In the year 1973, the world had a total fertility rate of 4.42 (births per woman).
The country with the highest total fertility rate was 🇾🇪Yemen, with a rate of 8.29 births per woman. Closely followed by 🇷🇼Rwanda with a total fertility rate of 8.09, and 🇯🇴Jordan with 8.06 children born per woman.
The country with the lowest annual fertility rate was 🇻🇦Holy See with only 1 births per woman. Followed by 🇫🇮Finland with a total fertility rate of 1.5, and 🇩🇪Germany with 1.55 children born per woman.
The geographic region with the highest total fertility was Africa with a rate of 6.69 births per woman. Closely followed by Asia with a total fertility rate of 4.98, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 4.87 children born per woman.
When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Africa had the highest total fertility rate of 7.1 people. Closely followed by Western Africa with a total fertility rate of 6.81, and Middle Africa with 6.55 children born per woman.
If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-income countries had the highest total fertility rate of 6.66. While the lowest fertility rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 2.26
| Rank | Flag | Location | Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇾🇪 | Yemen | 8.2896 |
| 2 | 🇷🇼 | Rwanda | 8.0916 |
| 3 | 🇯🇴 | Jordan | 8.0618 |
| 4 | 🇱🇾 | Libya | 8.0473 |
| 5 | 🇲🇭 | Marshall Islands | 7.9517 |
| 6 | 🇨🇮 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.9386 |
| 7 | 🇰🇪 | Kenya | 7.8596 |
| 8 | 🇴🇲 | Oman | 7.6254 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿 | Algeria | 7.5923 |
| 10 | 🇵🇸 | State of Palestine | 7.5538 |
| 11 | 🇸🇾 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.5484 |
| 12 | 🇳🇪 | Niger | 7.5289 |
| 13 | 🇦🇴 | Angola | 7.4983 |
| 14 | 🇦🇫 | Afghanistan | 7.4868 |
| 15 | 🇸🇦 | Saudi Arabia | 7.4836 |
| 16 | 🇾🇹 | Mayotte | 7.4776 |
| 17 | 🇲🇻 | Maldives | 7.3992 |
| 18 | 🇿🇲 | Zambia | 7.3386 |
| 19 | 🇲🇼 | Malawi | 7.3383 |
| 20 | 🇸🇸 | South Sudan | 7.3111 |
| 21 | 🇼🇫 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 7.3009 |
| 22 | 🇸🇳 | Senegal | 7.2548 |
| 23 | 🇲🇳 | Mongolia | 7.2397 |
| 24 | 🇲🇱 | Mali | 7.2225 |
| 25 | 🇧🇮 | Burundi | 7.2155 |
| 26 | 🇺🇬 | Uganda | 7.1932 |
| 27 | 🇰🇲 | Comoros | 7.1648 |
| 28 | 🇸🇴 | Somalia | 7.086 |
| 29 | 🇹🇬 | Togo | 7.081 |
| 30 | 🇹🇿 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.0625 |
| 31 | 🇲🇬 | Madagascar | 7.0106 |
| 32 | 🇸🇧 | Solomon Islands | 7.0011 |
| 33 | 🇮🇶 | Iraq | 6.9865 |
| 34 | 🇭🇳 | Honduras | 6.9846 |
| 35 | 🇫🇲 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 6.9705 |
| 36 | 🇪🇹 | Ethiopia | 6.9617 |
| 37 | 🇿🇼 | Zimbabwe | 6.9416 |
| 38 | 🇸🇩 | Sudan | 6.939 |
| 39 | 🇼🇸 | Samoa | 6.9076 |
| 40 | 🇬🇭 | Ghana | 6.8723 |
| 41 | 🇹🇩 | Chad | 6.8687 |
| 42 | 🇨🇻 | Cabo Verde | 6.8554 |
| 43 | 🇹🇯 | Tajikistan | 6.8412 |
| 44 | 🇩🇯 | Djibouti | 6.8168 |
| 45 | 🇧🇯 | Benin | 6.809 |
| 46 | 🇵🇰 | Pakistan | 6.8083 |
| 47 | 🇧🇩 | Bangladesh | 6.8004 |
| 48 | 🇧🇫 | Burkina Faso | 6.7698 |
| 49 | 🇲🇷 | Mauritania | 6.7179 |
| 50 | 🇸🇿 | Eswatini | 6.7145 |
| 51 | 🇲🇿 | Mozambique | 6.6976 |
| 52 | 🇱🇷 | Liberia | 6.6509 |
| 53 | 🇧🇹 | Bhutan | 6.6332 |
| 54 | 🇳🇬 | Nigeria | 6.633 |
| 55 | 🇧🇼 | Botswana | 6.5871 |
| 56 | 🇳🇮 | Nicaragua | 6.5859 |
| 57 | 🇪🇷 | Eritrea | 6.5479 |
| 58 | 🇳🇦 | Namibia | 6.5402 |
| 59 | 🇸🇹 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.5249 |
| 60 | 🇬🇹 | Guatemala | 6.4868 |
| 61 | 🇲🇦 | Morocco | 6.481 |
| 62 | 🇸🇱 | Sierra Leone | 6.4726 |
| 63 | 🇦🇪 | United Arab Emirates | 6.464 |
| 64 | 🇰🇼 | Kuwait | 6.4304 |
| 65 | 🇨🇬 | Congo | 6.4197 |
| 66 | 🇬🇲 | Gambia | 6.4046 |
| 67 | 🇲🇵 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.3982 |
| 68 | 🇨🇩 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.3849 |
| 69 | 🇨🇲 | Cameroon | 6.3261 |
| 70 | 🇬🇳 | Guinea | 6.3082 |
| 71 | 🇧🇿 | Belize | 6.2854 |
| 72 | 🇱🇦 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2813 |
| 73 | 🇪🇭 | Western Sahara | 6.252 |
| 74 | 🇺🇿 | Uzbekistan | 6.1619 |
| 75 | 🇵🇬 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1604 |
| 76 | 🇹🇲 | Turkmenistan | 6.152 |
| 77 | 🇻🇺 | Vanuatu | 6.1507 |
| 78 | 🇲🇽 | Mexico | 6.1207 |
| 79 | 🇹🇳 | Tunisia | 6.1195 |
| 80 | 🇻🇳 | Viet Nam | 6.1082 |
| 81 | 🇬🇼 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.0977 |
| 82 | 🇮🇷 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.0612 |
| 83 | 🇶🇦 | Qatar | 6.0078 |
| 84 | 🇵🇪 | Peru | 5.9682 |
| 85 | 🇧🇭 | Bahrain | 5.9649 |
| 86 | 🇸🇻 | El Salvador | 5.9292 |
| 87 | 🇨🇫 | Central African Republic | 5.9254 |
| 88 | 🇧🇴 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.8466 |
| 89 | 🇪🇬 | Egypt | 5.8434 |
| 90 | 🇭🇹 | Haiti | 5.8108 |
| 91 | 🇹🇴 | Tonga | 5.8009 |
| 92 | 🇬🇶 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.7999 |
| 93 | 🇵🇭 | Philippines | 5.7871 |
| 94 | 🇪🇨 | Ecuador | 5.7274 |
| 95 | 🇳🇵 | Nepal | 5.7006 |
| 96 | 🇱🇸 | Lesotho | 5.6883 |
| 97 | 🇱🇨 | Saint Lucia | 5.6859 |
| 98 | 🇩🇴 | Dominican Republic | 5.6669 |
| 99 | 🇲🇫 | Saint Martin (French part) | 5.6385 |
| 100 | 🇵🇼 | Palau | 5.5923 |
| 101 | 🇻🇨 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.5875 |
| 102 | 🇰🇭 | Cambodia | 5.5595 |
| 103 | 🇳🇺 | Niue | 5.4706 |
| 104 | 🇨🇰 | Cook Islands | 5.467 |
| 105 | 🇲🇲 | Myanmar | 5.4349 |
| 106 | 🇽🇰 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 5.4177 |
| 107 | 🇿🇦 | South Africa | 5.4134 |
| 108 | 🇹🇷 | Türkiye | 5.4099 |
| 109 | 🇮🇳 | India | 5.4024 |
| 110 | 🇹🇱 | Timor-Leste | 5.3922 |
| 111 | 🇧🇳 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3547 |
| 112 | 🇵🇾 | Paraguay | 5.3512 |
| 113 | 🇦🇸 | American Samoa | 5.2974 |
| 114 | 🇬🇦 | Gabon | 5.2867 |
| 115 | 🇮🇩 | Indonesia | 5.2457 |
| 116 | 🇰🇮 | Kiribati | 5.1987 |
| 117 | 🇵🇫 | French Polynesia | 5.0914 |
| 118 | 🇰🇬 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.0242 |
| 119 | 🇸🇷 | Suriname | 5.0066 |
| 120 | 🇯🇲 | Jamaica | 4.995 |
| 121 | 🇳🇨 | New Caledonia | 4.9322 |
| 122 | 🇹🇨 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.9132 |
| 123 | 🇻🇪 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.9063 |
| 124 | 🇬🇾 | Guyana | 4.8659 |
| 125 | 🇹🇭 | Thailand | 4.8455 |
| 126 | 🇦🇱 | Albania | 4.8292 |
| 127 | 🇱🇧 | Lebanon | 4.7897 |
| 128 | 🇸🇨 | Seychelles | 4.7842 |
| 129 | 🇵🇦 | Panama | 4.7411 |
| 130 | 🇲🇾 | Malaysia | 4.7273 |
| 131 | 🇨🇳 | China | 4.726 |
| 132 | 🇨🇴 | Colombia | 4.6798 |
| 133 | 🇹🇰 | Tokelau | 4.6557 |
| 134 | 🇧🇷 | Brazil | 4.6383 |
| 135 | 🇦🇮 | Anguilla | 4.6012 |
| 136 | 🇦🇿 | Azerbaijan | 4.4336 |
| 137 | 🇩🇲 | Dominica | 4.2753 |
| 138 | 🇻🇮 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.2308 |
| 139 | 🇳🇷 | Nauru | 4.1924 |
| 140 | 🇬🇵 | Guadeloupe | 4.1724 |
| 141 | 🇫🇯 | Fiji | 4.1576 |
| 142 | 🇬🇫 | French Guiana | 4.0734 |
| 143 | 🇬🇩 | Grenada | 4.0456 |
| 144 | 🇱🇰 | Sri Lanka | 4.0011 |
| 145 | 🇨🇷 | Costa Rica | 3.9912 |
| 146 | 🇰🇳 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.9664 |
| 147 | 🇬🇺 | Guam | 3.8899 |
| 148 | 🇲🇶 | Martinique | 3.8466 |
| 149 | 🇷🇪 | Réunion | 3.8129 |
| 150 | 🇰🇷 | Republic of Korea | 3.8026 |
| 151 | 🇧🇸 | Bahamas | 3.7264 |
| 152 | 🇮🇪 | Ireland | 3.7134 |
| 153 | 🇹🇻 | Tuvalu | 3.7121 |
| 154 | 🇮🇱 | Israel | 3.6062 |
| 155 | 🇰🇾 | Cayman Islands | 3.5623 |
| 156 | 🇰🇿 | Kazakhstan | 3.5078 |
| 157 | 🇸🇭 | Saint Helena | 3.4944 |
| 158 | 🇹🇹 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4659 |
| 159 | 🇻🇬 | British Virgin Islands | 3.4285 |
| 160 | 🇨🇱 | Chile | 3.4095 |
| 161 | 🇨🇺 | Cuba | 3.4018 |
| 162 | 🇰🇵 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 3.3527 |
| 163 | 🇲🇸 | Montserrat | 3.3462 |
| 164 | 🇹🇼 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 3.2493 |
| 165 | 🇫🇴 | Faroe Islands | 3.2175 |
| 166 | 🇦🇷 | Argentina | 3.1698 |
| 167 | 🇭🇰 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.135 |
| 168 | 🇦🇬 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1259 |
| 169 | 🇸🇽 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.1109 |
| 170 | 🇦🇲 | Armenia | 3.0812 |
| 171 | 🇲🇺 | Mauritius | 3.0711 |
| 172 | 🇵🇲 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2.9524 |
| 173 | 🇧🇶 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2.9489 |
| 174 | 🇮🇸 | Iceland | 2.9411 |
| 175 | 🇵🇷 | Puerto Rico | 2.9019 |
| 176 | 🇫🇰 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2.8733 |
| 177 | 🇨🇼 | Curaçao | 2.8724 |
| 178 | 🇧🇧 | Barbados | 2.8653 |
| 179 | 🇺🇾 | Uruguay | 2.8547 |
| 180 | 🇪🇸 | Spain | 2.8407 |
| 181 | 🇦🇩 | Andorra | 2.826 |
| 182 | 🇸🇬 | Singapore | 2.7822 |
| 183 | 🇵🇹 | Portugal | 2.765 |
| 184 | 🇬🇱 | Greenland | 2.7388 |
| 185 | 🇳🇿 | New Zealand | 2.738 |
| 186 | 🇲🇰 | North Macedonia | 2.7193 |
| 187 | 🇬🇮 | Gibraltar | 2.6712 |
| 188 | 🇦🇼 | Aruba | 2.6552 |
| 189 | 🇬🇪 | Georgia | 2.617 |
| 190 | 🇲🇩 | Republic of Moldova | 2.5662 |
| 191 | 🇸🇰 | Slovakia | 2.5572 |
| 192 | 🇧🇦 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5389 |
| 193 | 🇲🇪 | Montenegro | 2.5115 |
| 194 | 🇦🇺 | Australia | 2.4932 |
| 195 | 🇲🇨 | Monaco | 2.4084 |
| 196 | 🇨🇾 | Cyprus | 2.4032 |
| 197 | 🇷🇴 | Romania | 2.3939 |
| 198 | 🇬🇷 | Greece | 2.3648 |
| 199 | 🇮🇲 | Isle of Man | 2.3636 |
| 200 | 🇫🇷 | France | 2.3199 |
| 201 | 🇮🇹 | Italy | 2.3151 |
| 202 | 🇨🇿 | Czechia | 2.3055 |
| 203 | 🇵🇱 | Poland | 2.2519 |
| 204 | 🇳🇴 | Norway | 2.2341 |
| 205 | 🇸🇲 | San Marino | 2.2275 |
| 206 | 🇱🇹 | Lithuania | 2.2243 |
| 207 | 🇧🇾 | Belarus | 2.2063 |
| 208 | 🇸🇮 | Slovenia | 2.2007 |
| 209 | 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria | 2.1529 |
| 210 | 🇯🇵 | Japan | 2.1454 |
| 211 | 🇧🇲 | Bermuda | 2.1432 |
| 212 | 🇪🇪 | Estonia | 2.0845 |
| 213 | 🇲🇹 | Malta | 2.0782 |
| 214 | 🇺🇦 | Ukraine | 2.0441 |
| 215 | 🇬🇧 | United Kingdom | 2.0362 |
| 216 | 🇭🇷 | Croatia | 2.0128 |
| 217 | 🇷🇺 | Russian Federation | 2.0101 |
| 218 | 🇧🇪 | Belgium | 1.9531 |
| 219 | 🇭🇺 | Hungary | 1.9523 |
| 220 | 🇱🇻 | Latvia | 1.9464 |
| 221 | 🇷🇸 | Serbia | 1.9405 |
| 222 | 🇱🇮 | Liechtenstein | 1.9357 |
| 223 | 🇦🇹 | Austria | 1.9308 |
| 224 | 🇩🇰 | Denmark | 1.9208 |
| 225 | 🇺🇸 | United States of America | 1.9208 |
| 226 | 🇳🇱 | Netherlands | 1.9085 |
| 227 | 🇧🇱 | Saint Barthélemy | 1.895 |
| 228 | 🇸🇪 | Sweden | 1.8679 |
| 229 | 🇨🇦 | Canada | 1.849 |
| 230 | 🇲🇴 | China, Macao SAR | 1.8428 |
| 231 | 🇬🇬 | Guernsey | 1.8178 |
| 232 | 🇨🇭 | Switzerland | 1.8096 |
| 233 | 🇱🇺 | Luxembourg | 1.5839 |
| 234 | 🇯🇪 | Jersey | 1.5523 |
| 235 | 🇩🇪 | Germany | 1.5506 |
| 236 | 🇫🇮 | Finland | 1.501 |
| 237 | 🇻🇦 | Holy See | 1 |
| Rank | Location | Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 6.6887 |
| 2 | Asia | 4.9785 |
| 3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 4.8669 |
| 4 | Americas | 3.541 |
| 5 | Oceania | 3.2069 |
| 6 | Europe | 2.1387 |
| 7 | Northern America | 1.9141 |
| Rank | Location | Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Africa | 7.0953 |
| 2 | Western Africa | 6.813 |
| 3 | Middle Africa | 6.5517 |
| 4 | Northern Africa | 6.4499 |
| 5 | Central America | 6.0947 |
| 6 | Melanesia | 5.8581 |
| 7 | Polynesia | 5.8431 |
| 8 | Western Asia | 5.734 |
| 9 | Southern Asia | 5.6793 |
| 10 | Southern Africa | 5.5115 |
| 11 | Micronesia | 5.3661 |
| 12 | South-Eastern Asia | 5.3367 |
| 13 | Central Asia | 4.9835 |
| 14 | South America | 4.5312 |
| 15 | Eastern Asia | 4.3033 |
| 16 | Caribbean | 4.2787 |
| 17 | Australia/New Zealand | 2.5371 |
| 18 | Southern Europe | 2.5355 |
| 19 | Eastern Europe | 2.1097 |
| 20 | Northern Europe | 2.0483 |
| 21 | Western Europe | 1.8777 |
| Rank | Location | Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low-income countries | 6.6644 |
| 2 | Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries | 5.8348 |
| 3 | Lower-middle-income countries | 5.7013 |
| 4 | Low-and-middle-income countries | 5.1119 |
| 5 | Middle-income countries | 5.0063 |
| 6 | No income group available | 4.912 |
| 7 | Upper-middle-income countries | 4.4919 |
| 8 | High-and-upper-middle-income countries | 3.6425 |
| 9 | High-income countries | 2.2602 |
Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.
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