Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
6.13
Somalia
Lowest
0.662
Macau (China)
Median
1.96
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 6.13 in Somalia; the lowest is 0.662 in Macau (China).
The median across all reporting countries is 1.96, and the mean is 2.35.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 212 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 43.1%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 48.9%).
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 6.13 | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 1 | Mayotte | 4.62 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 6.12 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 2.61 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 6.06 | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 3 | Niue | 2.51 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.05 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 2.04 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 6.01 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | St. Helena | 1.64 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 5.61 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 6 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.44 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 5.12 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 7 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.36 | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 4.88 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 4.84 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 4.76 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 4.7 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.61 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 13 | Yemen, Republic of | 4.59 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 4.56 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4.48 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 4.32 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.32 | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 4.28 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 4.28 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.22 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 4.19 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 4.19 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Republic of | 4.16 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 4.1 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 4.08 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Gambia, The | 4.01 | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 3.99 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar, Republic of | 3.97 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 29 | Liberia | 3.95 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Comoros, Union of the | 3.88 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 31 | South Sudan, Republic of | 3.86 | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 33 | Samoa | 3.83 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 3.82 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3.79 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.72 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 37 | Eritrea, The State of | 3.71 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.7 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.65 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 3.65 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 3.64 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.6 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.6 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 3.56 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 3.5 | 2023 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 3.4 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 47 | French Guiana | 3.39 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 48 | Naoero, Republic of | 3.33 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 49 | Palestine | 3.31 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 50 | Iraq | 3.25 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 3.21 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 52 | Kenya | 3.21 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 3.21 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 54 | Kiribati | 3.15 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 55 | Tonga | 3.13 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 57 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 3.07 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 3.01 | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 59 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 2.92 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 2.83 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 62 | Guam | 2.78 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 63 | Algeria | 2.77 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 64 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 2.75 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | 2.75 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 66 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.75 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 67 | Botswana | 2.73 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Martin | 2.72 | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 70 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 2.71 | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 71 | Lesotho | 2.69 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 2.69 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 2.69 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 74 | Haiti | 2.66 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 75 | Jordan | 2.64 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 76 | Djibouti | 2.61 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 2.58 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 2.55 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 79 | Oman | 2.52 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 2.5 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 81 | Paraguay | 2.42 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.42 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 83 | Guyana | 2.41 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 84 | Libya | 2.35 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.35 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 2.31 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 87 | American Samoa | 2.29 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 88 | Fiji, Republic of | 2.28 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 2.28 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 90 | Suriname | 2.25 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.24 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Faroe Islands | 2.24 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 93 | Lebanon | 2.24 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 2.23 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 2.22 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 96 | South Africa | 2.22 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 97 | Réunion | 2.17 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 98 | Western Sahara | 2.16 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 2.16 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 100 | Seychelles | 2.13 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 101 | Indonesia | 2.13 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 102 | Panama | 2.12 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 103 | Myanmar | 2.12 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Monaco | 2.11 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 105 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.09 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 106 | Guadeloupe | 2.09 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 107 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2.08 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 108 | Martinique | 2.01 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 109 | Belize | 2.01 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 110 | Nepal | 1.98 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 1.98 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 111 | Peru | 1.98 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 113 | India | 1.98 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 115 | Greenland | 1.95 | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Philippines | 1.92 | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 117 | Vietnam | 1.91 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 118 | Mexico | 1.91 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 119 | Palau, Republic of | 1.91 | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Gibraltar | 1.89 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 121 | Tunisia | 1.83 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 122 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.82 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 123 | Ecuador | 1.82 | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 1.81 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 125 | Montenegro | 1.8 | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 126 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.78 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 127 | El Salvador | 1.77 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 127 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.77 | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 1.75 | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.75 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.73 | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 132 | Qatar | 1.73 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 133 | Armenia | 1.71 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 134 | Romania | 1.71 | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 135 | Barbados | 1.71 | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 136 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.7 | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.69 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 138 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.67 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 139 | New Zealand | 1.67 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 140 | Colombia | 1.65 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 141 | France | 1.64 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 142 | Australia | 1.64 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 143 | Türkiye | 1.62 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 144 | United States | 1.62 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 145 | Brazil | 1.62 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 146 | Aruba | 1.6 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 147 | Ireland | 1.6 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 149 | Slovenia | 1.58 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 150 | Maldives | 1.57 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 1.56 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 151 | Slovak Republic | 1.56 | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 153 | Malaysia | 1.55 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 154 | Isle of Man | 1.55 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 155 | Iceland | 1.54 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 1.54 | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.53 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 158 | Cayman Islands | 1.53 | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 159 | Kuwait | 1.52 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 160 | Cabo Verde | 1.52 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 161 | Denmark | 1.51 | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 162 | Portugal | 1.51 | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 163 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.5 | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 1.5 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 165 | Argentina | 1.5 | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 165 | Serbia | 1.5 | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 167 | Grenada | 1.49 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 168 | Hungary | 1.49 | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 170 | Dominica | 1.48 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 171 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | 1.47 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 172 | Croatia | 1.47 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 173 | North Macedonia | 1.47 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 174 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.46 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 175 | Bhutan | 1.46 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 176 | Russia | 1.45 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 177 | Czechia | 1.45 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 178 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.45 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 179 | Germany | 1.44 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Cuba | 1.44 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 181 | Switzerland | 1.43 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 182 | Netherlands | 1.43 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 182 | Sweden | 1.43 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 184 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 1.41 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 185 | Uruguay | 1.41 | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 186 | Norway | 1.41 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 187 | Bermuda | 1.4 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 1.4 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 189 | Cyprus | 1.39 | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 190 | Belgium | 1.38 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 190 | St. Lucia | 1.38 | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahamas, The | 1.37 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 193 | Jersey | 1.37 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 194 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 1.36 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 195 | Jamaica | 1.36 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 196 | Estonia | 1.35 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 197 | Canada | 1.35 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 198 | Albania | 1.35 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 199 | Latvia | 1.34 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 200 | Greece | 1.33 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 201 | Costa Rica | 1.33 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 202 | Austria | 1.32 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 203 | Poland | 1.3 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 204 | Finland | 1.28 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 205 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 1.27 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 206 | Mauritius | 1.24 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Spain | 1.21 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 208 | Thailand | 1.21 | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.21 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 209 | Japan | 1.21 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 211 | Lithuania | 1.2 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 212 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 213 | Italy | 1.2 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 214 | Chile | 1.17 | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 215 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.15 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 216 | Malta | 1.1 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 217 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.08 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 218 | Curaçao | 1.07 | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 219 | British Virgin Islands | 1.04 | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Holy See | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.999 | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Ukraine | 0.977 | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 223 | Singapore | 0.943 | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Puerto Rico | 0.941 | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 225 | Taiwan Province of China | 0.87 | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.801 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 227 | Korea | 0.72 | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.717 | 2023 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 229 | Macau (China) | 0.662 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |