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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.
Health Statistics > Fertility rate, total > births per woman (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Niger :
7.91 births per woman
2002
Health in Niger
# 2
East Timor :
7.79 births per woman
2002
Health in East Timor
# 3
Uganda :
7.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Uganda
# 4
Guinea-Bissau :
7.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 5
Mali :
6.92 births per woman
2002
Health in Mali
# 6
Liberia :
6.8 births per woman
2002
Health in Liberia
# 7
Burundi :
6.8 births per woman
2002
Health in Burundi
# 8
Angola :
6.75 births per woman
2002
Health in Angola
# 9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6.7 births per woman
2002
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 10
Sierra Leone :
6.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Sierra Leone
# 11
Somalia :
6.43 births per woman
2002
Health in Somalia
# 12
Chad :
6.36 births per woman
2002
Health in Chad
# 13
Burkina Faso :
6.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Burkina Faso
# 14
Yemen :
6.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Yemen
# 15
Malawi :
6.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Malawi
# 16
Rwanda :
6.02 births per woman
2002
Health in Rwanda
# 17
Guinea :
5.9 births per woman
2002
Health in Guinea
# 18
Equatorial Guinea :
5.89 births per woman
2002
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 19
Benin :
5.87 births per woman
2002
Health in Benin
# 20
Mauritania :
5.79 births per woman
2002
Health in Mauritania
# 21
Nigeria :
5.7 births per woman
2002
Health in Nigeria
# 22
Tanzania :
5.66 births per woman
2002
Health in Tanzania
# 23
Zambia :
5.65 births per woman
2002
Health in Zambia
# 24
Ethiopia :
5.6 births per woman
2002
Health in Ethiopia
# 25
Eritrea :
5.53 births per woman
2002
Health in Eritrea
# 26
Mozambique :
5.51 births per woman
2002
Health in Mozambique
# 27
Madagascar :
5.4 births per woman
2002
Health in Madagascar
# 28
Togo :
5.37 births per woman
2002
Health in Togo
# 29
Djibouti :
5.09 births per woman
2002
Health in Djibouti
# 30
Côte d'Ivoire :
5.06 births per woman
2002
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 31
Cameroon :
5.02 births per woman
2002
Health in Cameroon
# 32
Kenya :
5 births per woman
2002
Health in Kenya
# 33
Senegal :
5 births per woman
2002
Health in Senegal
# 34
Central African Republic :
4.96 births per woman
2002
Health in Central African Republic
# 35
Laos :
4.83 births per woman
2002
Health in Laos
# 36
Gambia, The :
4.74 births per woman
2002
Health in Gambia, The
# 37
Guatemala :
4.6 births per woman
2002
Health in Guatemala
# 38
Pakistan :
4.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Pakistan
# 39
Sudan :
4.45 births per woman
2002
Health in Sudan
# 40
Bhutan :
4.4 births per woman
2002
Health in Bhutan
# 41
Ghana :
4.39 births per woman
2002
Health in Ghana
# 42
Micronesia, Federated States of :
4.35 births per woman
2002
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 43
Solomon Islands :
4.33 births per woman
2002
Health in Solomon Islands
# 44
Maldives :
4.33 births per woman
2002
Health in Maldives
# 45
Swaziland :
4.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Swaziland
# 46
Vanuatu :
4.15 births per woman
2002
Health in Vanuatu
# 47
Cambodia :
4.14 births per woman
2002
Health in Cambodia
# 48
Papua New Guinea :
4.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 49
Saudi Arabia :
4.09 births per woman
2002
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 50
São Tomé and Príncipe :
4.06 births per woman
2002
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 51
Comoros :
4.05 births per woman
2002
Health in Comoros
# 52
Gabon :
4.02 births per woman
2002
Health in Gabon
# 53
Samoa :
4 births per woman
2002
Health in Samoa
# 54
Haiti :
3.98 births per woman
2002
Health in Haiti
# 55
Namibia :
3.95 births per woman
2002
Health in Namibia
# 56
Paraguay :
3.87 births per woman
2002
Health in Paraguay
# 57
Tajikistan :
3.81 births per woman
2002
Health in Tajikistan
# 58
Bolivia :
3.8 births per woman
2002
Health in Bolivia
# 59
Oman :
3.78 births per woman
2002
Health in Oman
# 60
Cape Verde :
3.77 births per woman
2002
Health in Cape Verde
# 61
Honduras :
3.72 births per woman
2002
Health in Honduras
# 62
Nepal :
3.71 births per woman
2002
Health in Nepal
# 63
Lesotho :
3.65 births per woman
2002
Health in Lesotho
# 64
Kiribati :
3.6 births per woman
2002
Health in Kiribati
# 65
Zimbabwe :
3.56 births per woman
2002
Health in Zimbabwe
# 66
Tonga :
3.54 births per woman
2002
Health in Tonga
# 67
Jordan :
3.53 births per woman
2002
Health in Jordan
# 68
Philippines :
3.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Philippines
# 69
Syria :
3.47 births per woman
2002
Health in Syria
# 70
Egypt :
3.3 births per woman
2002
Health in Egypt
# 71
Nicaragua :
3.3 births per woman
2002
Health in Nicaragua
# 72
Botswana :
3.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Botswana
# 73
Belize :
3.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Belize
# 74
Qatar :
3.03 births per woman
2002
Health in Qatar
# 75
Libya :
3.03 births per woman
2002
Health in Libya
# 76
Grenada :
3 births per woman
2002
Health in Grenada
# 77
Bangladesh :
3 births per woman
2002
Health in Bangladesh
# 78
Dominican Republic :
3 births per woman
2002
Health in Dominican Republic
# 79
Guam :
2.95 births per woman
2002
Health in Guam
# 80
Malaysia :
2.93 births per woman
2002
Health in Malaysia
# 81
India :
2.92 births per woman
2002
Health in India
# 82
Fiji :
2.92 births per woman
2002
Health in Fiji
# 83
Israel :
2.89 births per woman
2002
Health in Israel
# 84
El Salvador :
2.88 births per woman
2002
Health in El Salvador
# 85
Peru :
2.86 births per woman
2002
Health in Peru
# 86
South Africa :
2.84 births per woman
2002
Health in South Africa
# 87
Ecuador :
2.82 births per woman
2002
Health in Ecuador
# 88
Turkmenistan :
2.76 births per woman
2002
Health in Turkmenistan
# 89
Venezuela :
2.76 births per woman
2002
Health in Venezuela
# 90
Panama :
2.7 births per woman
2002
Health in Panama
# 91
Colombia :
2.62 births per woman
2002
Health in Colombia
# 92
Suriname :
2.6 births per woman
2002
Health in Suriname
# 93
Algeria :
2.53 births per woman
2002
Health in Algeria
# 94
United Arab Emirates :
2.53 births per woman
2002
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 95
Kuwait :
2.52 births per woman
2002
Health in Kuwait
# 96
Kyrgyzstan :
2.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 97
Brunei :
2.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Brunei
# 98
Morocco :
2.5 births per woman
2002
Health in Morocco
# 99
Greenland :
2.49 births per woman
2002
Health in Greenland
# 100
Bahrain :
2.47 births per woman
2002
Health in Bahrain
# 101
Turkey :
2.46 births per woman
2002
Health in Turkey
# 102
Burma :
2.46 births per woman
2002
Health in Burma
# 103
Jamaica :
2.44 births per woman
2002
Health in Jamaica
# 104
Mongolia :
2.43 births per woman
2002
Health in Mongolia
# 105
French Polynesia :
2.39 births per woman
2002
Health in French Polynesia
# 106
Indonesia :
2.37 births per woman
2002
Health in Indonesia
# 107
New Caledonia :
2.37 births per woman
2002
Health in New Caledonia
# 108
Brazil :
2.35 births per woman
2002
Health in Brazil
# 109
Uzbekistan :
2.35 births per woman
2002
Health in Uzbekistan
# 110
Argentina :
2.35 births per woman
2002
Health in Argentina
# 111
Lebanon :
2.32 births per woman
2002
Health in Lebanon
# 112
Bahamas, The :
2.3 births per woman
2002
Health in Bahamas, The
# 113
Guyana :
2.29 births per woman
2002
Health in Guyana
# 114
Albania :
2.29 births per woman
2002
Health in Albania
# 115
Mexico :
2.27 births per woman
2002
Health in Mexico
# 116
Virgin Islands :
2.2 births per woman
2002
Health in Virgin Islands
# 117
Uruguay :
2.15 births per woman
2002
Health in Uruguay
# 118
Netherlands Antilles :
2.12 births per woman
2002
Health in Netherlands Antilles
# 119
Iran :
2.12 births per woman
2002
Health in Iran
# 120
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
2.11 births per woman
2002
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 121
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
2.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 122
Saint Lucia :
2.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Saint Lucia
# 123
Costa Rica :
2.08 births per woman
2002
Health in Costa Rica
# 124
Azerbaijan :
2.07 births per woman
2002
Health in Azerbaijan
# 125
Seychelles :
2.01 births per woman
2002
Health in Seychelles
# 126
United States :
2.01 births per woman
2002
Health in United States
# 127
Tunisia :
2 births per woman
2002
Health in Tunisia
# 128
Korea, North :
2 births per woman
2002
Health in Korea, North
# 129
Chile :
2 births per woman
2002
Health in Chile
# 130
Ireland :
1.97 births per woman
2002
Health in Ireland
# 131
Sri Lanka :
1.97 births per woman
2002
Health in Sri Lanka
# 132
Mauritius :
1.96 births per woman
2002
Health in Mauritius
# 133
Thailand :
1.93 births per woman
2002
Health in Thailand
# 134
Iceland :
1.93 births per woman
2002
Health in Iceland
# 135
New Zealand :
1.9 births per woman
2002
Health in New Zealand
# 136
Puerto Rico :
1.9 births per woman
2002
Health in Puerto Rico
# 137
Dominica :
1.9 births per woman
2002
Health in Dominica
# 138
China :
1.88 births per woman
2002
Health in China
# 139
France :
1.88 births per woman
2002
Health in France
# 140
Vietnam :
1.87 births per woman
2002
Health in Vietnam
# 141
Kazakhstan :
1.8 births per woman
2002
Health in Kazakhstan
# 142
Australia :
1.76 births per woman
2002
Health in Australia
# 143
Barbados :
1.75 births per woman
2002
Health in Barbados
# 144
Macedonia, Republic of :
1.75 births per woman
2002
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 145
Norway :
1.75 births per woman
2002
Health in Norway
# 146
Serbia and Montenegro :
1.74 births per woman
2002
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 147
Bermuda :
1.74 births per woman
2002
Health in Bermuda
# 148
Netherlands :
1.73 births per woman
2002
Health in Netherlands
# 149
Denmark :
1.72 births per woman
2002
Health in Denmark
# 150
Finland :
1.72 births per woman
2002
Health in Finland
# 151
Antigua and Barbuda :
1.7 births per woman
2002
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 152
Cuba :
1.67 births per woman
2002
Health in Cuba
# 153
Man, Isle of :
1.65 births per woman
2002
Health in Man, Isle of
# 154
Sweden :
1.65 births per woman
2002
Health in Sweden
# 155
United Kingdom :
1.64 births per woman
2002
Health in United Kingdom
# 156
Luxembourg :
1.63 births per woman
2002
Health in Luxembourg
# 157
Belgium :
1.62 births per woman
2002
Health in Belgium
# 158
Trinidad and Tobago :
1.61 births per woman
2002
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 159
Canada :
1.52 births per woman
2002
Health in Canada
# 160
Cyprus :
1.49 births per woman
2002
Health in Cyprus
# 161
Georgia :
1.48 births per woman
2002
Health in Georgia
# 162
Malta :
1.46 births per woman
2002
Health in Malta
# 163
Portugal :
1.42 births per woman
2002
Health in Portugal
# 164
Austria :
1.4 births per woman
2002
Health in Austria
# 165
Switzerland :
1.4 births per woman
2002
Health in Switzerland
# 166
Singapore :
1.37 births per woman
2002
Health in Singapore
# 167
Estonia :
1.37 births per woman
2002
Health in Estonia
# 168
Croatia :
1.34 births per woman
2002
Health in Croatia
# 169
Armenia :
1.33 births per woman
2002
Health in Armenia
# 170
Japan :
1.32 births per woman
2002
Health in Japan
# 171
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1.32 births per woman
2002
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 172
Germany :
1.31 births per woman
2002
Health in Germany
# 173
Hungary :
1.3 births per woman
2002
Health in Hungary
# 174
Russia :
1.28 births per woman
2002
Health in Russia
# 175
Moldova :
1.28 births per woman
2002
Health in Moldova
# 176
Greece :
1.27 births per woman
2002
Health in Greece
# 177
Spain :
1.27 births per woman
2002
Health in Spain
# 178
Italy :
1.26 births per woman
2002
Health in Italy
# 179
Romania :
1.26 births per woman
2002
Health in Romania
# 180
Belarus :
1.25 births per woman
2002
Health in Belarus
# 181
Lithuania :
1.24 births per woman
2002
Health in Lithuania
# 182
Poland :
1.24 births per woman
2002
Health in Poland
# 183
Latvia :
1.24 births per woman
2002
Health in Latvia
# 184
Bulgaria :
1.21 births per woman
2002
Health in Bulgaria
# 185
Slovenia :
1.21 births per woman
2002
Health in Slovenia
# 186
Slovakia :
1.18 births per woman
2002
Health in Slovakia
# 187
Czech Republic :
1.17 births per woman
2002
Health in Czech Republic
# 188
Korea, South :
1.17 births per woman
2002
Health in Korea, South
# 189
Ukraine :
1.1 births per woman
2002
Health in Ukraine
# 190
Hong Kong :
0.94 births per woman
2002
Health in Hong Kong
# 191
Macau :
0.84 births per woman
2002
Health in Macau
Weighted average:
3.1 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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