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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 (1987) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Yemen :
8.3 births per woman
1987
Health in Yemen
# 2
Rwanda :
8.25 births per woman
1987
Health in Rwanda
# 3
Niger :
8.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Niger
# 4
Afghanistan :
7.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Afghanistan
# 5
Mali :
7.47 births per woman
1987
Health in Mali
# 6
Burkina Faso :
7.44 births per woman
1987
Health in Burkina Faso
# 7
Angola :
7.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Angola
# 8
Malawi :
7.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Malawi
# 9
Guinea-Bissau :
7.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 10
Uganda :
7.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Uganda
# 11
Ethiopia :
7.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Ethiopia
# 12
Somalia :
7 births per woman
1987
Health in Somalia
# 13
Benin :
6.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Benin
# 14
Côte d'Ivoire :
6.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 15
Liberia :
6.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Liberia
# 16
Nigeria :
6.83 births per woman
1987
Health in Nigeria
# 17
Senegal :
6.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Senegal
# 18
Oman :
6.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Oman
# 19
Burundi :
6.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Burundi
# 20
Comoros :
6.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Comoros
# 21
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 22
Zambia :
6.66 births per woman
1987
Health in Zambia
# 23
Chad :
6.65 births per woman
1987
Health in Chad
# 24
Guinea :
6.63 births per woman
1987
Health in Guinea
# 25
Maldives :
6.6 births per woman
1987
Health in Maldives
# 26
Togo :
6.59 births per woman
1987
Health in Togo
# 27
Kenya :
6.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Kenya
# 28
Sierra Leone :
6.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Sierra Leone
# 29
Djibouti :
6.4 births per woman
1987
Health in Djibouti
# 30
Tanzania :
6.36 births per woman
1987
Health in Tanzania
# 31
Eritrea :
6.31 births per woman
1987
Health in Eritrea
# 32
Laos :
6.3 births per woman
1987
Health in Laos
# 33
Madagascar :
6.3 births per woman
1987
Health in Madagascar
# 34
Mozambique :
6.3 births per woman
1987
Health in Mozambique
# 35
Congo, Republic of the :
6.29 births per woman
1987
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 36
Saudi Arabia :
6.26 births per woman
1987
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 37
Mauritania :
6.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Mauritania
# 38
Pakistan :
6.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Pakistan
# 39
Gambia, The :
6.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Gambia, The
# 40
Iraq :
6.15 births per woman
1987
Health in Iraq
# 41
Namibia :
6.15 births per woman
1987
Health in Namibia
# 42
Syria :
6.15 births per woman
1987
Health in Syria
# 43
Cameroon :
6.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Cameroon
# 44
Ghana :
6.09 births per woman
1987
Health in Ghana
# 45
Solomon Islands :
6 births per woman
1987
Health in Solomon Islands
# 46
Haiti :
5.94 births per woman
1987
Health in Haiti
# 47
Marshall Islands :
5.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Marshall Islands
# 48
Cape Verde :
5.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Cape Verde
# 49
Equatorial Guinea :
5.89 births per woman
1987
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 50
Jordan :
5.87 births per woman
1987
Health in Jordan
# 51
Sudan :
5.83 births per woman
1987
Health in Sudan
# 52
Cambodia :
5.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Cambodia
# 53
Bhutan :
5.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Bhutan
# 54
Zimbabwe :
5.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Zimbabwe
# 55
Guatemala :
5.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Guatemala
# 56
Central African Republic :
5.69 births per woman
1987
Health in Central African Republic
# 57
Libya :
5.65 births per woman
1987
Health in Libya
# 58
Iran :
5.62 births per woman
1987
Health in Iran
# 59
Swaziland :
5.6 births per woman
1987
Health in Swaziland
# 60
São Tomé and Príncipe :
5.6 births per woman
1987
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 61
Gabon :
5.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Gabon
# 62
Tajikistan :
5.41 births per woman
1987
Health in Tajikistan
# 63
Honduras :
5.37 births per woman
1987
Health in Honduras
# 64
Algeria :
5.29 births per woman
1987
Health in Algeria
# 65
Nepal :
5.27 births per woman
1987
Health in Nepal
# 66
Papua New Guinea :
5.21 births per woman
1987
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 67
East Timor :
5.21 births per woman
1987
Health in East Timor
# 68
Nicaragua :
5.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Nicaragua
# 69
Micronesia, Federated States of :
5.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 70
Lesotho :
5.14 births per woman
1987
Health in Lesotho
# 71
Vanuatu :
5.04 births per woman
1987
Health in Vanuatu
# 72
Bolivia :
5 births per woman
1987
Health in Bolivia
# 73
Samoa :
5 births per woman
1987
Health in Samoa
# 74
Botswana :
4.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Botswana
# 75
Paraguay :
4.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Paraguay
# 76
Mongolia :
4.83 births per woman
1987
Health in Mongolia
# 77
United Arab Emirates :
4.82 births per woman
1987
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 78
Tonga :
4.82 births per woman
1987
Health in Tonga
# 79
Egypt :
4.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Egypt
# 80
Belize :
4.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Belize
# 81
Qatar :
4.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Qatar
# 82
Bangladesh :
4.63 births per woman
1987
Health in Bangladesh
# 83
Philippines :
4.55 births per woman
1987
Health in Philippines
# 84
Turkmenistan :
4.55 births per woman
1987
Health in Turkmenistan
# 85
Uzbekistan :
4.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Uzbekistan
# 86
Morocco :
4.45 births per woman
1987
Health in Morocco
# 87
Kiribati :
4.4 births per woman
1987
Health in Kiribati
# 88
India :
4.2 births per woman
1987
Health in India
# 89
Burma :
4.18 births per woman
1987
Health in Burma
# 90
Peru :
4.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Peru
# 91
Bahrain :
4.08 births per woman
1987
Health in Bahrain
# 92
Kyrgyzstan :
4.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 93
Malaysia :
4 births per woman
1987
Health in Malaysia
# 94
Ecuador :
4 births per woman
1987
Health in Ecuador
# 95
Vietnam :
3.95 births per woman
1987
Health in Vietnam
# 96
Tunisia :
3.94 births per woman
1987
Health in Tunisia
# 97
Kuwait :
3.94 births per woman
1987
Health in Kuwait
# 98
El Salvador :
3.9 births per woman
1987
Health in El Salvador
# 99
Mexico :
3.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Mexico
# 100
Venezuela :
3.65 births per woman
1987
Health in Venezuela
# 101
Dominican Republic :
3.61 births per woman
1987
Health in Dominican Republic
# 102
French Polynesia :
3.57 births per woman
1987
Health in French Polynesia
# 103
Turkey :
3.53 births per woman
1987
Health in Turkey
# 104
South Africa :
3.5 births per woman
1987
Health in South Africa
# 105
Saint Lucia :
3.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Saint Lucia
# 106
Fiji :
3.47 births per woman
1987
Health in Fiji
# 107
Indonesia :
3.4 births per woman
1987
Health in Indonesia
# 108
Brunei :
3.37 births per woman
1987
Health in Brunei
# 109
Costa Rica :
3.36 births per woman
1987
Health in Costa Rica
# 110
Lebanon :
3.31 births per woman
1987
Health in Lebanon
# 111
Panama :
3.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Panama
# 112
Kazakhstan :
3.19 births per woman
1987
Health in Kazakhstan
# 113
Colombia :
3.17 births per woman
1987
Health in Colombia
# 114
Guam :
3.14 births per woman
1987
Health in Guam
# 115
Brazil :
3.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Brazil
# 116
Jamaica :
3.1 births per woman
1987
Health in Jamaica
# 117
Albania :
3.08 births per woman
1987
Health in Albania
# 118
New Caledonia :
3.05 births per woman
1987
Health in New Caledonia
# 119
Argentina :
3.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Argentina
# 120
Israel :
3.01 births per woman
1987
Health in Israel
# 121
Seychelles :
3 births per woman
1987
Health in Seychelles
# 122
Suriname :
3 births per woman
1987
Health in Suriname
# 123
Dominica :
3 births per woman
1987
Health in Dominica
# 124
Azerbaijan :
2.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Azerbaijan
# 125
Trinidad and Tobago :
2.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 126
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
2.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 127
Sri Lanka :
2.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Sri Lanka
# 128
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
2.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 129
Moldova :
2.73 births per woman
1987
Health in Moldova
# 130
Guyana :
2.7 births per woman
1987
Health in Guyana
# 131
Chile :
2.65 births per woman
1987
Health in Chile
# 132
Bahamas, The :
2.62 births per woman
1987
Health in Bahamas, The
# 133
China :
2.58 births per woman
1987
Health in China
# 134
Armenia :
2.58 births per woman
1987
Health in Armenia
# 135
Virgin Islands :
2.58 births per woman
1987
Health in Virgin Islands
# 136
Uruguay :
2.53 births per woman
1987
Health in Uruguay
# 137
Korea, North :
2.52 births per woman
1987
Health in Korea, North
# 138
Thailand :
2.41 births per woman
1987
Health in Thailand
# 139
Cyprus :
2.32 births per woman
1987
Health in Cyprus
# 140
Ireland :
2.31 births per woman
1987
Health in Ireland
# 141
Romania :
2.31 births per woman
1987
Health in Romania
# 142
Netherlands Antilles :
2.3 births per woman
1987
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 143
Georgia :
2.26 births per woman
1987
Health in Georgia
# 144
Estonia :
2.26 births per woman
1987
Health in Estonia
# 145
Macedonia, Republic of :
2.25 births per woman
1987
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 146
Russia :
2.22 births per woman
1987
Health in Russia
# 147
Puerto Rico :
2.22 births per woman
1987
Health in Puerto Rico
# 148
Serbia and Montenegro :
2.2 births per woman
1987
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 149
Lithuania :
2.16 births per woman
1987
Health in Lithuania
# 150
Latvia :
2.15 births per woman
1987
Health in Latvia
# 151
Poland :
2.15 births per woman
1987
Health in Poland
# 152
Slovakia :
2.14 births per woman
1987
Health in Slovakia
# 153
Iceland :
2.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Iceland
# 154
Mauritius :
2.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Mauritius
# 155
Macau :
2.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Macau
# 156
Ukraine :
2.05 births per woman
1987
Health in Ukraine
# 157
Belarus :
2.03 births per woman
1987
Health in Belarus
# 158
New Zealand :
2.03 births per woman
1987
Health in New Zealand
# 159
Man, Isle of :
1.99 births per woman
1987
Health in Man, Isle of
# 160
Malta :
1.98 births per woman
1987
Health in Malta
# 161
Bulgaria :
1.96 births per woman
1987
Health in Bulgaria
# 162
Czech Republic :
1.91 births per woman
1987
Health in Czech Republic
# 163
Sweden :
1.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Sweden
# 164
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 165
Antigua and Barbuda :
1.9 births per woman
1987
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 166
United States :
1.87 births per woman
1987
Health in United States
# 167
Australia :
1.85 births per woman
1987
Health in Australia
# 168
Cuba :
1.83 births per woman
1987
Health in Cuba
# 169
United Kingdom :
1.82 births per woman
1987
Health in United Kingdom
# 170
Hungary :
1.81 births per woman
1987
Health in Hungary
# 171
Norway :
1.8 births per woman
1987
Health in Norway
# 172
France :
1.8 births per woman
1987
Health in France
# 173
Barbados :
1.75 births per woman
1987
Health in Barbados
# 174
Slovenia :
1.71 births per woman
1987
Health in Slovenia
# 175
Japan :
1.69 births per woman
1987
Health in Japan
# 176
Canada :
1.68 births per woman
1987
Health in Canada
# 177
Croatia :
1.64 births per woman
1987
Health in Croatia
# 178
Singapore :
1.62 births per woman
1987
Health in Singapore
# 179
Finland :
1.59 births per woman
1987
Health in Finland
# 180
Portugal :
1.57 births per woman
1987
Health in Portugal
# 181
Netherlands :
1.56 births per woman
1987
Health in Netherlands
# 182
Korea, South :
1.55 births per woman
1987
Health in Korea, South
# 183
Belgium :
1.55 births per woman
1987
Health in Belgium
# 184
Switzerland :
1.55 births per woman
1987
Health in Switzerland
# 185
Denmark :
1.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Denmark
# 186
Greece :
1.5 births per woman
1987
Health in Greece
# 187
Spain :
1.47 births per woman
1987
Health in Spain
# 188
Germany :
1.43 births per woman
1987
Health in Germany
# 189
Austria :
1.42 births per woman
1987
Health in Austria
# 190
Luxembourg :
1.4 births per woman
1987
Health in Luxembourg
# 191
Hong Kong :
1.31 births per woman
1987
Health in Hong Kong
# 192
Italy :
1.28 births per woman
1987
Health in Italy
Weighted average:
4.1 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 (1987) 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=1987
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