Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 2009

In the year 2009, the world had a net reproduction rate of 1.1579 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate was 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 2.9682 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇸🇴Somalia with a net reproduction rate of 2.6822 female births per woman, and 🇺🇬Uganda with 2.6155 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate was 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China with 0.4685 female births per woman. Followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a net reproduction rate of 0.4696 female births per woman, and 🇻🇦Holy See with 0.4805 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate was Africa with a rate of 2.0012 female births per woman. Closely followed by Oceania with a net reproduction rate of 1.1796 female births per woman, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 1.0474 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.4608 female births per woman. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a net reproduction rate of 2.1999 female births per woman, and Western Africa with 2.1965 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 2.2463 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by High-income countries with a TFR of only 0.8328.