Field Listing - Total fertility rate
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Country
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)
Afghanistan
6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Albania
2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Algeria
1.82 children born/woman (2008 est.)
American Samoa
3.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Andorra
1.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Angola
6.2 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Anguilla
1.75 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
2.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Argentina
2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Armenia
1.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Aruba
1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Australia
1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Austria
1.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan
2.05 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The
2.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bahrain
2.53 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bangladesh
3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Barbados
1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Belarus
1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Belgium
1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Belize
3.44 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Benin
5.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bermuda
1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bhutan
2.48 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bolivia
2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Botswana
2.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Brazil
2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands
1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Brunei
1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Bulgaria
1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso
6.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Burma
1.92 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Burundi
6.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cambodia
3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cameroon
4.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Canada
1.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cape Verde
3.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands
1.89 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Central African Republic
4.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Chad
5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Chile
1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)
China
1.77 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Christmas Island
NA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA (2008 est.)
Colombia
2.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Comoros
4.9 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
6.28 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
5.92 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cook Islands
3.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Costa Rica
2.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Croatia
1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cuba
1.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Cyprus
1.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Czech Republic
1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Denmark
1.74 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Djibouti
5.14 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Dominica
2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic
2.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ecuador
2.59 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Egypt
2.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)
El Salvador
3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
5.16 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Eritrea
4.84 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Estonia
1.42 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ethiopia
6.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)
European Union
1.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands
2.45 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Fiji
2.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Finland
1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
France
1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
French Polynesia
1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Gabon
4.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Gambia, The
5.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip
5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Georgia
1.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Germany
1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ghana
3.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Gibraltar
1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Greece
1.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Greenland
2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Grenada
2.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guam
2.55 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guatemala
3.59 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guernsey
1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guinea
5.25 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
4.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Guyana
2.03 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Haiti
4.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Honduras
3.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Hong Kong
1 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Hungary
1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Iceland
1.91 children born/woman (2008 est.)
India
2.76 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Indonesia
2.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Iran
1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Iraq
3.97 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ireland
1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Isle of Man
1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Israel
2.77 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Italy
1.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Jamaica
2.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Japan
1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Jersey
1.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Jordan
2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan
1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Kenya
4.7 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Kiribati
4.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Korea, North
2 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Korea, South
1.2 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Kuwait
2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Laos
4.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Latvia
1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Lebanon
1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Lesotho
3.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Liberia
5.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Libya
3.15 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein
1.51 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Lithuania
1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Luxembourg
1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Macau
0.9 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Macedonia
1.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Madagascar
5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Malawi
5.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Malaysia
2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Maldives
1.97 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mali
7.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Malta
1.51 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands
3.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mauritania
5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mauritius
1.83 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mayotte
5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mexico
2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Moldova
1.26 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Monaco
1.75 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mongolia
2.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Montserrat
1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Morocco
2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Mozambique
5.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Namibia
2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Nauru
2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Nepal
3.91 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Netherlands
1.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
New Caledonia
2.21 children born/woman (2008 est.)
New Zealand
2.11 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Nicaragua
2.63 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Niger
7.29 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Nigeria
5.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Niue
NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Island
NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
1.18 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Norway
1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Oman
5.62 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Pakistan
3.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Palau
2.45 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Panama
2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea
3.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Paraguay
3.8 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Peru
2.42 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Philippines
3.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
NA (2008 est.)
Poland
1.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Portugal
1.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico
1.76 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Qatar
2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Romania
1.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Russia
1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Rwanda
5.31 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saint Helena
1.56 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.28 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia
1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Samoa
4.18 children born/woman (2008 est.)
San Marino
1.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia
3.89 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Senegal
4.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Serbia
1.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Seychelles
1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone
5.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Singapore
1.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Slovakia
1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Slovenia
1.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands
3.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Somalia
6.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)
South Africa
2.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Spain
1.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka
2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Sudan
4.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Suriname
2.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Svalbard
NA (2008 est.)
Swaziland
3.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Sweden
1.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Switzerland
1.44 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Syria
3.21 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Taiwan
1.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Tanzania
4.62 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Thailand
1.64 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste
3.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Togo
4.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Tokelau
NA (2008 est.)
Tonga
2.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Tunisia
1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Turkey
1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan
3.07 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Tuvalu
2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Uganda
6.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Ukraine
1.25 children born/woman (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates
2.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)
United Kingdom
1.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)
United States
2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Uruguay
1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan
2.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Vanuatu
2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Venezuela
2.52 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Vietnam
1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands
1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
NA (2008 est.)
West Bank
3.31 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Western Sahara
NA 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)
World
2.61 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Yemen
6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Zambia
5.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
3.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008