This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
Methodology
The first lists show the most recent year where there is published total fertility rate (TFR) data ranked by sovereign states and dependencies, and are ordered by organization type – intergovernmental, governmental, or non-governmental organization that searched, organized, and published the data.
Country ranking by most recent years lists:
International organizations ranking lists
The United Nations Population Fund ranking is based on the data for the 2022 published online. The United Nations Population Fund (formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities - UNFPA) is an UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. This agency collects and analyses information on demography issues based on its own work and national sources.
The World Bank ranking list is based on the data for the year 2020 published online. The World Bank is a United Nations international...