Births per woman by country

Average number of children a woman has. The map opens on 2024, with figures for 216 countries.

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Highest in 2024

  1. Chad 6.03
  2. Somalia 6.01
  3. Dem. Rep. Congo 5.98
  4. Central African Rep. 5.95
  5. Niger 5.94

Lowest in 2024

  1. Macao 0.58
  2. South Korea 0.75
  3. Hong Kong 0.84
  4. Puerto Rico 0.92
  5. Singapore 0.97

About the data

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Unit
births per woman
Years
1960–2024
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), CC BY 4.0

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