List of countries and territories by fertility rate
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This is a list of all countries and dependent territories by total fertility rate
Total Fertility Rate
The total fertility rate of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates through her lifetime, and she...

 (TFR)
: the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.

The UN ranking is sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects. Figures are from the 2006 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the period 2000-2005 and 2005–2010, using the medium assumption. Only countries/territories with a population of 100,000 or more in 2007 are included. Rank is based on 2005-2010 figure.

The CIA ranking is sourced from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise specified. Sovereign states and countries
Country
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 are ranked. Some countries might not be listed because they are not fully recognized as countries at the time of this census.

The third list is based on World Bank
World Bank
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 estimates for year 2009.
2005-2010 List by the United Nations
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2010 List by the CIA World Factbook 2009 List by the World Bank
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Rank Country Fertility rate
(2005–2010)
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.19
2  Guinea-Bissau 7.07
3  Afghanistan 7.07
4  Burundi 6.80
5  Liberia 6.77
6 6.70
7  East Timor 6.53
8  Mali 6.52
9  Sierra Leone 6.47
10  Uganda 6.46
11  Angola 6.43
12  Chad 6.20
13  Somalia 6.04
14  Burkina Faso 6.00
15  Rwanda 5.92
16  Malawi 5.59
17  Yemen 5.50
18  Guinea 5.44
19  Benin 5.42
20  Equatorial Guinea 5.36
21  Nigeria 5.32
22  Ethiopia 5.29
23  Zambia 5.18
24  Tanzania 5.16
25  Mozambique 5.11
26  Palestinian territories 5.09
27  Eritrea 5.05
28  Kenya 4.96
29  Togo 4.80
30  Madagascar 4.78
31  The Gambia 4.70
32  Senegal 4.69
33  Central African Republic 4.58
34  Republic of the Congo 4.49
35  Côte d'Ivoire 4.46
36  Mauritania 4.37
37  Cameroon 4.31
38  Comoros 4.30
39  Iraq 4.26
40  Sudan 4.23
41  Guatemala 4.15
42  Djibouti 3.95
43  Samoa 3.93
44  Solomon Islands 3.87
45  São Tomé and Príncipe 3.85
46  Ghana 3.84
47  Tonga 3.83
48  Papua New Guinea 3.78
49  Vanuatu 3.74
50  Federated States of Micronesia 3.71
51  Haiti 3.54
52  Pakistan 3.52
53  Bolivia 3.50
54  Swaziland 3.45
55  Lesotho 3.37
56  Cape Verde 3.37
57  Saudi Arabia 3.35
58  Tajikistan 3.35
59  Honduras 3.31
60  Nepal 3.28
61  French Guiana (France) 3.27
62  Philippines 3.23
63  Laos 3.21
64  Namibia 3.19
65  Zimbabwe 3.19
66  Cambodia 3.18
67  Jordan 3.13
68  Paraguay 3.08
69  Syria 3.08
70  Gabon 3.06
71  Oman 3.00
72  Belize 2.93
73  Botswana 2.90
74  Egypt 2.89
75  Bangladesh 2.83
76  Dominican Republic 2.81
77  India 2.81
78  Nicaragua 2.76
79  Fiji 2.75
80  Israel 2.75
81  Libya 2.72
82  Western Sahara 2.70
83  El Salvador 2.68
84  Qatar 2.66
85  South Africa 2.64
86  Maldives 2.63
87  Malaysia 2.60
88  Ecuador 2.58
89  Panama 2.56
World
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2.55
90  Venezuela 2.55
91  Guam (US) 2.54
92  Peru 2.51
93  Turkmenistan 2.50
94  Uzbekistan 2.49
95  Kyrgyzstan 2.48
96  Jamaica 2.43
97  Suriname 2.42
98  Algeria 2.38
99  Morocco 2.38
100  Réunion (France) 2.36
101  Guyana 2.33
102  Kazakhstan 2.31
103  United Arab Emirates 2.31
104  Grenada 2.30
105  Brunei 2.29
106  Bahrain 2.29
107  French Polynesia (France) 2.26
108  Argentina 2.25
109  Colombia 2.22
110  Mexico 2.21
111  Lebanon 2.21
112  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.19
113  Bhutan 2.19
114  Kuwait 2.18
115  Saint Lucia 2.18
116  Indonesia 2.18
117  United States Virgin Islands (US) 2.15
118  Turkey 2.14
119  Vietnam 2.14
120  Uruguay 2.12
121  Guadeloupe (France) 2.11
122  Costa Rica 2.10
123  New Caledonia (France) 2.08
124  Myanmar 2.07
125  Albania 2.06
126  United States 2.05
127  Iceland 2.05
128  Aruba (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

)
2.04
129  Iran 2.04
130  The Bahamas 2.02
131  New Zealand 1.99
132  Republic of Ireland 1.96
133  Chile 1.94
134  Tunisia 1.93
135  Martinique (France) 1.91
136  Brazil 1.90
137  Early Modern France 1.89
138  Sri Lanka 1.88
139  Mongolia 1.87
140  Mauritius 1.86
141  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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)
1.85
142  North Korea 1.85
143  Thailand 1.85
144  Norway 1.85
145  Kingdom of Montenegro 1.83
146  Puerto Rico (US) 1.83
147  Finland 1.83
148  United Kingdom 1.82
149  Azerbaijan 1.82
150  Denmark 1.80
151  Sweden 1.80
152  Serbia 1.79
153  Australia 1.79
154  People's Republic of China (mainland
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

 only)
1.73
155  Netherlands 1.72
156  Luxembourg 1.66
157  Belgium 1.65
158  Trinidad and Tobago 1.64
159  Cyprus 1.61
160  Canada 1.53
161  Barbados 1.50
162  Cuba 1.49
163  Estonia 1.49
164  Portugal 1.46
165  Republic of Macedonia 1.43
166  Switzerland 1.42
167 Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

( Jersey and  Guernsey) (UK
Crown dependency
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)
1.42
168  Austria 1.42
169  Spain 1.41
170  Georgia (country) 1.41
171  Moldova 1.40
172  Armenia 1.39
173  Italy 1.38
174  Malta 1.37
175  Germany 1.36
176  Independent State of Croatia 1.35
177  Russia 1.34
178  Greece 1.33
179  Kingdom of Bulgaria 1.31
180  Kingdom of Romania 1.30
181  Latvia 1.29
182  Hungary 1.28
183  Slovenia 1.28
184  Japan 1.27
185  Lithuania 1.26
186  Singapore 1.26
187  Slovakia 1.25
188  Czech Republic 1.24
189  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.23
190  Poland 1.23
191  Ukraine 1.22
192  South Korea 1.21
193  Belarus 1.20
194  Hong Kong (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
0.97
195  Macau (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
0.91
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2010
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.68
2  Uganda 6.73
3  Mali 6.54
4  Somalia 6.44
5  Burundi 6.25
6  Burkina Faso 6.21
7 6.11
8  Ethiopia 6.07
9  Zambia 6.07
10  Angola 6.05
11  Republic of the Congo 5.77
12  Malawi 5.51
13  Afghanistan 5.50
14  Benin 5.40
15  Mayotte (France) 5.40
16  Liberia 5.24
17  São Tomé and Príncipe 5.21
18  Chad 5.18
19  Guinea 5.15
20  Mozambique 5.13
21  Madagascar 5.09
22  Equatorial Guinea 5.00
23  Rwanda 4.99
24  Sierra Leone 4.97
25  The Gambia 4.96
26  Sudan 4.93
27  Gaza Strip 4.90
28  Senegal 4.86
29  Nigeria 4.82
30  Yemen 4.81
31  Comoros 4.78
32  Togo 4.74
33  Central African Republic 4.68
34  Gabon 4.62
35  Eritrea 4.60
36  Guinea-Bissau 4.58
37  Kenya 4.38
38  Mauritania 4.37
39  Western Sahara 4.37
40  Tanzania 4.31
41  Cameroon 4.25
42  Côte d'Ivoire 4.01
43  Iraq 3.76
44  Solomon Islands 3.67
45  Zimbabwe 3.66
46  Ghana 3.57
47  Papua New Guinea 3.54
48  Marshall Islands 3.51
49  French Guiana (France) 3.46 (in 2004)
50  Jordan 3.42
51  Guatemala 3.36
52  Samoa 3.32
53  Belize 3.28
54  Pakistan 3.28
55  Philippines 3.23
56  American Samoa (US) 3.22
57  Laos 3.22
58  East Timor 3.20
59  Swaziland 3.19
60  Honduras 3.17
61  Tuvalu 3.14
62  Nauru 3.13
63  West Bank 3.12
64  Bolivia 3.07
65  Haiti 3.07
66  Syria 3.02
67  Egypt 3.01
68  Libya 3.01
69  Lesotho 3.00
70  Tajikistan 2.94
71  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 2.92
72  Cambodia 2.90
73  Oman 2.87
74  Kiribati 2.86
75  Federated States of Micronesia 2.80
76  Djibouti 2.79
77  Israel 2.72
78  Kuwait 2.70
79  Malaysia 2.70
80  Bangladesh 2.65
81  Fiji 2.65
82  India 2.65
83  Kyrgyzstan 2.64
84  Namibia 2.57
85 World
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2.56
86  Botswana 2.54
87  Cape Verde 2.54
88  Nepal 2.53
89  Guam (US) 2.52
90  Nicaragua 2.51
91  Panama 2.48
92  Bahrain 2.47
93  Dominican Republic 2.47
94  Ecuador 2.46
95  Venezuela 2.45
96  Qatar 2.44
97  Cook Islands 2.43
98  Vanuatu 2.43
99  Faroe Islands ( Denmark) 2.43
100  Réunion (France) 2.42 (in 2005)
101  United Arab Emirates 2.41
102  Guyana 2.40
103  Saudi Arabia 2.35
104  Argentina 2.33
105  South Africa 2.33
106  Peru 2.32
107  Mexico 2.31
108  Bhutan 2.29
109  Myanmar 2.28
110  Indonesia 2.28
111  Guadeloupe (France) 2.26 (in 2004)
112  Morocco 2.23
113  Mongolia 2.22
114  Grenada 2.21
115  Jamaica 2.21
116  Brazil 2.19
117  Turkmenistan 2.19
118  Colombia 2.18
119  Turkey 2.18
120  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 2.18
121  Greenland ( Denmark) 2.16
122  Paraguay 2.16
123  El Salvador 2.12
124  Curaçao ( Netherlands) 2.10
125  New Caledonia (France) 2.09
126  New Zealand 2.09
127  Dominica 2.08
128  Antigua and Barbuda 2.06
129  United States 2.06
130  Azerbaijan 2.03
131  Republic of Ireland 2.03
132  The Bahamas 2.00
133  Tonga 2.00
134  Bermuda (UK) 1.98
135   France (Metropolitan)
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...

 
1.97
136 Former  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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)
1.97
137  Suriname 1.97
138  Isle of Man (UK
Crown dependency
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)
1.97
139  Gibraltar (UK) 1.96
140  Sri Lanka 1.96
141  North Korea 1.94
142  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.94
143  Costa Rica 1.93
144  Vietnam 1.93
145  Seychelles 1.92
146  Uzbekistan 1.92
147  United Kingdom 1.92
148  Chile 1.90
149  Iceland 1.90
150  French Polynesia (France) 1.89
151  Uruguay 1.89
152  Iran 1.89
153  Brunei 1.88
154  Cayman Islands (UK) 1.88
155  Martinique (France) 1.88 (in 2004)
156  Kazakhstan 1.87
157  Aruba (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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)
1.84
158  Wallis and Futuna (France) 1.84
159  Maldives 1.83
160  Saint Lucia 1.82
162  United States Virgin Islands (US) 1.81
163  Mauritius 1.80
164  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.79
165  Australia 1.78
166  Luxembourg 1.78
167  Lebanon 1.78
168  Norway 1.77
169  Algeria 1.76
170  Anguilla (UK) 1.75
171  Denmark 1.74
172  Finland 1.73
173  Palau 1.73
174  Trinidad and Tobago 1.72
175  British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.71
176  Tunisia 1.71
177  Sint Maarten (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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)
1.71
178  Sweden 1.67
178  Barbados 1.68
179  Jersey (UK
Crown dependency
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)
1.66
180  Netherlands 1.66
181  Belgium 1.65
182  Thailand 1.65
183  Puerto Rico (US) 1.62
184  Cuba 1.61
185  Canada 1.58
186  Republic of Macedonia 1.58
187  Saint Helena (UK) 1.56
188  People's Republic of China (mainland
Mainland China
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 only)
1.54
188  Russia 1.54
189  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) 1.54
190  Guernsey (UK
Crown dependency
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)
1.53
191  Liechtenstein 1.53
192  Malta 1.52
193  Monaco 1.50
194  Portugal 1.50
195  Albania 1.47
196  Spain 1.47
197  San Marino 1.46
198  Switzerland 1.46
199  Cyprus 1.45
200  Georgia (country) 1.44
201  Independent State of Croatia 1.43
202  Estonia 1.43
203  Germany 1.42
204  Kingdom of Bulgaria 1.41
226  Japan 1.39
206  Austria 1.39
207  Serbia 1.39
208  Hungary 1.39
209  Greece 1.37
210  Armenia 1.36
211  Slovakia 1.36
212  Andorra 1.34
213  Italy 1.32
214  Latvia 1.31
215  Poland 1.29
216  Slovenia 1.29
217  Moldova 1.28
218  Kingdom of Romania 1.27
219  Ukraine 1.27
220  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.26
221  Belarus 1.25
222  Czech Republic 1.25
223  Montserrat (UK) 1.25
224  Lithuania 1.24
225  South Korea 1.22
227  Republic of China (Taiwan) 1.15
228  Singapore 1.10
229  Hong Kong (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
1.04
230  Macau (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
0.91
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2009
(births/woman)
1  Niger 7.07
2  Mali 6.52
3  Afghanistan 6.48
4  East Timor 6.38
5  Somalia 6.35
6  Uganda 6.25
7  Chad 6.08
8 5.91
9  Burkina Faso 5.84
10  Liberia 5.81
11  Zambia 5.74
12  Guinea-Bissau 5.66
13  Angola 5.64
14  Nigeria 5.60
15  Tanzania 5.52
16  Malawi 5.46
17  Benin 5.38
18  Rwanda 5.33
19  Guinea 5.33
20  Equatorial Guinea 5.28
21  Ethiopia 5.21
22  Sierra Leone 5.17
23  Yemen 5.10
24  The Gambia 4.97
25  Mozambique 4.97
26  Palestinian territories 4.92
27  Kenya 4.86
28  Senegal 4.74
29  Central African Republic 4.70
30  Madagascar 4.62
31  Cameroon 4.54
32  Eritrea 4.53
33  Côte d'Ivoire 4.51
34  Burundi 4.45
35  Mauritania 4.39
36  Republic of the Congo 4.27
37  Togo 4.17
38  Sudan 4.06
39  Guatemala 4.02
40  Papua New Guinea 4.01
41  Tonga 3.93
42  Iraq 3.93
43  Ghana 3.91
44  Comoros 3.89
45  Vanuatu 3.88
46  Pakistan 3.87
47  Samoa 3.85
48  Djibouti 3.79
49  Solomon Islands 3.78
50  São Tomé and Príncipe 3.72
51  Federated States of Micronesia 3.49
52  Swaziland 3.45
53  Haiti 3.42
54  Laos 3.42
55  Jordan 3.38
56  Bolivia 3.37
57  Zimbabwe 3.36
58  Tajikistan 3.35
59  Namibia 3.29
60  Lesotho 3.26
61  Gabon 3.24
62  Honduras 3.19
63  Syria 3.14
64  Saudi Arabia 3.04
65  Philippines 3.03
66  Mayotte 2.99
67  Oman 2.98
68  Paraguay 2.98
69  Israel 2.96
70  Cambodia 2.86
71  Belize 2.84
72  Nepal 2.82
73  Botswana 2.82
74  Egypt 2.82
75  Kyrgyzstan 2.80
76  Fiji 2.69
77  Nicaragua 2.68
78  India 2.68
79  Cape Verde 2.66
80  Uzbekistan 2.65
81  Libya 2.64
82  Dominican Republic 2.61
83  Kazakhstan 2.60
84  Bhutan 2.56
85  Peru 2.53
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2.52
86  Panama 2.52
87  Ecuador 2.51
88  Venezuela 2.51
89  Malaysia 2.51
90  South Africa 2.51
91  Guam 2.49
92  Turkmenistan 2.43
93  Colombia 2.40
94  Suriname 2.37
95  Jamaica 2.36
96  Qatar 2.36
97  Greenland 2.36
98  Algeria 2.34
99  Republic of Kosovo 2.34
100  Morocco 2.33
101  Sri Lanka 2.31
102  Guyana 2.30
103  Azerbaijan 2.30
104  Seychelles 2.30
105  El Salvador 2.30
106  Bangladesh 2.29
107  Myanmar 2.28
108  Grenada 2.26
109  Bahrain 2.23
110  Iceland 2.23
111  Argentina 2.22
112  New Caledonia 2.20
113  French Polynesia 2.18
114  Kuwait 2.15
115  New Zealand 2.14
116  Indonesia 2.13
117 2.10
118  Turkey 2.10
119  Mexico 2.07
120  Republic of Ireland 2.07
121  Brunei 2.05
122  Tunisia 2.05
123  United States 2.05
124  Vietnam 2.03
125  United Kingdom 2.00
126  Early Modern France 2.00
127  Maldives 2.00
128 2.00
129  Uruguay 2.00
130  The Bahamas 2.00
131  Mongolia 1.99
132  Norway 1.98
133  Netherlands Antilles 1.96
134  Costa Rica 1.94
135  Sweden 1.94
136  Chile 1.93
137  Australia 1.90
138  United Arab Emirates 1.90
139  Finland 1.86
140  Albania 1.85
141  North Korea 1.85
142  Belgium 1.85
143  United States Virgin Islands 1.85
144  Lebanon 1.84
145  Denmark 1.84
146  Brazil 1.83
147  Thailand 1.82
148  Netherlands 1.79
149  Iran 1.78
150  People's Republic of China 1.77
151  Bermuda 1.76
152  Armenia 1.75
153  Aruba 1.73
154  Liechtenstein 1.71
155  Puerto Rico 1.65
156  Trinidad and Tobago 1.65
157  Kingdom of Montenegro 1.64
158  Canada 1.63
159  Estonia 1.62
160  Luxembourg 1.59
161  Georgia (country) 1.58
162  Kingdom of Bulgaria 1.57
163  Russia 1.55
164  Lithuania 1.55
165  Barbados 1.54
166  Slovenia 1.53
167  Greece 1.52
168  Cyprus 1.52
169  Cuba 1.51
170  Moldova 1.50
171  Belarus 1.50
172  Mauritius 1.50
173  Switzerland 1.50
174  Czech Republic 1.49
175  Independent State of Croatia 1.47
176  Ukraine 1.46
177  Republic of Macedonia 1.44
178  Malta 1.44
179 Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

(UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

)
1.42
180  Italy 1.41
181 1.41
182  Serbia 1.40
183  Poland 1.40
184  Spain 1.40
185  Austria 1.39
186  Kingdom of Romania 1.38
187  Japan 1.37
188  Germany 1.36
189  Hungary 1.32
190  Portugal 1.32
191  Latvia 1.31
192  South Korea 1.28
193  Singapore 1.22
194  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.21
195  Andorra 1.19
196  Hong Kong (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
1.04
197  Macau (PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

)
0.97
Note: the only recognized and independent country that is missing from this list is Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

.

See also

  • Fertility rate
  • List of people with the most children
  • Population growth
    Population growth
    Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....

  • Sub-replacement fertility
    Sub-replacement fertility
    Sub-replacement fertility is a total fertility rate that leads to each new generation being less populous than the previous one in a given area. In developed countries sub-replacement fertility is any rate below approximately 2.1 children born per woman, but the threshold can be as high as 3.4...

  • Fertility and intelligence
    Fertility and intelligence
    Fertility and intelligence research investigates the relationship between fertility and intelligence. Demographic studies have indicated that in humans, fertility and intelligence tend to be inversely correlated, that is to say, the more intelligent, as measured by IQ tests, exhibit a lower total...



Case studies:
  • Aging of Europe
    Aging of Europe
    The Ageing of Europe, also known as the greying of Europe, is a demographic phenomenon in Europe characterized by a decrease in fertility, a decrease in mortality rate, and a higher life expectancy among Europeans.-Overall trends:...

  • Aging of Japan
    Aging of Japan
    The ageing of Japan outweighs all other nations with the highest proportion of elderly citizens, 21% over the age of 65. In 1989, only 11.6% of the population was 65 years or older, but projections were that 25.6% would be in that age category by 2030...

  • Christian population growth
    Christian population growth
    Christian population growth refers to the topic of population growth of the global Christian community.In 2010, there were 2.30 billion Christians in the world, an increase of 150 million from two billion in 2005...

  • Muslim population growth
    Muslim population growth
    Muslim population growth refers to the topic of population growth of the global Muslim community. In 2006, countries with a Muslim majority had an average population growth rate of 1.8% per year . This compares with a world population growth rate of 1.12% per year...

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