
3.85
3.35
2.84
2.18
1.97
2.03
2.07
1.95
1.95
2.14
2.04
Nicaragua
7.20
7.50
7.10
6.95
6.79
6.35
5.85
5.00
4.20
3.40
2.84
2.56
2.32
Niger
7.30
7.40
7.50
7.55
7.60
7.75
7.90
7.80
7.75
7.70
7.65
7.55
7.40
Nigeria
6.35
6.35
6.35
6.35
6.61
6.76
6.76
6.60
6.37
6.17
6.05
5.91
5.74
North Korea
3.46
5.12
3.85
4.39
4.00
2.85
2.80
2.36
2.25
2.01
2.00
2.00
1.95
Norway
2.60
2.84
2.90
2.80
2.35
1.81
1.69
1.80
1.89
1.86
1.81
1.92
1.82
Oman
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.31
7.41
8.10
8.32
7.85
6.27
4.46
3.20
2.90
2.90
Pakistan
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.44
6.30
5.67
4.99
4.23
3.98
3.98
Palestine [4] 7.38
7.38
8.00
8.00
7.69
7.50
7.05
6.76
6.60
5.81
5.02
4.60
4.25
Panama
5.76
5.87
5.79
5.41
4.88
4.19
3.63
3.24
2.92
2.81
2.68
2.63
2.60
Papua New Guinea
6.24
6.26
6.28
6.21
6.09
5.87
5.47
4.97
4.70
4.64
4.38
4.13
3.84
Paraguay
6.50
6.50
6.45
6.15
5.35
5.20
5.12
4.77
4.31
3.88
3.24
2.89
2.60
Peru
6.95
6.95
6.95
6.70
6.00
5.40
4.65
4.10
3.57
3.10
2.80
2.60
2.50
Philippines
7.42
7.27
6.98
6.54
5.98
5.46
4.92
4.53
4.14
3.90
3.70
3.30
3.05
Poland
3.63
3.47
2.72
2.33
2.23
2.23
2.31
2.16
1.95
1.51
1.26
1.37
1.33
Portugal
3.10
3.12
3.19
3.12
2.83
2.55
2.01
1.62
1.48
1.46
1.45
1.37
1.28
Puerto Rico (USA )
4.97
4.82
4.37
3.41
2.99
2.76
2.46
2.26
2.18
1.98
1.85
1.72
1.52
Qatar
6.97
6.97
6.97
6.97
6.75
6.10
5.45
4.40
3.74
3.46
2.95
2.23
2.00
Republic of the Congo 5.68
5.79
5.99
6.19
6.35
6.35
6.00
5.55
5.21
5.12
5.07
5.00
4.86
Romania
3.06
2.74
2.10
2.87
2.65
2.55
2.26
2.22
1.51
1.34
1.32
1.45
1.48
Russia
2.85
2.82
2.55
2.02
2.03
1.94
2.04
2.12
1.54
1.25
1.30
1.44
1.70
Rwanda
8.00
8.15
8.20
8.20
8.28
8.43
8.38
7.80
6.55
5.90
5.40
4.85
4.20
Réunion (France )
6.93
6.57
6.56
5.67
3.88
3.12
2.78
2.71
2.40
2.33
2.44
2.40
2.40
Saint Lucia
6.00
6.94
6.79
6.48
5.69
5.20
4.20
3.65
3.15
2.60
1.85
1.60
1.51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.33
7.33
7.02
6.41
5.54
4.42
3.64
3.10
2.85
2.55
2.24
2.13
2.01
Samoa
7.63
7.63
7.63
7.35
7.00
6.49
5.91
5.35
4.92
4.62
4.44
4.47
4.16
São Tomé and Príncipe 6.20
6.20
6.30
6.40
6.52
6.50
6.24
5.96
5.68
5.41
5.15
4.90
4.67
Saudi Arabia
7.18
7.18
7.26
7.26
7.30
7.28
7.02
6.22
5.55
4.40
3.65
3.22
2.72
Senegal
6.80
6.90
7.10
7.25
7.30
7.28
7.28
6.78
6.28
5.72
5.28
5.10
5.00
Serbia [5] 3.22
2.57
2.51
2.43
2.36
2.37
2.32
2.23
1.96
1.83
1.71
1.58
1.59
Seychelles
5.00
5.00
5.59
5.92
5.38
4.27
3.51
2.94
2.57
2.18
2.20
2.30
2.38
Sierra Leone
6.03
6.03
6.25
6.41
6.56
6.65
6.72
6.72
6.69
6.48
6.11
5.57
4.84
Singapore
6.61
6.34
5.12
3.64
2.82
1.84
1.69
1.70
1.73
1.57
1.35
1.26
1.23
Slovakia
3.50
3.24
2.91
2.54
2.51
2.46
2.27
2.15
1.87
1.40
1.22
1.32
1.39
Slovenia
2.68
2.38
2.34
2.26
2.20
2.16
1.93
1.65
1.33
1.25
1.21
1.44
1.58
Solomon Islands
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.54
7.24
7.04
6.43
6.12
5.53
4.90
4.60
4.40
4.06
Somalia [6] 7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.10
7.00
7.07
7.26
7.53
7.70
7.46
7.10
6.61
South Africa
6.05
6.05
6.00
5.80
5.50
5.05
4.60
4.00
3.34
2.95
2.75
2.62
2.55
South Korea
5.65
6.33
5.60
4.65
4.00
2.92
2.23
1.57
1.68
1.50
1.21
1.17
1.23
South Sudan
6.65
6.70
6.75
6.85
6.90
6.92
6.78
6.83
6.65
6.42
6.00
5.60
5.15
Spain
2.53
2.70
2.81
2.84
2.85
2.55
1.88
1.46
1.28
1.19
1.29
1.39
1.33
Sri Lanka
5.80
5.80
5.20
4.70
4.00
3.61
3.19
2.64
2.38
2.24
2.26
2.28
2.11
Sudan
6.65
6.65
6.67
6.70
6.90
6.92
6.63
6.30
6.00
5.65
5.30
5.00
4.75
Suriname
6.56
6.56
6.75
6.86
5.29
4.20
3.70
3.36
3.19
2.96
2.77
2.59
2.46
Sweden
2.24
2.25
2.31
2.17
1.91
1.66
1.64
1.91
2.01
1.56
1.67
1.89
1.90
Switzerland
2.31
2.39
2.60
2.36
1.87
1.54
1.54
1.55
1.54
1.48
1.41
1.47
1.53
Syria
7.23
7.38
7.54
7.56
7.54
7.32
6.77
5.87
4.80
4.30
3.80
3.35
3.10
Tajikistan
5.40
6.20
6.80
7.00
6.83
5.90
5.60
5.50
4.88
4.29
3.60
3.50
3.50
Taiwan
6.72
6.14
5.35
4.38
3.33
2.74
2.23
1.77
1.76
1.67
1.32
1.05
1.11
Tanzania
6.74
6.80
6.80
6.79
6.75
6.73
6.55
6.36
6.05
5.75
5.66
5.58
5.24
Thailand
6.14
6.14
6.13
5.98
5.05
3.92
2.94
2.30
1.99
1.77
1.60
1.56
1.53
Timor-Leste
6.44
6.35
6.37
6.16
5.54
4.30
5.39
5.21
5.68
7.00
6.96
6.53
5.91
Togo
6.33
6.42
6.65
6.94
7.20
7.28
7.06
6.62
6.02
5.54
5.31
5.04
4.69
Tonga
7.30
7.30
7.30
6.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
4.74
4.62
4.29
4.23
4.03
3.79
Trinidad and Tobago
5.30
5.30
5.04
3.81
3.45
3.24
3.28
2.75
2.18
1.82
1.75
1.80
1.80
Tunisia
6.65
6.85
6.99
6.92
6.38
5.65
4.82
4.00
2.98
2.34
2.04
2.02
2.25
Turkey
6.69
6.50
6.20
5.80
5.39
4.69
4.11
3.39
2.90
2.65
2.37
2.20
2.12
Turkmenistan
5.30
6.20
6.80
6.56
6.19
5.60
4.79
4.55
4.03
3.03
2.76
2.65
3.00
Uganda
6.90
6.95
7.05
7.12
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.06
6.95
6.74
6.38
5.91
Ukraine
2.81
2.70
2.13
2.02
2.08
1.98
2.00
1.95
1.62
1.24
1.15
1.38
1.49
United Arab Emirates 6.97
6.97
6.87
6.77
6.45
5.75
5.30
4.90
3.92
2.97
2.40
1.97
1.82
United Kingdom
2.18
2.49
2.81
2.57
2.01
1.73
1.78
1.84
1.78
1.74
1.66
1.87
1.88
United States
3.31
3.58
3.23
2.54
2.03
1.77
1.80
1.91
2.03
2.00
2.04
2.05
1.88
United States Virgin Islands (USA )5.25
5.49
5.67
5.52
4.66
3.49
2.97
3.02
2.79
2.19
2.14
2.44
2.30
Uruguay
2.73
2.83
2.90
2.80
3.00
2.89
2.57
2.53
2.49
2.30
2.20
2.12
2.04
Uzbekistan
5.30
5.90
6.50
6.40
6.16
5.46
4.80
4.40
3.95
3.10
2.51
2.49
2.38
Vanuatu
7.60
7.35
7.00
6.46
6.11
5.75
5.40
5.04
4.83
4.59
4.11
3.63
3.41
Venezuela
6.46
6.46
6.66
5.90
4.94
4.47
3.96
3.65
3.25
2.94
2.72
2.55
2.40
Vietnam
5.40
6.16
6.42
6.46
6.33
5.50
4.60
3.85
3.23
2.25
1.92
1.93
1.96
Western Sahara [7] 6.34
6.42
6.53
6.60
6.57
6.23
5.33
4.60
4.00
3.40
2.85
2.55
2.60
Yemen
7.35
7.40
7.60
7.80
7.90
8.60
8.80
8.80
8.20
6.80
5.90
5.00
4.40
Zambia
6.70
6.95
7.25
7.30
7.40
7.25
6.90
6.60
6.30
6.10
5.95
5.60
5.20
Zimbabwe
6.80
7.00
7.30
7.40
7.40
7.30
6.74
5.66
4.77
4.20
4.00
4.00
4.00
World 4.96
4.89
5.03
4.92
4.46
3.87
3.60
3.44
3.02
2.75
2.63
2.57
2.52
List of regions
Fertility rate per woman
Region
1950–1955
1955–1960
1960–1965
1965–1970
1970–1975
1975–1980
1980–1985
1985–1990
1990–1995
1995–2000
2000–2005
2005–2010
2010–2015
Africa 6.62
6.66
6.72
6.72
6.71
6.64
6.48
6.18
5.72
5.34
5.08
4.89
4.72
Asia 5.80
5.56
5.81
5.73
5.03
4.10
3.70
3.50
2.92
2.56
2.41
2.30
2.20
Australia /New Zealand
3.27
3.53
3.38
2.96
2.59
2.02
1.92
1.89
1.90
1.82
1.80
1.99
1.91
Caribbean
5.27
5.19
5.48
5.00
4.37
3.62
3.41
3.13
2.83
2.64
2.49
2.38
2.28
Central America
6.76
6.81
6.75
6.68
6.55
5.49
4.60
3.99
3.50
3.09
2.80
2.54
2.38
Central Asia
4.86
5.32
5.57
5.16
5.02
4.51
4.13
4.00
3.57
2.89
2.51
2.66
2.71
Eastern Africa
7.05
7.05
7.11
7.11
7.14
7.10
7.02
6.80
6.41
6.12
5.76
5.35
4.89
Eastern Asia
5.56
4.98
5.53
5.53
4.36
2.86
2.48
2.59
1.87
1.51
1.52
1.56
1.59
Eastern Europe
2.92
2.82
2.43
2.15
2.14
2.07
2.08
2.09
1.63
1.30
1.26
1.42
1.57
Europe 2.66
2.66
2.57
2.37
2.17
1.98
1.88
1.81
1.57
1.43
1.43
1.55
1.60
Latin America 5.87
5.88
5.89
5.53
5.03
4.48
3.96
3.46
3.06
2.76
2.48
2.26
2.14
Melanesia
6.30
6.34
6.24
6.02
5.82
5.56
5.19
4.74
4.50
4.40
4.16
3.93
3.67
Micronesia
6.25
6.42
6.46
5.84
5.27
4.80
4.40
4.09
3.74
3.44
3.15
3.05
3.00
Middle Africa
6.08
6.11
6.24
6.35
6.50
6.65
6.73
6.76
6.67
6.52
6.39
6.24
5.94
Northern Africa
6.80
6.87
6.94
6.83
6.52
6.18
5.74
5.11
4.21
3.47
3.15
3.09
3.31
North America 3.34
3.61
3.28
2.55
2.02
1.77
1.79
1.88
2.00
1.95
1.99
2.01
1.85
Northern Europe
2.32
2.51
2.71
2.49
2.06
1.80
1.80
1.85
1.80
1.70
1.66
1.85
1.85
Oceania 3.84
4.06
3.94
3.55
3.21
2.73
2.60
2.51
2.49
2.46
2.44
2.53
2.41
Polynesia
6.78
6.86
6.82
6.39
5.74
5.23
4.79
4.37
3.96
3.55
3.32
3.17
2.97
South America
5.67
5.67
5.66
5.22
4.60
4.24
3.80
3.30
2.92
2.64
2.35
2.13
2.03
Southeast Asia
5.93
6.12
6.09
5.91
5.48
4.81
4.20
3.58
3.11
2.69
2.53
2.42
2.35
Southern Africa
6.06
6.07
6.03
5.86
5.60
5.19
4.75
4.15
3.50
3.09
2.85
2.71
2.64
Southern Asia
6.04
6.06
6.07
5.94
5.67
5.31
5.03
4.57
4.04
3.61
3.19
2.85
2.54
Southern Europe
2.68
2.62
2.70
2.68
2.56
2.24
1.83
1.56
1.42
1.34
1.37
1.44
1.42
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.57
6.60
6.67
6.70
6.77
6.78
6.70
6.49
6.16
5.90
5.65
5.40
5.10
Western Africa
6.56
6.63
6.80
6.91
6.87
6.67
6.41
6.16
5.95
5.75
5.53
5.20
4.88
Western Asia
6.15
6.00
5.73
5.36
5.00
4.51
4.03
3.60
3.23
3.02
2.90
2.74
2.61
Western Europe
2.65
2.47
1.96
1.65
1.62
1.57
1.49
1.52
1.59
1.64
1.67
1.69
1.71
References
^ Figure refers to mainland China , excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau , The first one returned to Chinese sovereignty in mid-1997 and the second one did so on December 20, 1999,
^ Estimate not only refers to metropolitan France , but also includes its separatedly listed overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer , DOM) of French Guiana , Guadeloupe , Martinique , Mayotte (from March 31, 2011) and Réunion and its overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia , Saint Barthélemy , Saint Martin , Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna , The population of metropolitan France alone stood at 63,730,000 in November 2012, according to a monthly [www,insee,fr/fr/bases-de-donnees/bsweb/serie,asp?idbank=000436387 official estimate],
^ Excludes (statistica,md,2010,pdf ) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005),
^ Comprises the Gaza Strip and West Bank
^ Excludes the Kosovo (1,733,872, 2011 Archived 2019-05-19 at the Wayback Machine ),
^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants),
^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , both of which claim the entire territory,
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