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Fertility rate (births per woman) by country, 2007

Countries217

1. Niger7.73

Median2.41

Japan1.34206 / 217

World2.60

Top 20

Niger7.73

Somalia7.46

Chad7.09

Mali6.65

Burundi6.59

Congo - Kinshasa6.56

Afghanistan6.51

Angola6.37

Uganda6.33

Burkina Faso6.11

Nigeria6.03

Ethiopia5.89

Central African Republic5.87

Malawi5.72

South Sudan5.70

Gambia5.68

Guinea5.66

Sierra Leone5.64

Benin5.63

Zambia5.61

Bottom 10

British Virgin Islands1.31

Poland1.31

Singapore1.29

Slovakia1.27

South Korea1.26

San Marino1.26

Bosnia & Herzegovina1.19

Andorra1.19

Hong Kong1.03

Macau1.01

Biggest increases since 2006

U.S. Virgin Islands+23.6%

South Korea+11.2%

Mongolia+9.5%

Russia+8.5%

New Zealand+8.5%

Czechia+8.2%

Bermuda+8.0%

Armenia+7.7%

Belarus+7.0%

Estonia+7.0%

Biggest decreases since 2006

Sint Maarten-10.6%

United Arab Emirates-8.5%

Bahrain-7.4%

Kuwait-6.8%

Cape Verde-5.7%

American Samoa-4.8%

Curaçao-4.8%

Belize-4.5%

French Polynesia-4.3%

Oman-4.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Fertility rate (births per woman)	Prior-year rank
1	Niger	7.73	1
2	Somalia	7.46	2
3	Chad	7.09	3
4	Mali	6.65	5
5	Burundi	6.59	6
6	Congo - Kinshasa	6.56	7
7	Afghanistan	6.51	4
8	Angola	6.37	9
9	Uganda	6.33	8
10	Burkina Faso	6.11	10
11	Nigeria	6.03	11
12	Ethiopia	5.89	12
13	Central African Republic	5.87	14
14	Malawi	5.72	15
15	South Sudan	5.70	13
16	Gambia	5.68	17
17	Guinea	5.66	18
18	Sierra Leone	5.64	16
19	Benin	5.63	20
20	Zambia	5.61	19
21	Mozambique	5.47	25
22	Liberia	5.46	21
23	Equatorial Guinea	5.43	23
24	Mauritania	5.43	29
25	Côte d’Ivoire	5.40	26
26	Tanzania	5.40	22
27	Guinea-Bissau	5.36	28
28	Cameroon	5.34	30
29	Timor-Leste	5.33	24
30	Sudan	5.27	32
31	Yemen	5.26	27
32	Rwanda	5.14	31
33	Togo	5.10	34
34	Madagascar	5.08	33
35	Senegal	5.02	35
36	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.96	37
37	Comoros	4.86	36
38	Eritrea	4.81	38
39	Kenya	4.72	39
40	Congo - Brazzaville	4.65	41
41	Palestinian Territories	4.63	40
42	Pakistan	4.55	42
43	Iraq	4.40	43
44	Solomon Islands	4.37	45
45	Samoa	4.36	46
46	Ghana	4.29	44
47	Gabon	4.14	48
48	Vanuatu	4.12	51
49	Marshall Islands	4.09	47
50	Tonga	4.09	50
51	Papua New Guinea	4.08	49
52	Kiribati	3.86	54
53	Jordan	3.80	56
54	Djibouti	3.76	52
55	Guatemala	3.72	53
56	Haiti	3.69	55
57	Zimbabwe	3.68	58
58	Namibia	3.61	60
59	Eswatini	3.58	59
60	Syria	3.54	61
61	American Samoa	3.51	57
62	Nauru	3.50	69
63	Bolivia	3.45	63
64	Tuvalu	3.45	64
65	Lesotho	3.44	68
66	Micronesia	3.44	65
67	Laos	3.44	62
68	Philippines	3.40	66
69	Tajikistan	3.37	70
70	Honduras	3.35	67
71	Egypt	3.24	71
72	Saudi Arabia	3.18	72
73	Cambodia	3.13	73
74	Botswana	3.13	74
75	Guam	2.90	82
76	Israel	2.90	79
77	Belize	2.88	75
78	Fiji	2.87	77
79	Nepal	2.86	76
80	Paraguay	2.82	78
81	Northern Mariana Islands	2.79	96
82	India	2.78	81
83	Oman	2.76	80
84	Suriname	2.74	86
85	Turkmenistan	2.73	87
86	Algeria	2.70	93
87	Ecuador	2.70	84
88	Kyrgyzstan	2.70	89
89	Nicaragua	2.70	85
90	Guyana	2.68	92
91	Bangladesh	2.67	83
92	Libya	2.65	90
93	St. Martin	2.63	88
94	Morocco	2.62	97
95	Panama	2.61	94
96	Bhutan	2.59	91
97	Peru	2.58	95
98	Uzbekistan	2.57	108
99	South Africa	2.54	101
100	Faroe Islands	2.54	105
101	Venezuela	2.52	98
102	Dominican Republic	2.51	103
103	U.S. Virgin Islands	2.51	135
104	Kazakhstan	2.49	113
105	Indonesia	2.48	109
106	Myanmar (Burma)	2.45	106
107	Qatar	2.44	102
108	Mexico	2.42	110
109	Kuwait	2.41	99
110	Cape Verde	2.41	100
111	Kosovo	2.39	104
112	Argentina	2.37	111
113	El Salvador	2.35	112
114	Mongolia	2.30	128
115	Sri Lanka	2.30	115
116	Maldives	2.29	121
117	Bahrain	2.28	107
118	Malaysia	2.25	114
119	Seychelles	2.24	124
120	Greenland	2.22	116
121	New Caledonia	2.22	119
122	Monaco	2.21	126
123	Lebanon	2.20	117
124	Colombia	2.20	118
125	New Zealand	2.18	137
126	Türkiye	2.16	123
127	Grenada	2.15	122
128	French Polynesia	2.12	120
129	United States	2.12	125
130	Iceland	2.09	130
131	St. Vincent & Grenadines	2.06	134
132	Turks & Caicos Islands	2.05	131
133	Uruguay	2.05	133
134	Bahamas	2.04	136
135	Jamaica	2.02	129
136	Dominica	2.02	132
137	Ireland	2.01	146
138	Curaçao	2.00	127
139	France	1.98	138
140	Azerbaijan	1.97	140
141	Palau	1.97	139
142	Australia	1.96	147
143	Tunisia	1.96	143
144	Costa Rica	1.95	144
145	North Korea	1.94	145
146	Bermuda	1.93	162
147	Brunei	1.93	141
148	Isle of Man	1.93	148
149	Vietnam	1.91	152
150	Norway	1.90	150
151	Aruba	1.88	153
152	Sweden	1.88	155
153	St. Kitts & Nevis	1.87	149
154	Antigua & Barbuda	1.86	157
155	United Kingdom	1.86	158
156	Brazil	1.85	151
157	Gibraltar	1.85	159
158	Denmark	1.84	154
159	Finland	1.83	156
160	Chile	1.83	161
161	Belgium	1.82	160
162	Montenegro	1.80	167
163	United Arab Emirates	1.79	142
164	Barbados	1.76	170
165	Iran	1.75	166
166	Mauritius	1.74	163
167	Netherlands	1.72	168
168	St. Lucia	1.70	164
169	Georgia	1.70	178
170	Estonia	1.69	179
171	Cayman Islands	1.68	172
172	Canada	1.67	176
173	China	1.67	174
174	Puerto Rico	1.65	169
175	Albania	1.63	171
176	Trinidad & Tobago	1.62	177
177	Thailand	1.62	175
178	Luxembourg	1.61	173
179	Moldova	1.58	180
180	Sint Maarten	1.57	165
181	Latvia	1.54	184
182	Channel Islands	1.53	182
183	Bulgaria	1.49	186
184	Croatia	1.48	183
185	Switzerland	1.46	187
186	North Macedonia	1.46	185
187	Czechia	1.45	198
188	Romania	1.45	190
189	Cyprus	1.45	181
190	Cuba	1.44	192
191	Belarus	1.43	200
192	Liechtenstein	1.42	188
193	Russia	1.42	205
194	Greece	1.41	193
195	Armenia	1.40	206
196	Italy	1.39	194
197	Austria	1.38	191
198	Spain	1.38	196
199	Serbia	1.38	189
200	Slovenia	1.38	204
201	Germany	1.37	201
202	Lithuania	1.36	202
203	Malta	1.35	197
204	Portugal	1.35	195
205	Ukraine	1.34	207
206	Japan	1.34	203
207	Hungary	1.32	199
208	British Virgin Islands	1.31	213
209	Poland	1.31	209
210	Singapore	1.29	208
211	Slovakia	1.27	210
212	South Korea	1.26	215
213	San Marino	1.26	211
214	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.19	214
215	Andorra	1.19	212
216	Hong Kong	1.03	216
217	Macau	1.01	217

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