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Where are fertility rates highest?

Compare the average number of births per woman using each country’s latest available observation.

Latest available country data

Top 25

Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.

  1. 01
    ChadSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    6.03 births per woman
  2. 02
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    6.01 births per woman
  3. 03
    Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    5.98 births per woman
  4. 04
    Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    5.95 births per woman
  5. 05
    NigerSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    5.94 births per woman
  6. 06
    MaliSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    5.51 births per woman
  7. 07
    AngolaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    5.05 births per woman
  8. 08
    BurundiSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.79 births per woman
  9. 09
    AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2024
    4.76 births per woman
  10. 10
    MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.69 births per woman
  11. 11
    MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.63 births per woman
  12. 12
    TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.54 births per woman
  13. 13
    Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2024
    4.50 births per woman
  14. 14
    BeninSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.48 births per woman
  15. 15
    NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.38 births per woman
  16. 16
    SudanSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.26 births per woman
  17. 17
    CameroonSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.26 births per woman
  18. 18
    Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.23 births per woman
  19. 19
    UgandaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.17 births per woman
  20. 20
    GuineaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.13 births per woman
  21. 21
    TogoSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.12 births per woman
  22. 22
    Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.12 births per woman
  23. 23
    Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.11 births per woman
  24. 24
    Congo, Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.11 births per woman
  25. 25
    ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa · 2024
    4.04 births per woman
What this shows

Compare the average number of births per woman using each country’s latest available observation.

Method

Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.