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2007/2008 Report
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2007/2008 Report
05Demographic trends
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
| HDI Rank | Country | 1970-75 | 1 | 2000-05 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 2.8 | 2.0 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 2.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 3.8 | 2.0 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 8 | Japan | 2.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 10 | France | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 11 | Finland | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 12 | United States | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 13 | Spain | 2.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | 2.0 | 1.8 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 2.0 | 1.4 | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 2.0 | 1.6 | ||
| 18 | Luxembourg | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 2.8 | 2.0 | ||
| 20 | Italy | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 2.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 22 | Germany | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 23 | Israel | 3.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 24 | Greece | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | 2.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 4.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 27 | Slovenia | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 2.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 29 | Portugal | 2.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 31 | Barbados | 2.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 32 | Czech Republic | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 33 | Kuwait | 6.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 34 | Malta | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 35 | Qatar | 6.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 2.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 37 | Poland | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 38 | Argentina | 3.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 6.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 40 | Chile | 3.6 | 2.0 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 5.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | 2.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 44 | Estonia | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | 2.0 | 1.2 | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 3.0 | 2.2 | ||
| 47 | Croatia | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 48 | Costa Rica | 4.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 49 | Bahamas | 3.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 50 | Seychelles | .. | .. | ||
| 51 | Cuba | 3.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 52 | Mexico | 6.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 53 | Bulgaria | 2.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | .. | ||
| 55 | Tonga | 5.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 7.6 | 3.0 | ||
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. | ||
| 58 | Oman | 7.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 60 | Romania | 2.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 7.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 62 | Panama | 4.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | 5.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 64 | Belarus | 2.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | 3.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 67 | Russian Federation | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 68 | Albania | 4.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | 3.0 | 1.6 | ||
| 70 | Brazil | 4.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 71 | Dominica | .. | .. | ||
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 5.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 3.5 | 2.0 | ||
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 76 | Ukraine | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 77 | Samoa | 5.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 78 | Thailand | 5.0 | 1.8 | ||
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 5.7 | 3.0 | ||
| 80 | Belize | 6.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 81 | China | 4.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 82 | Grenada | 4.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 83 | Armenia | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 84 | Turkey | 5.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 85 | Suriname | 5.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 86 | Jordan | 7.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 87 | Peru | 6.0 | 2.7 | ||
| 88 | Lebanon | 4.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 6.0 | 2.8 | ||
| 90 | Philippines | 6.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 91 | Tunisia | 6.2 | 2.0 | ||
| 92 | Fiji | 4.2 | 3.0 | ||
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 95 | Paraguay | 5.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 96 | Georgia | 2.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 97 | Guyana | 4.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 4.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 4.1 | 2.0 | ||
| 100 | Maldives | 7.0 | 2.8 | ||
| 101 | Jamaica | 5.0 | 2.6 | ||
| 102 | Cape Verde | 7.0 | 3.8 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 6.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 104 | Algeria | 7.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 105 | Viet Nam | 6.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | 7.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | 5.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 6.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 110 | Nicaragua | 6.8 | 3.0 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | 2.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 112 | Egypt | 5.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 6.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 114 | Mongolia | 7.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 115 | Honduras | 7.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | 6.5 | 4.0 | ||
| 118 | Guatemala | 6.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 119 | Gabon | 5.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 120 | Vanuatu | 6.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 121 | South Africa | 5.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 122 | Tajikistan | 6.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 124 | Botswana | 6.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 125 | Namibia | 6.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 126 | Morocco | 6.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 128 | India | 5.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 7.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 131 | Cambodia | 5.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 132 | Myanmar | 5.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | 6.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 134 | Comoros | 7.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 135 | Ghana | 6.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 136 | Pakistan | 6.6 | 4.0 | ||
| 137 | Mauritania | 6.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 138 | Lesotho | 5.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 139 | Congo | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 140 | Bangladesh | 6.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 141 | Swaziland | 6.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 142 | Nepal | 5.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 143 | Madagascar | 6.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | 6.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 146 | Haiti | 5.6 | 4.0 | ||
| 147 | Sudan | 6.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 148 | Kenya | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 149 | Djibouti | 7.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 6.2 | 7.0 | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 7.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 152 | Togo | 7.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 153 | Yemen | 8.7 | 6.0 | ||
| 154 | Uganda | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 155 | Gambia | 6.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 156 | Senegal | 7.0 | 5.2 | ||
| 157 | Eritrea | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | 6.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 6.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 160 | Guinea | 7.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 161 | Rwanda | 8.3 | 6.0 | ||
| 162 | Angola | 7.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 163 | Benin | 7.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 164 | Malawi | 7.4 | 6.0 | ||
| 165 | Zambia | 7.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 167 | Burundi | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 169 | Ethiopia | 6.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 170 | Chad | 6.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 171 | Central African Republic | 5.7 | 5.0 | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | 6.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 173 | Mali | 7.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 174 | Niger | 8.1 | 7.4 | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1 | 7.1 | ||
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 7.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Notes :
| 1 - | Data refer to estimates for the period specified. |
Source :
UN (United Nations). 2007e. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2006 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York. Accessed July 2007.
