Total Fertility Rate by Country (1960-2023, World Bank)

Total fertility rates for 217 countries from 1960 to 2023, sourced from the World Bank. Global TFR has halved from 4.8 to 2.2 children per woman.
# country_code
country
year
tfr
population
1 AFG Afghanistan 1960 7.282 9035043
2 AFG Afghanistan 1961 7.284 9214083
3 AFG Afghanistan 1962 7.292 9404406
4 AFG Afghanistan 1963 7.302 9604487
5 AFG Afghanistan 1964 7.304 9814318
6 AFG Afghanistan 1965 7.305 10036008
7 AFG Afghanistan 1966 7.32 10266395
8 AFG Afghanistan 1967 7.339 10505959
9 AFG Afghanistan 1968 7.363 10756922
10 AFG Afghanistan 1969 7.389 11017409
11 AFG Afghanistan 1970 7.4 11290128
12 AFG Afghanistan 1971 7.432 11567667
13 AFG Afghanistan 1972 7.453 11853696
14 AFG Afghanistan 1973 7.487 12157999
15 AFG Afghanistan 1974 7.526 12469127
16 AFG Afghanistan 1975 7.542 12773954
17 AFG Afghanistan 1976 7.561 13059851
18 AFG Afghanistan 1977 7.591 13340756
19 AFG Afghanistan 1978 7.599 13611441
20 AFG Afghanistan 1979 7.612 13655567
21 AFG Afghanistan 1980 7.643 13169311
22 AFG Afghanistan 1981 7.617 11937581
23 AFG Afghanistan 1982 7.6 10991378
24 AFG Afghanistan 1983 7.57 10917982
25 AFG Afghanistan 1984 7.554 11190221
26 AFG Afghanistan 1985 7.55 11426852
27 AFG Afghanistan 1986 7.553 11420074
28 AFG Afghanistan 1987 7.548 11387818
29 AFG Afghanistan 1988 7.551 11523298
30 AFG Afghanistan 1989 7.559 11874088
31 AFG Afghanistan 1990 7.576 12045660
32 AFG Afghanistan 1991 7.631 12238879
33 AFG Afghanistan 1992 7.703 13278974
34 AFG Afghanistan 1993 7.761 14943172
35 AFG Afghanistan 1994 7.767 16250794
36 AFG Afghanistan 1995 7.767 17065836
37 AFG Afghanistan 1996 7.757 17763266
38 AFG Afghanistan 1997 7.732 18452091
39 AFG Afghanistan 1998 7.693 19159996
40 AFG Afghanistan 1999 7.641 19887785
41 AFG Afghanistan 2000 7.566 20130327
42 AFG Afghanistan 2001 7.453 20284307
43 AFG Afghanistan 2002 7.32 21378117
44 AFG Afghanistan 2003 7.174 22733049
45 AFG Afghanistan 2004 7.018 23560654
46 AFG Afghanistan 2005 6.858 24404567
47 AFG Afghanistan 2006 6.686 25424094
48 AFG Afghanistan 2007 6.508 25909852
49 AFG Afghanistan 2008 6.392 26482622
50 AFG Afghanistan 2009 6.295 27466101
51 AFG Afghanistan 2010 6.195 28284089
52 AFG Afghanistan 2011 6.094 29347708
53 AFG Afghanistan 2012 5.985 30560034
54 AFG Afghanistan 2013 5.879 31622704
55 AFG Afghanistan 2014 5.77 32792523
56 AFG Afghanistan 2015 5.652 33831764
57 AFG Afghanistan 2016 5.542 34700612
58 AFG Afghanistan 2017 5.433 35688935
59 AFG Afghanistan 2018 5.327 36743039
60 AFG Afghanistan 2019 5.238 37856121
61 AFG Afghanistan 2020 5.145 39068979
62 AFG Afghanistan 2021 5.039 40000412
63 AFG Afghanistan 2022 4.932 40578842
64 AFG Afghanistan 2023 4.84 41454761
65 ALB Albania 1960 6.383 1608800
66 ALB Albania 1961 6.273 1659800
67 ALB Albania 1962 6.106 1711319
68 ALB Albania 1963 5.927 1762621
69 ALB Albania 1964 5.714 1814135
70 ALB Albania 1965 5.474 1864791
71 ALB Albania 1966 5.325 1914573
72 ALB Albania 1967 5.31 1965598
73 ALB Albania 1968 5.317 2022272
74 ALB Albania 1969 5.287 2081695
75 ALB Albania 1970 5.158 2135479
76 ALB Albania 1971 5.083 2187853
77 ALB Albania 1972 4.979 2243126
78 ALB Albania 1973 4.829 2296752
79 ALB Albania 1974 4.7 2350124
80 ALB Albania 1975 4.566 2404831
81 ALB Albania 1976 4.374 2458526
82 ALB Albania 1977 4.204 2513546
83 ALB Albania 1978 3.996 2566266
84 ALB Albania 1979 3.782 2617832
85 ALB Albania 1980 3.59 2671997
86 ALB Albania 1981 3.468 2726056
87 ALB Albania 1982 3.416 2784278
88 ALB Albania 1983 3.319 2843960
89 ALB Albania 1984 3.282 2904429
90 ALB Albania 1985 3.214 2964762
91 ALB Albania 1986 3.141 3022635
92 ALB Albania 1987 3.106 3083605
93 ALB Albania 1988 3.069 3142336
94 ALB Albania 1989 3.03 3227943
95 ALB Albania 1990 3.014 3286542
96 ALB Albania 1991 2.956 3266790
97 ALB Albania 1992 2.885 3247039
98 ALB Albania 1993 2.811 3227287
99 ALB Albania 1994 2.798 3207536
100 ALB Albania 1995 2.762 3187784

Total Fertility Rate by Country (1960-2023, World Bank) — Analysis

Global fertility has halved since 1960 — from 4.8 to 2.2 children per woman, now below the 2.1 replacement level

South Korea (0.72) and China (1.00) have the lowest TFR among major nations, while Niger (6.06) and Chad (6.12) remain above 6

Largest Fertility Declines Since 1960
Highest Fertility Rates in 2023
Lowest Fertility Rates in 2023
Fertility Trajectories: Six Countries That Tell the Story
Global Fertility Rate Trend (1960-2023)

Key Findings

  • The population-weighted global TFR fell 54% from 4.76 (1960) to 2.18 (2023), crossing below the 2.1 replacement level around 2018
  • China's one-child policy drove a dramatic drop from 4.45 to 1.00 — the largest decline among major countries
  • India crossed below replacement in 2021 at 1.98, a pivotal shift for the world's most populous nation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa remains the outlier: Niger, Chad, and Somalia still exceed 6 children per woman
  • Brazil's decline mirrors China's trajectory — from 6.05 to 1.62 — but through voluntary demographic transition rather than policy mandate

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