Population & Society
Total fertility rate
The number of children a woman would have by the end of her childbearing years if she followed the age-specific fertility rates of the reference year.
Latest published country values
Total fertility rateResults: 195 · 21–40
Published values share a source series, unit and reference period. Countries without a published record for this period are not shown.
| Country | Value | Reference period | Source | Quality | Historical trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2.547 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.486 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Botswana | 2.732 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Brazil | 1.619 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Brunei | 1.747 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Bulgaria | 1.749 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Burkina Faso | 4.186 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Burundi | 4.878 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Cambodia | 2.579 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Cameroon | 4.322 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Canada | 1.349 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Cape Verde | 1.522 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Central African Republic | 6.012 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Chad | 6.12 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Chile | 1.167 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| China | 1 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Colombia | 1.645 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Comoros | 3.878 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 4.157 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 6.051 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
Indicator overview
- Methodology
Read methodology
UN DESA World Population Prospects 2024 medium-variant estimate, shown as births per woman. Projections are not used.
- Limitations
- Fertility rates from other sources such as the World Bank use different inputs and estimation and can differ slightly; they are not mixed with this series. OrbisLens currently shows the 2023 estimate only.
How to read this indicator
Total fertility rate is not the year's number of births or the completed family size of women who have finished childbearing. It summarizes age-specific fertility in a period.
Low fertility does not necessarily mean population falls in the same year. Population composition, deaths and migration also matter; the rate alone cannot explain the causes.
Sources
- UN DESA Population Division · World Population Prospects 2024
Official indicator code TFR · births per woman
Indicator-level original sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division