Total fertility rate by country, 1964
Children per woman. Below about 2.1, a population shrinks in the long run without immigration. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Total fertility rate | 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 8.27 | 8.22 |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 8.14 | 7.88 |
| 3 | Yemen | 8.07 | 7.96 |
| 4 | Jordan | 7.91 | 7.40 |
| 5 | Kenya | 7.87 | 7.43 |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.81 | 7.60 |
| 7 | State of Palestine | 7.78 | 7.83 |
| 8 | Libya | 7.75 | 7.18 |
| 9 | Samoa | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| 10 | Algeria | 7.67 | 7.31 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 7.67 | 7.59 |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.52 | 7.63 |
| 13 | Niger | 7.48 | 7.55 |
| 14 | Honduras | 7.44 | 7.51 |
| 15 | Oman | 7.37 | 7.25 |
| 16 | Mongolia | 7.33 | 5.87 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 7.30 | 7.25 |
| 18 | Kuwait | 7.29 | 7.14 |
| 19 | Somalia | 7.26 | 7.25 |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7.24 | 7.05 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 7.23 | 7.09 |
| 22 | South Sudan | 7.22 | 7.14 |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 7.19 | 7.66 |
| 24 | Madagascar | 7.19 | 7.42 |
| 25 | Tunisia | 7.17 | 6.93 |
| 26 | Senegal | 7.16 | 6.81 |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 7.12 | 6.91 |
| 28 | Malawi | 7.11 | 6.80 |
| 29 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 7.10 | 6.97 |
| 30 | Bahrain | 7.09 | 7.29 |
| 31 | Burundi | 7.09 | 6.92 |
| 32 | Zambia | 7.08 | 6.79 |
| 33 | Palau | 7.08 | 7.17 |
| 34 | Mayotte | 7.08 | 6.87 |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 7.06 | 7.11 |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 7.05 | 7.13 |
| 37 | Mali | 7.05 | 6.94 |
| 38 | Angola | 7.04 | 6.17 |
| 39 | Iraq | 7.01 | 6.76 |
| 40 | Uganda | 7.01 | 6.72 |
| 41 | Maldives | 7.00 | 6.26 |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 6.62 |
| 43 | Morocco | 6.97 | 6.44 |
| 44 | Comoros | 6.94 | 6.22 |
| 45 | Togo | 6.92 | 6.66 |
| 46 | Ghana | 6.90 | 6.80 |
| 47 | Philippines | 6.89 | 7.09 |
| 48 | Guatemala | 6.87 | 6.92 |
| 49 | Djibouti | 6.87 | 6.82 |
| 50 | Niue | 6.86 | 6.66 |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.83 | 7.34 |
| 52 | Mexico | 6.83 | 6.74 |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 6.82 | 5.53 |
| 54 | Peru | 6.81 | 6.96 |
| 55 | Sudan | 6.80 | 6.68 |
| 56 | Pakistan | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| 57 | Eswatini | 6.79 | 6.68 |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 6.79 | 5.77 |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 6.78 | 6.47 |
| 60 | American Samoa | 6.78 | 6.09 |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.77 | 7.31 |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 6.76 | 6.24 |
| 63 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 6.74 | 6.65 |
| 64 | El Salvador | 6.68 | 6.43 |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 6.68 | 5.72 |
| 66 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.68 | 6.27 |
| 67 | Bhutan | 6.68 | 6.78 |
| 68 | China | 6.67 | 6.28 |
| 69 | Greenland | 6.65 | 6.09 |
| 70 | Anguilla | 6.64 | 6.98 |
| 71 | Ecuador | 6.61 | 6.76 |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 6.61 | 6.46 |
| 73 | Botswana | 6.61 | 6.51 |
| 74 | Liberia | 6.58 | 6.16 |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 6.57 | 7.04 |
| 76 | Benin | 6.57 | 5.94 |
| 77 | Egypt | 6.54 | 7.06 |
| 78 | Qatar | 6.52 | 6.55 |
| 79 | Western Sahara | 6.52 | 6.15 |
| 80 | Mozambique | 6.51 | 6.12 |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 6.49 | 6.50 |
| 82 | Eritrea | 6.49 | 6.51 |
| 83 | Colombia | 6.47 | 6.58 |
| 84 | Tonga | 6.46 | 6.70 |
| 85 | Suriname | 6.43 | 6.33 |
| 86 | Namibia | 6.43 | 5.87 |
| 87 | Paraguay | 6.42 | 6.51 |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 6.42 | 6.01 |
| 89 | Belize | 6.42 | 6.62 |
| 90 | Mauritania | 6.37 | 5.87 |
| 91 | Nigeria | 6.36 | 6.40 |
| 92 | Saint Martin (French part) | 6.35 | 6.45 |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.33 | 6.18 |
| 94 | Chad | 6.32 | 6.13 |
| 95 | Thailand | 6.31 | 6.41 |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.31 | 6.25 |
| 97 | Cambodia | 6.29 | 6.52 |
| 98 | Kiribati | 6.29 | 6.30 |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 6.29 | 6.05 |
| 100 | Türkiye | 6.29 | 6.47 |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 6.29 | 5.80 |
| 102 | Guyana | 6.23 | 6.15 |
| 103 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| 104 | Gambia | 6.20 | 6.34 |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 6.19 | 6.54 |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.19 | 5.98 |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 6.19 | 5.78 |
| 108 | Congo | 6.18 | 6.05 |
| 109 | Guinea | 6.17 | 6.02 |
| 110 | Réunion | 6.17 | 6.74 |
| 111 | Haiti | 6.16 | 6.22 |
| 112 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 6.11 | 6.83 |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.08 | 6.83 |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 6.08 | 6.51 |
| 115 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.07 | 6.60 |
| 116 | Nepal | 6.04 | 6.07 |
| 117 | Dominica | 6.03 | 5.77 |
| 118 | Malaysia | 6.03 | 6.45 |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 6.01 | 5.92 |
| 120 | India | 5.98 | 5.91 |
| 121 | French Polynesia | 5.98 | 5.94 |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.96 | 5.89 |
| 123 | Fiji | 5.96 | 6.55 |
| 124 | Mauritius | 5.96 | 5.85 |
| 125 | South Africa | 5.96 | 6.11 |
| 126 | Grenada | 5.91 | 6.22 |
| 127 | Myanmar | 5.91 | 5.92 |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 5.89 | 5.30 |
| 129 | Lebanon | 5.85 | 5.81 |
| 130 | Brazil | 5.82 | 6.09 |
| 131 | Panama | 5.81 | 5.72 |
| 132 | Jamaica | 5.79 | 4.33 |
| 133 | Lesotho | 5.77 | 5.78 |
| 134 | Cameroon | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| 135 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.72 | 6.08 |
| 136 | Albania | 5.71 | 6.43 |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.71 | 5.66 |
| 138 | Seychelles | 5.69 | 5.02 |
| 139 | Tokelau | 5.62 | 5.39 |
| 140 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.61 | 6.13 |
| 141 | Guadeloupe | 5.58 | 5.70 |
| 142 | Indonesia | 5.57 | 5.31 |
| 143 | Nauru | 5.47 | 4.88 |
| 144 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.47 | 4.86 |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.43 | 4.78 |
| 146 | Martinique | 5.41 | 5.61 |
| 147 | Guam | 5.39 | 5.89 |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 5.37 | 5.19 |
| 149 | French Guiana | 5.29 | 5.13 |
| 150 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 5.20 | 6.66 |
| 151 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5.09 | 4.46 |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.08 | 5.34 |
| 153 | Republic of Korea | 5.07 | 6.17 |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 5.06 | 5.35 |
| 155 | Saint Helena | 4.99 | 5.45 |
| 156 | Singapore | 4.97 | 6.35 |
| 157 | Bahamas | 4.97 | 4.76 |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 4.83 | 5.38 |
| 159 | Gabon | 4.71 | 4.02 |
| 160 | Curaçao | 4.64 | 5.11 |
| 161 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.61 | 5.60 |
| 162 | Cuba | 4.53 | 3.92 |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.48 | 4.92 |
| 164 | Chile | 4.46 | 4.77 |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 4.41 | 4.61 |
| 166 | Montserrat | 4.38 | 4.85 |
| 167 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.35 | 5.08 |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 4.26 | 2.77 |
| 169 | Barbados | 4.21 | 4.46 |
| 170 | British Virgin Islands | 4.19 | 5.27 |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 4.18 | 4.68 |
| 172 | Israel | 4.16 | 4.34 |
| 173 | Armenia | 4.15 | 4.80 |
| 174 | Ireland | 4.08 | 3.47 |
| 175 | Kazakhstan | 4.07 | 4.48 |
| 176 | Faroe Islands | 3.97 | 3.51 |
| 177 | Aruba | 3.94 | 5.42 |
| 178 | China, Macao SAR | 3.94 | 5.34 |
| 179 | Iceland | 3.87 | 3.91 |
| 180 | New Zealand | 3.78 | 3.78 |
| 181 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.61 | 4.50 |
| 182 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.60 | 4.82 |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 3.56 | 4.53 |
| 184 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 3.55 | 3.50 |
| 185 | Canada | 3.42 | 3.74 |
| 186 | Cyprus | 3.41 | 3.51 |
| 187 | Montenegro | 3.28 | 4.49 |
| 188 | United States of America | 3.26 | 3.48 |
| 189 | Bermuda | 3.23 | 3.51 |
| 190 | Portugal | 3.21 | 2.96 |
| 191 | Australia | 3.15 | 3.19 |
| 192 | Netherlands | 3.15 | 3.03 |
| 193 | Argentina | 3.07 | 3.14 |
| 194 | Spain | 3.00 | 2.44 |
| 195 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2.98 | 2.91 |
| 196 | Norway | 2.96 | 2.67 |
| 197 | United Kingdom | 2.93 | 2.25 |
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 2.92 | 2.70 |
| 199 | Georgia | 2.89 | 2.83 |
| 200 | Slovakia | 2.89 | 3.41 |
| 201 | France | 2.88 | 2.71 |
| 202 | Uruguay | 2.86 | 2.76 |
| 203 | Jersey | 2.79 | 1.98 |
| 204 | Austria | 2.78 | 2.14 |
| 205 | Malta | 2.74 | 4.08 |
| 206 | Republic of Moldova | 2.71 | 3.52 |
| 207 | Belgium | 2.70 | 2.36 |
| 208 | Andorra | 2.69 | 2.32 |
| 209 | Monaco | 2.69 | 2.99 |
| 210 | Italy | 2.66 | 2.35 |
| 211 | Switzerland | 2.65 | 2.29 |
| 212 | Isle of Man | 2.63 | 2.06 |
| 213 | Denmark | 2.60 | 2.56 |
| 214 | Poland | 2.60 | 3.55 |
| 215 | Finland | 2.59 | 2.93 |
| 216 | Germany | 2.53 | 2.15 |
| 217 | Saint Barthélemy | 2.52 | 3.08 |
| 218 | Guernsey | 2.47 | 2.09 |
| 219 | Sweden | 2.45 | 2.18 |
| 220 | San Marino | 2.37 | 2.54 |
| 221 | Luxembourg | 2.36 | 2.18 |
| 222 | Czechia | 2.34 | 2.58 |
| 223 | Slovenia | 2.32 | 2.60 |
| 224 | Greece | 2.31 | 2.40 |
| 225 | Lithuania | 2.30 | 2.58 |
| 226 | Belarus | 2.28 | 2.61 |
| 227 | Bulgaria | 2.18 | 2.35 |
| 228 | Russian Federation | 2.18 | 2.85 |
| 229 | Croatia | 2.14 | 2.63 |
| 230 | Serbia | 2.07 | 2.55 |
| 231 | Ukraine | 2.01 | 2.31 |
| 232 | Japan | 2.00 | 2.47 |
| 233 | Estonia | 1.95 | 2.16 |
| 234 | Romania | 1.95 | 2.99 |
| 235 | Hungary | 1.81 | 2.96 |
| 236 | Latvia | 1.81 | 1.92 |
| 237 | Holy See | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.