Fertility rate
Tier A· OfficialDescriptiveBirths per woman. Descriptive — higher or lower is not inherently better.
100 = highest fertility, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse
How this score is built
Total fertility rate — births per woman (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.TFRT.IN). Descriptive: neither high nor low fertility is "good" — it trades off differently (dependency ratios, growth, environmental load). Neutral colour; off the radar.
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0100No datadescriptive — not better/worse
100 = highest fertility, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse
Full ranking
215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ChadTCD | 100100 | 6.028 births per woman |
| 2nd | SomaliaSOM | 99.72100 | 6.013 births per woman |
| 3rd | DR CongoCOD | 99.1499 | 5.981 births per woman |
| 4th | Central African RepublicCAF | 98.6499 | 5.954 births per woman |
| 5th | NigerNER | 98.2998 | 5.935 births per woman |
| 6th | MaliMLI | 90.4990 | 5.51 births per woman |
| 7th | AngolaAGO | 82.0182 | 5.048 births per woman |
| 8th | BurundiBDI | 77.2577 | 4.789 births per woman |
| 9th | AfghanistanAFG | 76.7477 | 4.761 births per woman |
| 10th | MozambiqueMOZ | 75.4375 | 4.69 births per woman |
| 11th | MauritaniaMRT | 74.2474 | 4.625 births per woman |
| 12th | TanzaniaTZA | 72.773 | 4.541 births per woman |
| 13th | YemenYEM | 71.9272 | 4.499 births per woman |
| 14th | BeninBEN | 71.5872 | 4.48 births per woman |
| 15th | NigeriaNGA | 69.7870 | 4.382 births per woman |
| 16th | SudanSDN | 67.6168 | 4.264 births per woman |
| 17th | CameroonCMR | 67.5568 | 4.261 births per woman |
| 18th | Ivory CoastCIV | 66.9867 | 4.23 births per woman |
| 19th | UgandaUGA | 65.7966 | 4.165 births per woman |
| 20th | GuineaGIN | 65.1765 | 4.131 births per woman |
| 21st | TogoTGO | 6565 | 4.12167 births per woman |
| 22nd | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 64.8965 | 4.116 births per woman |
| 23rd | Burkina FasoBFA | 64.7865 | 4.11 births per woman |
| 24th | CongoCOG | 64.7665 | 4.109 births per woman |
| 25th | ZambiaZMB | 63.4263 | 4.036 births per woman |
| 26th | MadagascarMDG | 61.1561 | 3.912 births per woman |
| 27th | EthiopiaETH | 61.0961 | 3.909 births per woman |
| 28th | GambiaGMB | 61.0561 | 3.907 births per woman |
| 29th | LiberiaLBR | 60.2660 | 3.864 births per woman |
| 30th | ComorosCOM | 59.4959 | 3.822 births per woman |
| 31st | SamoaWSM | 59.1159 | 3.801 births per woman |
| 32nd | South SudanSSD | 58.8159 | 3.785 births per woman |
| 33rd | SenegalSEN | 58.4558 | 3.765 births per woman |
| 34th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 58.358 | 3.757 births per woman |
| 35th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 57.3157 | 3.703 births per woman |
| 36th | EritreaERI | 56.8957 | 3.68 births per woman |
| 37th | ZimbabweZWE | 56.7857 | 3.674 births per woman |
| 38th | RwandaRWA | 56.2456 | 3.645 births per woman |
| 39th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 55.3455 | 3.596 births per woman |
| 40th | GabonGAB | 55.2755 | 3.592 births per woman |
| 41st | MalawiMWI | 55.2355 | 3.59 births per woman |
| 42nd | VanuatuVUT | 54.8555 | 3.569 births per woman |
| 43rd | PakistanPAK | 54.4454 | 3.547 births per woman |
| 44th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 53.8254 | 3.513 births per woman |
| 45th | UzbekistanUZB | 53.3253 | 3.486 births per woman |
| 46th | GhanaGHA | 50.7251 | 3.344 births per woman |
| 47th | NauruNRU | 49.7250 | 3.29 births per woman |
| 48th | PalestinePSE | 48.9949 | 3.25 births per woman |
| 49th | IraqIRQ | 48.4648 | 3.221 births per woman |
| 50th | NamibiaNAM | 48.2748 | 3.211 births per woman |
| 51st | TuvaluTUV | 47.5948 | 3.174 births per woman |
| 52nd | KenyaKEN | 47.4747 | 3.167 births per woman |
| 53rd | KiribatiKIR | 46.6847 | 3.124 births per woman |
| 54th | TongaTON | 46.2446 | 3.1 births per woman |
| 55th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 45.7246 | 3.072 births per woman |
| 56th | TajikistanTJK | 45.0645 | 3.036 births per woman |
| 57th | KazakhstanKAZ | 44.1144 | 2.984 births per woman |
| 58th | IsraelISR | 42.0142 | 2.87 births per woman |
| 59th | Marshall IslandsMHL | 41.942 | 2.864 births per woman |
| 60th | GuamGUM | 39.7740 | 2.748 births per woman |
| 61st | MicronesiaFSM | 39.6840 | 2.743 births per woman |
| 62nd | EgyptEGY | 39.5340 | 2.735 births per woman |
| 63rd | AlgeriaDZA | 39.3139 | 2.723 births per woman |
| 64th | EswatiniSWZ | 39.2239 | 2.718 births per woman |
| 65th | BotswanaBWA | 38.9539 | 2.703 births per woman |
| 66th | SyriaSYR | 38.8939 | 2.7 births per woman |
| 67th | Saint MartinMAF | 38.438 | 2.673 births per woman |
| 68th | LesothoLSO | 38.2338 | 2.664 births per woman |
| 69th | TurkmenistanTKM | 38.1738 | 2.661 births per woman |
| 70th | Timor-LesteTLS | 37.5538 | 2.627 births per woman |
| 71st | HaitiHTI | 37.5138 | 2.625 births per woman |
| 72nd | DjiboutiDJI | 37.3937 | 2.618 births per woman |
| 73rd | JordanJOR | 37.1337 | 2.604 births per woman |
| 74th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 37.0537 | 2.6 births per woman |
| 75th | CambodiaKHM | 36.136 | 2.548 births per woman |
| 76th | BoliviaBOL | 35.6436 | 2.523 births per woman |
| 77th | OmanOMN | 35.3735 | 2.508 births per woman |
| 78th | MongoliaMNG | 35.2235 | 2.5 births per woman |
| 79th | HondurasHND | 34.7835 | 2.476 births per woman |
| 80th | ParaguayPRY | 33.6834 | 2.416 births per woman |
| 81st | LaosLAO | 33.3333 | 2.397 births per woman |
| 82nd | GuyanaGUY | 33.2933 | 2.395 births per woman |
| 83rd | Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 31.9932 | 2.324 births per woman |
| 84th | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 31.6932 | 2.308 births per woman |
| 85th | LibyaLBY | 31.5132 | 2.298 births per woman |
| 86th | GuatemalaGTM | 31.3131 | 2.287 births per woman |
| 87th | FijiFJI | 3131 | 2.27 births per woman |
| 88th | American SamoaASM | 30.9431 | 2.267 births per woman |
| 89th | SurinameSUR | 30.2830 | 2.231 births per woman |
| 90th | LebanonLBN | 30.2130 | 2.227 births per woman |
| 91st | Dominican RepublicDOM | 30.1130 | 2.222 births per woman |
| 92nd | MoroccoMAR | 29.8630 | 2.208 births per woman |
| 93rd | NicaraguaNIC | 29.8230 | 2.206 births per woman |
| 94th | South AfricaZAF | 29.830 | 2.205 births per woman |
| 95th | BangladeshBGD | 28.5729 | 2.138 births per woman |
| 96th | IndonesiaIDN | 28.1528 | 2.115 births per woman |
| 97th | PanamaPAN | 27.9828 | 2.106 births per woman |
| 98th | MonacoMCO | 27.9128 | 2.102 births per woman |
| 99th | MyanmarMMR | 27.8428 | 2.098 births per woman |
| 100th | VenezuelaVEN | 27.4527 | 2.077 births per woman |
| 101st | BelizeBLZ | 26.4226 | 2.021 births per woman |
| 102nd | United States Virgin IslandsVIR | 25.4925 | 1.97 births per woman |
| 103rd | PeruPER | 25.3925 | 1.965 births per woman |
| 104th | New CaledoniaNCL | 25.3825 | 1.964 births per woman |
| 105th | IndiaIND | 25.3425 | 1.962 births per woman |
| 106th | NepalNPL | 25.3225 | 1.961 births per woman |
| 107th | Sri LankaLKA | 25.1625 | 1.952 births per woman |
| 108th | Faroe IslandsFRO | 24.4424 | 1.9129 births per woman |
| 109th | VietnamVNM | 24.1124 | 1.895 births per woman |
| 110th | PhilippinesPHL | 24.0924 | 1.894 births per woman |
| 111th | MexicoMEX | 24.0524 | 1.892 births per woman |
| 112th | GibraltarGIB | 23.9324 | 1.885 births per woman |
| 113th | PalauPLW | 23.8924 | 1.883 births per woman |
| 114th | SeychellesSYC | 23.2823 | 1.85 births per woman |
| 115th | TunisiaTUN | 22.723 | 1.818 births per woman |
| 116th | EcuadorECU | 22.4822 | 1.806 births per woman |
| 117th | BahrainBHR | 22.4622 | 1.805 births per woman |
| 118th | GeorgiaGEO | 22.422 | 1.802 births per woman |
| 119th | MontenegroMNE | 22.3722 | 1.8 births per woman |
| 120th | North KoreaPRK | 22.0722 | 1.784 births per woman |
| 121st | El SalvadorSLV | 21.7822 | 1.768 births per woman |
| 122nd | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 21.6522 | 1.761 births per woman |
| 123rd | BruneiBRN | 21.121 | 1.731 births per woman |
| 124th | MoldovaMDA | 21.0121 | 1.726 births per woman |
| 125th | BulgariaBGR | 20.921 | 1.72 births per woman |
| 126th | QatarQAT | 20.8421 | 1.717 births per woman |
| 127th | BarbadosBRB | 20.6821 | 1.708 births per woman |
| 128th | GreenlandGRL | 20.6421 | 1.706 births per woman |
| 129th | ArmeniaARM | 20.5321 | 1.7 births per woman |
| 130th | IranIRN | 20.2420 | 1.684 births per woman |
| 131st | SerbiaSRB | 19.4319 | 1.64 births per woman |
| 132nd | ColombiaCOL | 19.3219 | 1.634 births per woman |
| 133rd | United StatesUSA | 19.1819 | 1.6265 births per woman |
| 134th | BrazilBRA | 18.9519 | 1.614 births per woman |
| 135th | FranceFRA | 18.8819 | 1.61 births per woman |
| 136th | ArubaABW | 18.819 | 1.606 births per woman |
| 137th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 18.3618 | 1.582 births per woman |
| 138th | New ZealandNZL | 18.1418 | 1.57 births per woman |
| 139th | IcelandISL | 17.9618 | 1.56 births per woman |
| 139th | KuwaitKWT | 17.9618 | 1.56 births per woman |
| 139th | MaldivesMDV | 17.9618 | 1.56 births per woman |
| 142nd | United KingdomGBR | 17.7918 | 1.551 births per woman |
| 143rd | Isle of ManIMN | 17.6618 | 1.544 births per woman |
| 144th | MalaysiaMYS | 17.6518 | 1.543 births per woman |
| 145th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 17.5218 | 1.536 births per woman |
| 146th | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 17.3317 | 1.526 births per woman |
| 147th | Cayman IslandsCYM | 17.3217 | 1.525 births per woman |
| 148th | SloveniaSVN | 17.2217 | 1.52 births per woman |
| 149th | Cape VerdeCPV | 17.0617 | 1.511 births per woman |
| 150th | ArgentinaARG | 16.9317 | 1.504 births per woman |
| 151st | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.7117 | 1.492 births per woman |
| 152nd | French PolynesiaPYF | 16.6917 | 1.491 births per woman |
| 153rd | AustraliaAUS | 16.5117 | 1.481 births per woman |
| 154th | DominicaDMA | 16.4916 | 1.48 births per woman |
| 154th | TürkiyeTUR | 16.4916 | 1.48 births per woman |
| 156th | GrenadaGRD | 16.3416 | 1.472 births per woman |
| 157th | DenmarkDNK | 16.3116 | 1.47 births per woman |
| 157th | IrelandIRL | 16.3116 | 1.47 births per woman |
| 159th | CroatiaHRV | 16.1216 | 1.46 births per woman |
| 159th | SlovakiaSVK | 16.1216 | 1.46 births per woman |
| 161st | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 15.9816 | 1.452 births per woman |
| 162nd | NorwayNOR | 15.9416 | 1.45 births per woman |
| 163rd | BhutanBTN | 15.9216 | 1.449 births per woman |
| 164th | CubaCUB | 15.8516 | 1.445 births per woman |
| 165th | BelgiumBEL | 15.7516 | 1.44 births per woman |
| 165th | MauritiusMUS | 15.7516 | 1.44 births per woman |
| 165th | Sint MaartenSXM | 15.7516 | 1.44 births per woman |
| 168th | AzerbaijanAZE | 15.5716 | 1.43 births per woman |
| 168th | NetherlandsNLD | 15.5716 | 1.43 births per woman |
| 168th | SwedenSWE | 15.5716 | 1.43 births per woman |
| 171st | RussiaRUS | 15.3515 | 1.418 births per woman |
| 172nd | HungaryHUN | 15.215 | 1.41 births per woman |
| 172nd | PortugalPRT | 15.215 | 1.41 births per woman |
| 174th | BermudaBMU | 15.1115 | 1.405 births per woman |
| 175th | CuraçaoCUW | 15.0215 | 1.4 births per woman |
| 175th | North MacedoniaMKD | 15.0215 | 1.4 births per woman |
| 177th | UruguayURY | 14.9715 | 1.397 births per woman |
| 178th | RomaniaROU | 14.8415 | 1.39 births per woman |
| 179th | Saint LuciaLCA | 14.7415 | 1.385 births per woman |
| 180th | CyprusCYP | 14.6515 | 1.38 births per woman |
| 181st | BahamasBHS | 14.5415 | 1.374 births per woman |
| 182nd | LiechtensteinLIE | 14.4714 | 1.37 births per woman |
| 183rd | CzechiaCZE | 14.2914 | 1.36 births per woman |
| 183rd | GermanyDEU | 14.2914 | 1.36 births per woman |
| 185th | JamaicaJAM | 14.1214 | 1.351 births per woman |
| 186th | AlbaniaALB | 13.9414 | 1.341 births per woman |
| 187th | Costa RicaCRI | 13.5114 | 1.318 births per woman |
| 188th | AustriaAUT | 13.3713 | 1.31 births per woman |
| 189th | SwitzerlandCHE | 1313 | 1.29 births per woman |
| 190th | CanadaCAN | 12.2712 | 1.25 births per woman |
| 190th | FinlandFIN | 12.2712 | 1.25 births per woman |
| 190th | LuxembourgLUX | 12.2712 | 1.25 births per woman |
| 193rd | GreeceGRC | 12.0812 | 1.24 births per woman |
| 193rd | LatviaLVA | 12.0812 | 1.24 births per woman |
| 195th | BelarusBLR | 11.6612 | 1.217 births per woman |
| 196th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 11.5912 | 1.213 births per woman |
| 197th | ThailandTHA | 11.4211 | 1.204 births per woman |
| 198th | EstoniaEST | 10.9811 | 1.18 births per woman |
| 198th | ItalyITA | 10.9811 | 1.18 births per woman |
| 200th | San MarinoSMR | 10.5811 | 1.158 births per woman |
| 201st | JapanJPN | 10.4310 | 1.15 births per woman |
| 202nd | ChileCHL | 10.2510 | 1.14 births per woman |
| 202nd | PolandPOL | 10.2510 | 1.14 births per woman |
| 204th | LithuaniaLTU | 9.710 | 1.11 births per woman |
| 205th | SpainESP | 9.5110 | 1.1 births per woman |
| 206th | AndorraAND | 9.279 | 1.087 births per woman |
| 207th | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 8.569 | 1.048 births per woman |
| 208th | ChinaCHN | 7.918 | 1.013 births per woman |
| 209th | MaltaMLT | 7.868 | 1.01 births per woman |
| 210th | UkraineUKR | 7.467 | 0.988 births per woman |
| 211th | SingaporeSGP | 7.127 | 0.97 births per woman |
| 212th | Puerto RicoPRI | 6.216 | 0.92 births per woman |
| 213th | Hong KongHKG | 4.765 | 0.841 births per woman |
| 214th | South KoreaKOR | 3.053 | 0.748 births per woman |
| 215th | MacauMAC | 00 | 0.582 births per woman |