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Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Health Statistics > Fertility rate, total > births per woman (1972) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Yemen :
8.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Yemen
# 2
Rwanda :
8.29 births per woman
1972
Health in Rwanda
# 3
Niger :
8.1 births per woman
1972
Health in Niger
# 4
Kenya :
8 births per woman
1972
Health in Kenya
# 5
Jordan :
7.79 births per woman
1972
Health in Jordan
# 6
Zambia :
7.75 births per woman
1972
Health in Zambia
# 7
Burkina Faso :
7.75 births per woman
1972
Health in Burkina Faso
# 8
Zimbabwe :
7.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Zimbabwe
# 9
Afghanistan :
7.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Afghanistan
# 10
Libya :
7.59 births per woman
1972
Health in Libya
# 11
Mali :
7.56 births per woman
1972
Health in Mali
# 12
Syria :
7.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Syria
# 13
Côte d'Ivoire :
7.41 births per woman
1972
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 14
Malawi :
7.4 births per woman
1972
Health in Malawi
# 15
Algeria :
7.38 births per woman
1972
Health in Algeria
# 16
Saudi Arabia :
7.3 births per woman
1972
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 17
Somalia :
7.25 births per woman
1972
Health in Somalia
# 18
Solomon Islands :
7.23 births per woman
1972
Health in Solomon Islands
# 19
Oman :
7.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Oman
# 20
Djibouti :
7.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Djibouti
# 21
Angola :
7.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Angola
# 22
Iraq :
7.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Iraq
# 23
Uganda :
7.1 births per woman
1972
Health in Uganda
# 24
Guinea-Bissau :
7.1 births per woman
1972
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 25
Benin :
7.06 births per woman
1972
Health in Benin
# 26
Togo :
7.06 births per woman
1972
Health in Togo
# 27
Honduras :
7.05 births per woman
1972
Health in Honduras
# 28
Senegal :
7 births per woman
1972
Health in Senegal
# 29
Maldives :
7 births per woman
1972
Health in Maldives
# 30
Cape Verde :
7 births per woman
1972
Health in Cape Verde
# 31
Pakistan :
7 births per woman
1972
Health in Pakistan
# 32
Guinea :
6.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Guinea
# 33
Micronesia, Federated States of :
6.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 34
Liberia :
6.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Liberia
# 35
Kuwait :
6.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Kuwait
# 36
Nigeria :
6.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Nigeria
# 37
Morocco :
6.89 births per woman
1972
Health in Morocco
# 38
Tajikistan :
6.83 births per woman
1972
Health in Tajikistan
# 39
Botswana :
6.8 births per woman
1972
Health in Botswana
# 40
Burundi :
6.8 births per woman
1972
Health in Burundi
# 41
Nicaragua :
6.79 births per woman
1972
Health in Nicaragua
# 42
Qatar :
6.76 births per woman
1972
Health in Qatar
# 43
Tanzania :
6.75 births per woman
1972
Health in Tanzania
# 44
Madagascar :
6.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Madagascar
# 45
Ghana :
6.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Ghana
# 46
Sudan :
6.67 births per woman
1972
Health in Sudan
# 47
Chad :
6.66 births per woman
1972
Health in Chad
# 48
Namibia :
6.6 births per woman
1972
Health in Namibia
# 49
Mozambique :
6.6 births per woman
1972
Health in Mozambique
# 50
Mexico :
6.52 births per woman
1972
Health in Mexico
# 51
Eritrea :
6.52 births per woman
1972
Health in Eritrea
# 52
São Tomé and Príncipe :
6.51 births per woman
1972
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 53
Gambia, The :
6.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Gambia, The
# 54
Sierra Leone :
6.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Sierra Leone
# 55
Bolivia :
6.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Bolivia
# 56
Swaziland :
6.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Swaziland
# 57
Mauritania :
6.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Mauritania
# 58
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6.45 births per woman
1972
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 59
Iran :
6.4 births per woman
1972
Health in Iran
# 60
United Arab Emirates :
6.36 births per woman
1972
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 61
Cameroon :
6.3 births per woman
1972
Health in Cameroon
# 62
Congo, Republic of the :
6.29 births per woman
1972
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 63
Belize :
6.25 births per woman
1972
Health in Belize
# 64
Guatemala :
6.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Guatemala
# 65
Turkmenistan :
6.19 births per woman
1972
Health in Turkmenistan
# 66
Bangladesh :
6.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Bangladesh
# 67
East Timor :
6.15 births per woman
1972
Health in East Timor
# 68
Laos :
6.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Laos
# 69
Tunisia :
6.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Tunisia
# 70
Vanuatu :
6.11 births per woman
1972
Health in Vanuatu
# 71
El Salvador :
6.1 births per woman
1972
Health in El Salvador
# 72
Papua New Guinea :
6.09 births per woman
1972
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 73
Peru :
6 births per woman
1972
Health in Peru
# 74
Ecuador :
6 births per woman
1972
Health in Ecuador
# 75
Philippines :
6 births per woman
1972
Health in Philippines
# 76
Bahrain :
5.95 births per woman
1972
Health in Bahrain
# 77
Samoa :
5.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Samoa
# 78
Bhutan :
5.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Bhutan
# 79
Vietnam :
5.85 births per woman
1972
Health in Vietnam
# 80
Mongolia :
5.8 births per woman
1972
Health in Mongolia
# 81
Ethiopia :
5.8 births per woman
1972
Health in Ethiopia
# 82
Nepal :
5.79 births per woman
1972
Health in Nepal
# 83
Haiti :
5.76 births per woman
1972
Health in Haiti
# 84
Burma :
5.75 births per woman
1972
Health in Burma
# 85
Lesotho :
5.74 births per woman
1972
Health in Lesotho
# 86
Central African Republic :
5.72 births per woman
1972
Health in Central African Republic
# 87
Egypt :
5.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Egypt
# 88
Equatorial Guinea :
5.68 births per woman
1972
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 89
Uzbekistan :
5.67 births per woman
1972
Health in Uzbekistan
# 90
Paraguay :
5.65 births per woman
1972
Health in Paraguay
# 91
Dominican Republic :
5.63 births per woman
1972
Health in Dominican Republic
# 92
India :
5.59 births per woman
1972
Health in India
# 93
Cambodia :
5.53 births per woman
1972
Health in Cambodia
# 94
Saint Lucia :
5.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Saint Lucia
# 95
Dominica :
5.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Dominica
# 96
Tonga :
5.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Tonga
# 97
South Africa :
5.49 births per woman
1972
Health in South Africa
# 98
Brunei :
5.4 births per woman
1972
Health in Brunei
# 99
Suriname :
5.29 births per woman
1972
Health in Suriname
# 100
Gabon :
5.25 births per woman
1972
Health in Gabon
# 101
Indonesia :
5.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Indonesia
# 102
French Polynesia :
5.15 births per woman
1972
Health in French Polynesia
# 103
Malaysia :
5.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Malaysia
# 104
Turkey :
5.04 births per woman
1972
Health in Turkey
# 105
Colombia :
5 births per woman
1972
Health in Colombia
# 106
Jamaica :
5 births per woman
1972
Health in Jamaica
# 107
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
5 births per woman
1972
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 108
Virgin Islands :
5 births per woman
1972
Health in Virgin Islands
# 109
Thailand :
4.97 births per woman
1972
Health in Thailand
# 110
Venezuela :
4.94 births per woman
1972
Health in Venezuela
# 111
Panama :
4.93 births per woman
1972
Health in Panama
# 112
Guyana :
4.9 births per woman
1972
Health in Guyana
# 113
Kyrgyzstan :
4.88 births per woman
1972
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 114
China :
4.87 births per woman
1972
Health in China
# 115
Lebanon :
4.78 births per woman
1972
Health in Lebanon
# 116
Brazil :
4.72 births per woman
1972
Health in Brazil
# 117
Albania :
4.66 births per woman
1972
Health in Albania
# 118
Costa Rica :
4.46 births per woman
1972
Health in Costa Rica
# 119
Azerbaijan :
4.29 births per woman
1972
Health in Azerbaijan
# 120
Fiji :
4.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Fiji
# 121
Korea, South :
4.14 births per woman
1972
Health in Korea, South
# 122
Guam :
4.12 births per woman
1972
Health in Guam
# 123
Sri Lanka :
4.07 births per woman
1972
Health in Sri Lanka
# 124
New Caledonia :
4.05 births per woman
1972
Health in New Caledonia
# 125
Korea, North :
3.87 births per woman
1972
Health in Korea, North
# 126
Ireland :
3.87 births per woman
1972
Health in Ireland
# 127
Israel :
3.77 births per woman
1972
Health in Israel
# 128
Chile :
3.63 births per woman
1972
Health in Chile
# 129
Cuba :
3.55 births per woman
1972
Health in Cuba
# 130
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
3.5 births per woman
1972
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 131
Trinidad and Tobago :
3.45 births per woman
1972
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 132
Bahamas, The :
3.44 births per woman
1972
Health in Bahamas, The
# 133
Hong Kong :
3.32 births per woman
1972
Health in Hong Kong
# 134
Kazakhstan :
3.32 births per woman
1972
Health in Kazakhstan
# 135
Mauritius :
3.25 births per woman
1972
Health in Mauritius
# 136
Macau :
3.2 births per woman
1972
Health in Macau
# 137
Argentina :
3.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Argentina
# 138
Iceland :
3.09 births per woman
1972
Health in Iceland
# 139
Singapore :
3.05 births per woman
1972
Health in Singapore
# 140
Armenia :
3.04 births per woman
1972
Health in Armenia
# 141
New Zealand :
3 births per woman
1972
Health in New Zealand
# 142
Uruguay :
3 births per woman
1972
Health in Uruguay
# 143
Puerto Rico :
2.99 births per woman
1972
Health in Puerto Rico
# 144
Spain :
2.84 births per woman
1972
Health in Spain
# 145
Macedonia, Republic of :
2.8 births per woman
1972
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 146
Australia :
2.74 births per woman
1972
Health in Australia
# 147
Barbados :
2.74 births per woman
1972
Health in Barbados
# 148
Portugal :
2.7 births per woman
1972
Health in Portugal
# 149
Netherlands Antilles :
2.65 births per woman
1972
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 150
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
2.63 births per woman
1972
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 151
Antigua and Barbuda :
2.61 births per woman
1972
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 152
Georgia :
2.6 births per woman
1972
Health in Georgia
# 153
Moldova :
2.56 births per woman
1972
Health in Moldova
# 154
Romania :
2.55 births per woman
1972
Health in Romania
# 155
Cyprus :
2.48 births per woman
1972
Health in Cyprus
# 156
Slovakia :
2.46 births per woman
1972
Health in Slovakia
# 157
France :
2.43 births per woman
1972
Health in France
# 158
Man, Isle of :
2.4 births per woman
1972
Health in Man, Isle of
# 159
Norway :
2.37 births per woman
1972
Health in Norway
# 160
Italy :
2.36 births per woman
1972
Health in Italy
# 161
Lithuania :
2.33 births per woman
1972
Health in Lithuania
# 162
Greece :
2.32 births per woman
1972
Health in Greece
# 163
Serbia and Montenegro :
2.31 births per woman
1972
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 164
Belarus :
2.28 births per woman
1972
Health in Belarus
# 165
Poland :
2.23 births per woman
1972
Health in Poland
# 166
United Kingdom :
2.2 births per woman
1972
Health in United Kingdom
# 167
Slovenia :
2.19 births per woman
1972
Health in Slovenia
# 168
Estonia :
2.16 births per woman
1972
Health in Estonia
# 169
Netherlands :
2.15 births per woman
1972
Health in Netherlands
# 170
Japan :
2.14 births per woman
1972
Health in Japan
# 171
Austria :
2.1 births per woman
1972
Health in Austria
# 172
Belgium :
2.09 births per woman
1972
Health in Belgium
# 173
Czech Republic :
2.09 births per woman
1972
Health in Czech Republic
# 174
Ukraine :
2.08 births per woman
1972
Health in Ukraine
# 175
Russia :
2.04 births per woman
1972
Health in Russia
# 176
Bulgaria :
2.03 births per woman
1972
Health in Bulgaria
# 177
Denmark :
2.03 births per woman
1972
Health in Denmark
# 178
Malta :
2.01 births per woman
1972
Health in Malta
# 179
United States :
2.01 births per woman
1972
Health in United States
# 180
Latvia :
2 births per woman
1972
Health in Latvia
# 181
Canada :
1.98 births per woman
1972
Health in Canada
# 182
Croatia :
1.96 births per woman
1972
Health in Croatia
# 183
Sweden :
1.93 births per woman
1972
Health in Sweden
# 184
Hungary :
1.93 births per woman
1972
Health in Hungary
# 185
Switzerland :
1.92 births per woman
1972
Health in Switzerland
# 186
Luxembourg :
1.72 births per woman
1972
Health in Luxembourg
# 187
Germany :
1.71 births per woman
1972
Health in Germany
# 188
Finland :
1.59 births per woman
1972
Health in Finland
Weighted average:
5.0 births per woman
DEFINITION: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
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"Fertility rate, total > births per woman (1972) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_fer_rat_tot_bir_per_wom-rate-total-births-per-woman&date=1972
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