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Total fertility rate by country, 1955

Children per woman. Below about 2.1, a population shrinks in the long run without immigration. Values are UN estimates.

1955
#Country / areaTotal fertility rate1945
1Rwanda8.21—
2Yemen7.97—
3Marshall Islands7.91—
4State of Palestine7.82—
5Samoa7.71—
6Dominican Republic7.67—
7Syrian Arab Republic7.63—
8Côte d'Ivoire7.60—
9Saudi Arabia7.59—
10Niger7.55—
11Honduras7.51—
12Kenya7.46—
13Jordan7.42—
14Brunei Darussalam7.40—
15Madagascar7.40—
16Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.36—
17Algeria7.34—
18Bahrain7.28—
19Afghanistan7.26—
20Somalia7.25—
21Libya7.24—
22Oman7.23—
23Palau7.18—
24Iran (Islamic Republic of)7.15—
25Kuwait7.14—
26South Sudan7.13—
27Solomon Islands7.12—
28Nicaragua7.12—
29Zimbabwe7.10—
30Philippines7.07—
31Anguilla7.05—
32Vanuatu7.03—
33Egypt7.01—
34Wallis and Futuna Islands6.97—
35Saint Kitts and Nevis6.97—
36Tunisia6.97—
37Cook Islands6.96—
38Peru6.96—
39Guatemala6.95—
40Mali6.95—
41Burundi6.93—
42Mayotte6.87—
43Malawi6.84—
44Senegal6.83—
45Ghana6.82—
46Djibouti6.82—
47Zambia6.80—
48Pakistan6.80—
49Ecuador6.77—
50Niue6.77—
51Réunion6.77—
52Bhutan6.76—
53Uganda6.74—
54Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)6.74—
55Mexico6.73—
56Eswatini6.68—
57Sudan6.68—
58Tonga6.68—
59Cabo Verde6.66—
60Togo6.66—
61Micronesia (Fed. States of)6.65—
62Colombia6.63—
63Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)6.60—
64Belize6.60—
65China, Taiwan Province of China6.59—
66Costa Rica6.57—
67Fiji6.57—
68Botswana6.55—
69Albania6.54—
70Qatar6.54—
71Cambodia6.53—
72Paraguay6.51—
73United Arab Emirates6.50—
74Bangladesh6.50—
75Morocco6.50—
76Eritrea6.49—
77Timor-Leste6.48—
78El Salvador6.47—
79Ethiopia6.46—
80Türkiye6.46—
81Saint Lucia6.45—
82Malaysia6.45—
83Saint Martin (French part)6.44—
84Grenada6.43—
85Nigeria6.40—
86Thailand6.39—
87Singapore6.38—
88Suriname6.37—
89Comoros6.35—
90Gambia6.33—
91Maldives6.33—
92Kiribati6.32—
93United Republic of Tanzania6.30—
94Angola6.27—
95Greenland6.27—
96Lao People's Democratic Republic6.26—
97China6.26—
98Bolivia (Plurinational State of)6.24—
99Haiti6.23—
100Guyana6.22—
101Guam6.22—
102Liberia6.19—
103Western Sahara6.19—
104Sao Tome and Principe6.18—
105Turks and Caicos Islands6.17—
106Republic of Korea6.17—
107Chad6.15—
108Mozambique6.14—
109American Samoa6.14—
110South Africa6.13—
111Brazil6.08—
112Sierra Leone6.07—
113Nepal6.07—
114Northern Mariana Islands6.07—
115Congo6.06—
116Burkina Faso6.06—
117Mongolia6.06—
118Guinea6.04—
119Iraq6.00—
120French Polynesia6.00—
121Benin5.99—
122Democratic Republic of the Congo5.98—
123Turkmenistan5.97—
124Namibia5.93—
125Mauritania5.92—
126Central African Republic5.92—
127India5.91—
128Dominica5.91—
129Myanmar5.91—
130Guinea-Bissau5.89—
131Mauritius5.83—
132Papua New Guinea5.82—
133Lebanon5.81—
134Lesotho5.79—
135Tajikistan5.78—
136Guadeloupe5.77—
137Cameroon5.74—
138Panama5.73—
139Martinique5.69—
140Uzbekistan5.68—
141Equatorial Guinea5.66—
142Viet Nam5.54—
143Tokelau5.50—
144Saint Helena5.47—
145Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba5.46—
146Azerbaijan5.39—
147Indonesia5.36—
148Tuvalu5.36—
149Trinidad and Tobago5.35—
150Sri Lanka5.31—
151British Virgin Islands5.30—
152Aruba5.27—
153China, Macao SAR5.26—
154New Caledonia5.24—
155French Guiana5.23—
156Curaçao5.16—
157Seychelles5.11—
158Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.04—
159Nauru4.96—
160United States Virgin Islands4.91—
161Saint Pierre and Miquelon4.89—
162Antigua and Barbuda4.87—
163Kyrgyzstan4.84—
164Montserrat4.84—
165Bahamas4.83—
166Armenia4.80—
167Chile4.78—
168Puerto Rico4.68—
169Bosnia and Herzegovina4.58—
170China, Hong Kong SAR4.55—
171Cayman Islands4.53—
172Jamaica4.52—
173Kazakhstan4.51—
174Barbados4.44—
175Israel4.39—
176North Macedonia4.29—
177Montenegro4.16—
178Gabon4.07—
179Iceland4.04—
180Malta4.01—
181Cuba3.90—
182New Zealand3.88—
183Canada3.75—
184Dem. People's Republic of Korea3.67—
185Faroe Islands3.61—
186Poland3.55—
187United States of America3.52—
188Bermuda3.49—
189Republic of Moldova3.49—
190Cyprus3.44—
191Slovakia3.44—
192Ireland3.37—
193Australia3.27—
194Argentina3.14—
195Portugal3.13—
196Saint Barthélemy3.04—
197Netherlands3.03—
198Romania3.01—
199Falkland Islands (Malvinas)2.98—
200Monaco2.97—
201Finland2.93—
202Georgia2.85—
203Hungary2.82—
204Russian Federation2.81—
205Uruguay2.76—
206Norway2.76—
207Gibraltar2.73—
208France2.70—
209Liechtenstein2.70—
210Belarus2.63—
211Croatia2.59—
212Slovenia2.59—
213Denmark2.59—
214Czechia2.58—
215Lithuania2.57—
216San Marino2.51—
217Spain2.51—
218Serbia2.45—
219Greece2.42—
220Belgium2.38—
221Bulgaria2.37—
222Japan2.35—
223Italy2.34—
224Ukraine2.31—
225Switzerland2.31—
226United Kingdom2.28—
227Andorra2.27—
228Austria2.27—
229Sweden2.25—
230Germany2.16—
231Luxembourg2.16—
232Estonia2.11—
233Guernsey2.08—
234Jersey1.95—
235Isle of Man1.95—
236Latvia1.88—
237Holy See1.00—

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.