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Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in China was reported at 0.999 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

United Kingdom UK: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.800 Ratio in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.800 Ratio for 2015. United Kingdom UK: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.820 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.930 Ratio in 1964 and a record low of 1.630 Ratio in 2002. United Kingdom UK: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.World Bank: Health Statistics. 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.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Sweden was reported at 1.45 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Belgium BE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.470 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.530 Ratio for 2022. Belgium BE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.685 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.710 Ratio in 1964 and a record low of 1.470 Ratio in 2023. Belgium BE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

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Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.390 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.455 Ratio for 2022. Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.425 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.540 Ratio in 1964 and a record low of 1.240 Ratio in 1994. Germany DE: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Hong Kong was reported at 0.751 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hong Kong - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Guyana was reported at 2.412 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Guyana - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

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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.

Total fertility rates are based on data on registered live births from vital registration systems or, in the absence of such systems, from censuses or sample surveys. The estimated rates are generally considered reliable measures of fertility in the recent past. Where no empirical information on age-specific fertility rates is available, a model is used to estimate the share of births to adolescents. For countries without vital registration systems fertility rates are generally based on extrapolations from trends observed in censuses or surveys from earlier years.

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.

Bhutan BT: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.462 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.478 Ratio for 2022. Bhutan BT: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 5.359 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.704 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 1.448 Ratio in 2019. Bhutan BT: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Hungary HU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.450 Ratio in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.450 Ratio for 2015. Hungary HU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.800 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.350 Ratio in 1975 and a record low of 1.230 Ratio in 2011. Hungary HU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hungary – Table HU.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. 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.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Afghanistan Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 4.840 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.932 Ratio for 2022. Afghanistan Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 7.395 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.767 Ratio in 1995 and a record low of 4.840 Ratio in 2023. Afghanistan Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

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The average for 2022 based on 67 countries was 9.86 births per 1000 people. The highest value was in Israel: 19 births per 1000 people and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 4.4 births per 1000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Canada was reported at 1.26 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Content

This dataset contains adjusted net national income per capita, infant mortality and total fertility rates between 1970 and 2016. It was composed by the datasets taken from the World Bank Data Catalog.

Columns

Country Name

Country Code

Region

m1970, ..., m2016: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) between 1970 and 2016

i1970, ..., i2016: Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) between 1970 and 2016

f1970, ..., f2016: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) between 1970 and 2016

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the World Bank Data Catalog (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/) for sharing numarous organized datasets with us.

Inspiration

Infant mortality, fertility and income per capita are key indicators of a country's population growth and level of development. At first sigh, we all think that these three parameters are highly correlated. So, is that true? Which countries and regions have high and low infant mortality and income per capita? What is the general trend for the parameters between different years?

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Iraq was reported at 3.249 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.