Fertility rate is known as average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
- The population replacement rate is 2.1 at which any country’s population remain same.
- Fertility rate above 2.1, population of any country will increase and below 2.1, it will decrease, assuming that mortality rates remain constant and net migration is zero
- Niger, African country has the highest rate at 6.74.
- South Korea has the lowest rate at 0.90.
Countries with highest Fertility rate
| S.N. | Country | Fertility Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 6.74 |
| 2 | Somalia | 5.88 |
| 3 | D R Congo | 5.72 |
| 4 | Mali | 5.69 |
| 5 | Chad | 5.53 |
| 6 | Angola | 5.37 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 5.24 |
| 8 | Burundi | 5.23 |
| 9 | Gambia | 5.08 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 5.02 |
Niger the African country has the highest Fertility rate at almost 7, where one female at an average give birth to almost 7 children.
Niger is followed by other African countries like Somalia, Congo etc.
Sub Saharan African countries has the highest average fertility rate at 4.6.
South Korea has the lowest fertility rate. as on 2021 it was 0.84 birth per female.
South Korea is followed by other Asian region like Hongkong(SAR), Puerto Rico, Singapore etc.
Europe, East Asia and North American Countries as fairly low fertility rate .
Countries with highest population China and India has the fertility rate at 1.7 and 2.2 thanks to Government policies.
Countries with lowest Fertility rate
| S.N. | Country | Fertility Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Korea | 0.84 |
| 2 | Hongkong | 0.87 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 0.90 |
| 4 | Singapore | 1.10 |
| 5 | Malta | 1.13 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1.22 |
| 7 | Spain | 1.23 |
| 8 | Italy | 1.24 |
| 9 | Bosnia | 1.24 |
| 10 | Macao | 1.24 |
Fertility rate of major countries
| S.N. | Country | Fertility Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 1.7 |
| 2 | China | 1.7 |
| 3 | India | 2.2 |
| 4 | UK | 1.7 |
| 5 | France | 1.9 |
| 6 | Germany | 1.6 |
| 7 | Brazil | 1.7 |
| 8 | Russia | 1.6 |
| 9 | Japan | 1.4 |
| 10 | Turkey | 2.1 |
