The 10 Countries with the Highest Fertility Rate (2024)
Global fertility fell from over 5 children per woman mid‑century to near replacement today. Across 217 countries with 2024 data, Chad tops the table for fertility rate at 6, while Macao SAR, China sits at the bottom on 0.58.
The top 10
- Chad — 6
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 6
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6
- Central African Republic — 6
- Niger — 5.9
- Mali — 5.5
- Angola — 5
- Burundi — 4.8
- Afghanistan — 4.8
- Mozambique — 4.7
At the other end of the table
- Macao SAR, China — 0.58
- Korea, Rep. — 0.75
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.84
What the numbers show
The global average sits at about 2.3, with 82 of 217 countries above it and a median of 1.9. Chad reports roughly 10.4× the figure of Macao SAR, China — a reminder of how unevenly fertility is spread.
Explore the complete, sortable ranking on the Fertility Rate by country map, or test your instincts in the daily map-guessing game. Data: World Bank Open Data, 2024.