The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 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 2017 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 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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Entries with Total fertility rate in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

2.42 children born/woman (2016 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

2.7 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Angola

6.16 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Benin

4.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Botswana

2.56 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Burkina Faso

5.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Burundi

5.99 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Cabo Verde

2.24 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Cameroon

4.64 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Central African Republic

4.3 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Chad

4.34 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Comoros

3.34 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

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

4.39 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

4.59 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

3.38 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Djibouti

2.31 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Egypt

3.47 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Equatorial Guinea

4.39 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Eritrea

3.99 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Swaziland now Eswatini

2.69 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Ethiopia

4.99 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Gabon

4.39 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Gambia, The now The Gambia

3.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Ghana

4 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Guinea

4.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Guinea-Bissau

4.09 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Kenya

2.98 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Lesotho

2.63 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Liberia

5.06 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Libya

2.04 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Madagascar

4.03 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Malawi

5.49 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Mali

6.01 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Mauritania

3.86 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Mauritius

1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Morocco

2.11 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Mozambique

5.08 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Namibia

3.29 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Niger

6.49 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

5.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Rwanda

3.87 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

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

1.59 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

4.25 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Senegal

4.28 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Seychelles

1.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Sierra Leone

4.73 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Somalia

5.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

South Africa

2.29 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

South Sudan

5.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Sudan

3.57 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Tanzania

4.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Togo

4.38 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Tunisia

2.23 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Uganda

5.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Western Sahara

3.86 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Zambia

5.63 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Zimbabwe

3.98 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

1.99 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Iceland

2 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

5.12 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Armenia

1.64 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Azerbaijan

1.89 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Bangladesh

2.17 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Bhutan

1.9 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

China

1.6 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Georgia

1.76 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

India

2.43 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Japan

1.41 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Kazakhstan

2.25 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Korea, North now North Korea

1.95 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Korea, South now South Korea

1.26 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Kyrgyzstan

2.61 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Maldives

1.73 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Mongolia

2.09 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Nepal

2.12 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Pakistan

2.62 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Russia

1.61 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Sri Lanka

2.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Tajikistan

2.63 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Turkmenistan

2.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Uzbekistan

1.76 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

1.74 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

2 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Aruba

1.83 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

1.94 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Barbados

1.68 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Belize

2.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

British Virgin Islands

1.29 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Cayman Islands

1.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Costa Rica

1.89 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Cuba

1.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Curacao

2.04 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Dominica

2.03 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Dominican Republic

2.29 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

El Salvador

1.87 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Grenada

2.02 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Guatemala

2.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Haiti

2.72 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Honduras

2.67 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Jamaica

1.96 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Montserrat

1.33 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Nicaragua

1.89 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Panama

2.3 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Puerto Rico

1.22 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

1.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Saint Lucia

1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Sint Maarten

2.05 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

1.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

1.7 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Virgin Islands

2.08 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Europe

46 entries

Albania

1.51 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Andorra

1.4 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Austria

1.47 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Belarus

1.48 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Belgium

1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.3 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Bulgaria

1.46 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Croatia

1.4 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Czechia

1.45 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Denmark

1.73 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Estonia

1.6 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

European Union

1.61 children born/woman (2016 est.)

Faroe Islands

2.35 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Finland

1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

France

2.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Germany

1.45 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Gibraltar

1.9 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Greece

1.43 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Guernsey

1.56 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Hungary

1.45 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Ireland

1.97 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

1.92 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Italy

1.44 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Jersey

1.66 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Latvia

1.51 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Lithuania

1.59 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Luxembourg

1.62 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Malta

1.55 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Moldova

1.57 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Monaco

1.53 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Netherlands

1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Macedonia now North Macedonia

1.6 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Norway

1.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Poland

1.35 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Portugal

1.53 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Romania

1.35 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

San Marino

1.5 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Serbia

1.44 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Slovakia

1.41 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Slovenia

1.36 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Spain

1.5 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Sweden

1.88 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Switzerland

1.56 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Ukraine

1.54 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

United Kingdom

1.88 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Cyprus

1.47 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Gaza Strip

4.13 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Iran

1.97 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Iraq

4 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Israel

2.64 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Jordan

3.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Kuwait

2.4 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Lebanon

1.72 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Oman

2.82 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Qatar

1.9 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Saudi Arabia

2.09 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Syria

2.5 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Turkey now Turkiye

2.01 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

United Arab Emirates

2.32 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

West Bank

3.27 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Yemen

3.63 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.93 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Canada

1.6 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Mexico

2.24 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

1.57 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

United States

1.87 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

2.68 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Australia

1.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Cook Islands

2.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Fiji

2.41 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

French Polynesia

1.88 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Guam

2.96 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Kiribati

2.39 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Marshall Islands

3.03 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

2.41 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Nauru

2.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

New Caledonia

1.93 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

New Zealand

2.02 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

2.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Palau

1.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Papua New Guinea

3.03 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

2.7 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Solomon Islands

3.16 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

3.1 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Tuvalu

2.95 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Vanuatu

3.07 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

1.73 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

South America

13 entries

Argentina

2.26 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Bolivia

2.63 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Brazil

1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Chile

1.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Colombia

2 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Ecuador

2.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

2 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Paraguay

1.9 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Peru

2.12 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Suriname

1.93 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Uruguay

1.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Venezuela

2.32 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2.17 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Cambodia

2.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

1.19 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Indonesia

2.11 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Laos

2.7 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Macau

0.95 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Malaysia

2.5 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Philippines

3.02 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Singapore

0.83 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Taiwan

1.13 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Thailand

1.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Timor-Leste

4.79 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Vietnam

1.81 children born/woman (2017 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

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