World Birth & Fertility rates decline by country w/ charts

The world birth rate is 16.3 annual births per 1,000 people, and the total fertility rate is 2.19 — the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates.

The fertility rate has been declining from 5.31 in 1963 to 2.19 now and is projected to fall below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman by 2035.

The birth rate varies drastically by country and by region. South Korea has the lowest fertility rate of 0.75 lifetime births per woman with a total annual birth rate of 4.7 per 1,000 people; meanwhile, Chad has the highest fertility rate in the world at 6.03 and a birth rate of 43.3.

The mean age of first-time mothers globally is 23.2 — it was 22.9 in 2017.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.3, a change from 27.2 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) declined from 92.1 in 1960 to 38.3 in 2024.
24.4% of the population in 2025 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 23.4% in 1960.
There are approximately 4.2 births per second, 252.1 births per minute, 15,126 per hour, 363,025 per day, 2,541,176 per week, 10,890,756 per month, and 132,504,202 births per year worldwide. Check our world population clock page for the visualization of global birth and death rates.
54.1% of married women ages 15-49 use modern contraceptive methods.
The global life expectancy has increased from 47.8 years in 1960 to around 73.8 years in 2026.

World fertility rate map

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1981–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The map color-codes fertility rate by country. Only Africa and South & Southeast Asia remain above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, while the rest of the world has fallen below it.

103 of the world's 197 countries, accounting for 66.6% of the population, have a fertility rate below the replacement threshold.

List of countries ranked by fertility rate

The table below ranks 196 countries by fertility rates along with the average ages at first childbirth and natural population changes — changes from births and deaths only, migration excluded.

Rank	Country	Fertility rate	Birth rate	Age at first childbirth	Natural change	Population
1	Chad	6.03	43.3	18.1	+653,307	21M
2	Somalia	6.01	42.3	n/a	+619,793	19.7M
3	DR Congo	5.98	40.9	19.9	+3,547,217	113M
4	CAR	5.95	46.2	n/a	+196,244	5.51M
5	Niger	5.94	41.4	18.5	+883,987	27.9M
6	Mali	5.51	39.5	19.2	+759,375	25.2M
7	Angola	5.05	37.2	19.4	+1,148,623	39M
8	Burundi	4.79	33.2	21.5	+372,843	14.4M
9	Afghanistan	4.76	35	19.9	+1,249,785	43.8M
10	Mozambique	4.69	37	19.2	+1,043,109	35.6M
11	Mauritania	4.63	34	21.8	+147,927	5.32M
12	Tanzania	4.54	34.8	19.9	+1,993,730	70.5M
13	Yemen	4.5	34.4	20.8	+1,202,276	41.8M
14	Benin	4.48	33.4	20.5	+357,359	14.8M
15	Nigeria	4.38	32.5	20.4	+4,851,833	238M
16	Sudan	4.26	33	n/a	+1,345,019	51.7M
17	Cameroon	4.26	33.3	20.1	+766,304	29.9M
18	Ivory Coast	4.23	31.6	19.6	+765,049	32.7M
19	Uganda	4.17	34.4	19.4	+1,483,898	51.4M
20	Guinea	4.13	33.3	19.9	+358,497	15.1M
21	Togo	4.12	32.1	25	+198,184	8.59M
22	Equatorial Guinea	4.12	30	n/a	+41,906	1.94M
23	Burkina Faso	4.11	31.3	20.1	+551,536	24.1M
24	Congo	4.11	30.4	19.6	+153,150	6.48M
25	Zambia	4.04	32.7	19.2	+587,419	21.9M
26	Madagascar	3.91	31.7	19.5	+774,926	32.7M
27	Ethiopia	3.91	31.5	19.3	+3,379,409	135M
28	Gambia	3.91	29.9	20.7	+65,157	2.82M
29	Liberia	3.86	30.6	19.1	+126,631	5.73M
30	Comoros	3.82	28.2	23	+18,294	883K
31	Samoa	3.8	25	23.6	+4,101	219K
32	South Sudan	3.79	29.2	n/a	+231,714	12.2M
33	Senegal	3.77	29.2	21.9	+438,108	18.9M
34	Guinea-Bissau	3.76	29.6	n/a	+49,642	2.25M
35	Sierra Leone	3.7	30.1	19.6	+189,234	8.82M
36	Eritrea	3.68	28.7	21.3	+80,343	3.61M
37	Zimbabwe	3.67	29.9	20.3	+372,494	17M
38	Rwanda	3.65	28.1	23	+316,025	14.6M
39	Sao Tome	3.6	28.1	19.4	+5,315	240K
40	Gabon	3.59	27.1	19.6	+53,067	2.59M
41	Malawi	3.59	31.1	19.1	+559,811	22.2M
42	Vanuatu	3.57	27.7	n/a	+7,419	335K
43	Pakistan	3.55	27.4	22.8	+5,268,361	255M
44	Solomon Islands	3.51	26.7	22.6	+17,715	839K
45	Uzbekistan	3.49	25.6	23.5	+709,893	37.1M
46	Ghana	3.34	25.9	22.1	+651,057	35.1M
47	Nauru	3.29	24.6	22.1	+203	12K
48	Palestine	3.25	26.5	n/a	+108,930	5.41M
49	Iraq	3.22	25.6	n/a	+985,943	47M
50	Namibia	3.21	25.9	21.6	+59,739	3.09M
51	Tuvalu	3.17	22	23.5	+122	9.49K
52	Kenya	3.17	27	20.3	+1,116,695	57.5M
53	Kiribati	3.12	25.3	23.1	+2,455	136K
54	Tonga	3.1	23	24.9	+1,729	104K
55	Papua New Guinea	3.07	24.3	21.9	+187,595	10.8M
56	Tajikistan	3.04	25.3	23.2	+219,677	10.8M
57	Kazakhstan	2.98	19.5	29.5	+264,079	20.8M
58	Israel	2.87	18.6	27.8	+133,029	10.1M
59	Marshall Islands	2.86	20.1	20.7	+487	36.3K
60	Egypt	2.74	20.9	22.6	+1,795,738	118M
61	Algeria	2.72	18.8	n/a	+665,653	47.4M
62	Eswatini	2.72	23.6	19.5	+19,782	1.26M
63	Botswana	2.7	24.4	19	+46,951	2.56M
64	Syria	2.7	23.2	n/a	+449,784	25.6M
65	Lesotho	2.66	23.8	20.9	+31,050	2.36M
66	Turkmenistan	2.66	20.9	24.1	+112,942	7.62M
67	East Timor	2.63	21.8	23	+20,378	1.42M
68	Haiti	2.63	21.9	22.4	+166,463	11.9M
69	Djibouti	2.62	20.9	n/a	+15,712	1.18M
70	Jordan	2.6	20.5	24.6	+200,223	11.5M
71	Kyrgyzstan	2.6	19.4	22.6	+108,328	7.34M
72	Cambodia	2.55	20.3	23.3	+244,386	17.8M
73	Bolivia	2.52	21	21.1	+171,974	12.6M
74	Oman	2.51	16.8	n/a	+78,557	5.49M
75	Mongolia	2.5	16.9	20.5	+40,182	3.57M
76	Honduras	2.48	21.6	20.3	+185,444	11M
77	Paraguay	2.42	19.7	22.9	+97,223	7.01M
78	Laos	2.4	20.9	n/a	+114,574	7.87M
79	Guyana	2.4	19.9	20.8	+10,310	836K
80	Saudi Arabia	2.31	16.5	n/a	+499,782	37M
81	Libya	2.3	16.5	n/a	+73,522	7.46M
82	Guatemala	2.29	20.6	20.6	+290,066	18.7M
83	Fiji	2.27	17.9	n/a	+7,758	933K
84	Suriname	2.23	17.2	n/a	+6,541	640K
85	Lebanon	2.23	16	n/a	+57,613	5.85M
86	Dominican Republic	2.22	17.6	20.9	+129,943	11.5M
87	Morocco	2.21	16.4	n/a	+406,555	38.4M
88	Nicaragua	2.21	19.1	19.2	+100,318	7.01M
89	South Africa	2.21	18.5	n/a	+591,618	64.7M
90	Bangladesh	2.14	20	18.6	+2,583,129	176M
91	Indonesia	2.12	15.8	22.4	+2,307,025	286M
92	Panama	2.11	15.9	n/a	+49,459	4.57M
93	Monaco	2.1	9.56	32.5	-409	38.3K
94	Myanmar	2.1	16.5	24.7	+397,197	54.9M
95	Venezuela	2.08	15.2	n/a	+214,547	28.5M
96	Belize	2.02	18.1	n/a	+5,460	423K
97	Peru	1.97	15.8	21.9	+347,517	34.6M
98	India	1.96	16	21.2	+13,630,090	1.46B
99	Nepal	1.96	19	20.4	+355,516	29.6M
100	Sri Lanka	1.95	10.1	25.6	+50,407	21.8M
101	Vietnam	1.9	13.4	n/a	+684,393	102M
102	Philippines	1.89	15.9	23.6	+1,105,612	117M
103	Mexico	1.89	15.5	21.3	+1,209,810	132M
104	Palau	1.88	10.7	n/a	-18	17.7K
105	Seychelles	1.85	11	n/a	+485	123K
106	Tunisia	1.82	13.4	n/a	+88,910	12.3M
107	Ecuador	1.81	14.8	n/a	+174,336	18.3M
108	Bahrain	1.81	12	n/a	+15,606	1.6M
109	Georgia	1.8	11.3	26.2	-2,085	3.94M
110	Montenegro	1.8	11.2	26.3	+624	623K
111	North Korea	1.78	12.9	n/a	+79,496	26.6M
112	El Salvador	1.77	15.6	20.8	+51,510	6.37M
113	Saint Vincent	1.76	12	n/a	+42	99.9K
114	Brunei	1.73	13.3	n/a	+3,699	466K
115	Moldova	1.73	10.6	25.1	-7,767	2.36M
116	Bulgaria	1.72	8.3	26.9	-47,023	6.43M
117	Qatar	1.72	9.52	n/a	+24,214	2.97M
118	Barbados	1.71	11.1	n/a	+251	283K
119	Armenia	1.7	11.1	25.7	+8,190	3.09M
120	Iran	1.68	12.6	n/a	+715,785	92.4M
121	Serbia	1.64	9.2	28.5	-37,543	6.55M
122	Colombia	1.63	13.3	21.7	+411,721	53.4M
123	United States	1.63	10.6	27.3	+544,178	342M
124	Brazil	1.61	12.1	n/a	+1,073,773	213M
125	France	1.61	9.7	29.3	+20,566	68.7M
126	Antigua	1.58	11.7	n/a	+442	94.2K
127	New Zealand	1.57	11	27.8	+20,631	5.32M
128	Iceland	1.56	11.2	28.9	+1,700	392K
129	Kuwait	1.56	10	n/a	+41,627	4.87M
130	Maldives	1.56	10.6	23.2	+4,340	530K
131	United Kingdom	1.55	9.89	29	+13,233	69.5M
132	Malaysia	1.54	12.4	n/a	+252,068	36M
133	Trinidad	1.54	10.5	n/a	+2,469	1.37M
134	Saint Kitts	1.53	11.7	n/a	+82	46.9K
135	Cayman Islands	1.53	11.6	n/a	+498	75.8K
136	Slovenia	1.52	7.9	29.1	-4,680	2.13M
137	Cape Verde	1.51	12.2	n/a	+3,741	527K
138	Argentina	1.5	11.1	n/a	+153,265	45.9M
139	Bosnia	1.49	7.72	28	-18,359	3.14M
140	Australia	1.48	10.7	28.7	+103,773	27.6M
141	Dominica	1.48	11	n/a	-109	65.9K
142	Turkey	1.48	11	27.3	+453,249	85.9M
143	Grenada	1.47	11.5	n/a	+300	117K
144	Denmark	1.47	9.5	30.3	+0	6.01M
145	Ireland	1.47	10	31.2	+18,885	5.48M
146	Croatia	1.46	8.3	29.5	-18,944	3.88M
147	Slovakia	1.46	8.5	27.4	-7,591	5.41M
148	Norway	1.45	9.7	30.2	+10,030	5.61M
149	Bhutan	1.45	12.5	n/a	+5,113	797K
150	Cuba	1.45	8.62	n/a	-19,270	10.9M
151	Belgium	1.44	9.2	29.6	-3,557	11.9M
152	Mauritius	1.44	10.3	n/a	+374	1.24M
153	Azerbaijan	1.43	10	24.6	+42,852	10.2M
154	Netherlands	1.43	9.2	30.5	-7,197	18.1M
155	Sweden	1.43	9.3	30.2	+7,399	10.6M
156	Russia	1.42	8.4	25.2	-574,678	144M
157	Hungary	1.41	8.2	29	-49,723	9.51M
158	Portugal	1.41	7.9	30.3	-34,223	10.8M
159	Curacao	1.4	7.2	n/a	-453	156K
160	North Macedonia	1.4	8.8	27.8	-4,196	1.82M
161	Uruguay	1.4	9.8	n/a	-443	3.38M
162	Romania	1.39	7.5	27.2	-100,975	19M
163	Saint Lucia	1.39	11.2	n/a	+449	180K
164	Cyprus	1.38	10.5	30.1	+4,756	1.37M
165	Bahamas	1.37	10.8	n/a	+821	403K
166	Liechtenstein	1.37	8.4	31.3	+36	41K
167	Czech Republic	1.36	7.7	29	-28,353	10.9M
168	Germany	1.36	8.1	29.9	-334,066	83.5M
169	Jamaica	1.35	11.5	21.2	+9,210	2.84M
170	Albania	1.34	10.1	26.6	+3,979	2.35M
171	Costa Rica	1.32	9.99	n/a	+22,699	5.15M
172	Austria	1.31	8.4	30	-11,013	9.21M
173	Switzerland	1.29	8.7	31.3	+6,304	9.09M
174	Canada	1.25	8.9	30	+41,262	41.7M
175	Finland	1.25	7.8	30	-14,612	5.65M
176	Luxembourg	1.25	9.5	31.6	+1,963	687K
177	Greece	1.24	6.6	31.2	-57,229	10.4M
178	Latvia	1.24	6.9	28.1	-13,809	1.85M
179	Belarus	1.22	7.03	26.9	-55,755	9.09M
180	UAE	1.21	9.82	n/a	+97,197	11.5M
181	Thailand	1.2	8.12	23.3	-65,720	71.6M
182	Estonia	1.18	7.1	28.9	-6,038	1.37M
183	Italy	1.18	6.3	31.9	-277,077	58.9M
184	San Marino	1.16	4.2	31.5	-112	34.1K
185	Japan	1.15	5.7	30.7	-942,213	123M
186	Chile	1.14	8.72	n/a	+42,356	19.9M
187	Poland	1.14	6.9	28.7	-157,205	36.4M
188	Lithuania	1.11	6.6	28.7	-18,485	2.89M
189	Spain	1.1	6.5	31.5	-117,237	49.4M
190	Andorra	1.09	6.85	32.9	+58	82.9K
191	China	1.01	6.77	n/a	-1,394,886	1.41B
192	Malta	1.01	7.7	29.9	+228	580K
193	Ukraine	0.99	5.47	26.2	-308,069	39M
194	Singapore	0.97	7.4	30.5	+8,451	6.11M
195	Taiwan	0.89	5.76	n/a	-67,188	23.3M
196	South Korea	0.75	4.7	32.2	-119,027	51.7M

Fertility rates by country

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Year	Fertility rate
Year	India	China	United States	Russia	Mexico	Japan	South Korea	Germany
2024	1.96	1.01	1.63	1.42	1.89	1.15	0.75	1.36
2023	1.98	1	1.62	1.41	1.91	1.2	0.72	1.39
2022	1.99	1.03	1.66	1.42	1.94	1.26	0.78	1.46
2021	2.01	1.12	1.66	1.51	1.97	1.3	0.81	1.58
2020	2.05	1.24	1.64	1.51	1.99	1.33	0.84	1.53
2019	2.12	1.5	1.71	1.5	2.02	1.36	0.92	1.54
2018	2.18	1.54	1.73	1.58	2.03	1.42	0.98	1.57
2017	2.19	1.8	1.77	1.62	2.04	1.43	1.05	1.57
2016	2.28	1.77	1.82	1.76	2.09	1.44	1.17	1.6
2015	2.29	1.67	1.84	1.78	2.14	1.45	1.24	1.5
2014	2.29	1.77	1.86	1.75	2.21	1.42	1.21	1.47
2013	2.4	1.71	1.86	1.71	2.27	1.43	1.19	1.42
2012	2.47	1.8	1.88	1.69	2.29	1.41	1.3	1.41
2011	2.53	1.67	1.89	1.58	2.32	1.39	1.24	1.39
2010	2.6	1.69	1.93	1.57	2.34	1.39	1.23	1.39
2009	2.67	1.71	2	1.54	2.36	1.37	1.15	1.36
2008	2.71	1.7	2.07	1.5	2.39	1.37	1.19	1.38
2007	2.78	1.67	2.12	1.42	2.42	1.34	1.26	1.37
2006	2.87	1.64	2.11	1.31	2.46	1.32	1.13	1.33
2005	2.96	1.62	2.06	1.29	2.5	1.26	1.09	1.34
2004	3.05	1.61	2.05	1.34	2.54	1.29	1.16	1.36
2003	3.12	1.57	2.05	1.32	2.58	1.29	1.19	1.34
2002	3.22	1.57	2.02	1.29	2.63	1.32	1.18	1.34
2001	3.3	1.56	2.03	1.22	2.67	1.33	1.31	1.35
2000	3.35	1.63	2.06	1.2	2.71	1.36	1.48	1.38
1999	3.38	1.53	2.01	1.16	2.76	1.34	1.43	1.36
1998	3.45	1.52	2	1.23	2.82	1.38	1.46	1.36
1997	3.51	1.53	1.97	1.22	2.89	1.39	1.54	1.35
1996	3.58	1.55	1.98	1.27	2.96	1.43	1.57	1.3
1995	3.65	1.59	1.98	1.34	3.04	1.42	1.63	1.25
1994	3.72	1.63	2	1.4	3.13	1.5	1.66	1.24
1993	3.8	1.69	2.02	1.39	3.21	1.46	1.65	1.28
1992	3.88	1.78	2.05	1.55	3.29	1.5	1.76	1.29
1991	3.96	1.93	2.06	1.73	3.36	1.53	1.71	1.33
1990	4.05	2.51	2.08	1.89	3.44	1.54	1.57	1.45
1989	4.13	2.52	2.01	2.01	3.53	1.57	1.56	1.42
1988	4.22	2.54	1.93	2.12	3.64	1.66	1.55	1.46
1987	4.31	2.76	1.87	2.22	3.8	1.69	1.53	1.43
1986	4.4	2.72	1.84	2.15	3.97	1.72	1.58	1.43
1985	4.43	2.63	1.84	2.05	4.09	1.76	1.66	1.37
1984	4.52	2.61	1.81	2.06	4.18	1.81	1.74	1.29
1983	4.57	2.56	1.8	2.11	4.3	1.8	2.06	1.33
1982	4.62	2.97	1.83	2.04	4.43	1.77	2.39	1.41
1981	4.7	2.79	1.81	1.91	4.57	1.74	2.57	1.43
1980	4.78	2.74	1.84	1.89	4.74	1.75	2.82	1.44
1979	4.81	2.75	1.81	1.9	4.96	1.77	2.9	1.38
1978	4.89	2.72	1.76	1.92	5.2	1.79	2.64	1.38
1977	5.01	2.84	1.79	1.95	5.36	1.8	2.99	1.4
1976	5.13	3.24	1.74	1.97	5.54	1.85	3	1.45
1975	5.2	3.57	1.77	1.98	5.74	1.91	3.43	1.45
1974	5.33	4.17	1.84	2	5.95	2.05	3.77	1.51
1973	5.4	4.73	1.88	2.01	6.12	2.14	4.07	1.54
1972	5.48	5.11	2.01	2.04	6.28	2.14	4.12	1.71
1971	5.57	5.52	2.27	2.03	6.42	2.16	4.54	1.92
1970	5.62	6.09	2.48	1.99	6.53	2.13	4.53	2.03
1969	5.68	6.18	2.46	1.97	6.63	2.13	4.45	2.21
1968	5.76	6.51	2.46	1.99	6.71	2.13	4.51	2.38
1967	5.83	5.81	2.56	2.04	6.75	2.23	4.62	2.48
1966	5.88	6.31	2.72	2.1	6.79	1.58	4.78	2.53
1965	5.94	6.61	2.91	2.13	6.82	2.14	4.89	2.5
1964	5.98	6.67	3.19	2.18	6.83	2.05	5.07	2.54
1963	5.97	7.51	3.32	2.27	6.82	2	5.33	2.51
1962	5.95	6.09	3.46	2.36	6.8	1.98	5.56	2.44
1961	5.94	3.86	3.62	2.45	6.78	1.96	5.8	2.45
1960	5.92	4.45	3.65	2.52	6.76	2	5.99	2.37

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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On the comparison chart above, all countries besides Japan had fertility rates above 2.1 children per woman in 1960: India had a fertility rate of 5.92, China — 4.45, the United States — 3.65, Russia — 2.52, Mexico — 6.76, Germany — 2.37, and South Korea — 5.99. As of 2024, all these countries have fallen below the population replacement level along with most other developed nations.

Fertility rate chart: world and by region

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Year	Fertility rate
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	1.79	1.6	1.97	1.5	1.63	1.62	1.6
2099	1.79	1.6	1.98	1.5	1.63	1.63	1.6
2098	1.8	1.6	1.98	1.5	1.63	1.62	1.61
2097	1.8	1.6	1.99	1.49	1.63	1.63	1.61
2096	1.8	1.6	2	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.61
2095	1.81	1.6	2.01	1.49	1.63	1.63	1.61
2094	1.81	1.6	2.01	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.61
2093	1.82	1.6	2.02	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2092	1.82	1.6	2.03	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2091	1.82	1.6	2.04	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2090	1.83	1.6	2.05	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2089	1.83	1.6	2.06	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2088	1.84	1.6	2.06	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.62
2087	1.84	1.6	2.07	1.49	1.63	1.62	1.63
2086	1.85	1.6	2.08	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.63
2085	1.85	1.6	2.09	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.63
2084	1.85	1.6	2.1	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.63
2083	1.86	1.6	2.11	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.63
2082	1.86	1.6	2.12	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.63
2081	1.87	1.6	2.14	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.64
2080	1.87	1.6	2.15	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.64
2079	1.87	1.6	2.16	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.64
2078	1.88	1.6	2.17	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.64
2077	1.88	1.61	2.18	1.48	1.63	1.62	1.64
2076	1.89	1.61	2.2	1.47	1.63	1.62	1.65
2075	1.89	1.61	2.21	1.47	1.63	1.62	1.65
2074	1.9	1.61	2.22	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.65
2073	1.9	1.61	2.24	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.65
2072	1.91	1.61	2.25	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.66
2071	1.91	1.61	2.27	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.66
2070	1.91	1.61	2.28	1.47	1.63	1.62	1.66
2069	1.92	1.61	2.3	1.47	1.63	1.61	1.67
2068	1.93	1.61	2.32	1.46	1.63	1.61	1.67
2067	1.93	1.61	2.33	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.67
2066	1.94	1.62	2.35	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.68
2065	1.94	1.62	2.37	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.68
2064	1.95	1.62	2.39	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.68
2063	1.96	1.62	2.4	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.69
2062	1.96	1.62	2.43	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.69
2061	1.97	1.62	2.45	1.46	1.64	1.61	1.69
2060	1.98	1.62	2.47	1.45	1.64	1.61	1.7
2059	1.98	1.62	2.49	1.45	1.64	1.61	1.7
2058	1.99	1.63	2.51	1.45	1.64	1.61	1.71
2057	2	1.63	2.53	1.45	1.64	1.61	1.71
2056	2	1.63	2.56	1.45	1.64	1.61	1.71
2055	2.01	1.63	2.58	1.44	1.64	1.61	1.72
2054	2.02	1.63	2.61	1.44	1.65	1.61	1.72
2053	2.02	1.64	2.64	1.44	1.65	1.61	1.73
2052	2.03	1.64	2.67	1.44	1.65	1.61	1.73
2051	2.04	1.64	2.69	1.44	1.65	1.61	1.74
2050	2.04	1.65	2.72	1.44	1.65	1.61	1.74
2049	2.05	1.65	2.76	1.43	1.65	1.61	1.75
2048	2.05	1.65	2.79	1.43	1.66	1.61	1.75
2047	2.05	1.65	2.82	1.43	1.66	1.61	1.76
2046	2.06	1.66	2.86	1.43	1.66	1.61	1.76
2045	2.06	1.66	2.89	1.42	1.66	1.61	1.77
2044	2.06	1.66	2.93	1.42	1.67	1.6	1.77
2043	2.06	1.67	2.97	1.42	1.67	1.6	1.78
2042	2.07	1.67	3.01	1.42	1.67	1.6	1.79
2041	2.07	1.68	3.05	1.41	1.67	1.6	1.79
2040	2.07	1.68	3.1	1.41	1.68	1.6	1.8
2039	2.07	1.69	3.15	1.41	1.68	1.6	1.81
2038	2.08	1.69	3.19	1.41	1.68	1.6	1.82
2037	2.08	1.7	3.24	1.4	1.69	1.6	1.82
2036	2.09	1.7	3.3	1.4	1.69	1.6	1.83
2035	2.1	1.71	3.35	1.4	1.69	1.6	1.84
2034	2.1	1.71	3.41	1.39	1.7	1.59	1.85
2033	2.11	1.72	3.47	1.39	1.7	1.59	1.86
2032	2.12	1.73	3.53	1.39	1.71	1.59	1.87
2031	2.13	1.73	3.59	1.38	1.71	1.59	1.87
2030	2.14	1.74	3.65	1.38	1.72	1.59	1.88
2029	2.15	1.75	3.72	1.38	1.73	1.59	1.89
2028	2.15	1.76	3.78	1.38	1.73	1.59	1.91
2027	2.16	1.77	3.85	1.37	1.74	1.58	1.91
2026	2.17	1.78	3.92	1.37	1.76	1.59	1.92
2025	2.18	1.79	3.99	1.36	1.77	1.59	1.94
2024	2.19	1.81	4.06	1.36	1.79	1.59	1.95
2023	2.2	1.82	4.13	1.39	1.8	1.58	1.97
2022	2.22	1.84	4.19	1.43	1.81	1.62	2.08
2021	2.25	1.89	4.26	1.51	1.84	1.64	2.13
2020	2.28	1.94	4.33	1.49	1.86	1.62	2.07
2019	2.35	2.06	4.41	1.51	1.93	1.68	2.14
2018	2.39	2.11	4.5	1.55	1.97	1.71	2.21
2017	2.46	2.2	4.6	1.58	1.99	1.74	2.23
2016	2.49	2.24	4.68	1.62	2.02	1.8	2.27
2015	2.49	2.23	4.77	1.61	2.07	1.82	2.34
2014	2.52	2.28	4.84	1.61	2.11	1.84	2.35
2013	2.52	2.3	4.91	1.59	2.13	1.83	2.4
2012	2.56	2.36	4.98	1.61	2.15	1.85	2.46
2011	2.55	2.35	5.04	1.58	2.19	1.87	2.48
2010	2.57	2.39	5.1	1.6	2.21	1.9	2.51
2009	2.59	2.43	5.16	1.59	2.24	1.97	2.54
2008	2.6	2.45	5.21	1.58	2.27	2.03	2.58
2007	2.6	2.47	5.24	1.53	2.3	2.07	2.58
2006	2.61	2.5	5.28	1.49	2.34	2.06	2.54
2005	2.61	2.53	5.32	1.46	2.39	2.01	2.5
2004	2.63	2.58	5.35	1.46	2.43	2	2.49
2003	2.64	2.61	5.39	1.44	2.48	1.99	2.49
2002	2.66	2.67	5.43	1.41	2.54	1.97	2.51
2001	2.69	2.72	5.48	1.4	2.6	1.98	2.52
2000	2.73	2.79	5.53	1.41	2.67	2	2.55
1999	2.72	2.8	5.57	1.38	2.74	1.96	2.57
1998	2.75	2.85	5.62	1.4	2.81	1.95	2.58
1997	2.78	2.91	5.67	1.41	2.87	1.93	2.61
1996	2.82	2.97	5.73	1.43	2.93	1.94	2.64
1995	2.87	3.05	5.8	1.44	3	1.94	2.67
1994	2.92	3.12	5.87	1.49	3.07	1.97	2.71
1993	2.97	3.2	5.94	1.52	3.13	1.98	2.75
1992	3.04	3.3	6.01	1.59	3.19	2.01	2.79
1991	3.13	3.42	6.08	1.66	3.27	2.03	2.79
1990	3.31	3.65	6.16	1.72	3.35	2.05	2.85
1989	3.35	3.71	6.23	1.76	3.42	1.99	2.82
1988	3.39	3.79	6.31	1.81	3.5	1.91	2.83
1987	3.48	3.92	6.37	1.83	3.59	1.85	2.85
1986	3.51	3.98	6.44	1.83	3.7	1.82	2.88
1985	3.53	4.01	6.5	1.82	3.79	1.83	2.92
1984	3.57	4.08	6.56	1.82	3.89	1.79	2.89
1983	3.59	4.12	6.62	1.85	3.99	1.79	2.95
1982	3.72	4.29	6.66	1.86	4.09	1.81	2.97
1981	3.71	4.29	6.7	1.85	4.19	1.8	3
1980	3.73	4.33	6.73	1.89	4.29	1.83	2.99
1979	3.76	4.37	6.75	1.91	4.4	1.8	3.03
1978	3.77	4.4	6.78	1.93	4.52	1.76	3.08
1977	3.84	4.5	6.79	1.96	4.62	1.79	3.15
1976	3.97	4.69	6.79	2.02	4.72	1.74	3.2
1975	4.07	4.84	6.8	2.05	4.83	1.78	3.28
1974	4.26	5.09	6.8	2.11	4.94	1.84	3.46
1973	4.42	5.32	6.79	2.13	5.07	1.88	3.55
1972	4.55	5.49	6.79	2.21	5.18	2.01	3.75
1971	4.69	5.66	6.79	2.28	5.29	2.25	3.91
1970	4.84	5.86	6.78	2.3	5.39	2.46	3.86
1969	4.88	5.93	6.77	2.36	5.5	2.44	3.9
1968	4.98	6.06	6.76	2.42	5.6	2.46	3.91
1967	4.87	5.89	6.76	2.48	5.72	2.56	3.89
1966	4.97	6.05	6.74	2.49	5.83	2.72	3.92
1965	5.08	6.19	6.73	2.52	5.93	2.94	3.99
1964	5.13	6.23	6.72	2.57	6.01	3.22	4.12
1963	5.31	6.48	6.72	2.58	6.07	3.35	4.26
1962	5.02	6.06	6.71	2.58	6.11	3.49	4.34
1961	4.56	5.38	6.69	2.6	6.12	3.63	4.4
1960	4.69	5.56	6.67	2.61	6.14	3.67	4.33

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Of the top 30 countries by birth rate, 28 are in Africa. It's estimated that Africa will add 2.25B people by 2100, while most regions will stagnate or even decline in population, depending on migration. The chart above showcases the global year-by-year historical fertility rates with a regional breakdown and projection.

Global birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

1x

Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total per 1,000 women	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	32.1	37.1	119.9	21.9
2025	32.3	37.8	120.7	22.1
2024	32.6	38.5	121.6	22.3
2023	32.9	39.2	122	22.5
2022	33.3	39.4	122.6	23
2021	33.8	39.8	123.9	23.4
2020	34.4	40.2	125.5	23.9
2019	35.8	41.3	130.2	24.7
2018	36.6	42.1	132.5	25.1
2017	37.9	43.1	136.8	25.7
2016	38.6	44.1	139.4	25.9
2015	38.9	46	140.4	25.5
2014	39.6	49.2	142.5	25.4
2013	40	51.1	144	25.1
2012	40.8	52.1	146.4	25.4
2011	40.7	52	145.6	25.3
2010	41	51.9	147.5	25.5
2009	41.4	52.5	149.3	25.7
2008	41.5	53.5	149.8	25.9
2007	41.5	52.3	150.8	26
2006	41.6	52.6	151.3	26.2
2005	41.7	54.2	151.7	26.4
2004	42	58.2	151.8	26.5
2003	42.3	61.6	151.3	26.6
2002	42.7	63.5	152.5	26.9
2001	43.3	65.8	154.1	27.1
2000	43.9	66.8	156.7	27.5
1999	44	67.7	156	27.5
1998	44.5	68.8	157.4	27.7
1997	45.2	69.8	160	28
1996	46	71.4	162.6	28.3
1995	46.8	73.5	164.4	28.8
1994	47.6	73.5	166.6	29.6
1993	48.5	73.8	168.9	30.1
1992	49.7	74.3	173.6	30.6
1991	51.1	74.8	181.5	31.1
1990	53.9	74.6	194.3	33.1
1989	54.4	76.2	195.3	34
1988	54.8	76	196.8	34.9
1987	55.9	75.8	200.9	36
1986	56.1	78.1	200.8	36.3
1985	55.9	79	199.8	36.4
1984	56	79.5	200.6	36.9
1983	56	79.1	202.3	37.2
1982	57.5	79.3	209.2	38.6
1981	57	78.8	207	38.6
1980	57	79	206.7	39
1979	56.9	80.2	205.8	39.5
1978	56.6	80.8	205.3	40.1
1977	56.9	81.9	207.5	41.2
1976	58.2	83.8	212	43.1
1975	59.1	83.6	217	44.9
1974	61	84.6	225.1	48
1973	62.6	85.4	231.2	51.1
1972	63.9	85.8	236.5	53.8
1971	65.3	86.7	240.6	56.7
1970	66.9	87.4	245.4	59.8
1969	67.2	88	245.6	61.1
1968	68.4	89.3	248.3	63.1
1967	67	88.2	244.2	61.4
1966	68.5	90.8	247.2	63.6
1965	70.4	93.7	251	65.5
1964	71.5	95.1	254	66.1
1963	74.6	99.1	262.6	68.8
1962	71.2	96.6	250	64.4
1961	65.2	91.8	229.1	57.8
1960	67.1	92.4	234.7	59.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Birth rates have declined across all age groups. From 1960 to 2026, the global birth rate per 1,000 women ages 15-19 dropped from 92.4 to 37.1. For women ages 20-29, it decreased from 234.7 to 119.9, and for those ages 30 and older, it fell from 59.8 to 21.9.

Accounting for age distribution, 9.02% of all births in 2026 will be to women under age 20, 54.2% to women ages 20-29, and 36.8% to women ages 30 and above. In 1990, the percentages were 13.3%, 61.7%, and 25% for the same age groups, respectively.

Absolute natural population change by country

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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This map shows absolute natural population gain or loss by country for each year from 1960 to 2024, excluding migration.

Natural population change rate by country

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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This map shows natural population change rate by country for each year from 1960 to 2024, excluding migration.

Fertility rate correlations

With a reminder that correlation does not imply causation, there are some birth rate related correlations. The closer the correlation coefficient is to +/-1, the stronger the correlation is.

Fertility rate and GDP per capita.

Correlation coefficient: -0.5 (95% Confidence Internal [CI] -0.61 to -0.38).

Fertility rate and Modern Contraceptive prevalence.

Correlation coefficient: -0.61 (95% [CI] -0.7 to -0.51).

Fertility rate and Corruption Perception Index (index higher — corruption lower).

Correlation coefficient: -0.57 (95% [CI] -0.66 to -0.46).

Fertility rate and average age at first childbirth.

Correlation coefficient: -0.76 (95% [CI] -0.83 to -0.68).

GDP per capita and average age at first childbirth.

Correlation coefficient: 0.75 (95% [CI] 0.66 to 0.82).

Human Freedom Index and average age at first childbirth.

Correlation coefficient: 0.68 (95% [CI] 0.57 to 0.76).

Women of reproductive age as share of population

1x

Year	Female 15-49, %
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2100	20.5%	17.2%	23.1%	18%	17.8%	19.3%	20.1%
2099	20.5%	17.2%	23.1%	18%	17.8%	19.3%	20.1%
2098	20.6%	17.3%	23.2%	18.1%	17.8%	19.4%	20.1%
2097	20.6%	17.3%	23.3%	18.1%	17.9%	19.4%	20.2%
2096	20.6%	17.4%	23.3%	18.2%	17.9%	19.4%	20.2%
2095	20.7%	17.5%	23.4%	18.2%	18%	19.5%	20.2%
2094	20.7%	17.5%	23.5%	18.2%	18%	19.5%	20.3%
2093	20.7%	17.6%	23.5%	18.3%	18%	19.5%	20.3%
2092	20.8%	17.6%	23.6%	18.3%	18.1%	19.5%	20.4%
2091	20.8%	17.7%	23.7%	18.4%	18.1%	19.6%	20.4%
2090	20.8%	17.7%	23.8%	18.4%	18.2%	19.6%	20.4%
2089	20.9%	17.7%	23.8%	18.4%	18.2%	19.6%	20.5%
2088	20.9%	17.8%	23.9%	18.4%	18.3%	19.7%	20.5%
2087	20.9%	17.8%	24%	18.4%	18.3%	19.7%	20.5%
2086	21%	17.9%	24%	18.4%	18.4%	19.7%	20.5%
2085	21%	17.9%	24.1%	18.5%	18.4%	19.7%	20.6%
2084	21%	17.9%	24.2%	18.5%	18.5%	19.7%	20.6%
2083	21.1%	18%	24.2%	18.5%	18.5%	19.8%	20.6%
2082	21.1%	18%	24.3%	18.5%	18.6%	19.8%	20.6%
2081	21.1%	18%	24.4%	18.5%	18.6%	19.8%	20.6%
2080	21.1%	18.1%	24.4%	18.4%	18.7%	19.8%	20.7%
2079	21.2%	18.1%	24.5%	18.4%	18.8%	19.8%	20.7%
2078	21.2%	18.1%	24.6%	18.4%	18.8%	19.8%	20.7%
2077	21.2%	18.2%	24.6%	18.4%	18.9%	19.9%	20.8%
2076	21.2%	18.2%	24.7%	18.5%	19%	19.9%	20.8%
2075	21.3%	18.3%	24.8%	18.5%	19%	19.9%	20.8%
2074	21.3%	18.3%	24.8%	18.5%	19.1%	19.9%	20.9%
2073	21.3%	18.4%	24.9%	18.5%	19.2%	20%	20.9%
2072	21.3%	18.4%	25%	18.5%	19.2%	20%	21%
2071	21.4%	18.5%	25%	18.5%	19.3%	20%	21%
2070	21.4%	18.6%	25.1%	18.5%	19.4%	20%	21%
2069	21.5%	18.7%	25.1%	18.6%	19.5%	20.1%	21.1%
2068	21.5%	18.8%	25.2%	18.6%	19.6%	20.1%	21.1%
2067	21.6%	19%	25.3%	18.7%	19.8%	20.2%	21.1%
2066	21.7%	19.1%	25.3%	18.7%	19.9%	20.2%	21.2%
2065	21.7%	19.3%	25.4%	18.8%	20%	20.3%	21.2%
2064	21.8%	19.4%	25.4%	18.9%	20.2%	20.3%	21.3%
2063	21.9%	19.6%	25.5%	18.9%	20.3%	20.4%	21.3%
2062	22%	19.7%	25.5%	19%	20.4%	20.5%	21.4%
2061	22%	19.9%	25.6%	19%	20.6%	20.5%	21.4%
2060	22.1%	20%	25.6%	19.1%	20.7%	20.6%	21.5%
2059	22.2%	20.1%	25.7%	19.1%	20.9%	20.6%	21.5%
2058	22.2%	20.3%	25.7%	19.2%	21%	20.7%	21.5%
2057	22.3%	20.4%	25.7%	19.2%	21.1%	20.8%	21.6%
2056	22.3%	20.5%	25.7%	19.2%	21.3%	20.9%	21.6%
2055	22.4%	20.6%	25.8%	19.2%	21.4%	20.9%	21.6%
2054	22.4%	20.7%	25.8%	19.2%	21.6%	21%	21.7%
2053	22.5%	20.8%	25.8%	19.2%	21.7%	21%	21.7%
2052	22.5%	20.9%	25.7%	19.2%	21.9%	21%	21.7%
2051	22.6%	21.1%	25.7%	19.2%	22.1%	21%	21.7%
2050	22.6%	21.2%	25.7%	19.2%	22.2%	21.1%	21.7%
2049	22.7%	21.3%	25.7%	19.2%	22.4%	21.1%	21.7%
2048	22.7%	21.5%	25.6%	19.2%	22.6%	21.1%	21.7%
2047	22.8%	21.6%	25.6%	19.2%	22.8%	21.1%	21.8%
2046	22.8%	21.8%	25.6%	19.3%	22.9%	21.2%	21.8%
2045	22.9%	21.9%	25.6%	19.3%	23.1%	21.2%	21.9%
2044	23%	22.1%	25.5%	19.4%	23.3%	21.2%	22%
2043	23.1%	22.3%	25.5%	19.4%	23.5%	21.3%	22%
2042	23.2%	22.5%	25.4%	19.6%	23.7%	21.4%	22.1%
2041	23.3%	22.7%	25.4%	19.7%	23.9%	21.5%	22.2%
2040	23.4%	22.9%	25.4%	19.8%	24.1%	21.6%	22.3%
2039	23.5%	23.1%	25.3%	20%	24.3%	21.7%	22.4%
2038	23.7%	23.4%	25.3%	20.2%	24.5%	21.8%	22.5%
2037	23.8%	23.6%	25.2%	20.4%	24.7%	21.9%	22.6%
2036	23.9%	23.8%	25.2%	20.5%	24.8%	22%	22.7%
2035	24%	24%	25.1%	20.7%	25%	22.2%	22.8%
2034	24.1%	24.1%	25.1%	20.8%	25.2%	22.2%	22.9%
2033	24.2%	24.3%	25%	20.9%	25.3%	22.3%	23%
2032	24.2%	24.4%	25%	21%	25.5%	22.4%	23.1%
2031	24.3%	24.4%	24.9%	21.1%	25.6%	22.5%	23.1%
2030	24.3%	24.5%	24.8%	21.2%	25.7%	22.6%	23.2%
2029	24.3%	24.5%	24.7%	21.3%	25.8%	22.6%	23.2%
2028	24.3%	24.5%	24.6%	21.3%	25.9%	22.6%	23.3%
2027	24.3%	24.5%	24.6%	21.4%	26%	22.7%	23.3%
2026	24.3%	24.6%	24.5%	21.5%	26.1%	22.7%	23.3%
2025	24.4%	24.6%	24.7%	21.5%	26.2%	22.5%	23.8%
2024	24.4%	24.7%	24.6%	21.6%	26.3%	22.5%	23.9%
2023	24.4%	24.7%	24.5%	21.7%	26.4%	22.5%	23.9%
2022	24.5%	24.8%	24.4%	21.8%	26.5%	22.5%	23.9%
2021	24.5%	24.9%	24.3%	21.9%	26.5%	22.5%	24%
2020	24.6%	25%	24.2%	22%	26.5%	22.5%	24.2%
2019	24.7%	25.1%	24.1%	22.2%	26.6%	22.6%	24.3%
2018	24.8%	25.3%	24%	22.4%	26.7%	22.6%	24.4%
2017	24.9%	25.4%	24%	22.5%	26.7%	22.6%	24.4%
2016	25%	25.6%	23.9%	22.7%	26.8%	22.7%	24.4%
2015	25.1%	25.7%	23.9%	23%	26.8%	22.8%	24.5%
2014	25.2%	25.9%	23.9%	23.2%	26.8%	23%	24.5%
2013	25.4%	26%	23.9%	23.5%	26.9%	23.1%	24.6%
2012	25.5%	26.2%	23.9%	23.7%	26.9%	23.3%	24.7%
2011	25.6%	26.3%	23.9%	24%	26.9%	23.5%	24.7%
2010	25.7%	26.3%	23.9%	24.3%	27%	23.7%	24.8%
2009	25.7%	26.3%	23.9%	24.5%	27%	23.9%	24.9%
2008	25.8%	26.3%	23.9%	24.7%	26.9%	24.1%	25%
2007	25.8%	26.3%	23.8%	24.9%	26.9%	24.3%	25%
2006	25.9%	26.3%	23.8%	25.1%	26.9%	24.5%	25%
2005	25.9%	26.3%	23.8%	25.2%	26.9%	24.7%	25.1%
2004	25.9%	26.2%	23.8%	25.2%	26.8%	24.8%	25.1%
2003	25.8%	26.1%	23.7%	25.3%	26.8%	25%	25.2%
2002	25.8%	26%	23.7%	25.3%	26.7%	25.1%	25.2%
2001	25.7%	26%	23.6%	25.3%	26.6%	25.2%	25.2%
2000	25.7%	25.9%	23.5%	25.3%	26.6%	25.4%	25.3%
1999	25.6%	25.8%	23.4%	25.3%	26.5%	25.5%	25.3%
1998	25.6%	25.6%	23.3%	25.3%	26.4%	25.6%	25.4%
1997	25.5%	25.5%	23.3%	25.3%	26.3%	25.7%	25.5%
1996	25.4%	25.3%	23.2%	25.3%	26.1%	25.9%	25.5%
1995	25.3%	25.2%	23.1%	25.2%	26%	25.9%	25.5%
1994	25.2%	25.1%	23%	25.1%	25.9%	26%	25.5%
1993	25.1%	25%	22.9%	24.9%	25.7%	26%	25.5%
1992	25%	24.9%	22.8%	24.8%	25.6%	26.1%	25.5%
1991	24.9%	24.8%	22.7%	24.8%	25.5%	26.2%	25.5%
1990	24.9%	24.8%	22.7%	24.7%	25.3%	26.3%	25.5%
1989	24.8%	24.7%	22.6%	24.8%	25.2%	26.4%	25.4%
1988	24.8%	24.6%	22.6%	24.8%	25%	26.4%	25.3%
1987	24.7%	24.5%	22.5%	24.9%	24.9%	26.5%	25.2%
1986	24.6%	24.3%	22.5%	24.9%	24.7%	26.5%	25%
1985	24.5%	24.2%	22.5%	24.9%	24.6%	26.4%	24.9%
1984	24.4%	24%	22.5%	24.9%	24.5%	26.3%	24.7%
1983	24.3%	23.9%	22.5%	24.8%	24.3%	26.3%	24.6%
1982	24.1%	23.7%	22.4%	24.8%	24.2%	26.2%	24.4%
1981	24%	23.6%	22.4%	24.8%	24.1%	26.2%	24.3%
1980	23.9%	23.4%	22.5%	24.8%	23.9%	26.1%	24.2%
1979	23.8%	23.2%	22.5%	24.8%	23.8%	26%	24%
1978	23.6%	23%	22.5%	24.8%	23.7%	25.8%	23.9%
1977	23.5%	22.8%	22.5%	24.8%	23.6%	25.6%	23.8%
1976	23.4%	22.7%	22.5%	24.9%	23.5%	25.4%	23.6%
1975	23.4%	22.6%	22.5%	24.9%	23.3%	25.2%	23.5%
1974	23.4%	22.6%	22.6%	24.9%	23.2%	25%	23.5%
1973	23.4%	22.6%	22.6%	24.9%	23.1%	24.7%	23.4%
1972	23.3%	22.5%	22.6%	24.9%	23%	24.5%	23.4%
1971	23.3%	22.5%	22.7%	24.9%	22.9%	24.3%	23.4%
1970	23.2%	22.4%	22.7%	24.9%	22.9%	24.1%	23.3%
1969	23.2%	22.4%	22.8%	24.9%	22.8%	23.9%	23.3%
1968	23.1%	22.3%	22.8%	24.8%	22.7%	23.8%	23.2%
1967	23%	22.3%	22.9%	24.6%	22.6%	23.6%	23.2%
1966	23%	22.2%	22.9%	24.5%	22.6%	23.5%	23.1%
1965	23%	22.2%	23%	24.4%	22.5%	23.3%	23.1%
1964	23%	22.3%	23%	24.5%	22.5%	23.3%	23%
1963	23.1%	22.4%	23.1%	24.6%	22.5%	23.2%	23%
1962	23.2%	22.6%	23.1%	24.8%	22.6%	23.2%	23%
1961	23.3%	22.6%	23.2%	24.9%	22.6%	23.2%	23%
1960	23.4%	22.7%	23.2%	25.2%	22.7%	23.3%	23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The share of women ages 15-49 globally was 23.4% in 1960, 24.9% in 1990, and 24.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the World.

Global maternal mortality rate by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2023	197	65.6	359	6.88	69.1	16.5	50.5
2022	203	72.9	368	9.49	85.8	19.5	53.8
2021	242	106.1	407	11.9	128.5	29.2	61.4
2020	211	80.9	395	10.5	86.4	21.5	54
2019	207	79	410	7.94	70.2	17.4	55.1
2018	211	82.7	425	8.1	70.1	17.5	56.5
2017	215	86.7	447	8.13	69.5	17.4	57.7
2016	220	91.9	463	8.64	69.6	17.4	59.4
2015	228	96.9	479	9.03	68.6	16.4	61.1
2014	231	101.8	489	9.33	69.5	16.5	63.6
2013	235	108	498	9.43	69.5	15.5	66.3
2012	239	114.6	507	9.85	70	15.5	69.7
2011	247	121.1	520	10.2	72.1	14.6	73
2010	253	128.7	532	11.2	75.6	14.6	76.7
2009	258	136.2	541	11.9	78.1	14.7	79.8
2008	264	144.7	547	12.6	78.8	13.8	82.9
2007	269	152.9	546	12.9	79.6	12.8	85.6
2006	276	162.1	548	13.8	80.3	12.8	85.4
2005	283	172.1	551	15.3	80.6	12.8	85.8
2004	291	183	558	16.1	82.6	12.7	86
2003	301	192	574	17.2	82	12.7	86.5
2002	311	202.2	595	17.9	82.8	12.7	87.4
2001	321	213.4	611	18.4	85.4	12.7	86.3
2000	328	222.7	628	19.5	87.5	11.7	86.6
1999	340	232	654	20.4	91.9	11.7	86.3
1998	360	241.1	719	20.8	97.5	10.8	87.3
1997	358	249.3	706	22.8	103	10.7	85.9
1996	366	258.5	727	25.5	108.1	10.8	86.1
1995	371	267.7	743	28.7	113.4	11.6	87.3
1994	382	275.3	782	29.8	119.3	10.7	88.8
1993	389	282.8	815	28.3	123.9	11.6	91.2
1992	395	293.5	839	26	128.7	10.7	93.1
1991	395	305	837	25.7	134.7	11.6	96.7
1990	391	315	859	26.4	140.9	11.5	98.6
1989	401	325	876	27.9	146.8	11.6	100.9
1988	414	337	901	28.9	153.5	11.5	103.1
1987	429	352	945	29.7	158	10.6	104
1986	438	367	933	31.3	165.7	10.6	105.5
1985	460	387	962	33.9	174.4	10.6	107.7

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The world maternal mortality rate was 197 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.2% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -39.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

There are significant regional differences in maternal mortality. In Africa, the risk of dying during childbirth is 52 times higher than in Europe, 22 times higher than in North America, and 5 times higher than in Asia or Latin America.

World under-five mortality rate by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	World	Asia	Africa	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania
2024	2.49%	1.91%	6.19%	0.44%	1.46%	0.64%	1.32%
2023	2.58%	2%	6.38%	0.44%	1.49%	0.64%	1.36%
2022	2.7%	2.08%	6.74%	0.45%	1.52%	0.64%	1.39%
2021	2.75%	2.17%	6.71%	0.45%	1.55%	0.64%	1.42%
2020	2.79%	2.27%	6.61%	0.45%	1.58%	0.64%	1.46%
2019	2.89%	2.38%	6.76%	0.46%	1.61%	0.64%	1.5%
2018	2.98%	2.5%	6.87%	0.48%	1.65%	0.64%	1.53%
2017	3.11%	2.62%	7.15%	0.49%	1.68%	0.65%	1.56%
2016	3.21%	2.75%	7.22%	0.51%	1.76%	0.66%	1.59%
2015	3.32%	2.89%	7.36%	0.54%	1.74%	0.66%	1.76%
2014	3.44%	3.04%	7.52%	0.56%	1.79%	0.67%	1.68%
2013	3.56%	3.2%	7.64%	0.58%	1.84%	0.68%	1.72%
2012	3.72%	3.36%	7.93%	0.6%	1.89%	0.69%	1.76%
2011	3.92%	3.53%	8.43%	0.62%	1.95%	0.7%	1.81%
2010	4.06%	3.71%	8.52%	0.64%	2.12%	0.71%	1.87%
2009	4.26%	3.91%	8.95%	0.66%	2.09%	0.73%	1.92%
2008	4.45%	4.14%	9.21%	0.69%	2.17%	0.74%	1.97%
2007	4.65%	4.31%	9.64%	0.72%	2.26%	0.75%	2.01%
2006	4.87%	4.53%	10.1%	0.75%	2.36%	0.77%	2.06%
2005	5.12%	4.76%	10.6%	0.8%	2.47%	0.78%	2.1%
2004	5.44%	5.05%	11.3%	0.84%	2.59%	0.79%	2.14%
2003	5.67%	5.26%	11.8%	0.88%	2.72%	0.79%	2.17%
2002	5.96%	5.56%	12.3%	0.93%	2.86%	0.8%	2.21%
2001	6.26%	5.84%	13%	0.97%	3.01%	0.81%	2.25%
2000	6.52%	6.12%	13.4%	1.02%	3.17%	0.82%	2.28%
1999	6.8%	6.4%	13.9%	1.06%	3.35%	0.84%	2.32%
1998	7.13%	6.69%	14.6%	1.1%	3.59%	0.85%	2.36%
1997	7.34%	6.96%	14.8%	1.14%	3.74%	0.86%	2.63%
1996	7.6%	7.23%	15.2%	1.18%	3.95%	0.89%	2.45%
1995	7.77%	7.5%	15.2%	1.22%	4.17%	0.92%	2.5%
1994	8%	7.72%	15.6%	1.26%	4.41%	0.95%	2.55%
1993	8.26%	7.98%	16%	1.31%	4.64%	0.98%	2.62%
1992	8.47%	8.23%	16.2%	1.34%	4.88%	1.02%	2.69%
1991	8.67%	8.49%	16.3%	1.35%	5.11%	1.06%	2.77%
1990	8.84%	8.75%	16.3%	1.39%	5.34%	1.09%	2.86%
1989	9.06%	8.99%	16.6%	1.44%	5.57%	1.13%	2.94%
1988	9.44%	9.23%	17.7%	1.49%	5.81%	1.16%	3.02%
1987	9.51%	9.5%	17.1%	1.55%	6.05%	1.18%	3.1%
1986	9.86%	9.76%	18%	1.6%	6.3%	1.21%	3.18%
1985	10.2%	10.1%	18.5%	1.65%	6.61%	1.24%	3.25%
1984	10.4%	10.3%	18.9%	1.71%	6.86%	1.27%	3.33%
1983	10.7%	10.6%	19.4%	1.77%	7.17%	1.31%	3.42%
1982	10.9%	11%	18.9%	1.83%	7.57%	1.36%	3.5%
1981	11.2%	11.3%	19.3%	1.91%	7.86%	1.41%	3.6%
1980	11.5%	11.7%	19.7%	1.98%	8.25%	1.47%	3.71%
1979	11.8%	12.1%	19.8%	2.05%	8.6%	1.54%	3.83%
1978	12.3%	12.6%	20.3%	2.13%	8.99%	1.61%	3.97%
1977	12.6%	13.1%	20.7%	2.2%	9.37%	1.69%	4.11%
1976	13.1%	13.5%	21.2%	2.29%	9.84%	1.77%	4.27%
1975	13.6%	14.1%	22%	2.38%	10.2%	1.86%	4.46%
1974	13.9%	14.5%	22.4%	2.48%	10.6%	1.95%	4.62%
1973	14.2%	14.7%	22.8%	2.57%	10.9%	2.04%	4.8%
1972	14.6%	15.2%	23.3%	2.67%	11.3%	2.13%	4.98%
1971	15.1%	16.1%	23.2%	2.77%	11.6%	2.23%	5.15%
1970	15.6%	16.1%	25.2%	2.88%	12.1%	2.32%	5.31%
1969	15.8%	16.3%	25.6%	2.99%	12.2%	2.4%	5.47%
1968	16%	16.6%	25.5%	3.09%	12.6%	2.48%	5.63%
1967	15.9%	16.9%	24.2%	3.17%	12.9%	2.56%	5.78%
1966	16.2%	17.1%	24.2%	3.26%	13.3%	2.64%	5.94%
1965	16.5%	17.6%	24.1%	3.36%	13.7%	2.71%	6.11%
1964	16.6%	17.7%	24.4%	3.5%	14.1%	2.78%	6.31%
1963	16.5%	18%	22.7%	3.67%	14.5%	2.84%	6.5%
1962	16.7%	18.4%	22.4%	3.85%	14.9%	2.91%	6.7%
1961	17%	18.7%	22.5%	4.04%	15.3%	2.97%	6.91%
1960	17.3%	19.1%	22.6%	4.24%	15.8%	3.04%	7.13%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The under-5 mortality rate was 24.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — a 2.49% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. Down from 88.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990.

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