Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 2001

In the year 2001, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.1674 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇦🇫Afghanistan with a rate of 2.9108 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇸🇴Somalia with a net reproduction rate of 2.7033 female births per woman, and 🇳🇪Niger with 2.6694 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with 0.3996 female births per woman. Followed by 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with a net reproduction rate of 0.4467 female births per woman, and 🇻🇦Holy See with 0.4737 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 1.9713 female births per woman. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a net reproduction rate of 1.1898 female births per woman, and Oceania with 1.1275 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.3671 female births per woman. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.2219 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.1604 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 2.2619 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.8032.