Countries of the World
Fertility rates - 2002

Country
Rank

Fertility rate (children / woman)
Niger
1
7.5 children
Somalia
2
7.3 children
Yemen
3
7.2 children
Dem. Rep. of Congo
4
7.0 children
Mali
4
7.0 children
Angola
6
6.9 children
Uganda
6
6.9 children
Comoros
8
6.8 children
Burkina Faso
8
6.8 children
Western Sahara
10
6.6 children
Liberia
10
6.6 children
Chad
10
6.6 children
Burundi
13
6.5 children
Malawi
14
6.4 children
Djibouti
14
6.4 children
Congo
16
6.3 children
Benin
16
6.3 children
Sierra Leone
16
6.3 children
Sao Tome and Principe
19
6.2 children
Zambia
20
6.1 children
Oman
20
6.1 children
Mauritania
22
6.0 children
Afghanistan
22
6.0 children
Eritrea
22
6.0 children
Equatorial Guinea
25
5.9 children
Ethiopia
25
5.9 children
Gambia
25
5.9 children
Swaziland
25
5.9 children
Madagascar
29
5.8 children
Guinea-Bissau
29
5.8 children
Maldives
29
5.8 children
Nigeria
29
5.8 children
Togo
29
5.8 children
Rwanda
29
5.8 children
Saudi Arabia
35
5.7 children
Senegal
35
5.7 children
Marshall Islands
35
5.7 children
Mozambique
38
5.6 children
Tanzania
38
5.6 children
Bhutan
38
5.6 children
Pakistan
38
5.6 children
Guinea
42
5.5 children
Laos
43
5.4 children
Iraq
44
5.3 children
Cameroon
45
5.2 children
Ivory Coast
45
5.2 children
Central African Rep.
47
5.1 children
Namibia
48
5.0 children
Sudan
49
4.9 children
Nepal
50
4.8 children
Guatemala
50
4.8 children
Solomon
50
4.8 children
Papua New Guinea
50
4.8 children
Haiti
54
4.7 children
Vanuatu
55
4.6 children
Kenya
56
4.4 children
Honduras
56
4.4 children
Gabon
58
4.3 children
Ghana
58
4.3 children
Nicaragua
58
4.3 children
Paraguay
58
4.3 children
Western Samoa
58
4.3 children
Lesotho
58
4.3 children
Bolivia
64
4.2 children
Kuwait
64
4.2 children
Micronesia
66
4.1 children
Syria
66
4.1 children
East Timor
66
4.1 children
Cambodia
69
4.0 children
Zimbabwe
69
4.0 children
Cape Verde
69
4.0 children
Botswana
72
3.9 children
Qatar
72
3.9 children
Libya
72
3.9 children
Jordan
75
3.6 children
French Guiana
75
3.6 children
Philippines
77
3.5 children
United Arab Emirates
77
3.5 children
El Salvador
77
3.5 children
Egypt
77
3.5 children
Guam
77
3.5 children
Morocco
82
3.4 children
Fiji
83
3.3 children
Myanmar
83
3.3 children
Bangladesh
83
3.3 children
Ecuador
83
3.3 children
Belize
87
3.2 children
India
87
3.2 children
Malaysia
87
3.2 children
Dominican Rep.
90
3.1 children
Algeria
90
3.1 children
Suriname
92
3.0 children
Israel
92
3.0 children
Venezuela
94
2.9 children
Peru
94
2.9 children
South Africa
94
2.9 children
Mexico
97
2.8 children
Albania
97
2.8 children
Bahrain
97
2.8 children
Uzbekistan
100
2.7 children
Brunei
100
2.7 children
Indonesia
100
2.7 children
Antigua and Barbuda
100
2.7 children
Iran
104
2.6 children
Argentina
104
2.6 children
Panama
104
2.6 children
Colombia
104
2.6 children
Costa Rica
104
2.6 children
New Caledonia
104
2.6 children
Saint Kitts & Nevis
110
2.5 children
Turkey
110
2.5 children
Guyana
110
2.5 children
Lebanon
110
2.5 children
Reunion
110
2.5 children
French Polynesia
110
2.5 children
Palau
110
2.5 children
Bahamas
117
2.4 children
Kyrgyzstan
117
2.4 children
Jamaica
117
2.4 children
Brazil
117
2.4 children
Tajikistan
117
2.4 children
Tunisia
122
2.3 children
Uruguay
122
2.3 children
Viet Nam
122
2.3 children
Chile
122
2.3 children
Saint Lucia
126
2.2 children
Turkmenistan
126
2.2 children
Mongolia
126
2.2 children
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
129
2.1 children
Sri Lanka
129
2.1 children
United States
129
2.1 children
Guadeloupe
129
2.1 children
Grenada
129
2.1 children
Azerbaijan
134
2.0 children
Mauritius
134
2.0 children
Cayman Islands
134
2.0 children
Seychelles
134
2.0 children
New Zealand
134
2.0 children
Iceland
134
2.0 children
Dominica
140
1.9 children
Martinique
140
1.9 children
Ireland
140
1.9 children
France
140
1.9 children
Puerto Rico
140
1.9 children
Macedonia
140
1.9 children
Cyprus
146
1.8 children
Thailand
146
1.8 children
Netherlands Antilles
146
1.8 children
Aruba
146
1.8 children
Korea
146
1.8 children
China
146
1.8 children
Norway
146
1.8 children
Kazakhstan
146
1.8 children
Australia
154
1.7 children
Taiwan
154
1.7 children
U.S. Virgin Islands
154
1.7 children
Great Britain
154
1.7 children
Finland
154
1.7 children
Trinidad and Tobago
154
1.7 children
Luxembourg
154
1.7 children
Netherlands
154
1.7 children
Malta
154
1.7 children
Denmark
154
1.7 children
Belgium
164
1.6 children
Bosnia
164
1.6 children
Cuba
164
1.6 children
Barbados
164
1.6 children
Singapore
164
1.6 children
Yugoslavia
164
1.6 children
Sweden
170
1.5 children
Switzerland
170
1.5 children
Portugal
170
1.5 children
Liechtenstein
173
1.4 children
Poland
173
1.4 children
Moldova
173
1.4 children
Canada
173
1.4 children
Croatia
173
1.4 children
Germany
178
1.3 children
Greece
178
1.3 children
Estonia
178
1.3 children
Andorra
178
1.3 children
Hungary
178
1.3 children
Austria
178
1.3 children
Belarus
178
1.3 children
Italy
178
1.3 children
Lithuania
178
1.3 children
Romania
178
1.3 children
Slovakia
178
1.3 children
San Marino
178
1.3 children
Japan
178
1.3 children
Slovenia
191
1.2 children
Bulgaria
191
1.2 children
Russia
191
1.2 children
Spain
191
1.2 children
Georgia
191
1.2 children
Latvia
191
1.2 children
Ukraine
197
1.1 children
Armenia
197
1.1 children
Czech Rep.
197
1.1 children



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