Total Fertility Rate by Country in 1985

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In the year 1985, the world had a total fertility rate of 3.5151 (births per woman).

The country with the highest total fertility rate was 🇾🇪Yemen with a rate of 8.8637 births per woman. Closely followed by 🇳🇪Niger with a fertility rate of 7.9317 births per woman, and 🇸🇸South Sudan with 7.7692 child born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual fertility rate was 🇻🇦Holy See with 1.0004 births per woman. Followed by 🇸🇲San Marino with a fertility rate of 1.1533 births per woman, and 🇦🇩Andorra with 1.3786 child born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest total fertility rate was Africa with a rate of 6.3384 births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a fertility rate of 3.6814 births per woman, and Asia with 3.5899 child born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Africa had the highest total fertility rate of 6.924 births per woman. Closely followed by Western Africa with a fertility rate of 6.7499 births per woman, and Middle Africa with 6.7339 child born per woman.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-income countries has the highest total fertility rate of 6.6574 children born per woman. While the lowest total fertility rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 1.8461.

Similar Population Metrics for 1985

Countries with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 1985

Rank	Country	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	🇾🇪Yemen	8.8637
2	🇳🇪Niger	7.9317
3	🇸🇸South Sudan	7.7692
4	🇴🇲Oman	7.7557
5	🇷🇼Rwanda	7.7249
6	🇦🇫Afghanistan	7.5174
7	🇦🇴Angola	7.451
8	🇪🇹Ethiopia	7.3781
9	🇸🇴Somalia	7.3269
10	🇧🇮Burundi	7.2937
11	🇲🇼Malawi	7.2905
12	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	7.2653
13	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	7.2422
14	🇲🇱Mali	7.2115
15	🇹🇩Chad	7.0368
16	🇺🇬Uganda	7.0348
17	🇲🇻Maldives	7.0198
18	🇸🇳Senegal	7.0134
19	🇧🇯Benin	6.9851
20	🇰🇪Kenya	6.9746
21	🇰🇲Comoros	6.9604
22	🇵🇸State of Palestine	6.951
23	🇿🇲Zambia	6.9212
24	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	6.9173
25	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	6.7392
26	🇾🇹Mayotte	6.7142
27	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	6.7028
28	🇱🇷Liberia	6.6925
29	🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.6462
30	🇳🇬Nigeria	6.6164
31	🇬🇳Guinea	6.6099
32	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	6.5917
33	🇪🇷Eritrea	6.5868
34	🇵🇰Pakistan	6.5854
35	🇨🇲Cameroon	6.5837
36	🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania	6.5685
37	🇹🇬Togo	6.5351
38	🇸🇩Sudan	6.4872
39	🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic	6.4762
40	🇯🇴Jordan	6.4575
41	🇲🇿Mozambique	6.3768
42	🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic	6.361
43	🇲🇬Madagascar	6.3531
44	🇬🇲Gambia	6.3436
45	🇲🇷Mauritania	6.3381
46	🇰🇭Cambodia	6.3134
47	🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of)	6.2635
48	🇩🇯Djibouti	6.2633
49	🇮🇶Iraq	6.2477
50	🇱🇾Libya	6.2356
51	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	6.2169
52	🇬🇭Ghana	6.1933
53	🇧🇹Bhutan	6.176
54	🇸🇿Eswatini	6.17
55	🇨🇫Central African Republic	6.1064
56	🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe	6.1009
57	🇩🇿Algeria	5.9748
58	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	5.9457
59	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	5.8945
60	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	5.8749
61	🇳🇦Namibia	5.8536
62	🇭🇳Honduras	5.8061
63	🇹🇯Tajikistan	5.7732
64	🇬🇹Guatemala	5.7294
65	🇬🇦Gabon	5.7133
66	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	5.65
67	🇨🇬Congo	5.6454
68	🇭🇹Haiti	5.6241
69	🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of)	5.5997
70	🇧🇩Bangladesh	5.5406
71	🇳🇵Nepal	5.4743
72	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	5.4704
73	🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands	5.4379
74	🇧🇼Botswana	5.427
75	🇻🇺Vanuatu	5.381
76	🇱🇸Lesotho	5.3729
77	🇳🇮Nicaragua	5.3592
78	🇼🇸Samoa	5.344
79	🇪🇭Western Sahara	5.316
80	🇲🇳Mongolia	5.2714
81	🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	5.1885
82	🇪🇬Egypt	5.1603
83	🇹🇴Tonga	5.1281
84	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	5.1262
85	🇧🇿Belize	5.0204
86	🇵🇾Paraguay	4.9739
87	🇲🇦Morocco	4.9601
88	🇰🇮Kiribati	4.9346
89	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	4.8849
90	🇳🇺Niue	4.7359
91	🇶🇦Qatar	4.7323
92	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	4.68
93	🇵🇭Philippines	4.6516
94	🇹🇳Tunisia	4.5159
95	🇿🇦South Africa	4.4951
96	🇵🇪Peru	4.4603
97	🇮🇳India	4.4316
98	🇸🇻El Salvador	4.3465
99	🇦🇸American Samoa	4.324
100	🇰🇼Kuwait	4.3237
101	🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)	4.3077
102	🇹🇰Tokelau	4.3018
103	🇲🇲Myanmar	4.2974
104	🇧🇭Bahrain	4.2776
105	🇻🇳Viet Nam	4.2153
106	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	4.2046
107	🇪🇨Ecuador	4.1952
108	🇲🇽Mexico	4.0874
109	🇳🇷Nauru	3.9691
110	🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands	3.9444
111	🇹🇻Tuvalu	3.9393
112	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	3.8884
113	🇵🇫French Polynesia	3.8628
114	🇨🇰Cook Islands	3.8165
115	🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	3.7939
116	🇲🇾Malaysia	3.7804
117	🇹🇷Türkiye	3.7549
118	🇮🇩Indonesia	3.7105
119	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	3.6856
120	🇫🇯Fiji	3.6242
121	🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam	3.6077
122	🇱🇧Lebanon	3.5873
123	🇬🇩Grenada	3.5398
124	🇨🇷Costa Rica	3.5126
125	🇸🇷Suriname	3.5051
126	🇬🇫French Guiana	3.495
127	🇧🇷Brazil	3.4712
128	🇵🇦Panama	3.4309
129	🇬🇾Guyana	3.354
130	🇨🇴Colombia	3.3433
131	🇯🇲Jamaica	3.3082
132	🇮🇱Israel	3.2738
133	🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part)	3.2664
134	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	3.2126
135	🇦🇱Albania	3.2046
136	🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3.1591
137	🇬🇺Guam	3.1427
138	🇳🇨New Caledonia	3.1415
139	🇦🇷Argentina	3.0951
140	🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago	3.0644
141	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	3.0608
142	🇵🇼Palau	3.0452
143	🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.0044
144	🇸🇨Seychelles	2.9755
145	🇩🇲Dominica	2.9345
146	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	2.8785
147	🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands	2.8213
148	🇦🇮Anguilla	2.7454
149	🇷🇪Réunion	2.6808
150	🇲🇩Republic of Moldova	2.6596
151	🇦🇲Armenia	2.6493
152	🇨🇳China	2.633
153	🇧🇸Bahamas	2.6303
154	🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands	2.5953
155	🇨🇱Chile	2.5917
156	🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea	2.5825
157	🇹🇭Thailand	2.5236
158	🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	2.4939
159	🇮🇪Ireland	2.4844
160	🇺🇾Uruguay	2.4801
161	🇬🇮Gibraltar	2.4694
162	🇬🇵Guadeloupe	2.4629
163	🇨🇾Cyprus	2.4338
164	🇵🇷Puerto Rico	2.3512
165	🇬🇪Georgia	2.3436
166	🇦🇼Aruba	2.3316
167	🇲🇸Montserrat	2.3273
168	🇵🇱Poland	2.3229
169	🇲🇰North Macedonia	2.3178
170	🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon	2.3115
171	🇸🇭Saint Helena	2.3059
172	🇫🇴Faroe Islands	2.2817
173	🇷🇴Romania	2.2662
174	🇨🇼Curaçao	2.2609
175	🇸🇰Slovakia	2.252
176	🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda	2.1512
177	🇬🇱Greenland	2.1512
178	🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	2.1381
179	🇪🇪Estonia	2.1322
180	🇲🇶Martinique	2.1112
181	🇲🇴China, Macao SAR	2.1006
182	🇷🇺Russian Federation	2.0995
183	🇱🇻Latvia	2.0995
184	🇱🇹Lithuania	2.0877
185	🇲🇺Mauritius	2.0829
186	🇧🇾Belarus	2.073
187	🇺🇦Ukraine	2.0682
188	🇲🇪Montenegro	2.0253
189	🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.0025
190	🇰🇾Cayman Islands	2.0001
191	🇧🇬Bulgaria	1.9777
192	🇨🇿Czechia	1.9523
193	🇲🇹Malta	1.948
194	🇮🇸Iceland	1.9384
195	🇳🇿New Zealand	1.9314
196	🇦🇺Australia	1.9167
197	🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China	1.8885
198	🇻🇬British Virgin Islands	1.8822
199	🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1.8771
200	🇮🇲Isle of Man	1.8711
201	🇭🇺Hungary	1.8429
202	🇷🇸Serbia	1.8395
203	🇺🇸United States of America	1.835
204	🇧🇧Barbados	1.8301
205	🇲🇨Monaco	1.8257
206	🇫🇷France	1.8211
207	🇭🇷Croatia	1.8152
208	🇬🇧United Kingdom	1.7894
209	🇬🇷Greece	1.7797
210	🇨🇺Cuba	1.7609
211	🇰🇷Republic of Korea	1.7505
212	🇯🇵Japan	1.7401
213	🇸🇪Sweden	1.7363
214	🇧🇲Bermuda	1.7263
215	🇵🇹Portugal	1.7258
216	🇸🇮Slovenia	1.7146
217	🇳🇴Norway	1.6781
218	🇨🇦Canada	1.6657
219	🇫🇮Finland	1.6416
220	🇪🇸Spain	1.6388
221	🇸🇬Singapore	1.5926
222	🇬🇬Guernsey	1.5658
223	🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy	1.5511
224	🇨🇭Switzerland	1.5153
225	🇧🇪Belgium	1.5137
226	🇳🇱Netherlands	1.5124
227	🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR	1.5001
228	🇦🇹Austria	1.4752
229	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	1.4606
230	🇩🇰Denmark	1.4454
231	🇮🇹Italy	1.4151
232	🇯🇪Jersey	1.4072
233	🇱🇺Luxembourg	1.3926
234	🇩🇪Germany	1.3848
235	🇦🇩Andorra	1.3786
236	🇸🇲San Marino	1.1533
237	🇻🇦Holy See	1.0004

Regions with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 1985

Rank	Region	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Africa	6.3384
2	Latin America and the Caribbean	3.6814
3	Asia	3.5899
4	Oceania	2.5582
5	Europe	1.8385
6	Northern America	1.8181

Sub-regions with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 1985

Rank	Sub-region	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Eastern Africa	6.924
2	Western Africa	6.7499
3	Middle Africa	6.7339
4	Northern Africa	5.4329
5	Melanesia	5.1158
6	Western Asia	4.8221
7	Southern Asia	4.808
8	Southern Africa	4.6121
9	Polynesia	4.5624
10	Central America	4.2981
11	Micronesia	4.2342
12	Central Asia	4.1479
13	South-Eastern Asia	3.8674
14	South America	3.5302
15	Caribbean	3.1151
16	Eastern Asia	2.5185
17	Eastern Europe	2.1296
18	Australia/New Zealand	1.9208
19	Northern Europe	1.804
20	Southern Europe	1.6721
21	Western Europe	1.5549

Income Groups with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 1985

Rank	Income Group	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Low-income countries	6.6574
2	Lower-middle-income countries	4.7916
3	No income group available	3.8067
4	Middle-income countries	3.7701
5	Upper-middle-income countries	2.8611
6	High-income countries	1.8461

How is Total Fertility Rate calculated?

A population's fertility rate is most commonly calculated as Total Total Fertility Rate or TFR for short. The Total Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is a standard demographic indicator that is used internationally to estimate the average number of children born per woman in a population. It is calculated by adding up all the age-specific fertility rates, multiplying this sum by X (the width of the age-group interval), and then dividing by 1,000.

Population Total Fertility Rate Formula

Total Total Fertility Rate = (Sum of ASFR x 5 ) / 1000

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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