Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 2000

In the year 2000, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.1779 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇦🇫Afghanistan with a rate of 2.9248 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇸🇴Somalia with a net reproduction rate of 2.7074 female births per woman, and 🇾🇪Yemen with 2.6785 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with 0.4335 female births per woman. Followed by 🇻🇦Holy See with a net reproduction rate of 0.4863 female births per woman, and 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 0.4891 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 1.9757 female births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a net reproduction rate of 1.2166 female births per woman, and Oceania with 1.1323 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.3651 female births per woman. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.2243 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.1547 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 2.2635 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.815.