Countries ranked by fertility rate (births / woman). Average number of children born per woman.
| # | Country | births / woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 6.0 | |
| 2 | Somalia | 6.0 | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.0 | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Niger | 5.9 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5.5 | |
| 7 | Angola | 5.0 | |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.8 | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.8 |
Built from World Bank Open Data. Higher values rank first. About this metric.
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.7 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.6 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.5 |
| 13 | Yemen | 4.5 |
| 14 | Benin | 4.5 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.4 |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.3 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.3 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4.2 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.2 |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.1 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.1 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.1 |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 4.1 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.0 |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3.9 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.9 |
| 28 | Gambia | 3.9 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.9 |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.8 |
| 31 | Samoa | 3.8 |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.8 |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.8 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.7 |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.7 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.7 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.6 |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6 |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.6 |
| 41 | Malawi | 3.6 |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3.6 |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.5 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.5 |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.3 |
| 47 | Nauru | 3.3 |
| 48 | Palestinian Territory | 3.3 |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.2 |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.2 |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 3.2 |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.2 |
| 53 | Kiribati | 3.1 |
| 54 | Tonga | 3.1 |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1 |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.0 |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.0 |
| 58 | Israel | 2.9 |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 2.9 |
| 60 | Guam | 2.7 |
| 61 | Micronesia | 2.7 |
| 62 | Egypt | 2.7 |
| 63 | Algeria | 2.7 |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.7 |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.7 |
| 66 | Syria | 2.7 |
| 67 | Saint Martin | 2.7 |
| 68 | Lesotho | 2.7 |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 |
| 70 | Timor Leste | 2.6 |
| 71 | Haiti | 2.6 |
| 72 | Djibouti | 2.6 |
| 73 | Jordan | 2.6 |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6 |
| 75 | Cambodia | 2.5 |
| 76 | Bolivia | 2.5 |
| 77 | Oman | 2.5 |
| 78 | Mongolia | 2.5 |
| 79 | Honduras | 2.5 |
| 80 | Paraguay | 2.4 |
| 81 | Laos | 2.4 |
| 82 | Guyana | 2.4 |
| 83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3 |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3 |
| 85 | Libya | 2.3 |
| 86 | Guatemala | 2.3 |
| 87 | Fiji | 2.3 |
| 88 | American Samoa | 2.3 |
| 89 | Suriname | 2.2 |
| 90 | Lebanon | 2.2 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.2 |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.2 |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 2.2 |
| 94 | South Africa | 2.2 |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 2.1 |
| 96 | Indonesia | 2.1 |
| 97 | Panama | 2.1 |
| 98 | Monaco | 2.1 |
| 99 | Myanmar | 2.1 |
| 100 | Venezuela | 2.1 |