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This map shows the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Data from Population Reference Bureau's 2017 World Population Data Sheet. The world's total fertility rate reported in 2017 was 2.5 as a whole. Replacement-Level fertility is widely recognized as 2.0 children per woman, so as to "replace" each parent in the next generation. Countries depicted in pink have a total fertility rate below replacement level whereas countries depicted in teal have a total fertility rate above replacement level. In countries with very high child mortality rates, a replacement level of 2.1 could be used, since not every child will survive into their reproductive years. Determinants of Total Fertility Rate include: women's education levels and opportunities, marriage rates among women of childbearing age (generally defined as 15-49), contraceptive usage and method mix/effectiveness, infant & child mortality rates, share of population living in urban areas, the importance of children as part of the labor force (or cost/penalty to women's labor force options that having children poses), and religious and cultural norms, among many other factors. This map was made using the Global Population and Maternal Health Indicators layer.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in United States was reported at 1.6165 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Vietnam was reported at 1.913 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Vietnam - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Today, globally, women of childbearing age have an average of approximately 2.2 children over the course of their lifetime. In pre-industrial times, most women could expect to have somewhere between five and ten live births throughout their lifetime; however, the demographic transition then sees fertility rates fall significantly. Looking ahead, it is believed that the global fertility rate will fall below replacement level in the 2050s, which will eventually lead to population decline when life expectancy plateaus. Recent decades Between the 1950s and 1970s, the global fertility rate was roughly five children per woman - this was partly due to the post-WWII baby boom in many countries, on top of already-high rates in less-developed countries. The drop around 1960 can be attributed to China's "Great Leap Forward", where famine and disease in the world's most populous country saw the global fertility rate drop by roughly 0.5 children per woman. Between the 1970s and today, fertility rates fell consistently, although the rate of decline noticeably slowed as the baby boomer generation then began having their own children. Replacement level fertility Replacement level fertility, i.e. the number of children born per woman that a population needs for long-term stability, is approximately 2.1 children per woman. Populations may continue to grow naturally despite below-replacement level fertility, due to reduced mortality and increased life expectancy, however, these will plateau with time and then population decline will occur. It is believed that the global fertility rate will drop below replacement level in the mid-2050s, although improvements in healthcare and living standards will see population growth continue into the 2080s when the global population will then start falling.

Lebanon fertility rate for 2025 is 1.99, a 0.6% decline from 2024.

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<li>Lebanon fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>2.01</strong>, a <strong>10.45% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Lebanon fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>2.24</strong>, a <strong>1.06% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Lebanon fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>2.26</strong>, a <strong>0.88% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Serbia fertility rate for 2025 is 1.42, a 0.07% decline from 2024.

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<li>Serbia fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>1.42</strong>, a <strong>11.8% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Serbia fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>1.61</strong>, a <strong>1.26% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Serbia fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>1.59</strong>, a <strong>4.61% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Afghanistan fertility rate for 2025 is 3.63, a 2.94% decline from 2024.

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<li>Afghanistan fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>3.74</strong>, a <strong>22.71% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Afghanistan fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>4.84</strong>, a <strong>1.87% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Afghanistan fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>4.93</strong>, a <strong>2.12% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Brazil was reported at 1.619 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bolivia fertility rate for 2025 is 2.52, a 1.1% decline from 2024.

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<li>Bolivia fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>2.55</strong>, a <strong>0.08% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Bolivia fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>2.55</strong>, a <strong>1.43% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Bolivia fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>2.58</strong>, a <strong>1.3% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Jordan fertility rate for 2025 is 2.51, a 1.34% decline from 2024.

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<li>Jordan fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>2.54</strong>, a <strong>3.71% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Jordan fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>2.64</strong>, a <strong>1.49% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Jordan fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>2.68</strong>, a <strong>2.05% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

In 2023, the Faroe Islands was the European country estimated to have the highest fertility rate. The small Atlantic island state had a fertility rate of 2.71 children per woman. Other small countries such as Monaco and Gibraltar also came towards the top of the list for 2023, while the large country with the highest fertility rate was France, with 1.79 children per woman. On the other hand, Andorra, San Marino, and Malta had the lowest fertility rates in Europe, with Ukraine, Spain, and Italy being the largest countries with low fertility rates in that year, averaging around 1.3 children per woman.

The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. In the United States in 1800, the average woman of childbearing age would have seven children over the course of their lifetime. As factors such as technology, hygiene, medicine and education improved, women were having fewer children than before, reaching just two children per woman in 1940. This changed quite dramatically in the aftermath of the Second World War, rising sharply to over 3.5 children per woman in 1960 (children born between 1946 and 1964 are nowadays known as the 'Baby Boomer' generation, and they make up roughly twenty percent of todays US population). Due to the end of the baby boom and increased access to contraception, fertility reached it's lowest point in the US in 1980, where it was just 1.77. It did however rise to over two children per woman between 1995 and 2010, although it is expected to drop again by 2020, to just 1.78.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population female in the United States. The data is about countries per year.

Senegal fertility rate for 2025 is 4.23, a 1.28% decline from 2024.

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<li>Senegal fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>4.29</strong>, a <strong>12.31% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Senegal fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>3.82</strong>, a <strong>1.19% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Senegal fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>3.86</strong>, a <strong>1.83% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

Mauritania fertility rate for 2025 is 4.23, a 1.1% decline from 2024.

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<li>Mauritania fertility rate for 2024 was <strong>4.27</strong>, a <strong>9.01% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Mauritania fertility rate for 2023 was <strong>4.70</strong>, a <strong>1.53% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Mauritania fertility rate for 2022 was <strong>4.77</strong>, a <strong>1.61% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

The total fertility rate of the world has dropped from around five children per woman in 1950, to 2.2 children per woman in 2025, which means that women today are having fewer than half the number of children that women did 75 years ago. Replacement level fertility This change has come as a result of the global demographic transition, and is influenced by factors such as the significant reduction in infant and child mortality, reduced number of child marriages, increased educational and vocational opportunities for women, and the increased efficacy and availability of contraception. While this change has become synonymous with societal progress, it does have wide-reaching demographic impact - if the global average falls below replacement level (roughly 2.1 children per woman), as is expected to happen in the 2050s, then this will lead to long-term population decline on a global scale. Regional variations When broken down by continent, Africa is the only region with a fertility rate above the global average, and, alongside Oceania, it is the only region with a fertility rate above replacement level. Until the 1980s, the average woman in Africa could expect to have 6-7 children over the course of their lifetime, and there are still several countries in Africa where women can still expect to have five or more children in 2025. Historically, Europe has had the lowest fertility rates in the world over the past century, falling below replacement level in 1975. Europe's population has grown through a combination of migration and increasing life expectancy, however even high immigration rates could not prevent its population from going into decline in 2021.

The statistic shows the 20 countries with the lowest fertility rates in 2024. All figures are estimates. In 2024, the fertility rate in Taiwan was estimated to be at 1.11 children per woman, making it the lowest fertility rate worldwide. Fertility rate The fertility rate is the average number of children born per woman of child-bearing age in a country. Usually, a woman aged between 15 and 45 is considered to be in her child-bearing years. The fertility rate of a country provides an insight into its economic state, as well as the level of health and education of its population. Developing countries usually have a higher fertility rate due to lack of access to birth control and contraception, and to women usually foregoing a higher education, or even any education at all, in favor of taking care of housework. Many families in poorer countries also need their children to help provide for the family by starting to work early and/or as caretakers for their parents in old age. In developed countries, fertility rates and birth rates are usually much lower, as birth control is easier to obtain and women often choose a career before becoming a mother. Additionally, if the number of women of child-bearing age declines, so does the fertility rate of a country. As can be seen above, countries like Hong Kong are a good example for women leaving the patriarchal structures and focusing on their own career instead of becoming a mother at a young age, causing a decline of the country’s fertility rate. A look at the fertility rate per woman worldwide by income group also shows that women with a low income tend to have more children than those with a high income. The United States are neither among the countries with the lowest, nor among those with the highest fertility rate, by the way. At 2.08 children per woman, the fertility rate in the US has been continuously slightly below the global average of about 2.4 children per woman over the last decade.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by countries using the aggregation average, weighted by population female in Caribbean. The data is about countries.

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