Countries by fertility rate
Chad ranks highest at 5.94, followed by Somalia and DR Congo. All 194 countries and 38 territories ranked below.
Mostly 2025 data
Updated August 12, 2026
| Rank | Country | Fertility rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chad | 5.94 | 2025 |
| 2 |  Somalia | 5.91 | 2025 |
| 3 |  DR Congo | 5.90 | 2025 |
| 4 |  Central African Republic | 5.81 | 2025 |
| 5 |  Niger | 5.79 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Mali | 5.42 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Angola | 4.95 | 2025 |
| 8 |  Burundi | 4.68 | 2025 |
| 9 |  Afghanistan | 4.66 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Mozambique | 4.62 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Mauritania | 4.56 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Tanzania | 4.47 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Benin | 4.42 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Yemen | 4.41 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Nigeria | 4.30 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Sudan | 4.19 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Cameroon | 4.19 | 2025 |
| 18 |  Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 4.17 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Togo | 4.07 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Uganda | 4.06 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Republic of the Congo | 4.05 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Guinea | 4.04 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.04 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Burkina Faso | 4.00 | 2025 |
| 25 |  Zambia | 3.97 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Madagascar | 3.84 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Ethiopia | 3.81 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Gambia | 3.80 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Liberia | 3.79 | 2025 |
| 30 |  Comoros | 3.76 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Samoa | 3.75 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Senegal | 3.71 | 2025 |
| 33 |  South Sudan | 3.71 | 2025 |
| 34 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3.68 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Zimbabwe | 3.62 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Eritrea | 3.61 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Sierra Leone | 3.61 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Rwanda | 3.59 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Gabon | 3.54 | 2025 |
| 40 |  Vanuatu | 3.53 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Malawi | 3.53 | 2025 |
| 42 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.53 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Pakistan | 3.50 | 2025 |
| 44 |  Solomon Islands | 3.47 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Uzbekistan | 3.45 | 2025 |
| 46 |  West Bank territory | 3.44 | 2025 archive |
| 47 |  Ghana | 3.30 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Nauru | 3.25 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Iraq | 3.17 | 2025 |
| 50 |  Namibia | 3.17 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Gaza Strip territory | 3.14 | 2025 archive |
| 52 |  Tuvalu | 3.14 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Kenya | 3.12 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Kiribati | 3.09 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Tonga | 3.07 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.03 | 2025 |
| 57 |  Tajikistan | 2.99 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Kazakhstan | 2.95 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Marshall Islands | 2.82 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Israel | 2.75 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.75 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Guam territory | 2.71 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Egypt | 2.71 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Micronesia | 2.71 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Eswatini | 2.68 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Algeria | 2.67 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Botswana | 2.66 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Syria | 2.66 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Lesotho | 2.64 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Saint Martin territory | 2.63 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Turkmenistan | 2.63 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Haiti | 2.59 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Mongolia | 2.58 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Djibouti | 2.58 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Jordan | 2.57 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Tokelau territory | 2.57 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Timor-Leste | 2.56 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Cambodia | 2.51 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Bolivia | 2.50 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Oman | 2.48 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Niue territory | 2.46 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Honduras | 2.45 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Paraguay | 2.39 | 2025 |
| 84 |  Guyana | 2.37 | 2025 |
| 85 |  Laos | 2.36 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.29 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Northern Mariana Islands territory | 2.28 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Guatemala | 2.26 | 2025 |
| 89 |  Libya | 2.25 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Fiji | 2.25 | 2025 |
| 91 |  American Samoa territory | 2.25 | 2025 |
| 92 |  Suriname | 2.21 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Lebanon | 2.21 | 2025 |
| 94 |  Faroe Islands territory | 2.20 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Dominican Republic | 2.19 | 2025 |
| 96 |  South Africa | 2.19 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Morocco | 2.18 | 2025 |
| 98 |  Nicaragua | 2.18 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Western Sahara territory | 2.15 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Bangladesh | 2.11 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Indonesia | 2.10 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Monaco | 2.09 | 2025 |
| 103 |  Panama | 2.09 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Seychelles | 2.08 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 2.08 | 2025 |
| 106 |  United States Virgin Islands territory | 2.07 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Venezuela | 2.06 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Belize | 2.01 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Cook Islands territory | 2.00 | 2025 |
| 110 |  New Caledonia territory | 1.95 | 2025 |
| 111 |  India | 1.94 | 2025 |
| 112 |  Peru | 1.94 | 2025 |
| 113 |  Sri Lanka | 1.94 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Nepal | 1.94 | 2025 |
| 115 |  Greenland territory | 1.91 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Gibraltar territory | 1.88 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Vietnam | 1.88 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Philippines | 1.88 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Mexico | 1.87 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Palau | 1.86 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Kosovo territory | 1.85 | 2025 archive |
| 122 |  Tunisia | 1.80 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Montenegro | 1.80 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Ecuador | 1.79 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Georgia | 1.79 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Bahrain | 1.78 | 2025 |
| 127 |  North Korea | 1.77 | 2025 |
| 128 |  El Salvador | 1.75 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.75 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Bulgaria | 1.74 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Moldova | 1.72 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Armenia | 1.71 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Brunei | 1.71 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Romania | 1.71 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Barbados | 1.70 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Qatar | 1.70 | 2025 |
| 137 |  Falkland Islands territory | 1.69 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Iran | 1.67 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Azerbaijan | 1.66 | 2025 |
| 140 |  New Zealand | 1.65 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha territory | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Australia | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 143 |  France | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 144 |  United States | 1.62 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Turkey (Türkiye) | 1.62 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Colombia | 1.62 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Aruba territory | 1.60 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Brazil | 1.60 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Ireland | 1.60 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Slovenia | 1.58 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Slovakia | 1.57 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Maldives | 1.55 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Liechtenstein | 1.54 | 2025 |
| 155 |  United Kingdom | 1.54 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Isle of Man territory | 1.53 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Malaysia | 1.53 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1.52 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Denmark | 1.52 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Portugal | 1.52 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Cayman Islands territory | 1.51 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Argentina | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Serbia | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Iceland | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Kuwait | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Cape Verde | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Hungary | 1.50 | 2025 |
| 170 |  French Polynesia territory | 1.48 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Croatia | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Dominica | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 173 |  North Macedonia | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Czechia (Czech Republic) | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Russia | 1.46 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Grenada | 1.46 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Germany | 1.46 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Cuba | 1.45 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Montserrat territory | 1.45 | 2025 |
| 180 |  Switzerland | 1.44 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Turks and Caicos Islands territory | 1.44 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Netherlands | 1.44 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Sweden | 1.44 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Bhutan | 1.44 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Sint Maarten territory | 1.43 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Norway | 1.42 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Bermuda territory | 1.41 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Luxembourg | 1.40 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Wallis and Futuna territory | 1.40 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Belgium | 1.39 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Uruguay | 1.39 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Jersey territory | 1.38 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Saint Lucia | 1.38 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Estonia | 1.37 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Guernsey territory | 1.37 | 2025 |
| 196 |  Cyprus | 1.37 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Bahamas | 1.36 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Anguilla territory | 1.35 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Latvia | 1.35 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Greece | 1.34 | 2025 |
| 201 |  Jamaica | 1.34 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Canada | 1.33 | 2025 |
| 203 |  Albania | 1.33 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Austria | 1.33 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Costa Rica | 1.31 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Poland | 1.31 | 2025 |
| 207 |  Finland | 1.30 | 2025 |
| 208 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon territory | 1.28 | 2025 |
| 209 |  Spain | 1.23 | 2025 |
| 210 |  Japan | 1.23 | 2025 |
| 211 |  Belarus | 1.22 | 2025 |
| 212 |  Lithuania | 1.22 | 2025 |
| 213 |  Italy | 1.21 | 2025 |
| 214 |  Mauritius | 1.21 | 2025 |
| 215 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.21 | 2025 |
| 216 |  Thailand | 1.19 | 2025 |
| 217 |  San Marino | 1.16 | 2025 |
| 218 |  Chile | 1.13 | 2025 |
| 219 |  Malta | 1.11 | 2025 |
| 220 |  Andorra | 1.10 | 2025 |
| 221 |  Curaçao territory | 1.07 | 2025 |
| 222 |  British Virgin Islands territory | 1.06 | 2025 |
| 223 |  China | 1.02 | 2025 |
| 224 |  Vatican City | 1.00 | 2025 |
| 225 |  Ukraine | 1.00 | 2025 |
| 226 |  Singapore | 0.96 | 2025 |
| 227 |  Puerto Rico territory | 0.94 | 2025 |
| 228 |  Taiwan territory | 0.86 | 2025 |
| 229 |  Saint Barthélemy territory | 0.83 | 2025 |
| 230 |  South Korea | 0.75 | 2025 |
| 231 |  Hong Kong territory | 0.73 | 2025 |
| 232 |  Macau territory | 0.69 | 2025 |
How this is measured
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values are the most recent non-empty observation for each country, so vintages differ; the year column carries each figure's own date rather than implying a single edition year. Territories appear where the source reports them and are labelled. See the methodology for refresh cadence, or the field definition for how the indicator is constructed.
3 of the 232 entries come from the archive rather than a live feed. Current statistical feeds track economies rather than every territory, so entities no live source covers are carried at their final CIA World Factbook value instead of being dropped from the table. Those rows are marked archive. None of them refresh, and each prints its own observation year.