See a rank-ordered version of this page here.
| Country | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 6.53 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Albania | 2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Algeria | 1.79 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| American Samoa | 3.29 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Andorra | 1.33 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Angola | 6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Anguilla | 1.75 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2.07 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Argentina | 2.35 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Armenia | 1.36 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Aruba | 1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Australia | 1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Austria | 1.39 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | 2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | 2.1 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bahrain | 2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bangladesh | 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Barbados | 1.68 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Belarus | 1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Belgium | 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Belize | 3.36 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Benin | 5.49 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bermuda | 1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bhutan | 2.38 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bolivia | 3.17 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.25 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Botswana | 2.6 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Brazil | 2.21 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | 1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Brunei | 1.91 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Bulgaria | 1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | 6.28 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Burma | 1.89 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Burundi | 6.33 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cambodia | 3.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cameroon | 4.33 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Canada | 1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cape Verde | 3.07 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cayman Islands | 1.88 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Central African Republic | 4.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Chad | 5.31 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Chile | 1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| China | 1.79 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Christmas Island | NA (2008 est.) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA (2008 est.) |
| Colombia | 2.46 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Comoros | 4.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.2 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 5.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cook Islands | 2.49 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Costa Rica | 2.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 4.12 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Croatia | 1.42 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cuba | 1.61 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Cyprus | 1.77 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Czech Republic | 1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Denmark | 1.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Djibouti | 5.06 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Dominica | 2.09 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Ecuador | 2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Egypt | 2.66 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| El Salvador | 3 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5.08 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Eritrea | 4.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Estonia | 1.42 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Ethiopia | 6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| European Union | 1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA (2008 est.) |
| Faroe Islands | 2.44 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Fiji | 2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Finland | 1.73 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| France | 1.98 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| French Polynesia | 1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Gabon | 4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Gambia, The | 5.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | 5.03 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Georgia | 1.44 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Germany | 1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Ghana | 3.68 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Gibraltar | 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Greece | 1.37 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Greenland | 2.19 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Grenada | 2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guam | 2.54 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guatemala | 3.47 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guernsey | 1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guinea | 5.2 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Guyana | 2.03 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Haiti | 3.81 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Honduras | 3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Hong Kong | 1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Hungary | 1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Iceland | 1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| India | 2.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Indonesia | 2.31 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Iran | 1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Iraq | 3.86 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Ireland | 1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Isle of Man | 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Israel | 2.75 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Italy | 1.31 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Jamaica | 2.25 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Japan | 1.21 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Jersey | 1.57 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Jordan | 2.39 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 1.88 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Kenya | 4.56 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Kiribati | 4.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Korea, North | 1.96 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Korea, South | 1.21 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Kuwait | 2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Laos | 4.41 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Latvia | 1.3 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Lebanon | 1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Lesotho | 3.06 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Liberia | 5.79 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Libya | 3.08 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Liechtenstein | 1.52 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Lithuania | 1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Luxembourg | 1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Macau | 0.91 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Macedonia | 1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Madagascar | 5.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Malawi | 5.59 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Malaysia | 2.95 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Maldives | 1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mali | 7.29 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Malta | 1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | 3.59 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mauritania | 4.45 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mauritius | 1.81 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mayotte | 5.5 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mexico | 2.34 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.89 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Moldova | 1.27 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Monaco | 1.75 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mongolia | 2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Montserrat | 1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Morocco | 2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Mozambique | 5.18 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Namibia | 2.69 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Nauru | 2.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Nepal | 2.64 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Netherlands | 1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1.97 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| New Caledonia | 2.18 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| New Zealand | 2.1 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Nicaragua | 2.57 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Niger | 7.75 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Nigeria | 4.91 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Niue | NA (2008 est.) |
| Norfolk Island | NA (2008 est.) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1.15 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Norway | 1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Oman | 5.53 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Pakistan | 3.6 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Palau | 1.82 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Panama | 2.53 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.62 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Paraguay | 3.75 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Peru | 2.37 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Philippines | 3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Pitcairn Islands | NA (2008 est.) |
| Poland | 1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Portugal | 1.49 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | 1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Qatar | 2.45 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Romania | 1.39 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Russia | 1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Rwanda | 5.25 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saint Helena | 1.56 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.26 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | 1.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.97 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.98 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Samoa | 4.16 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| San Marino | 1.36 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5.33 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.83 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Senegal | 4.95 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Serbia | 1.38 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Seychelles | 1.93 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | 5.88 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Singapore | 1.09 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Slovakia | 1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Slovenia | 1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | 3.52 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Somalia | 6.52 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| South Africa | 2.38 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Spain | 1.31 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | 1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Sudan | 4.48 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Suriname | 1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Svalbard | NA (2008 est.) |
| Swaziland | 3.24 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Sweden | 1.67 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Switzerland | 1.45 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Syria | 3.12 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Taiwan | 1.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Tajikistan | 2.99 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Tanzania | 4.46 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Thailand | 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Timor-Leste | 3.28 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Togo | 4.79 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Tokelau | NA (2008 est.) |
| Tonga | 2.25 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Tunisia | 1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Turkey | 2.21 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | 2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.95 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Tuvalu | 2.91 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Uganda | 6.77 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Ukraine | 1.26 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.42 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| United States | 2.05 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Uruguay | 1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | 1.95 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Vanuatu | 2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Venezuela | 2.48 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Vietnam | 1.83 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | 1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1.87 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| West Bank | 3.22 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Western Sahara | NA 5.61 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| World | 2.58 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Yemen | 6.32 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Zambia | 5.15 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | 3.69 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
This page was created in May 2009, adapted from a page in the CIA’s World Factbook that had been last updated on 23 April 2009.
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