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People Statistics > Total fertility rate (2008) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Mali: 7.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 2     Niger: 7.29 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 3     Uganda: 6.81 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 4     Somalia: 6.6 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 5     Afghanistan: 6.58 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 6     Yemen: 6.41 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 7     Burundi: 6.4 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 8     Burkina Faso: 6.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 9     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 6.28 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 10     Angola: 6.2 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 11     Ethiopia: 6.17 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 12     Sierra Leone: 5.95 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 13     Congo, Republic of the: 5.92 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 14     Liberia: 5.87 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 15     Mauritania: 5.69 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 16     Malawi: 5.67 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 17     Oman: 5.62 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 18     Mayotte: 5.6 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 19     Benin: 5.58 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 20     São Tomé and Príncipe: 5.43 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 21     Chad: 5.43 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 22     Rwanda: 5.31 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 23     Guinea: 5.25 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 24     Mozambique: 5.24 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 25     Zambia: 5.23 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 26     Gaza Strip: 5.19 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 27     Madagascar: 5.19 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 28     Equatorial Guinea: 5.16 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 29     Djibouti: 5.14 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 30     Gambia, The: 5.13 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 31     Nigeria: 5.01 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 32     Comoros: 4.9 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 33     Senegal: 4.86 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 34     Togo: 4.85 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 35     Eritrea: 4.84 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 36     Haiti: 4.79 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 37     Guinea-Bissau: 4.72 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 38     Kenya: 4.7 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 39     Gabon: 4.68 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 40     Tanzania: 4.62 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 41     Sudan: 4.58 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 42     Laos: 4.5 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 43     Cameroon: 4.41 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 44     Côte d'Ivoire: 4.23 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 45     Central African Republic: 4.23 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 46     Samoa: 4.18 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 47     Kiribati: 4.08 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 48     Iraq: 3.97 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 49     Nepal: 3.91 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 50     Saudi Arabia: 3.89 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 51     Paraguay: 3.8 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 52     Ghana: 3.78 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 53     Pakistan: 3.73 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 54     Zimbabwe: 3.72 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 55     Papua New Guinea: 3.71 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 56     Marshall Islands: 3.68 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 57     Solomon Islands: 3.65 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 58     Guatemala: 3.59 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 59     Belize: 3.44 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 60     Honduras: 3.38 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 61     East Timor: 3.36 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 62     American Samoa: 3.35 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 63     Swaziland: 3.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 64     Philippines: 3.32 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 65     West Bank: 3.31 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 66     Syria: 3.21 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 67     Cape Verde: 3.17 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 68     Libya: 3.15 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 69     Lesotho: 3.13 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 70     Cook Islands: 3.1 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 71     Cambodia: 3.08 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 72     Bangladesh: 3.08 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 73     Turkmenistan: 3.07 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 74     Tajikistan: 3.04 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 75     El Salvador: 3.04 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 76     Turks and Caicos Islands: 2.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 77     Micronesia, Federated States of: 2.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 78     Malaysia: 2.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 79     Nauru: 2.94 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 80     Tuvalu: 2.94 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 81     Namibia: 2.81 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 82     Kuwait: 2.81 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 83     Dominican Republic: 2.78 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 84     Israel: 2.77 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 85     India: 2.76 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 86     Egypt: 2.72 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 87     Fiji: 2.68 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 88     Kyrgyzstan: 2.67 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 89     Bolivia: 2.67 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 90     Botswana: 2.66 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 91     Nicaragua: 2.63 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 92     Ecuador: 2.59 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 93     Panama: 2.57 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 94     Morocco: 2.57 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 95     Vanuatu: 2.57 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 96     Guam: 2.55 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 97     Bahrain: 2.53 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 98     Venezuela: 2.52 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 99     Tonga: 2.5 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 100     Colombia: 2.49 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 101     Bhutan: 2.48 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 102     Jordan: 2.47 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 103     Qatar: 2.47 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 104     Palau: 2.45 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 105     Faroe Islands: 2.45 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 106     United Arab Emirates: 2.43 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 107     South Africa: 2.43 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 108     Peru: 2.42 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 109     Mexico: 2.37 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 110     Argentina: 2.37 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 111     Indonesia: 2.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 112     Jamaica: 2.3 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 113     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2.28 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 114     Grenada: 2.27 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 115     Mongolia: 2.24 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 116     Greenland: 2.22 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 117     Brazil: 2.22 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 118     New Caledonia: 2.21 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 119     Costa Rica: 2.17 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 120     Bahamas, The: 2.13 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 121     New Zealand: 2.11 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 122     Dominica: 2.1 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 123     United States: 2.1 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 124     Antigua and Barbuda: 2.08 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 125     Azerbaijan: 2.05 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 126     Guyana: 2.03 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 127     Albania: 2.02 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 128     Sri Lanka: 2.02 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 129     Suriname: 2.01 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 130     Uzbekistan: 2.01 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 131     Korea, North: 2 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 132     France: 1.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 133     Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 1.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 134     Netherlands Antilles: 1.98 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 135     Maldives: 1.97 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 136     Chile: 1.95 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 137     French Polynesia: 1.95 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 138     Uruguay: 1.94 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 139     Brunei: 1.94 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 140     Burma: 1.92 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 141     Iceland: 1.91 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 142     Cayman Islands: 1.89 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 143     Kazakhstan: 1.88 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 144     Bermuda: 1.88 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 145     Virgin Islands: 1.88 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 146     Lebanon: 1.87 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 147     Turkey: 1.87 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 148     Saint Lucia: 1.86 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 149     Vietnam: 1.86 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 150     Ireland: 1.85 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 151     Aruba: 1.85 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 152     Mauritius: 1.83 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 153     Algeria: 1.82 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 154     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.79 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 155     Cyprus: 1.79 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 156     Norway: 1.78 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 157     Australia: 1.78 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 158     Luxembourg: 1.78 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 159     China: 1.77 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 160     Puerto Rico: 1.76 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 161     Monaco: 1.75 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 162     Anguilla: 1.75 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 163     Denmark: 1.74 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 164     Tunisia: 1.73 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 165     Finland: 1.73 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 166     Seychelles: 1.73 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 167     Trinidad and Tobago: 1.73 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 168     Iran: 1.71 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 169     British Virgin Islands: 1.71 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 170     Serbia and Montenegro: 1.69 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 171     Sweden: 1.67 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 172     United Kingdom: 1.66 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 173     Netherlands: 1.66 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 174     Man, Isle of: 1.65 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 175     Gibraltar: 1.65 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 176     Barbados: 1.65 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 177     Belgium: 1.65 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 178     Thailand: 1.64 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 179     Cuba: 1.6 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 180     Macedonia, Republic of: 1.58 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 181     Jersey: 1.58 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 182     Canada: 1.57 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 183     Saint Helena: 1.56 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 184     Liechtenstein: 1.51 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 185     Malta: 1.51 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 186     Portugal: 1.49 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 187     Switzerland: 1.44 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 188     Georgia: 1.43 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 189     Estonia: 1.42 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 190     Croatia: 1.41 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 191     Germany: 1.41 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 192     Guernsey: 1.4 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 193     Russia: 1.4 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 194     Bulgaria: 1.4 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 195     Romania: 1.38 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 196     Austria: 1.38 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 197     Greece: 1.36 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 198     Armenia: 1.35 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 199     San Marino: 1.35 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 200     Hungary: 1.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 201     Slovakia: 1.34 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 202     Andorra: 1.32 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 203     Spain: 1.3 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 204     Italy: 1.3 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 205     Latvia: 1.29 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 206     Poland: 1.27 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 207     Slovenia: 1.27 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 208     Moldova: 1.26 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 209     Ukraine: 1.25 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 210     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.24 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 211     Czech Republic: 1.23 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 212     Belarus: 1.23 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 213     Japan: 1.22 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 214     Lithuania: 1.22 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 215     Montserrat: 1.22 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 216     Korea, South: 1.2 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 217     Northern Mariana Islands: 1.18 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 218     Taiwan: 1.13 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 219     Singapore: 1.08 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 220     Hong Kong: 1 children born/woman   2008 Time series
# 221     Macau: 0.9 children born/woman   2008 Time series
Weighted average: 2.8 children born/woman  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 1.5 children born/woman   


DEFINITION: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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CITATION

"Total fertility rate (2008) by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_tot_fer_rat-people-total-fertility-rate&date=2008

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Jenny
7th September 2011 		I need to say that, Taiwan and Hong Kong are not countries.
Chitransh
29th June 2011 		India is at better position any how! do dashamlaha chhaha, bachche per woman, accha hai, pure world ka average hai!
José Álvarez
27th May 2011 		It seems that a lot of countries are in the process of disappearing. Pope Paul VI's "Humanae Vitae" was derided by progressive Europe, that now is in the process of disappearing. May be Africa is the future (see that China is also below replacement level). This is the consequence of demographic global policies of the rich countries of the West, mainly EE.UU. and Great Britain, throughout the 20th century.
Paganel
22nd August 2010 		Cautious parents have one or two children in order to give them the best possible educations. Careless parents have as many children as they can, not caring about the future. As a result, strangely, cautious parents make weak nations while careless parents make strong nations. This paradox was observed by Paul Valéry.
Nerd
16th January 2010 		Norways total fertility rate was 1.96 in 2008. Not 1.78 as stated in the table.
Source:
http://www.ssb.no/en/fodte/tab-2009-04-02-05-en.html

How reliable are the numbers presented here? Does anyone noe better sources?
Alan
24th November 2009 		Ok, there are hoo ha over the recent report that Malaysia's TFR is at 2.2, rather than 2.9 something. How can we confirm this fact?
Lithuanian20
6th November 2009 		In Lithuania now it's 1.47 per woman
ng
7th September 2009 		My country is so f-uped that people don't wanna breed anymore. Or Maybe for once in 5000 years, women of my nation feel liberated in this respect!
T.F.
17th August 2009 		It seems that even if you fix the numbers in error on this table the point is the same. Nations fail to follow God's general revelation from the Bible to keep personal responsibility, marriage, family, government and nationalism all in check by keeping corruption out of them. Those nations will be removed from history. Nations that heed God's advice are sustained within a four generational cycle so maybe poor people have more going for them than we think.
Frederic Payeur
21st July 2009 		Most of the data in this table is wrong. Check for example the latest TFR of UK or Sweden in their respective statistical office to confirm. UK is 1.95 in 2008, not 1.66. Sweden is 1.91, not 1.67. Finland is 1.85, not 1.73.
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