Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 1979

In the year 1979, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.5371 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇾🇹Mayotte with a rate of 3.3949 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇱🇾Libya with a net reproduction rate of 3.3389 female births per woman, and 🇴🇲Oman with 3.306 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇻🇦Holy See with 0.4673 female births per woman. Followed by 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy with a net reproduction rate of 0.6685 female births per woman, and 🇯🇪Jersey with 0.68 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 2.3386 female births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a net reproduction rate of 1.8414 female births per woman, and Asia with 1.5894 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.4602 female births per woman. Closely followed by Northern Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.3391 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.3105 female children born per woman.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-income countries has the highest net reproduction rate of 2.2499 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.9458.