Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 1998

In the year 1998, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.1792 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇦🇫Afghanistan with a rate of 2.8871 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇾🇪Yemen with a net reproduction rate of 2.7744 female births per woman, and 🇸🇴Somalia with 2.7173 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇲🇸Montserrat with 0.4049 female births per woman. Followed by 🇻🇦Holy See with a net reproduction rate of 0.4738 female births per woman, and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 0.4857 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 1.9759 female births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a net reproduction rate of 1.2638 female births per woman, and Oceania with 1.1205 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.3587 female births per woman. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.1979 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.1247 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 2.2317 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.8072.