Which country has the lowest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020?

South Korea has the lowest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020, at 1.1.

Where does this pronatalist countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World Population Policies 2021 - United Nations.

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Niger has the highest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020 (7.0), followed by Somalia (6.1) and DR Congo (6.0). South Korea has the lowest (1.1).

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World Population Policies 2021 - United Nations

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 184 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

2.3

Middle half 1.8 – 3.6

Average

2.8

184 countries

Highest

7.0

Niger

Lowest

1.1

South Korea

Data

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197 countries · # = rank by Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020

#
1	Niger	Lower	7.0
2	Somalia	No policy	6.1
3	DR Congo	Lower	6.0
4	Mali	Lower	5.9
5	Chad	Lower	5.8
6	Angola	Lower	5.6
7	Burundi	Lower	5.5
8	Nigeria	Lower	5.4
9	Gambia	Lower	5.3
10	Burkina Faso	Lower	5.2
11	Uganda	Lower	5.0
12	Tanzania	Maintain	4.9
12	Mozambique	Lower	4.9
12	Benin	Lower	4.9
15	Central African Republic	No policy	4.8
16	Ivory Coast	Lower	4.7
16	Zambia	Lower	4.7
16	Senegal	Lower	4.7
16	Guinea	Lower	4.7
16	South Sudan	Raise (Pronatalist)	4.7
21	Afghanistan	Lower	4.6
21	Cameroon	Lower	4.6
21	Mauritania	Lower	4.6
21	Equatorial Guinea	Lower	4.6
25	Republic of the Congo	No policy	4.5
25	Guinea-Bissau	Lower	4.5
27	Sudan	No policy	4.4
27	Togo	Lower	4.4
27	Liberia	No policy	4.4
27	Sao Tome and Principe	No policy	4.4
31	Ethiopia	Lower	4.3
31	Malawi	Lower	4.3
31	Sierra Leone	Lower	4.3
34	Comoros	Lower	4.2
35	Madagascar	Lower	4.1
35	Rwanda	Lower	4.1
35	Eritrea	Lower	4.1
35	Timor-Leste	Lower	4.1
39	Gabon	Raise (Pronatalist)	4.0
40	Ghana	Lower	3.9
40	Samoa	Lower	3.9
42	Yemen	Lower	3.8
42	Vanuatu	Lower	3.8
44	Iraq	No policy	3.7
44	Palestine	No policy	3.7
46	Pakistan	Lower	3.6
46	Zimbabwe	Lower	3.6
46	Tajikistan	Lower	3.6
46	Papua New Guinea	Lower	3.6
46	Solomon Islands	Lower	3.6
46	Kiribati	Lower	3.6
46	Tonga	Maintain	3.6
53	Kenya	Lower	3.5
54	Namibia	No policy	3.4
55	Egypt	Lower	3.3
56	Lesotho	Lower	3.2
57	Algeria	Lower	3.1
57	Micronesia	Lower	3.1
59	Haiti	Lower	3.0
59	Israel	Raise (Pronatalist)	3.0
59	Kyrgyzstan	Raise (Pronatalist)	3.0
59	Eswatini	Lower	3.0
63	Guatemala	No policy	2.9
63	Oman	Maintain	2.9
63	Mongolia	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.9
63	Botswana	Maintain	2.9
67	Syria	Lower	2.8
67	Kazakhstan	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.8
67	Bolivia	Maintain	2.8
67	Jordan	Lower	2.8
67	Turkmenistan	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.8
67	Djibouti	Lower	2.8
67	Fiji	Lower	2.8
74	Laos	No policy	2.7
75	Philippines	Lower	2.6
76	Cambodia	No policy	2.5
76	Honduras	No policy	2.5
76	Panama	No policy	2.5
76	Guyana	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.5
76	Seychelles	No policy	2.5
81	South Africa	No policy	2.4
81	Morocco	Maintain	2.4
81	Uzbekistan	No policy	2.4
81	Ecuador	Lower	2.4
81	Dominican Republic	Lower	2.4
81	Nicaragua	Lower	2.4
81	Paraguay	Maintain	2.4
81	Suriname	No policy	2.4
89	Indonesia	Lower	2.3
89	Argentina	Maintain	2.3
89	Saudi Arabia	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.3
89	Peru	Lower	2.3
89	Venezuela	No policy	2.3
89	Libya	No policy	2.3
89	Cape Verde	Lower	2.3
89	Belize	No policy	2.3
97	India	Lower	2.2
97	Iran	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.2
97	Myanmar	No policy	2.2
97	Sri Lanka	No policy	2.2
97	Tunisia	Maintain	2.2
102	Bangladesh	Lower	2.1
102	Mexico	Lower	2.1
102	Vietnam	Maintain	2.1
102	Turkey	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.1
102	Azerbaijan	Maintain	2.1
102	El Salvador	Lower	2.1
102	Lebanon	No policy	2.1
102	Kuwait	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.1
102	Georgia	Raise (Pronatalist)	2.1
102	Grenada	Maintain	2.1
112	Malaysia	No policy	2.0
112	Uruguay	No policy	2.0
112	Jamaica	Lower	2.0
112	Bahrain	Lower	2.0
112	Bhutan	Lower	2.0
112	Antigua and Barbuda	No policy	2.0
118	France	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.9
118	Nepal	Lower	1.9
118	North Korea	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.9
118	Sweden	No policy	1.9
118	New Zealand	No policy	1.9
118	Qatar	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.9
118	Maldives	No policy	1.9
118	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No policy	1.9
126	United States	No policy	1.8
126	Russia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.8
126	United Kingdom	No policy	1.8
126	Colombia	Maintain	1.8
126	Australia	No policy	1.8
126	Denmark	No policy	1.8
126	Ireland	No policy	1.8
126	Costa Rica	No policy	1.8
126	Armenia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.8
126	Montenegro	Lower	1.8
126	Brunei	No policy	1.8
126	Bahamas	No policy	1.8
126	Iceland	Maintain	1.8
139	China	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.7
139	Brazil	No policy	1.7
139	Chile	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.7
139	Netherlands	No policy	1.7
139	Belgium	Maintain	1.7
139	Belarus	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.7
139	Norway	No policy	1.7
139	Lithuania	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.7
139	Latvia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.7
139	Trinidad and Tobago	Maintain	1.7
149	Germany	No policy	1.6
149	Romania	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.6
149	Cuba	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.6
149	Czechia	No policy	1.6
149	Bulgaria	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.6
149	Albania	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.6
149	Slovenia	No policy	1.6
149	Estonia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.6
149	Barbados	No policy	1.6
158	Thailand	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Canada	No policy	1.5
158	Hungary	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Austria	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Switzerland	No policy	1.5
158	Serbia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Finland	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Slovakia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	North Macedonia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Luxembourg	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
158	Malta	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.5
169	Japan	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	Ukraine	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	Poland	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	United Arab Emirates	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	Croatia	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	Mauritius	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.4
169	Saint Lucia	No policy	1.4
176	Italy	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
176	Spain	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
176	Portugal	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
176	Greece	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
176	Bosnia and Herzegovina	No policy	1.3
176	Moldova	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
176	Cyprus	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.3
183	Singapore	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.2
184	South Korea	Raise (Pronatalist)	1.1
—	Andorra	Maintain	—
—	Dominica	No policy	—
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	No policy	—
—	Liechtenstein	Raise (Pronatalist)	—
—	Monaco	Maintain	—
—	Marshall Islands	Lower	—
—	San Marino	No policy	—
—	Palau	No policy	—
—	Cook Islands	Raise (Pronatalist)	—
—	Nauru	Maintain	—
—	Tuvalu	Lower	—
—	Niue	Raise (Pronatalist)	—
—	Vatican City	Raise (Pronatalist)	—

What correlates with Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020?

Pearson r against 1,430 other country metrics sharing at least 111 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020 tend to score higher on these

Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 183
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Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 184
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Births per WomanHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 184
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Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 181
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Estimated Fertility RateTotal Fertility Rate
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 183
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% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 181
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020 tend to score lower on these

Median AgeMedian Age by Country
r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 183
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Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 171
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GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 183
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Water & SanitationSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 171
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ICT Development IndexICT Development Index by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 156
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UHC Service Coverage IndexCountries with Universal Healthcare
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 184
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020?: Niger has the highest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020, at 7.0, followed by Somalia (6.1) and DR Congo (6.0).
Which country has the lowest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020?: South Korea has the lowest Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020, at 1.1.
What is the median Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020 across countries?: The median is 2.3 across the 184 countries with data.
Where does this pronatalist countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World Population Policies 2021 - United Nations.