Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 1985

In the year 1985, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.4641 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇴🇲Oman with a rate of 3.472 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇾🇪Yemen with a net reproduction rate of 3.4221 female births per woman, and 🇾🇹Mayotte with 3.1711 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇻🇦Holy See with 0.4758 female births per woman. Followed by 🇸🇲San Marino with a net reproduction rate of 0.5519 female births per woman, and 🇦🇩Andorra with 0.6574 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 2.2805 female births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a net reproduction rate of 1.6341 female births per woman, and Asia with 1.4921 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Eastern Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.3582 female births per woman. Closely followed by Middle Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.3409 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.2937 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 2.2245 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.8768.