Net Reproduction Rate by Country in 2026

In the year 2026, the world is projected to have a net reproduction rate of 1.0595 (female births per woman).

The country with the highest net reproduction rate is projected to be 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 2.8225 female births per woman. Closely followed by 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with a net reproduction rate of 2.5095 female births per woman, and 🇲🇱Mali with 2.3532 female children born per woman.

The country with the lowest annual net reproduction rate is projected to be 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with 0.3877 female births per woman. Followed by 🇰🇷Republic of Korea with a net reproduction rate of 0.4452 female births per woman, and 🇻🇦Holy See with 0.4829 female children born per woman.

The geographic region with the highest net reproduction rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 1.7567 female births per woman. Closely followed by Oceania with a net reproduction rate of 0.996 female births per woman, and Asia with 0.8973 female children born per woman.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest net reproduction rate of 2.2722 female births per woman. Closely followed by Western Africa with a net reproduction rate of 1.8827 female births per woman, and Eastern Africa with 1.7503 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 1.8825 children born per woman. While the lowest net reproduction rate is recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a TFR of only 0.7331.