| 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 | .. | |