The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 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 2009 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 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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World

1 entry

World

2.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Angola

6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Benin

5.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Botswana

2.6 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Burkina Faso

6.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Burundi

6.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

3.07 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Cameroon

4.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Central African Republic

4.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Chad

5.31 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Comoros

4.84 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

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

6.2 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

5.84 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Cote d'Ivoire

4.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Djibouti

5.06 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Egypt

2.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Equatorial Guinea

5.08 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Eritrea

4.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Swaziland now Eswatini

3.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Ethiopia

6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Gabon

4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Gambia, The now The Gambia

5.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Ghana

3.68 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Guinea

5.2 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Guinea-Bissau

4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Kenya

4.56 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Lesotho

3.06 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Liberia

5.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Libya

3.08 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Madagascar

5.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Malawi

5.59 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mali

7.29 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Mauritania

4.45 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Mauritius

1.81 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Mayotte

5.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Morocco

2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Mozambique

5.18 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Namibia

2.69 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Niger

7.75 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

4.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Rwanda

5.25 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

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

1.56 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Sao Tome and Principe

5.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Senegal

4.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Seychelles

1.93 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Sierra Leone

5.88 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Somalia

6.52 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

South Africa

2.38 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Sudan

4.48 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Tanzania

4.46 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Togo

4.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Tunisia

1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Uganda

6.77 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Western Sahara

  • NA 5.61 children born/woman (2009 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 15

Zambia

5.15 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Zimbabwe

3.69 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

2.19 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Iceland

1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Svalbard

  • NA (2008 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

6.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Armenia

1.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Azerbaijan

2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Bangladesh

2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Bhutan

2.38 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

China

1.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Georgia

1.44 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

India

2.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Japan

1.21 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Kazakhstan

1.88 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Korea, North now North Korea

1.96 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Korea, South now South Korea

1.21 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Kyrgyzstan

2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Maldives

1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Mongolia

2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Nepal

2.64 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Pakistan

3.6 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Russia

1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Sri Lanka

1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Tajikistan

2.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Turkmenistan

2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Uzbekistan

1.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

1.75 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Antigua and Barbuda

2.07 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Aruba

1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

2.1 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Barbados

1.68 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Belize

3.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

British Virgin Islands

1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Cayman Islands

1.88 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Costa Rica

2.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Cuba

1.61 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Dominica

2.09 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Dominican Republic

2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

El Salvador

3 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Grenada

2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Guatemala

3.47 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Haiti

3.81 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Honduras

3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Jamaica

2.25 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Montserrat

1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Netherlands Antilles

1.97 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Nicaragua

2.57 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Panama

2.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Puerto Rico

1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2.26 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Saint Lucia

1.84 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.98 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Trinidad and Tobago

1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Turks and Caicos Islands

2.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Virgin Islands

1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Europe

46 entries

Albania

2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Andorra

1.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Austria

1.39 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Belarus

1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Belgium

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.25 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Bulgaria

1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Croatia

1.42 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Czech Republic now Czechia

1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Denmark

1.74 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Estonia

1.42 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

European Union

1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

Faroe Islands

2.44 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Finland

1.73 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

France

1.98 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Germany

1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Gibraltar

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Greece

1.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Guernsey

1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Hungary

1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Ireland

1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Isle of Man

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Italy

1.31 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Jersey

1.57 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Latvia

1.3 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Liechtenstein

1.52 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Lithuania

1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Luxembourg

1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Malta

1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Moldova

1.27 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Monaco

1.75 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Netherlands

1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Macedonia now North Macedonia

1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Norway

1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Poland

1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Portugal

1.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Romania

1.39 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

San Marino

1.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Serbia

1.38 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Slovakia

1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Slovenia

1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Spain

1.31 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Sweden

1.67 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Switzerland

1.45 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Ukraine

1.26 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

United Kingdom

1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Cyprus

1.77 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Gaza Strip

5.03 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Iran

1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Iraq

3.86 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Israel

2.75 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Jordan

2.39 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Kuwait

2.76 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Lebanon

1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Oman

5.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Qatar

2.45 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Saudi Arabia

3.83 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Syria

3.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Turkey now Turkiye

2.21 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

United Arab Emirates

2.42 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

West Bank

3.22 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Yemen

6.32 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Canada

1.58 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Mexico

2.34 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

1.97 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

United States

2.05 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

3.29 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Australia

1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Cook Islands

2.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Fiji

2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

French Polynesia

1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Guam

2.54 children born/woman (2009 est.)

Kiribati

4.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Marshall Islands

3.59 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

2.89 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Nauru

2.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

New Caledonia

2.18 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

New Zealand

2.1 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Niue

  • NA (2008 est.)

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

1.15 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Palau

1.82 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Papua New Guinea

3.62 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Pitcairn Islands

  • NA (2008 est.)

Samoa

4.16 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Solomon Islands

3.52 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Tokelau

  • NA (2008 est.)

Tonga

2.25 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Tuvalu

2.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Vanuatu

2.5 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Wallis and Futuna

1.87 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

South America

13 entries

Argentina

2.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Bolivia

3.17 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Brazil

2.21 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Chile

1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Colombia

2.46 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Ecuador

2.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

2.03 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Paraguay

3.75 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Peru

2.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Suriname

1.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Uruguay

1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Venezuela

2.48 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.89 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Cambodia

3.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Indonesia

2.31 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Laos

4.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Macau

0.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Malaysia

2.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Philippines

3.27 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Singapore

1.09 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Taiwan

1.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Thailand

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Timor-Leste

3.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Vietnam

1.83 children born/woman (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Total fertility rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/total-fertility-rate/2009.

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