The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023 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 2023 edition carries it in 237 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2023 edition
237
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

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

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Total fertility rate, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

Entries with Total fertility rate in each edition

19902000201020202025

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World

1 entry

World

2.42 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

2.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Angola

5.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Benin

5.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Botswana

2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Burkina Faso

4.14 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Burundi

4.96 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cabo Verde

2.11 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cameroon

4.5 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Central African Republic

3.99 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Chad

5.35 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Comoros

2.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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

5.56 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

3.86 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

3.47 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Djibouti

2.13 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Egypt

2.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

4.19 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Eritrea

3.5 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Eswatini

2.41 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Ethiopia

3.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gabon

3.26 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

3.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Ghana

3.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Guinea

4.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

4.65 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kenya

3.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Lesotho

2.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Liberia

4.03 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Libya

3.04 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Madagascar

3.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Malawi

3.3 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Mali

5.45 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Mauritania

3.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Mauritius

1.35 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Morocco

2.27 children born/woman (2023 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

4.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Namibia

2.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Niger

6.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Nigeria

4.57 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Rwanda

3.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

3.44 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Senegal

4.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Seychelles

1.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sierra Leone

3.71 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Somalia

5.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)

South Africa

2.31 children born/woman (2023 est.)

South Sudan

5.2 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sudan

4.54 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tanzania

4.33 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Togo

4.18 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tunisia

1.96 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Uganda

5.26 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Zambia

4.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Zimbabwe

3.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Iceland

1.95 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

4.53 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Armenia

1.65 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Azerbaijan

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bangladesh

2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bhutan

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

China

1.45 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Georgia

1.96 children born/woman (2023 est.)

India

2.07 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Japan

1.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kazakhstan

2.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

1.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

1.11 children born/woman (2023 est.)

note: some sources estimate the TFR to be as low as 0.78

Kyrgyzstan

2.47 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Maldives

1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Mongolia

1.89 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Nepal

1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Pakistan

3.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Russia

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sri Lanka

2.14 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tajikistan

3.6 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Turkmenistan

2.03 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Uzbekistan

2.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

1.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Aruba

1.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

1.44 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Barbados

1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Belize

2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)

British Virgin Islands

1.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cayman Islands

1.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Costa Rica

1.4 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cuba

1.71 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Curacao

1.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Dominica

2.01 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Dominican Republic

2.13 children born/woman (2023 est.)

El Salvador

2.04 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Grenada

1.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Guatemala

2.57 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Haiti

2.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Honduras

2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Jamaica

2.05 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Montserrat

1.32 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Nicaragua

1.85 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Panama

2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Puerto Rico

1.25 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

1.64 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Lucia

1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Martin

1.8 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sint Maarten

1.98 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Virgin Islands

1.98 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Europe

48 entries

Albania

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Andorra

1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Austria

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Belarus

1.45 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Belgium

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bulgaria

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Croatia

1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Czechia

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Denmark

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Estonia

1.62 children born/woman (2023 est.)

European Union

(2021 est.) 1.62 children born/woman

Faroe Islands

2.28 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Finland

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

France

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Germany

1.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gibraltar

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Greece

1.4 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Guernsey

1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Hungary

1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Ireland

1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Isle of Man

1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Italy

1.24 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Jersey

1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kosovo

1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Latvia

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Lithuania

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Luxembourg

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Malta

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Moldova

1.25 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Monaco

1.53 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Montenegro

1.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Netherlands

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

North Macedonia

1.52 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Norway

1.57 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Poland

1.31 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Portugal

1.44 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Romania

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

San Marino

1.53 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Serbia

1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Slovakia

1.6 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Slovenia

1.6 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Spain

1.29 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Sweden

1.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Switzerland

1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Ukraine

1.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)

United Kingdom

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cyprus

1.48 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gaza Strip

3.38 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Iran

1.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Iraq

3.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Israel

2.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Jordan

2.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kuwait

2.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Lebanon

1.71 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Oman

2.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Qatar

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saudi Arabia

1.89 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Syria

2.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

1.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)

United Arab Emirates

1.62 children born/woman (2023 est.)

West Bank

3.54 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Yemen

2.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

1.89 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Canada

1.57 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Mexico

1.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

United States

1.84 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

2.13 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Australia

1.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cook Islands

2.04 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Fiji

2.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

French Polynesia

1.8 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Guam

2.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kiribati

2.18 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Marshall Islands

2.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

2.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Nauru

2.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)

New Caledonia

1.84 children born/woman (2023 est.)

New Zealand

1.86 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Niue

(2021 est.) NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

2.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Palau

1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Papua New Guinea

3.85 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Solomon Islands

2.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tokelau

(2021 est.) NA

Tonga

2.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tuvalu

2.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Vanuatu

2.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

1.71 children born/woman (2023 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

2.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Bolivia

2.26 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Brazil

1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Chile

1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Colombia

1.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Ecuador

2.24 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

2.06 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Paraguay

1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Peru

2.18 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Suriname

1.91 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Uruguay

1.75 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Venezuela

2.2 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

2 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Cambodia

2.2 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

1.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Indonesia

1.99 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Laos

2.3 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Macau

1.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Malaysia

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Philippines

2.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Singapore

1.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Taiwan

1.09 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Thailand

1.54 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Timor-Leste

4.09 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Vietnam

2.04 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Total fertility rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/total-fertility-rate/2023.

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