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DEFINITION:
Wanted fertility rate (births per woman). Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 6.8 | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Chad | 6.1 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.6 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Nigeria | 5.3 | 2008 | ||
| =5 | Burkina Faso | 5.2 | 2010 | ||
| =5 | Zambia | 5.2 | 2007 | ||
| =7 | East Timor | 5.1 | 2010 | ||
| =7 | Jamaica | 5.1 | 2009 | ||
| =7 | Guinea | 5.1 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.9 | 2003 | ||
| =11 | Uganda | 4.8 | 2006 | ||
| =11 | Mali | 4.8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Tanzania | 4.7 | 2010 | ||
| =13 | Central African Republic | 4.7 | 1995 | ||
| =15 | Liberia | 4.6 | 2007 | ||
| =15 | Yemen | 4.6 | 1997 | ||
| =17 | Malawi | 4.5 | 2010 | ||
| =17 | Sierra Leone | 4.5 | 2008 | ||
| =17 | Cameroon | 4.5 | 2004 | ||
| =17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.5 | 1999 | ||
| =21 | Republic of the Congo | 4.4 | 2005 | ||
| =21 | Eritrea | 4.4 | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Benin | 4.3 | 2006 | ||
| =24 | Burundi | 4.2 | 2010 | ||
| =24 | Madagascar | 4.2 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Togo | 4.2 | 1998 | ||
| =24 | Sudan | 4.2 | 1990 | ||
| 28 | Mauritania | 4.1 | 2001 | ||
| 29 | Botswana | 3.9 | 1988 | ||
| 30 | Comoros | 3.7 | 1996 | ||
| =31 | Ghana | 3.5 | 2008 | ||
| =31 | Gabon | 3.5 | 2000 | ||
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 3.4 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.3 | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Senegal | 3.2 | 2011 | ||
| =35 | Kenya | 3.2 | 2009 | ||
| =37 | Rwanda | 3.1 | 2010 | ||
| =37 | Pakistan | 3.1 | 2007 | ||
| =37 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 | 1997 | ||
| =37 | Uzbekistan | 3.1 | 1996 | ||
| 41 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2011 | ||
| =42 | Guatemala | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
| =42 | Tunisia | 2.9 | 1988 | ||
| =44 | Ecuador | 2.8 | 1987 | ||
| =44 | Mexico | 2.8 | 1987 | ||
| =46 | Jordan | 2.7 | 2009 | ||
| =46 | Namibia | 2.7 | 2007 | ||
| =46 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 2000 | ||
| 49 | Cambodia | 2.6 | 2010 | ||
| =50 | Lesotho | 2.4 | 2009 | ||
| =50 | Egypt | 2.4 | 2008 | ||
| =50 | Philippines | 2.4 | 2008 | ||
| =50 | Haiti | 2.4 | 2006 | ||
| =54 | Nicaragua | 2.3 | 2007 | ||
| =54 | Honduras | 2.3 | 2006 | ||
| =54 | South Africa | 2.3 | 1998 | ||
| =57 | Maldives | 2.2 | 2009 | ||
| =57 | Paraguay | 2.2 | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.2 | 1987 | ||
| =57 | Sri Lanka | 2.2 | 1987 | ||
| =61 | Guyana | 2.1 | 2009 | ||
| =61 | Swaziland | 2.1 | 2007 | ||
| =63 | El Salvador | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =63 | Bolivia | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Bangladesh | 1.9 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | Dominican Republic | 1.9 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | Indonesia | 1.9 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | India | 1.9 | 2006 | ||
| =65 | Kazakhstan | 1.9 | 1999 | ||
| =65 | Turkey | 1.9 | 1998 | ||
| =71 | Nepal | 1.8 | 2011 | ||
| =71 | Azerbaijan | 1.8 | 2006 | ||
| =71 | Morocco | 1.8 | 2004 | ||
| =71 | Brazil | 1.8 | 1996 | ||
| =71 | Thailand | 1.8 | 1987 | ||
| =76 | Armenia | 1.6 | 2010 | ||
| =76 | Colombia | 1.6 | 2010 | ||
| =76 | Peru | 1.6 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Vietnam | 1.6 | 2002 | ||
| 80 | Albania | 1.4 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Ukraine | 1.1 | 2007 |
