Countries ranked by Fertility Rate
Demographics & Population
Countries ranked by total fertility rate — average number of children per woman. A rate of 2.1 is considered the replacement level.
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Ranked by Fertility Rate
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 TD
Chad
|
6.03 | 2024 |
| #2 |
 SO
Somalia
|
6.01 | 2024 |
| #3 |
 CD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
5.98 | 2024 |
| #4 |
 CF
Central African Republic
|
5.95 | 2024 |
| #5 |
 NE
Niger
|
5.94 | 2024 |
| #6 |
 ML
Mali
|
5.51 | 2024 |
| #7 |
 AO
Angola
|
5.05 | 2024 |
| #8 |
 BI
Burundi
|
4.79 | 2024 |
| #9 |
 AF
Afghanistan
|
4.76 | 2024 |
| #10 |
 MZ
Mozambique
|
4.69 | 2024 |
| #11 |
 MR
Mauritania
|
4.63 | 2024 |
| #12 |
 TZ
Tanzania
|
4.54 | 2024 |
| #13 |
 YE
Yemen
|
4.50 | 2024 |
| #14 |
 BJ
Benin
|
4.48 | 2024 |
| #15 |
 NG
Nigeria
|
4.38 | 2024 |
| #16 |
 CM
Cameroon
|
4.26 | 2024 |
| #17 |
 SD
Sudan
|
4.26 | 2024 |
| #18 |
 CI
Ivory Coast
|
4.23 | 2024 |
| #19 |
 UG
Uganda
|
4.17 | 2024 |
| #20 |
 GN
Guinea
|
4.13 | 2024 |
| #21 |
 GQ
Equatorial Guinea
|
4.12 | 2024 |
| #22 |
 TG
Togo
|
4.12 | 2024 |
| #23 |
 BF
Burkina Faso
|
4.11 | 2024 |
| #24 |
 CG
Congo
|
4.11 | 2024 |
| #25 |
 ZM
Zambia
|
4.04 | 2024 |
| #26 |
 ET
Ethiopia
|
3.91 | 2024 |
| #27 |
 GM
Gambia
|
3.91 | 2024 |
| #28 |
 MG
Madagascar
|
3.91 | 2024 |
| #29 |
 LR
Liberia
|
3.86 | 2024 |
| #30 |
 KM
Comoros
|
3.82 | 2024 |
| #31 |
 WS
Samoa
|
3.80 | 2024 |
| #32 |
 SS
South Sudan
|
3.79 | 2024 |
| #33 |
 SN
Senegal
|
3.77 | 2024 |
| #34 |
 GW
Guinea-Bissau
|
3.76 | 2024 |
| #35 |
 SL
Sierra Leone
|
3.70 | 2024 |
| #36 |
 ER
Eritrea
|
3.68 | 2024 |
| #37 |
 ZW
Zimbabwe
|
3.67 | 2024 |
| #38 |
 RW
Rwanda
|
3.65 | 2024 |
| #39 |
 ST
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
3.60 | 2024 |
| #40 |
 GA
Gabon
|
3.59 | 2024 |
| #41 |
 MW
Malawi
|
3.59 | 2024 |
| #42 |
 VU
Vanuatu
|
3.57 | 2024 |
| #43 |
 PK
Pakistan
|
3.55 | 2024 |
| #44 |
 SB
Solomon Islands
|
3.51 | 2024 |
| #45 |
 UZ
Uzbekistan
|
3.49 | 2024 |
| #46 |
 GH
Ghana
|
3.34 | 2024 |
| #47 |
 NR
Nauru
|
3.29 | 2024 |
| #48 |
 PS
Palestine
|
3.25 | 2024 |
| #49 |
 IQ
Iraq
|
3.22 | 2024 |
| #50 |
 NA
Namibia
|
3.21 | 2024 |
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