The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 People

Total fertility rate In 36 editions of 36.

Total fertility rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2008 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2008 edition
233
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Total fertility rate” (1990 to 2025).

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Entries with Total fertility rate in each edition

19902000201020202025

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World

1 entry

World

2.61 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.82 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Angola

6.2 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Benin

5.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Botswana

2.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Burkina Faso

6.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Burundi

6.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

3.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cameroon

4.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Central African Republic

4.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Chad

5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Comoros

4.9 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

6.28 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

5.92 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

4.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Djibouti

5.14 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Egypt

2.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

5.16 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Eritrea

4.84 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

3.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ethiopia

6.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Gabon

4.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

5.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ghana

3.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Guinea

5.25 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

4.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Kenya

4.7 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Lesotho

3.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Liberia

5.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Libya

3.15 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Madagascar

5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Malawi

5.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mali

7.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mauritania

5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mauritius

1.83 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mayotte

5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Morocco

2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mozambique

5.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Namibia

2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Niger

7.29 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nigeria

5.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Rwanda

5.31 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

1.56 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Senegal

4.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Seychelles

1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Sierra Leone

5.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Somalia

6.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)

South Africa

2.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Sudan

4.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Tanzania

4.62 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Togo

4.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Tunisia

1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Uganda

6.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Western Sahara

  • NA 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Zambia

5.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Zimbabwe

3.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Iceland

1.91 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Svalbard

  • NA (2008 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Armenia

1.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan

2.05 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bangladesh

3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bhutan

2.48 children born/woman (2008 est.)

China

1.77 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Georgia

1.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)

India

2.76 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Japan

1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Kazakhstan

1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

2 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

1.2 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Maldives

1.97 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mongolia

2.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nepal

3.91 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Pakistan

3.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Russia

1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Sri Lanka

2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Tajikistan

3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Turkmenistan

3.07 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Uzbekistan

2.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

1.75 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

2.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Aruba

1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

2.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Barbados

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Belize

3.44 children born/woman (2008 est.)

British Virgin Islands

1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cayman Islands

1.89 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Costa Rica

2.17 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cuba

1.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Dominica

2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Dominican Republic

2.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

El Salvador

3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Grenada

2.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Guatemala

3.59 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Haiti

4.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Honduras

3.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Jamaica

2.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Montserrat

1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nicaragua

2.63 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Panama

2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Puerto Rico

1.76 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2.28 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saint Lucia

1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Virgin Islands

1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Andorra

1.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Austria

1.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Belarus

1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Belgium

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bulgaria

1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Croatia

1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Denmark

1.74 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Estonia

1.42 children born/woman (2008 est.)

European Union

1.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Faroe Islands

2.45 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Finland

1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

France

1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Germany

1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Gibraltar

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Greece

1.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Guernsey

1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Hungary

1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ireland

1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Isle of Man

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Italy

1.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Jersey

1.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Latvia

1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Liechtenstein

1.51 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Lithuania

1.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Luxembourg

1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Malta

1.51 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Moldova

1.26 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Monaco

1.75 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Netherlands

1.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

1.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Norway

1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Poland

1.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Portugal

1.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Romania

1.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)

San Marino

1.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Serbia

1.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Slovakia

1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Slovenia

1.27 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Spain

1.3 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Sweden

1.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Switzerland

1.44 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ukraine

1.25 children born/woman (2008 est.)

United Kingdom

1.66 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.53 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cyprus

1.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Gaza Strip

5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Iran

1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Iraq

3.97 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Israel

2.77 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Jordan

2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Kuwait

2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Lebanon

1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Oman

5.62 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Qatar

2.47 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saudi Arabia

3.89 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Syria

3.21 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.)

United Arab Emirates

2.43 children born/woman (2008 est.)

West Bank

3.31 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Yemen

6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.88 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Canada

1.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Mexico

2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

United States

2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

3.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Australia

1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cook Islands

3.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Fiji

2.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)

French Polynesia

1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Guam

2.55 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Kiribati

4.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Marshall Islands

3.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nauru

2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

New Caledonia

2.21 children born/woman (2008 est.)

New Zealand

2.11 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Niue

  • NA (2008 est.)

Norfolk Island

  • NA (2008 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

1.18 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Palau

2.45 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Papua New Guinea

3.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

  • NA (2008 est.)

Samoa

4.18 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Solomon Islands

3.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Tokelau

  • NA (2008 est.)

Tonga

2.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Tuvalu

2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Vanuatu

2.57 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

  • NA (2008 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Bolivia

2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Brazil

2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Chile

1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Colombia

2.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Ecuador

2.59 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • NA (2008 est.)

Guyana

2.03 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Paraguay

3.8 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Peru

2.42 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Suriname

2.01 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Uruguay

1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Venezuela

2.52 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.92 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Cambodia

3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Christmas Island

  • NA (2008 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • NA (2008 est.)

Hong Kong

1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Indonesia

2.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Laos

4.5 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Macau

0.9 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Malaysia

2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Philippines

3.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Singapore

1.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Taiwan

1.13 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Thailand

1.64 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Timor-Leste

3.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Vietnam

1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2008, “Total fertility rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/total-fertility-rate/2008.

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