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Highest fertility rates — 2026

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific rates. Replacement level is about 2.1.

Chad leads with 6.03 children per woman, followed by Somalia (6.01) and DR Congo (5.98). The median across the 217 countries with data is 1.90; the world figure is 2.19. Data year: 2024.

Top 15

Chad6.03Somalia6.01DR Congo5.98Central African Republic5.95Niger5.93Mali5.51Angola5.05Burundi4.79Afghanistan4.76Mozambique4.69Mauritania4.62Tanzania4.54Yemen4.50Benin4.48Nigeria4.38

All 217 countries

RankCountryChildren per womanPopulationYear
#1Flag of Chad Chad6.0321,003,7052024
#2Flag of Somalia Somalia6.0119,654,7392024
#3Flag of DR Congo DR Congo5.98112,832,4732024
#4Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic5.955,513,2822024
#5Flag of Niger Niger5.9327,917,8312024
#6Flag of Mali Mali5.5125,198,8212024
#7Flag of Angola Angola5.0539,040,0392024
#8Flag of Burundi Burundi4.7914,390,0032024
#9Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan4.7643,844,1112024
#10Flag of Mozambique Mozambique4.6935,631,6532024
#11Flag of Mauritania Mauritania4.625,315,0652024
#12Flag of Tanzania Tanzania4.5470,545,8652024
#13Flag of Yemen Yemen4.5041,773,8782024
#14Flag of Benin Benin4.4814,814,4602024
#15Flag of Nigeria Nigeria4.38237,527,7822024
#16Flag of Sudan Sudan4.2651,662,1472024
#17Flag of Cameroon Cameroon4.2629,879,3372024
#18Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast4.2332,711,5472024
#19Flag of Uganda Uganda4.1751,384,8942024
#20Flag of Guinea Guinea4.1315,099,7272024
#21Flag of Togo Togo4.128,591,6262024
#22Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea4.121,938,4312024
#23Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso4.1124,074,5802024
#24Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo4.116,484,4372024
#25Flag of Zambia Zambia4.0421,913,8742024
#26Flag of Madagascar Madagascar3.9132,740,6782024
#27Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia3.91135,472,0512024
#28Flag of Gambia Gambia3.912,822,0932024
#29Flag of Liberia Liberia3.865,731,2062024
#30Flag of Comoros Comoros3.82882,8472024
#31Flag of Samoa Samoa3.80219,3062024
#32Flag of South Sudan South Sudan3.7912,188,7882024
#33Flag of Senegal Senegal3.7718,931,9662024
#34Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau3.762,249,5152024
#35Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone3.708,819,7942024
#36Flag of Eritrea Eritrea3.683,607,0032024
#37Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe3.6716,950,7952024
#38Flag of Rwanda Rwanda3.6514,569,3412024
#39Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe3.60240,2542024
#40Flag of Gabon Gabon3.592,593,1302024
#41Flag of Malawi Malawi3.5922,216,1202024
#42Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu3.57335,1692024
#43Flag of Pakistan Pakistan3.55255,219,5542024
#44Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands3.51838,6452024
#45Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan3.4937,053,4282024
#46Flag of Ghana Ghana3.3435,064,2722024
#47Flag of Nauru Nauru3.2912,0252024
#48Flag of Palestine Palestine3.255,413,5962024
#49Flag of Iraq Iraq3.2247,020,7742024
#50Flag of Namibia Namibia3.213,092,8162024
#51Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu3.179,4922024
#52Flag of Kenya Kenya3.1757,532,4932024
#53Flag of Kiribati Kiribati3.12136,4882024
#54Flag of Tonga Tonga3.10103,7422024
#55Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea3.0710,762,8172024
#56Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan3.0410,786,7342024
#57Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2.9820,843,7542024
#58Flag of Israel Israel2.8710,122,8002024
#59Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands2.8636,2822024
#60Flag of Guam Guam2.75168,9992024
#61Flag of Micronesia Micronesia2.74113,6832024
#62Flag of Egypt Egypt2.73118,365,9952024
#63Flag of Algeria Algeria2.7247,435,3122024
#64Flag of Eswatini Eswatini2.721,256,1742024
#65Flag of Botswana Botswana2.702,562,1222024
#66Flag of Syria Syria2.7025,620,4272024
#67Flag of Saint Martin Saint Martin2.6724,9412024
#68Flag of Lesotho Lesotho2.662,363,3252024
#69Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan2.667,618,8472024
#70Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste2.631,418,5172024
#71Flag of Haiti Haiti2.6211,906,0952024
#72Flag of Djibouti Djibouti2.621,184,0762024
#73Flag of Jordan Jordan2.6011,520,6842024
#74Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan2.607,343,0642024
#75Flag of Cambodia Cambodia2.5517,847,9822024
#76Flag of Bolivia Bolivia2.5212,581,8432024
#77Flag of Oman Oman2.515,494,6912024
#78Flag of Mongolia Mongolia2.503,568,9782024
#79Flag of Honduras Honduras2.4811,005,8502024
#80Flag of Paraguay Paraguay2.427,013,0782024
#81Flag of Laos Laos2.407,873,0462024
#82Flag of Guyana Guyana2.40835,9862024
#83Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands2.3243,5412024
#84Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia2.3136,973,5552024
#85Flag of Libya Libya2.307,458,5552024
#86Flag of Guatemala Guatemala2.2918,687,8812024
#87Flag of Fiji Fiji2.27933,1542024
#88Flag of American Samoa American Samoa2.2746,0292024
#89Flag of Suriname Suriname2.23639,8502024
#90Flag of Lebanon Lebanon2.235,849,4212024
#91Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic2.2211,520,4872024
#92Flag of Morocco Morocco2.2138,430,7702024
#93Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua2.217,007,5022024
#94Flag of South Africa South Africa2.2164,747,3192024
#95Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh2.14175,686,8992024
#96Flag of Indonesia Indonesia2.12285,721,2362024
#97Flag of Panama Panama2.114,571,1892024
#98Flag of Monaco Monaco2.1038,3412024
#99Flag of Myanmar Myanmar2.1054,850,6482024
#100Flag of Venezuela Venezuela2.0828,516,8962024
#101Flag of Belize Belize2.02422,9242024
#102Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands1.97103,7922024
#103Flag of Peru Peru1.9734,576,6652024
#104Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia1.96295,3332024
#105Flag of India India1.961,463,865,5252024
#106Flag of Nepal Nepal1.9629,618,1182024
#107Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka1.9521,756,0002024
#108Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1.9154,9002024
#109Flag of Vietnam Vietnam1.90101,598,5272024
#110Flag of Philippines Philippines1.89116,786,9622024
#111Flag of Mexico Mexico1.89131,946,9002024
#112Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar1.8940,1262024
#113Flag of Palau Palau1.8817,6632024
#114Flag of Seychelles Seychelles1.85122,7302024
#115Flag of Tunisia Tunisia1.8212,348,5732024
#116Flag of Ecuador Ecuador1.8118,289,8962024
#117Flag of Bahrain Bahrain1.801,600,3662024
#118Flag of Georgia Georgia1.803,935,7662024
#119Flag of Montenegro Montenegro1.80623,1292024
#120Flag of North Korea North Korea1.7826,571,0362024
#121Flag of El Salvador El Salvador1.776,365,5032024
#122Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.7699,9242024
#123Flag of Brunei Brunei1.73466,3302024
#124Flag of Moldova Moldova1.732,360,5272024
#125Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria1.726,433,3022024
#126Flag of Qatar Qatar1.722,972,2152024
#127Flag of Barbados Barbados1.71282,6232024
#128Flag of Greenland Greenland1.7156,8312024
#129Flag of Armenia Armenia1.703,086,7002024
#130Flag of Iran Iran1.6892,417,6812024
#131Flag of Serbia Serbia1.646,549,1432024
#132Flag of Colombia Colombia1.6353,425,6352024
#133Flag of United States United States1.63341,784,8572024
#134Flag of Brazil Brazil1.61212,812,4052024
#135Flag of France France1.6168,720,3372024
#136Flag of Aruba Aruba1.61108,7852024
#137Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda1.5894,2092024
#138Flag of New Zealand New Zealand1.575,324,7002024
#139Flag of Kuwait Kuwait1.564,865,2982024
#140Flag of Maldives Maldives1.56529,6762024
#141Flag of Iceland Iceland1.56392,4042024
#142Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom1.5569,487,0002024
#143Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man1.5484,1182024
#144Flag of Malaysia Malaysia1.5435,977,8382024
#145Flag of Kosovo Kosovo1.541,576,8762024
#146Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1.541,367,7642024
#147Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis1.5346,9222024
#148Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands1.5275,8442024
#149Flag of Slovenia Slovenia1.522,130,9862024
#150Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde1.51527,3262024
#151Flag of Argentina Argentina1.5045,851,3782024
#152Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1.493,140,0952024
#153Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia1.49282,4652024
#154Flag of Australia Australia1.4827,614,4112024
#155Flag of Türkiye Türkiye1.4885,878,5562024
#156Flag of Dominica Dominica1.4865,8712024
#157Flag of Grenada Grenada1.47117,3032024
#158Flag of Denmark Denmark1.476,009,1692024
#159Flag of Ireland Ireland1.475,484,3672024
#160Flag of Slovakia Slovakia1.465,413,8132024
#161Flag of Croatia Croatia1.463,876,2002024
#162Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands1.4546,8552024
#163Flag of Norway Norway1.455,610,8702024
#164Flag of Bhutan Bhutan1.45796,6822024
#165Flag of Cuba Cuba1.4510,937,2032024
#166Flag of Belgium Belgium1.4411,941,7812024
#167Flag of Mauritius Mauritius1.441,243,7412024
#168Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten1.4443,9232024
#169Flag of Netherlands Netherlands1.4318,087,6332024
#170Flag of Sweden Sweden1.4310,596,6202024
#171Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1.4310,246,9962024
#172Flag of Russia Russia1.42143,513,3282024
#173Flag of Portugal Portugal1.4110,804,8712024
#174Flag of Hungary Hungary1.419,514,2512024
#175Flag of Bermuda Bermuda1.4164,5552024
#176Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia1.401,820,9092024
#177Flag of Curaçao Curaçao1.40156,2632024
#178Flag of Uruguay Uruguay1.403,384,6882024
#179Flag of Romania Romania1.3919,020,2712024
#180Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia1.39180,1492024
#181Flag of Cyprus Cyprus1.381,370,7542024
#182Flag of Bahamas Bahamas1.37403,0332024
#183CHI Channel Islands1.37168,4662024
#184Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1.3741,0242024
#185Flag of Germany Germany1.3683,491,2492024
#186Flag of Czechia Czechia1.3610,886,8782024
#187Flag of Jamaica Jamaica1.352,837,0772024
#188Flag of Albania Albania1.342,349,5802024
#189Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica1.325,152,9502024
#190Flag of Austria Austria1.319,208,1632024
#191Flag of Switzerland Switzerland1.299,092,4362024
#192Flag of Canada Canada1.2541,651,6532024
#193Flag of Finland Finland1.255,646,4362024
#194Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg1.25686,9702024
#195Flag of Greece Greece1.2410,413,9622024
#196Flag of Latvia Latvia1.241,847,7852024
#197Flag of Belarus Belarus1.229,085,9912024
#198Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1.2111,513,1492024
#199Flag of Thailand Thailand1.2071,619,8632024
#200Flag of Italy Italy1.1858,915,6562024
#201Flag of Estonia Estonia1.181,366,4752024
#202Flag of San Marino San Marino1.1634,1092024
#203Flag of Japan Japan1.15123,366,7342024
#204Flag of Poland Poland1.1436,435,8612024
#205Flag of Chile Chile1.1419,859,9212024
#206Flag of Lithuania Lithuania1.112,888,7742024
#207Flag of Spain Spain1.1049,355,1432024
#208Flag of Andorra Andorra1.0982,9042024
#209Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands1.0539,7322024
#210Flag of China China1.011,406,585,0002024
#211Flag of Malta Malta1.01579,7042024
#212Flag of Ukraine Ukraine0.9938,980,3762024
#213Flag of Singapore Singapore0.976,111,1752024
#214Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico0.923,184,8352024
#215Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong0.847,498,9002024
#216Flag of South Korea South Korea0.7551,684,5642024
#217Flag of Macau Macau0.58685,9002024

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Source: World Bank Indicators (latest available year per country, shown in the last column). Countries with no value for this indicator are omitted, not scored as zero.

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Interpretation reviewed 12 October 2026. Underlying reference years are stated on the page; this is not a fresh census or dataset refresh.