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 · 121–140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 3.331 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nepal | 1.984 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Netherlands | 1.43 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| New Zealand | 1.667 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nicaragua | 2.218 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Niger | 6.062 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nigeria | 4.482 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| North Korea | 1.78 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| North Macedonia | 1.465 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Norway | 1.405 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Oman | 2.525 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Pakistan | 3.605 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Palau | 1.907 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Panama | 2.119 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.1 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Paraguay | 2.422 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Peru | 1.98 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Philippines | 1.916 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Poland | 1.299 births per woman | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Portugal | 1.508 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