Countries with the highest fertility rate
Ranked by Births per woman · 50 ranked · updated 2026-10-28 · 3 snapshots kept
Fertility rates by country.
| # | Name | Births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 6.03 | – |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.01 | new |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 5.98 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.95 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.94 | new |
| 6 | Mali | 5.51 | new |
| 7 | Angola | 5.05 | ▼3 |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.79 | ▼3 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 4.76 | ▼3 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.69 | new |
Show positions 11–50
| 11 | Mauritania | 4.63 | new |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.54 | new |
| 13 | Yemen, Rep. | 4.5 | new |
| 14 | Benin | 4.48 | ▼7 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.38 | new |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.26 | new |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.26 | ▼9 |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.23 | ▼9 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.17 | new |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.13 | ▼10 |
| 21 | Togo | 4.12 | new |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.12 | ▼11 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 4.11 | ▼11 |
| 24 | Congo, Rep. | 4.11 | ▼11 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.04 | new |
| 26 | Madagascar | 3.91 | new |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 3.91 | ▼13 |
| 28 | Gambia, The | 3.91 | ▼13 |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.86 | new |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.82 | ▼14 |
| 31 | Samoa | 3.8 | new |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.79 | new |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.77 | new |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.76 | ▼17 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.7 | new |
| 36 | Eritrea | 3.68 | ▼18 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 3.67 | new |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.65 | new |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.6 | new |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.59 | ▼21 |
| 41 | Malawi | 3.59 | new |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 3.57 | new |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.55 | new |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.51 | new |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.49 | new |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.34 | ▼26 |
| 47 | Naoero | 3.29 | new |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.25 | new |
| 49 | Iraq | 3.22 | ▼28 |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.21 | new |
Rank history
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
Chart data as a table
| Name | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | – | – | 2 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Niger | – | – | 5 |
| Mali | – | – | 6 |
| Angola | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Burundi | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Mozambique | – | – | 10 |