Fertility rate
Where do people have the most children?
Chad leads with 6.0; 217 countries have data.
No data for -6 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6.0 | 2024 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.9 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.5 | 2024 |
| 7 | Angola | 5.0 | 2024 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.8 | 2024 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.8 | 2024 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 13 | Yemen, Rep. | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.5 | 2024 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.4 | 2024 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.3 | 2024 |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.2 | 2024 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 24 | Congo, Rep. | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.0 | 2024 |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 28 | Gambia, The | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.9 | 2024 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 31 | Samoa | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 | 2024 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.7 | 2024 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 41 | Malawi | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3.6 | 2024 |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 | 2024 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 47 | Naoero | 3.3 | 2024 |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 58 | Israel | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 60 | Guam | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 61 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 62 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 63 | Algeria | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 67 | St. Martin (French part) | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 68 | Lesotho | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 71 | Haiti | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 72 | Djibouti | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 73 | Jordan | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 74 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.6 | 2024 |
| 75 | Cambodia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 76 | Bolivia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 77 | Oman | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 78 | Mongolia | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 81 | Lao PDR | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 82 | Guyana | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 85 | Libya | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 86 | Guatemala | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 88 | American Samoa | 2.3 | 2024 |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 90 | Lebanon | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 94 | South Africa | 2.2 | 2024 |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 96 | Indonesia | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 97 | Panama | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 98 | Monaco | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 99 | Myanmar | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 100 | Venezuela, RB | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 101 | Belize | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 102 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 103 | Peru | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 105 | India | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 106 | Nepal | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.0 | 2024 |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 109 | Viet Nam | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 111 | Mexico | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 113 | Palau | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 114 | Seychelles | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 115 | Tunisia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 116 | Ecuador | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 117 | Bahrain | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 118 | Georgia | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 119 | Montenegro | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 120 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 122 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 124 | Moldova | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 126 | Qatar | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 127 | Barbados | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 128 | Greenland | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 129 | Armenia | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 130 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.7 | 2024 |
| 131 | Serbia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 132 | Colombia | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 133 | United States | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 134 | Brazil | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 135 | France | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 136 | Aruba | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 138 | New Zealand | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 139 | Iceland | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 140 | Kuwait | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 141 | Maldives | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 143 | Isle of Man | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 144 | Malaysia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 145 | Kosovo | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 147 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 149 | Slovenia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 150 | Cabo Verde | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 151 | Argentina | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 154 | Australia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 155 | Dominica | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 156 | Turkiye | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 157 | Grenada | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 158 | Denmark | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 159 | Ireland | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 160 | Croatia | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 161 | Slovak Republic | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 163 | Norway | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 164 | Bhutan | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 165 | Cuba | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 166 | Belgium | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 167 | Mauritius | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 168 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 170 | Netherlands | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 171 | Sweden | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 172 | Russian Federation | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 173 | Hungary | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 174 | Portugal | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 175 | Bermuda | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 176 | Curacao | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 177 | North Macedonia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 178 | Uruguay | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 179 | Romania | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 180 | St. Lucia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 181 | Cyprus | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 182 | Bahamas, The | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 183 | Channel Islands | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 185 | Czechia | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 186 | Germany | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 187 | Jamaica | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 188 | Albania | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 189 | Costa Rica | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 190 | Austria | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 191 | Switzerland | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 192 | Canada | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 193 | Finland | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 195 | Greece | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 196 | Latvia | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 197 | Belarus | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 198 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 199 | Thailand | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 200 | Estonia | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 201 | Italy | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 202 | San Marino | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 203 | Japan | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 204 | Chile | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 205 | Poland | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 206 | Lithuania | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 207 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 208 | Andorra | 1.1 | 2024 |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 210 | China | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 211 | Malta | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 212 | Ukraine | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 213 | Singapore | 1.0 | 2024 |
| 214 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 215 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 216 | Korea, Rep. | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 217 | Macao SAR, China | 0.6 | 2024 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Uzbekistan
3.5
58 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Chad
6.0
48 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
St. Martin (French part)
2.7
42 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Samoa
3.8
37 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Afghanistan
4.8
23 countries
South Asia
Bangladesh
2.1
6 countries
North America
United States
1.6
3 countries
What changed
Fell the most
- Iran, Islamic Rep.-6 pts1960 to 2024
- Kuwait-6 pts1960 to 2024
- Brunei Darussalam-6 pts1960 to 2024
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines-5 pts1960 to 2024
- Bahrain-5 pts1960 to 2024
Rose the most
- Central African Republic+0 pts1960 to 2024
- Congo, Dem. Rep.-0 pts1960 to 2024
- Chad-0 pts1960 to 2024
- Serbia-1 pts1960 to 2024
- Bulgaria-1 pts1960 to 2024
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2024–2024