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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Malawi | 5.26 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.81 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
3 | Eritrea | 4.25 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
4 | Sudan | 4.05 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
5 | Zimbabwe | 3.58 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
6 | Jordan | 3.32 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
7 | Belize | 3.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
8 | Egypt | 2.9 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
9 | Israel | 2.65 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
10 | Cape Verde | 2.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
11 | Morocco | 2.17 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
12 | Sri Lanka | 2.15 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
13 | Grenada | 2.12 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
14 | Jamaica | 2.09 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
15 | France | 2.08 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=16 | United States | 2.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=16 | Dominica | 2.06 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.04 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
19 | Ireland | 2.01 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
20 | United Kingdom | 1.9 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
21 | Seychelles | 1.89 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
22 | Iceland | 1.88 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.87 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.78 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=24 | Saint Lucia | 1.78 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=24 | Netherlands | 1.78 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
27 | Lebanon | 1.75 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
28 | Barbados | 1.68 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
29 | Belgium | 1.65 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
30 | Puerto Rico | 1.64 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
31 | Canada | 1.59 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
32 | Malta | 1.53 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
33 | Portugal | 1.51 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
34 | Spain | 1.48 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
35 | Cyprus | 1.46 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=36 | Austria | 1.42 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=36 | Germany | 1.42 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Italy | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Hungary | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
=38 | Serbia | 1.41 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
41 | Greece | 1.4 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
42 | Japan | 1.39 children born/woman | 2013 | ||
43 | Singapore | 0.79 children born/woman | 2013 |