The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 People and Society

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 2015 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2015 edition
234
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

2.42 children born/woman (2015 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

2.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Angola

5.37 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Benin

4.95 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Botswana

2.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Burkina Faso

5.86 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Burundi

6.09 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Cabo Verde

2.29 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Cameroon

4.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Central African Republic

4.41 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Chad

4.55 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Comoros

3.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

4.66 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

4.68 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

3.54 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Djibouti

2.39 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Egypt

2.83 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Equatorial Guinea

4.57 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Eritrea

4.02 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Swaziland now Eswatini

2.8 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Ethiopia

5.15 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Gabon

4.46 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Gambia, The now The Gambia

3.73 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Ghana

4.06 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Guinea

4.88 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Guinea-Bissau

4.23 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Kenya

3.31 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Lesotho

2.72 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Liberia

4.7 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Libya

2.05 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Madagascar

4.2 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Malawi

5.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Mali

6.06 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Mauritania

4 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Mauritius

1.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Morocco

2.13 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Mozambique

5.21 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Namibia

2.17 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Niger

6.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

5.19 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Rwanda

4.53 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

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

1.58 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

4.54 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Senegal

4.44 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Seychelles

1.87 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Sierra Leone

4.8 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Somalia

5.99 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

South Africa

2.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

South Sudan

5.31 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Sudan

3.79 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Tanzania

4.89 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Togo

4.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Tunisia

1.99 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Uganda

5.89 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Western Sahara

4 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Zambia

5.72 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Zimbabwe

3.53 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

2.03 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Iceland

2.02 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

5.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Armenia

1.64 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Azerbaijan

1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Bangladesh

2.4 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Bhutan

1.97 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

China

1.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Georgia

1.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

India

2.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Japan

1.4 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Kazakhstan

2.31 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Korea, North now North Korea

1.97 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Korea, South now South Korea

1.25 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Kyrgyzstan

2.66 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Maldives

1.74 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Mongolia

2.17 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Nepal

2.24 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Pakistan

2.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Russia

1.61 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Sri Lanka

2.1 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Tajikistan

2.71 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Turkmenistan

2.09 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Uzbekistan

1.79 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

1.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

2.02 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Aruba

1.84 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

1.96 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Barbados

1.68 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Belize

2.95 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

British Virgin Islands

1.26 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Cayman Islands

1.86 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Costa Rica

1.9 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Cuba

1.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Curacao

2.07 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Dominica

2.04 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Dominican Republic

2.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

El Salvador

1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Grenada

2.06 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Guatemala

2.9 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Haiti

2.69 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Honduras

2.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Jamaica

2.01 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Montserrat

1.3 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Nicaragua

1.94 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Panama

2.35 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Puerto Rico

1.64 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

1.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Saint Lucia

1.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.82 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Sint Maarten

2.09 children born/woman (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

1.71 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

1.7 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Virgin Islands

1.74 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Europe

46 entries

Albania

1.5 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Andorra

1.38 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Austria

Published as “Total fertility rate”

1.46 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Published as “Total fertility rate”

1.46 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Belarus

1.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Belgium

1.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.27 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Bulgaria

1.45 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Croatia

1.46 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Czech Republic now Czechia

1.44 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Denmark

1.73 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Estonia

1.59 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

European Union

1.61 children born/woman (2015 est.)

Faroe Islands

2.37 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Finland

1.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

France

2.08 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Germany

1.44 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Gibraltar

1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Greece

1.42 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Guernsey

1.55 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Hungary

1.43 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Ireland

1.99 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

1.94 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Italy

1.43 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Jersey

1.66 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Latvia

1.5 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Lithuania

1.59 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Luxembourg

1.61 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Malta

1.54 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Moldova

1.56 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Monaco

1.52 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Netherlands

1.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Macedonia now North Macedonia

1.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Norway

1.86 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Poland

1.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Portugal

1.52 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Romania

1.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

San Marino

1.49 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Serbia

1.43 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Slovakia

1.39 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Slovenia

1.34 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Spain

1.49 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Sweden

1.88 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Switzerland

1.55 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Ukraine

1.53 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

United Kingdom

1.89 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

1.78 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Cyprus

1.46 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Gaza Strip

4.08 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Iran

1.83 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Iraq

4.12 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Israel

2.68 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Jordan

3.17 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Kuwait

2.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Lebanon

1.73 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Oman

2.86 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Qatar

1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Saudi Arabia

2.12 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Syria

2.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Turkey now Turkiye

2.05 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

United Arab Emirates

2.35 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

West Bank

2.76 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Yemen

3.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.95 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Canada

1.59 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Mexico

2.27 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

1.56 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

United States

1.87 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

2.92 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Australia

1.77 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Cook Islands

2.23 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Fiji

2.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

French Polynesia

1.92 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Guam

2.34 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Kiribati

2.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Marshall Islands

3.15 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

2.49 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Nauru

2.88 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

New Caledonia

1.97 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

New Zealand

2.04 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

1.98 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Palau

1.71 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Papua New Guinea

3.16 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

2.84 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Solomon Islands

3.28 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

3.26 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Tuvalu

3 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Vanuatu

3.25 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

1.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

South America

13 entries

Argentina

2.23 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Bolivia

2.73 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Brazil

1.77 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Chile

1.82 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Colombia

2.04 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Ecuador

2.25 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

2.08 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Paraguay

1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Peru

2.18 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Suriname

1.97 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Uruguay

1.82 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Venezuela

2.32 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.8 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2.16 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Cambodia

2.6 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

1.18 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Indonesia

2.15 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Laos

2.82 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Macau

0.94 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Malaysia

2.55 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Philippines

3.09 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Singapore

0.81 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Taiwan

1.12 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Thailand

1.51 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Timor-Leste

5.01 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Vietnam

1.83 children born/woman (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2015, “Total fertility rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/total-fertility-rate/2015.

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