United Nations: Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
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WORLD POPULATION 2002 | 1990-1995 | |
Total fertility (children per woman) |
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Country or area | ||
World | 2.7 | |
More developed regions a | 1.6 | |
Less developed regions b | 2.9 | |
Least developed countries c | 5.1 | |
Africa | 4.9 | 6.0 |
Eastern Africa | 5.6 | |
Burundi | 6.8 | |
Comoros | 4.9 | |
Djibouti | 5.7 | |
Eritrea | 5.4 | |
Ethiopia | 6.1 | |
Kenya | 4.0 | |
Madagascar | 5.7 | |
Malawi | 6.1 | |
Mauritius 1 | 1.9 | |
Mozambique | 5.6 | |
Réunion | 2.3 | |
Rwanda | 5.7 | |
Seychelles | .. | |
Somalia | 7.3 | |
Uganda | 7.1 | |
United Republic of Tanzania | 5.1 | |
Zambia | 5.6 | |
Zimbabwe | 3.9 | |
Middle Africa | 6.3 | |
Angola | 7.2 | |
Cameroon | 4.6 | |
Central African Republic | 4.9 | |
Chad | 6.7 | |
Congo | 6.3 | |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | 6.7 | |
Equatorial Guinea | 5.9 | |
Gabon | 4.0 | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 4.0 | |
Northern Africa | 3.2 | |
Algeria | 2.8 | |
Egypt | 3.3 | |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3.0 | |
Morocco | 2.7 | |
Sudan | 4.4 | |
Tunisia | 2.0 | |
Western Sahara | 3.9 | |
Southern Africa | 2.8 | |
Botswana | 3.7 | |
Lesotho | 3.8 | |
Namibia | 4.6 | |
South Africa | 2.6 | |
Swaziland | 4.5 | |
Western Africa | 5.6 | |
Benin | 5.7 | |
Burkina Faso | 6.7 | |
Cape Verde | 3.3 | |
Côte d'Ivoire | 4.7 | |
Gambia | 4.7 | |
Ghana | 4.1 | |
Guinea | 5.8 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 7.1 | |
Liberia | 6.8 | |
Mali | 7.0 | |
Mauritania | 5.8 | |
Niger | 8.0 | |
Nigeria | 5.4 | |
Saint Helena 2 | .. | |
Senegal | 5.0 | |
Sierra Leone | 6.5 | |
Togo | 5.3 | |
Asia | 2.5 | 3.2 |
Eastern Asia | 1.8 | |
China 3 | 1.8 | |
China, Hong Kong SAR 4 | 1.0 | |
China, Macao SAR 5 | 1.1 | |
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | 2.0 | |
Japan | 1.3 | |
Mongolia | 2.4 | |
Republic of Korea | 1.4 | |
South-central Asia | 3.2 | |
Afghanistan | 6.8 | |
Bangladesh | 3.5 | |
Bhutan | 5.0 | |
India | 3.0 | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.3 | |
Kazakhstan | 2.0 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 2.6 | |
Maldives | 5.3 | |
Nepal | 4.3 | |
Pakistan | 5.1 | |
Sri Lanka | 2.0 | |
Tajikistan | 3.1 | |
Turkmenistan | 2.7 | |
Uzbekistan | 2.4 | |
South-eastern Asia | 2.5 | |
Brunei Darussalam | 2.5 | |
Cambodia | 4.8 | |
Dem. Republic of Timor-Leste | 3.8 | |
Indonesia | 2.4 | |
Lao People's Dem. Republic | 4.8 | |
Malaysia | 2.9 | |
Myanmar | 2.9 | |
Philippines | 3.2 | |
Singapore | 1.4 | |
Thailand | 1.9 | |
Viet Nam | 2.3 | |
Western Asia | 3.4 | |
Armenia | 1.2 | |
Azerbaijan | 2.1 | |
Bahrain | 2.7 | |
Cyprus | 1.9 | |
Georgia | 1.4 | |
Iraq | 4.8 | |
Israel | 2.7 | |
Jordan | 3.6 | |
Kuwait | 2.7 | |
Lebanon | 2.2 | |
Occupied Palestinian Territory | 5.6 | |
Oman | 5.0 | |
Qatar | 3.2 | |
Saudi Arabia | 4.5 | |
Syrian Arab Republic | 3.3 | |
Turkey | 2.4 | |
United Arab Emirates | 2.8 | |
Yemen | 7.0 | |
Europe | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Eastern Europe | 1.2 | |
Belarus | 1.2 | |
Bulgaria | 1.1 | |
Czech Republic | 1.2 | |
Hungary | 1.2 | |
Poland | 1.3 | |
Republic of Moldova | 1.4 | |
Romania | 1.3 | |
Russian Federation | 1.1 | |
Slovakia | 1.3 | |
Ukraine | 1.2 | |
Northern Europe | 1.6 | |
Channel Islands | 1.5 | |
Denmark | 1.8 | |
Estonia | 1.2 | |
Faeroe Islands | .. | |
Finland | 1.7 | |
Iceland | 2.0 | |
Ireland | 1.9 | |
Isle of Man | .. | |
Latvia | 1.1 | |
Lithuania | 1.3 | |
Norway | 1.8 | |
Sweden | 1.6 | |
United Kingdom | 1.6 | |
Southern Europe | 1.3 | |
Albania | 2.3 | |
Andorra | .. | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 | |
Croatia | 1.7 | |
Gibraltar | .. | |
Greece | 1.3 | |
Holy See 6 | .. | |
Italy | 1.2 | |
Malta | 1.8 | |
Portugal | 1.5 | |
San Marino | .. | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1.7 | |
Slovenia | 1.1 | |
Spain | 1.2 | |
TFYR Macedonia 7 | 1.9 | |
Western Europe | 1.6 | |
Austria | 1.3 | |
Belgium | 1.7 | |
France | 1.9 | |
Germany | 1.4 | |
Liechtenstein | .. | |
Luxembourg | 1.7 | |
Monaco | .. | |
Netherlands | 1.7 | |
Switzerland | 1.4 | |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Caribbean | 2.4 | |
Anguilla | .. | |
Antigua and Barbuda | .. | |
Aruba | .. | |
Bahamas | 2.3 | |
Barbados | 1.5 | |
British Virgin Islands | .. | |
Cayman Islands | .. | |
Cuba | 1.6 | |
Dominica | .. | |
Dominican Republic | 2.7 | |
Grenada | .. | |
Guadeloupe | 2.1 | |
Haiti | 4.0 | |
Jamaica | 2.4 | |
Martinique | 1.9 | |
Montserrat | .. | |
Netherlands Antilles | 2.1 | |
Puerto Rico | 1.9 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | |
Saint Lucia | 2.3 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.2 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | .. | |
United States Virgin Islands | 2.1 | |
Central America | 2.8 | |
Belize | 3.2 | |
Costa Rica | 2.3 | |
El Salvador | 2.9 | |
Guatemala | 4.4 | |
Honduras | 3.7 | |
Mexico | 2.5 | |
Nicaragua | 3.7 | |
Panama | 2.7 | |
South America | 2.5 | |
Argentina | 2.4 | |
Bolivia | 3.8 | |
Brazil | 2.2 | |
Chile | 2.4 | |
Colombia | 2.6 | |
Ecuador | 2.8 | |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | .. | |
French Guiana | 3.3 | |
Guyana | 2.3 | |
Paraguay | 3.8 | |
Peru | 2.9 | |
Suriname | 2.5 | |
Uruguay | 2.3 | |
Venezuela | 2.7 | |
Northern America | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Bermuda | .. | |
Canada | 1.5 | |
Greenland | .. | |
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | .. | |
United States of America | 2.1 | |
Oceania | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Australia/New Zealand | 1.7 | |
Australia 8 | 1.7 | |
New Zealand | 2.0 | |
Melanesia | 3.9 | |
Fiji | 2.9 | |
New Caledonia | 2.5 | |
Papua New Guinea | 4.1 | |
Solomon Islands | 4.4 | |
Vanuatu | 4.1 | |
Micronesia | 3.4 | |
Guam | 2.9 | |
Kiribati | .. | |
Marshall Islands | .. | |
Fed. States of Micronesia | 3.8 | |
Nauru | .. | |
Northern Mariana Islands | .. | |
Palau | .. | |
Polynesia | 3.2 | |
American Samoa | .. | |
Cook Islands | .. | |
French Polynesia | 2.4 | |
Niue | .. | |
Pitcairn 9 | .. | |
Samoa | 4.1 | |
Tokelau | .. | |
Tonga | 3.7 | |
Tuvalu | .. | |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | .. | |