Total Fertility Rate by Country in 2005

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0.862

7.769

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data source: UN WPP

In the year 2005, the world had a total fertility rate of 2.63 (births per woman).

The country with the highest total fertility rate was 🇳🇪Niger, with a rate of 7.77 births per woman. Closely followed by 🇸🇴Somalia with a total fertility rate of 7.53, and 🇹🇩Chad with 7.13 children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual fertility rate was 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with only 0.86 births per woman. Followed by 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with a total fertility rate of 0.96, and 🇻🇦Holy See with 1 children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest total fertility was Africa with a rate of 5.04 births per woman. Closely followed by Oceania with a total fertility rate of 2.49, and Asia with 2.4 children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest total fertility rate of 6.28 people. Closely followed by Western Africa with a total fertility rate of 5.88, and Eastern Africa with 5.67 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 5.76. While the lowest fertility rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 1.67

Similar Population Metrics for 2005

Countries with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 2005

Rank	Flag	Location	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	🇳🇪	Niger	7.7687
2	🇸🇴	Somalia	7.5267
3	🇹🇩	Chad	7.1343
4	🇦🇫	Afghanistan	6.8575
5	🇲🇱	Mali	6.7084
6	🇧🇮	Burundi	6.7076
7	🇨🇩	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.5264
8	🇺🇬	Uganda	6.5252
9	🇦🇴	Angola	6.4614
10	🇪🇹	Ethiopia	6.1936
11	🇧🇫	Burkina Faso	6.1824
12	🇳🇬	Nigeria	6.0627
13	🇸🇸	South Sudan	6.0217
14	🇲🇼	Malawi	5.8483
15	🇨🇫	Central African Republic	5.812
16	🇸🇱	Sierra Leone	5.8072
17	🇬🇳	Guinea	5.7269
18	🇬🇲	Gambia	5.7082
19	🇿🇲	Zambia	5.6975
20	🇧🇯	Benin	5.6916
21	🇹🇱	Timor-Leste	5.6107
22	🇹🇿	United Republic of Tanzania	5.5791
23	🇾🇪	Yemen	5.5634
24	🇬🇶	Equatorial Guinea	5.5595
25	🇱🇷	Liberia	5.5192
26	🇲🇿	Mozambique	5.5003
27	🇷🇼	Rwanda	5.5003
28	🇨🇮	Côte d'Ivoire	5.4989
29	🇬🇼	Guinea-Bissau	5.4599
30	🇨🇲	Cameroon	5.4209
31	🇸🇩	Sudan	5.3972
32	🇲🇷	Mauritania	5.3764
33	🇲🇬	Madagascar	5.1953
34	🇸🇳	Senegal	5.1333
35	🇹🇬	Togo	5.0378
36	🇰🇲	Comoros	5.0122
37	🇸🇹	Sao Tome and Principe	4.9388
38	🇪🇷	Eritrea	4.9336
39	🇵🇸	State of Palestine	4.8671
40	🇰🇪	Kenya	4.8008
41	🇨🇬	Congo	4.6689
42	🇵🇰	Pakistan	4.5947
43	🇾🇹	Mayotte	4.5023
44	🇬🇭	Ghana	4.4965
45	🇮🇶	Iraq	4.4457
46	🇸🇧	Solomon Islands	4.4112
47	🇼🇸	Samoa	4.3221
48	🇲🇭	Marshall Islands	4.2764
49	🇵🇬	Papua New Guinea	4.2203
50	🇬🇦	Gabon	4.2097
51	🇹🇴	Tonga	4.1951
52	🇻🇺	Vanuatu	4.133
53	🇩🇯	Djibouti	4.0354
54	🇬🇹	Guatemala	3.9743
55	🇦🇸	American Samoa	3.8631
56	🇭🇹	Haiti	3.835
57	🇬🇫	French Guiana	3.7797
58	🇰🇮	Kiribati	3.7599
59	🇸🇿	Eswatini	3.7038
60	🇿🇼	Zimbabwe	3.6933
61	🇱🇦	Lao People's Democratic Republic	3.6848
62	🇯🇴	Jordan	3.6533
63	🇸🇾	Syrian Arab Republic	3.6055
64	🇫🇲	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	3.5946
65	🇭🇳	Honduras	3.577
66	🇳🇦	Namibia	3.5711
67	🇧🇴	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	3.5584
68	🇹🇻	Tuvalu	3.5456
69	🇵🇭	Philippines	3.4479
70	🇹🇰	Tokelau	3.4399
71	🇱🇸	Lesotho	3.4278
72	🇹🇯	Tajikistan	3.3979
73	🇳🇷	Nauru	3.3765
74	🇪🇬	Egypt	3.2535
75	🇰🇭	Cambodia	3.2379
76	🇧🇿	Belize	3.1727
77	🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	3.161
78	🇳🇵	Nepal	3.1153
79	🇧🇼	Botswana	3.082
80	🇴🇲	Oman	3.029
81	🇵🇾	Paraguay	2.9731
82	🇳🇺	Niue	2.9643
83	🇮🇳	India	2.9584
84	🇫🇯	Fiji	2.9166
85	🇪🇭	Western Sahara	2.892
86	🇧🇩	Bangladesh	2.8457
87	🇨🇰	Cook Islands	2.8136
88	🇪🇨	Ecuador	2.7998
89	🇮🇱	Israel	2.7933
90	🇲🇫	Saint Martin (French part)	2.7793
91	🇱🇾	Libya	2.7648
92	🇳🇮	Nicaragua	2.7646
93	🇰🇼	Kuwait	2.731
94	🇨🇻	Cabo Verde	2.7262
95	🇧🇹	Bhutan	2.7258
96	🇸🇷	Suriname	2.7122
97	🇹🇲	Turkmenistan	2.706
98	🇧🇭	Bahrain	2.6695
99	🇬🇾	Guyana	2.6476
100	🇰🇬	Kyrgyzstan	2.6448
101	🇵🇪	Peru	2.6433
102	🇵🇦	Panama	2.6431
103	🇬🇺	Guam	2.6376
104	🇶🇦	Qatar	2.6347
105	🇫🇴	Faroe Islands	2.6309
106	🇻🇪	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	2.6288
107	🇽🇰	Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)	2.6227
108	🇲🇦	Morocco	2.6131
109	🇩🇴	Dominican Republic	2.5742
110	🇩🇿	Algeria	2.5619
111	🇲🇲	Myanmar	2.5146
112	🇿🇦	South Africa	2.5125
113	🇲🇽	Mexico	2.4947
114	🇷🇪	Réunion	2.4856
115	🇮🇩	Indonesia	2.4524
116	🇸🇻	El Salvador	2.4404
117	🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	2.4381
118	🇦🇷	Argentina	2.4259
119	🇻🇮	United States Virgin Islands	2.4196
120	🇲🇾	Malaysia	2.3912
121	🇬🇱	Greenland	2.335
122	🇨🇴	Colombia	2.3087
123	🇬🇵	Guadeloupe	2.3011
124	🇱🇧	Lebanon	2.2912
125	🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	2.2743
126	🇱🇰	Sri Lanka	2.263
127	🇲🇵	Northern Mariana Islands	2.256
128	🇬🇩	Grenada	2.2417
129	🇦🇪	United Arab Emirates	2.2318
130	🇳🇨	New Caledonia	2.2274
131	🇲🇻	Maldives	2.1989
132	🇹🇷	Türkiye	2.1972
133	🇸🇨	Seychelles	2.1821
134	🇵🇫	French Polynesia	2.1809
135	🇯🇲	Jamaica	2.1475
136	🇹🇨	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.106
137	🇺🇾	Uruguay	2.0971
138	🇼🇫	Wallis and Futuna Islands	2.0695
139	🇻🇨	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2.0678
140	🇮🇸	Iceland	2.0456
141	🇺🇸	United States of America	2.0402
142	🇨🇷	Costa Rica	2.0382
143	🇨🇼	Curaçao	2.0374
144	🇧🇳	Brunei Darussalam	2.0241
145	🇵🇼	Palau	2.0165
146	🇧🇸	Bahamas	2.0082
147	🇲🇨	Monaco	2.0064
148	🇩🇲	Dominica	1.9982
149	🇲🇳	Mongolia	1.9905
150	🇦🇿	Azerbaijan	1.9819
151	🇳🇿	New Zealand	1.961
152	🇹🇳	Tunisia	1.9534
153	🇵🇲	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1.9452
154	🇲🇶	Martinique	1.9428
155	🇧🇷	Brazil	1.9422
156	🇰🇳	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1.9315
157	🇫🇷	France	1.9159
158	🇻🇳	Viet Nam	1.8871
159	🇰🇵	Dem. People's Republic of Korea	1.8716
160	🇮🇪	Ireland	1.8654
161	🇮🇲	Isle of Man	1.8628
162	🇦🇺	Australia	1.8495
163	🇦🇼	Aruba	1.8445
164	🇵🇷	Puerto Rico	1.8416
165	🇳🇴	Norway	1.8355
166	🇦🇬	Antigua and Barbuda	1.8324
167	🇨🇱	Chile	1.8248
168	🇲🇺	Mauritius	1.824
169	🇱🇨	Saint Lucia	1.8075
170	🇫🇮	Finland	1.8006
171	🇩🇰	Denmark	1.7982
172	🇦🇱	Albania	1.7868
173	🇧🇲	Bermuda	1.7821
174	🇸🇪	Sweden	1.7721
175	🇬🇧	United Kingdom	1.7611
176	🇮🇷	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	1.756
177	🇧🇪	Belgium	1.7542
178	🇬🇮	Gibraltar	1.7538
179	🇧🇧	Barbados	1.7381
180	🇸🇽	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1.7077
181	🇳🇱	Netherlands	1.7055
182	🇲🇪	Montenegro	1.7021
183	🇰🇾	Cayman Islands	1.6649
184	🇹🇭	Thailand	1.644
185	🇱🇺	Luxembourg	1.6308
186	🇹🇹	Trinidad and Tobago	1.6247
187	🇨🇳	China	1.6238
188	🇲🇸	Montserrat	1.6149
189	🇧🇶	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	1.6051
190	🇸🇭	Saint Helena	1.5932
191	🇬🇪	Georgia	1.5833
192	🇫🇰	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1.5698
193	🇨🇦	Canada	1.5656
194	🇦🇮	Anguilla	1.5285
195	🇲🇩	Republic of Moldova	1.5279
196	🇪🇪	Estonia	1.5147
197	🇭🇷	Croatia	1.5057
198	🇦🇲	Armenia	1.4921
199	🇬🇬	Guernsey	1.4905
200	🇧🇱	Saint Barthélemy	1.4901
201	🇱🇮	Liechtenstein	1.4869
202	🇨🇺	Cuba	1.486
203	🇨🇾	Cyprus	1.4788
204	🇲🇰	North Macedonia	1.469
205	🇯🇪	Jersey	1.4339
206	🇨🇭	Switzerland	1.4163
207	🇵🇹	Portugal	1.408
208	🇦🇹	Austria	1.406
209	🇷🇴	Romania	1.3938
210	🇱🇻	Latvia	1.3894
211	🇲🇹	Malta	1.3771
212	🇧🇬	Bulgaria	1.3579
213	🇬🇷	Greece	1.3575
214	🇩🇪	Germany	1.3445
215	🇻🇬	British Virgin Islands	1.3404
216	🇷🇸	Serbia	1.3358
217	🇮🇹	Italy	1.3325
218	🇪🇸	Spain	1.3294
219	🇭🇺	Hungary	1.3123
220	🇷🇺	Russian Federation	1.2989
221	🇱🇹	Lithuania	1.2912
222	🇨🇿	Czechia	1.281
223	🇸🇮	Slovenia	1.2629
224	🇸🇰	Slovakia	1.2623
225	🇯🇵	Japan	1.2455
226	🇵🇱	Poland	1.2441
227	🇦🇩	Andorra	1.2238
228	🇺🇦	Ukraine	1.2208
229	🇧🇾	Belarus	1.2207
230	🇧🇦	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.2034
231	🇸🇲	San Marino	1.1977
232	🇹🇼	China, Taiwan Province of China	1.1332
233	🇰🇷	Republic of Korea	1.1151
234	🇸🇬	Singapore	1.0721
235	🇻🇦	Holy See	1
236	🇭🇰	China, Hong Kong SAR	0.9574
237	🇲🇴	China, Macao SAR	0.862

Regions with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 2005

Rank	Location	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Africa	5.04
2	Oceania	2.4883
3	Asia	2.3971
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	2.3417
5	Americas	2.2341
6	Northern America	1.9945
7	Europe	1.4622

Sub-regions with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 2005

Rank	Location	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Middle Africa	6.2757
2	Western Africa	5.8843
3	Eastern Africa	5.6739
4	Melanesia	4.0175
5	Northern Africa	3.2411
6	Polynesia	3.219
7	Micronesia	3.1136
8	Western Asia	3.0926
9	Southern Asia	3.0709
10	Central America	2.6618
11	Southern Africa	2.6152
12	Central Asia	2.5492
13	South-Eastern Asia	2.4346
14	Caribbean	2.3599
15	South America	2.2126
16	Australia/New Zealand	1.8693
17	Northern Europe	1.7475
18	Western Europe	1.6011
19	Eastern Asia	1.5766
20	Southern Europe	1.3866
21	Eastern Europe	1.293

Income Groups with the Highest Total Fertility Rate in 2005

Rank	Location	Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1	Low-income countries	5.7575
2	Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries	3.6278
3	Lower-middle-income countries	3.2845
4	Low-and-middle-income countries	2.7925
5	No income group available	2.6295
6	Middle-income countries	2.5655
7	Upper-middle-income countries	1.8789
8	High-and-upper-middle-income countries	1.8248
9	High-income countries	1.6675

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

Source data made available by UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024 under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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