Highest and lowest
In 2025, the fertility rate (average number of births per woman) was highest in Chad, Somalia, and Congo DR, while the lowest values were recorded in Macau (China), Hong Kong (China), and Korea. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Fertility rate
Average number of births per woman
RankEconomyYear
1Chad5.942025
2Somalia5.912025
3Congo DR5.902025
4Central African Republic5.812025
5Niger5.792025
6Mali5.422025
7Angola4.952025
8Burundi4.682025
9Afghanistan4.662025
10Mozambique4.622025
11Mauritania4.562025
12Mayotte4.502025
13Tanzania4.472025
14Benin4.422025
15Yemen4.412025
16Nigeria4.302025
17Sudan4.192025
18Cameroon4.192025
19Côte d'Ivoire4.172025
20Togo4.072025
21Uganda4.062025
22Congo Republic4.052025
23Guinea4.042025
24Equatorial Guinea4.042025
25Burkina Faso4.002025
26Zambia3.972025
27Madagascar3.842025
28Ethiopia3.812025
29Gambia3.802025
30Liberia3.792025
31Comoros3.762025
32Samoa3.752025
33Senegal3.712025
34South Sudan3.712025
35Guinea-Bissau3.682025
36Zimbabwe3.622025
37Eritrea3.612025
38Sierra Leone3.612025
39Rwanda3.592025
40Gabon3.542025
41Vanuatu3.532025
42Malawi3.532025
43Sao Tome and Principe3.532025
44Pakistan3.502025
45Solomon Islands3.472025
46Uzbekistan3.452025
47Ghana3.302025
48French Guiana3.292025
49Nauru3.252025
50West Bank and Gaza3.192025
51Iraq3.172025
52Namibia3.172025
53Tuvalu3.142025
54Kenya3.122025
55Kiribati3.092025
56Tonga3.072025
57Papua New Guinea3.032025
58Tajikistan2.992025
59Kazakhstan2.952025
60Marshall Islands2.822025
61Israel2.752025
62Kyrgyzstan2.752025
63Guam2.712025
64Egypt2.712025
65Micronesia2.712025
66Eswatini2.682025
67Algeria2.672025
68Botswana2.662025
69Syrian Arab Republic2.662025
70Lesotho2.642025
71Saint Martin2.632025
72Turkmenistan2.632025
73Haiti2.592025
74Mongolia2.582025
75Djibouti2.582025
76Jordan2.572025
77Tokelau2.572025
78Timor-Leste2.562025
79Cambodia2.512025
80Bolivia2.502025
81Oman2.482025
82Niue2.462025
83Honduras2.452025
84Paraguay2.392025
85Guyana2.372025
86Lao PDR2.362025
87Saudi Arabia2.292025
88Northern Mariana Islands2.282025
89Guatemala2.262025
90Libya2.252025
91Fiji2.252025
92American Samoa2.252025
93Suriname2.212025
94Lebanon2.212025
95Faroe Islands2.202025
96Dominican Republic2.192025
97South Africa2.192025
98Morocco2.182025
99Nicaragua2.182025
100Western Sahara2.152025
101Réunion2.132025
102Bangladesh2.112025
103Indonesia2.102025
104Monaco2.092025
105Panama2.092025
106Seychelles2.082025
107Myanmar2.082025
108Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.072025
109Venezuela2.062025
110Guadeloupe2.052025
111Belize2.012025
112Cook Islands2.002025
113Martinique1.972025
114New Caledonia1.952025
115India1.942025
116Peru1.942025
117Sri Lanka1.942025
118Nepal1.942025
119Greenland1.912025
120Gibraltar1.882025
121Viet Nam1.882025
122Philippines1.882025
123Mexico1.872025
124Palau1.862025
125Tunisia1.802025
126Montenegro1.802025
127Ecuador1.792025
128Georgia1.792025
129Bahrain1.782025
130North Korea1.772025
131El Salvador1.752025
132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.752025
133Bulgaria1.742025
134Moldova1.722025
135Armenia1.712025
136Brunei Darussalam1.712025
137Romania1.712025
138Barbados1.702025
139Qatar1.702025
140Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1.692025
141Iran1.672025
142Azerbaijan1.662025
143New Zealand1.652025
144Saint Helena1.642025
145Australia1.642025
146France1.642025
147United States1.622025
148Türkiye1.622025
149Colombia1.622025
150Aruba1.602025
151Brazil1.602025
152Ireland1.602025
153Slovenia1.582025
154Antigua and Barbuda1.582025
155Slovak Republic1.572025
156Maldives1.552025
157Liechtenstein1.542025
158United Kingdom1.542025
159Isle of Man1.532025
160Malaysia1.532025
161Trinidad and Tobago1.522025
162Denmark1.522025
163Portugal1.522025
164Cayman Islands1.512025
165Saint Kitts and Nevis1.512025
166Argentina1.502025
167Serbia1.502025
168Iceland1.502025
169Bosnia and Herzegovina1.502025
170Kuwait1.502025
171Cabo Verde1.502025
172Hungary1.502025
173French Polynesia1.482025
174Croatia1.472025
175Dominica1.472025
176North Macedonia1.472025
177Czechia1.472025
178Russia1.462025
179Grenada1.462025
180Germany1.462025
181Cuba1.452025
182Bonaire - Saba - Saint Eustatius1.452025
183Montserrat1.452025
184Switzerland1.442025
185Turks and Caicos Islands1.442025
186Netherlands1.442025
187Sweden1.442025
188Bhutan1.442025
189Sint Maarten1.432025
190Norway1.422025
191Bermuda1.412025
192Luxembourg1.402025
193Wallis and Futuna1.402025
194Belgium1.392025
195Uruguay1.392025
196Jersey1.382025
197Saint Lucia1.382025
198Estonia1.372025
199Bailiwick of Guernsey1.372025
200Cyprus1.372025
201Bahamas1.362025
202Anguilla1.352025
203Latvia1.352025
204Greece1.342025
205Jamaica1.342025
206Canada1.332025
207Albania1.332025
208Austria1.332025
209Costa Rica1.312025
210Poland1.312025
211Finland1.302025
212Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.282025
213Spain1.232025
214Japan1.232025
215Belarus1.222025
216Lithuania1.222025
217Italy1.212025
218Mauritius1.212025
219United Arab Emirates1.212025
220Thailand1.192025
221San Marino1.162025
222Chile1.132025
223Malta1.112025
224Andorra1.102025
225Curaçao1.072025
226British Virgin Islands1.062025
227China1.022025
228Holy See1.002025
229Ukraine1.002025
230Singapore0.962025
231Puerto Rico0.942025
232Chinese Taipei0.862025
233Saint Barthélemy0.832025
234Korea0.752025
235Hong Kong (China)0.732025
236Macau (China)0.692025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects database.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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