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Fertility rate

Fertility rate compared across major economies by year

Trend over time

Nigeria Pakistan Kenya
RankCountryFertility rate
1 Nigeria
4.4
2 Pakistan
3.5
3 Kenya
3.2
4 Kazakhstan
3.0
5 Israel
2.9
6 Egypt
2.7
7 Algeria
2.7
8 Oman
2.5
9 Saudi Arabia
2.3
10 Morocco
2.2
11 South Africa
2.2
12 Bangladesh
2.1
13 Indonesia
2.1
14 Peru
2.0
15 India
2.0
16 Nepal
2.0
17 Sri Lanka
2.0
18 Vietnam
1.9
19 Philippines
1.9
20 Mexico
1.9
21 Ecuador
1.8
22 Bahrain
1.8
23 Qatar
1.7
24 Colombia
1.6
25 United States
1.6
26 Brazil
1.6
27 France
1.6
28 New Zealand
1.6
29 Iceland
1.6
30 Kuwait
1.6
31 United Kingdom
1.6
32 Malaysia
1.5
33 Slovenia
1.5
34 Argentina
1.5
35 Australia
1.5
36 Türkiye
1.5
37 Denmark
1.5
38 Ireland
1.5
39 Slovakia
1.5
40 Norway
1.4
41 Belgium
1.4
42 Netherlands
1.4
43 Sweden
1.4
44 Russia
1.4
45 Hungary
1.4
46 Portugal
1.4
47 Uruguay
1.4
48 Romania
1.4
49 Czechia
1.4
50 Germany
1.4
51 Costa Rica
1.3
52 Austria
1.3
53 Switzerland
1.3
54 Canada
1.3
55 Finland
1.3
56 Luxembourg
1.3
57 Greece
1.2
58 Latvia
1.2
59 United Arab Emirates
1.2
60 Thailand
1.2
61 Estonia
1.2
62 Italy
1.2
63 Japan
1.1
64 Chile
1.1
65 Poland
1.1
66 Lithuania
1.1
67 Spain
1.1
68 China
1.0
69 Ukraine
1.0
70 Singapore
1.0
71 Hong Kong
0.8
72 Korea
0.7

Source: World Bank · Data 2024 · Source updated 2026-04-08 · Retrieved 2026-05-16