This is a list of countries showing past fertility rate, ranging from 1950 to 2015 in five-year periods, as estimated by the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects database by the United Nations Population Division. The fertility rate equals the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.
Country/dependent territory | 1950–1955 | 1955–1960 | 1960–1965 | 1965–1970 | 1970–1975 | 1975–1980 | 1980–1985 | 1985–1990 | 1990–1995 | 1995–2000 | 2000–2005 | 2005–2010 | 2010–2015 |
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Afghanistan | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.48 | 7.65 | 7.18 | 6.37 | 5.26 |
Albania | 6.23 | 6.55 | 6.23 | 5.26 | 4.60 | 3.90 | 3.41 | 3.15 | 2.79 | 2.38 | 1.95 | 1.64 | 1.71 |
Algeria | 7.28 | 7.38 | 7.65 | 7.65 | 7.57 | 7.18 | 6.32 | 5.30 | 4.12 | 2.88 | 2.38 | 2.72 | 2.96 |
Angola | 7.30 | 7.35 | 7.60 | 7.60 | 7.60 | 7.60 | 7.40 | 7.35 | 7.10 | 6.75 | 6.55 | 6.35 | 5.95 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 3.26 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.31 | 2.27 | 2.17 | 2.10 |
Argentina | 3.15 | 3.13 | 3.09 | 3.05 | 3.15 | 3.44 | 3.15 | 3.05 | 2.90 | 2.63 | 2.52 | 2.40 | 2.34 |
Armenia | 4.49 | 4.90 | 4.45 | 3.45 | 3.04 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.38 | 1.75 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 1.65 |
Aruba (Netherlands) | 5.65 | 5.15 | 4.40 | 3.30 | 2.65 | 2.45 | 2.36 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 1.95 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.80 |
Australia | 3.18 | 3.41 | 3.27 | 2.87 | 2.54 | 1.99 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.95 | 1.88 |
Austria | 2.10 | 2.57 | 2.78 | 2.57 | 2.04 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.45 |
Azerbaijan | 5.20 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 4.60 | 3.80 | 3.30 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.25 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 2.10 |
Bahamas | 4.05 | 4.31 | 4.50 | 3.58 | 3.54 | 2.95 | 3.05 | 2.65 | 2.64 | 2.33 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.81 |
Bahrain | 6.97 | 6.97 | 7.17 | 6.97 | 5.95 | 5.23 | 4.63 | 4.08 | 3.40 | 2.95 | 2.65 | 2.25 | 2.12 |
Bangladesh | 6.36 | 6.62 | 6.80 | 6.92 | 6.91 | 6.63 | 5.98 | 4.98 | 4.06 | 3.43 | 2.94 | 2.48 | 2.22 |
Barbados | 4.42 | 4.30 | 4.27 | 3.53 | 2.72 | 2.16 | 1.92 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.79 |
Belarus | 2.61 | 2.73 | 2.59 | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.08 | 1.68 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 1.64 |
Belgium | 2.36 | 2.50 | 2.65 | 2.39 | 2.01 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 1.78 |
Belize | 6.65 | 6.55 | 6.45 | 6.35 | 6.25 | 6.20 | 5.40 | 4.70 | 4.35 | 3.85 | 3.35 | 2.84 | 2.64 |
Benin | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.42 | 6.65 | 6.83 | 7.00 | 7.01 | 6.88 | 6.56 | 6.16 | 5.78 | 5.49 | 5.22 |
Bhutan | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.39 | 6.11 | 5.07 | 4.13 | 3.14 | 2.62 | 2.20 |
Bolivia | 6.89 | 6.77 | 6.61 | 6.41 | 6.15 | 5.89 | 5.51 | 5.08 | 4.70 | 4.29 | 3.82 | 3.39 | 3.04 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.82 | 3.97 | 3.68 | 3.14 | 2.73 | 2.27 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.31 |
Botswana | 6.50 | 6.58 | 6.65 | 6.70 | 6.55 | 6.35 | 5.95 | 4.90 | 4.25 | 3.68 | 3.15 | 2.90 | 2.88 |
Brazil | 6.10 | 6.05 | 6.00 | 5.37 | 4.68 | 4.28 | 3.82 | 3.16 | 2.51 | 2.33 | 2.09 | 1.82 | 1.73 |
Brunei | 6.90 | 6.89 | 6.66 | 5.90 | 5.49 | 4.45 | 3.79 | 3.47 | 3.08 | 2.51 | 1.99 | 1.80 | 1.90 |
Bulgaria | 2.53 | 2.30 | 2.22 | 2.13 | 2.16 | 2.19 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 1.55 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.45 | 1.51 |
Burkina Faso | 6.10 | 6.24 | 6.35 | 6.56 | 6.70 | 7.02 | 7.17 | 7.07 | 6.93 | 6.73 | 6.43 | 6.08 | 5.65 |
Burundi | 6.80 | 6.86 | 7.07 | 7.27 | 7.30 | 7.44 | 7.40 | 7.55 | 7.40 | 7.15 | 6.85 | 6.50 | 6.00 |
Cambodia | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.70 | 6.16 | 5.42 | 6.37 | 5.99 | 5.13 | 4.25 | 3.44 | 3.08 | 2.70 |
Cameroon | 5.49 | 5.53 | 5.80 | 6.08 | 6.31 | 6.50 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.22 | 5.75 | 5.45 | 5.25 | 4.95 |
Canada | 3.64 | 3.88 | 3.68 | 2.61 | 1.98 | 1.73 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.61 |
Cape Verde | 6.57 | 6.76 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.86 | 6.62 | 6.10 | 5.63 | 4.93 | 4.14 | 3.42 | 2.89 | 2.50 |
Central African Republic | 5.52 | 5.75 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.55 | 5.45 | 5.30 | 5.10 |
Chad | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.67 | 6.87 | 7.04 | 7.21 | 7.39 | 7.41 | 7.24 | 6.85 | 6.31 |
Guernsey and Jersey (UK) | 2.06 | 2.22 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 1.86 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.46 |
Chile | 5.15 | 5.17 | 4.95 | 4.44 | 3.58 | 2.95 | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.43 | 2.21 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 1.82 |
China [1] | 6.02 | 5.40 | 6.20 | 6.25 | 4.77 | 3.00 | 2.55 | 2.72 | 1.90 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.60 |
Colombia | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.18 | 4.90 | 4.25 | 3.70 | 3.18 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 1.93 |
Comoros | 6.00 | 6.60 | 6.91 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.05 | 6.70 | 6.10 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 4.90 | 4.60 |
Costa Rica | 5.95 | 6.39 | 6.28 | 5.26 | 4.06 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.31 | 3.01 | 2.61 | 2.17 | 2.01 | 1.85 |
Croatia | 2.73 | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.90 | 1.87 | 1.72 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.49 |
Cuba | 4.15 | 3.70 | 4.68 | 4.30 | 3.60 | 2.15 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.71 |
Curaçao (Netherlands) | 5.07 | 5.10 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 2.87 | 2.45 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.12 | 2.09 | 1.98 | 2.07 |
Cyprus | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.44 | 2.80 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.33 | 1.89 | 1.59 | 1.48 | 1.38 |
Czech Republic | 2.74 | 2.38 | 2.21 | 1.96 | 2.21 | 2.36 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.65 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.43 | 1.48 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.98 | 5.98 | 6.04 | 6.15 | 6.29 | 6.46 | 6.60 | 6.71 | 6.77 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 6.63 | 6.40 |
Denmark | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.58 | 2.27 | 1.96 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.54 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.85 | 1.73 |
Djibouti | 6.31 | 6.39 | 6.55 | 6.71 | 6.84 | 6.64 | 6.45 | 6.18 | 5.85 | 4.81 | 4.21 | 3.55 | 3.10 |
Dominican Republic | 7.60 | 7.64 | 7.35 | 6.65 | 5.68 | 4.76 | 4.15 | 3.65 | 3.31 | 2.98 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 2.53 |
Ecuador | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.65 | 6.40 | 5.80 | 5.05 | 4.45 | 4.00 | 3.55 | 3.20 | 2.88 | 2.73 | 2.59 |
Egypt | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.65 | 6.45 | 6.00 | 5.70 | 5.49 | 5.15 | 4.12 | 3.40 | 3.15 | 2.98 | 3.38 |
El Salvador | 6.36 | 6.60 | 6.67 | 6.36 | 5.95 | 5.44 | 4.75 | 4.17 | 3.78 | 3.34 | 2.72 | 2.40 | 2.17 |
Equatorial Guinea | 5.67 | 5.65 | 5.67 | 5.79 | 5.80 | 5.79 | 5.89 | 5.98 | 5.97 | 5.94 | 5.69 | 5.40 | 4.99 |
Eritrea | 6.96 | 6.96 | 6.82 | 6.70 | 6.62 | 6.62 | 6.70 | 6.51 | 6.20 | 5.60 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.40 |
Estonia | 2.06 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 2.15 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.20 | 1.63 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.59 |
Eswatini (Swaziland) | 6.70 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.85 | 6.87 | 6.73 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.45 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.30 |
Ethiopia | 7.17 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.87 | 7.10 | 7.18 | 7.42 | 7.37 | 7.09 | 6.83 | 6.13 | 5.26 | 4.63 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 4.79 | 4.53 | 4.05 | 3.62 | 3.33 |
Fiji | 6.62 | 6.79 | 5.95 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.47 | 3.35 | 3.19 | 2.98 | 2.75 | 2.60 |
Finland | 3.00 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.19 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 1.77 |
France [2] | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.83 | 2.64 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 1.98 |
French Guiana (France) | 5.00 | 4.92 | 5.02 | 5.00 | 4.18 | 3.30 | 3.58 | 3.73 | 4.05 | 3.93 | 3.72 | 3.64 | 3.45 |
French Polynesia (France) | 6.00 | 5.86 | 5.44 | 5.20 | 4.86 | 4.23 | 3.82 | 3.64 | 3.11 | 2.61 | 2.36 | 2.17 | 2.07 |
Gabon | 3.99 | 4.20 | 4.59 | 4.93 | 5.23 | 5.57 | 5.72 | 5.58 | 5.22 | 4.77 | 4.35 | 4.15 | 4.00 |
Gambia | 5.29 | 5.46 | 5.70 | 5.96 | 6.20 | 6.34 | 6.29 | 6.14 | 6.08 | 5.99 | 5.90 | 5.76 | 5.62 |
Georgia | 2.75 | 2.91 | 2.93 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.39 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.05 | 1.72 | 1.58 | 1.80 | 2.00 |
Germany | 2.13 | 2.27 | 2.47 | 2.36 | 1.71 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.43 |
Ghana | 6.44 | 6.64 | 6.84 | 6.95 | 6.90 | 6.69 | 6.35 | 5.88 | 5.34 | 5.02 | 5.02 | 4.64 | 4.37 |
Greece | 2.48 | 2.42 | 2.29 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.42 | 2.06 | 1.58 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.34 |
Grenada | 5.80 | 6.70 | 6.40 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.23 | 4.14 | 3.46 | 2.81 | 2.43 | 2.30 | 2.18 |
Guadeloupe (France) | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.22 | 4.49 | 3.52 | 2.55 | 2.45 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.00 |
Guam (USA) | 5.53 | 5.83 | 6.03 | 4.72 | 4.12 | 3.52 | 3.08 | 3.14 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.74 | 2.54 | 2.42 |
Guatemala | 7.12 | 6.99 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.46 | 6.16 | 5.58 | 5.31 | 4.83 | 4.33 | 3.62 | 3.19 |
Guinea | 6.00 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.18 | 6.29 | 6.45 | 6.59 | 6.63 | 6.51 | 6.24 | 5.91 | 5.54 | 5.13 |
Guinea-Bissau | 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.25 | 6.70 | 6.68 | 6.50 | 6.05 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 4.90 |
Guyana | 6.04 | 6.45 | 6.15 | 5.70 | 4.99 | 4.06 | 3.64 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 2.95 | 2.73 | 2.60 |
Haiti | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.80 | 6.21 | 5.70 | 5.15 | 4.62 | 4.00 | 3.55 | 3.13 |
Honduras | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.05 | 6.60 | 6.00 | 5.37 | 4.92 | 4.34 | 3.76 | 3.15 | 2.65 |
Hong Kong (China) | 4.44 | 4.72 | 5.05 | 3.64 | 3.01 | 2.23 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 1.20 |
Hungary | 2.69 | 2.32 | 1.81 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
Iceland | 3.86 | 4.17 | 3.94 | 3.24 | 2.87 | 2.45 | 2.23 | 2.12 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 1.99 | 2.13 | 1.98 |
India | 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.89 | 5.72 | 5.41 | 4.97 | 4.68 | 4.27 | 3.83 | 3.48 | 3.14 | 2.80 | 2.44 |
Indonesia | 5.49 | 5.67 | 5.62 | 5.57 | 5.30 | 4.73 | 4.11 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.50 | 2.45 |
Iran | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.68 | 6.24 | 6.28 | 6.53 | 5.62 | 3.95 | 2.63 | 1.97 | 1.79 | 1.75 |
Iraq | 7.30 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 7.40 | 7.15 | 6.80 | 6.35 | 6.09 | 5.65 | 5.19 | 4.66 | 4.55 | 4.55 |
Ireland | 3.42 | 3.58 | 4.06 | 3.76 | 3.82 | 3.24 | 2.76 | 2.18 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Israel | 4.28 | 3.89 | 3.85 | 3.78 | 3.81 | 3.47 | 3.13 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.91 | 2.93 | 3.04 |
Italy | 2.36 | 2.29 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.32 | 1.89 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.43 |
Ivory Coast | 7.45 | 7.62 | 7.76 | 7.90 | 7.93 | 7.81 | 7.31 | 6.85 | 6.41 | 6.05 | 5.68 | 5.40 | 5.14 |
Jamaica | 4.22 | 5.08 | 5.64 | 5.78 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.55 | 3.10 | 2.84 | 2.70 | 2.45 | 2.28 | 2.08 |
Japan | 2.96 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.13 | 1.83 | 1.76 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.41 |
Jordan | 7.38 | 7.38 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.79 | 7.38 | 7.05 | 6.02 | 5.00 | 4.30 | 3.85 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
Kazakhstan | 4.41 | 4.56 | 4.43 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.23 | 3.04 | 3.03 | 2.55 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.54 | 2.70 |
Kenya | 7.48 | 7.78 | 8.06 | 8.11 | 7.99 | 7.64 | 7.22 | 6.54 | 5.65 | 5.35 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 4.10 |
Kiribati | 6.10 | 6.60 | 6.78 | 6.04 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.55 | 4.20 | 3.96 | 3.88 | 3.79 |
Kuwait | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 6.75 | 5.60 | 5.00 | 3.65 | 2.55 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.05 |
Kyrgyzstan | 4.36 | 5.20 | 5.55 | 5.21 | 5.12 | 4.59 | 4.20 | 4.06 | 3.64 | 2.96 | 2.50 | 2.78 | 3.12 |
Laos | 5.94 | 5.96 | 5.97 | 5.98 | 5.99 | 6.15 | 6.36 | 6.27 | 5.88 | 4.81 | 3.90 | 3.40 | 2.93 |
Latvia | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 1.89 | 2.03 | 2.16 | 1.63 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 1.49 | 1.50 |
Lebanon | 5.74 | 5.72 | 5.69 | 5.23 | 4.67 | 4.23 | 3.75 | 3.23 | 2.80 | 2.43 | 2.01 | 1.58 | 1.72 |
Lesotho | 5.84 | 5.86 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.69 | 5.46 | 5.14 | 4.70 | 4.37 | 3.79 | 3.37 | 3.26 |
Liberia | 6.27 | 6.35 | 6.47 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.93 | 6.96 | 6.72 | 6.27 | 6.05 | 5.68 | 5.23 | 4.83 |
Libya | 7.14 | 7.20 | 7.30 | 7.99 | 8.10 | 7.67 | 6.68 | 5.71 | 4.22 | 3.20 | 2.64 | 2.43 | 2.40 |
Lithuania | 2.84 | 2.66 | 2.43 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.47 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.59 |
Luxembourg | 1.98 | 2.23 | 2.40 | 2.19 | 1.72 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.66 | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.55 |
Macau (China) | 4.39 | 4.81 | 4.41 | 2.74 | 1.79 | 1.41 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 1.12 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 1.19 |
North Macedonia | 5.06 | 4.14 | 3.65 | 3.44 | 2.86 | 2.54 | 2.45 | 2.27 | 2.12 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.46 | 1.50 |
Madagascar | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 6.95 | 6.50 | 6.25 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 5.28 | 4.83 | 4.40 |
Malawi | 6.85 | 6.90 | 7.00 | 7.20 | 7.40 | 7.60 | 7.60 | 7.25 | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.72 | 4.88 |
Malaysia | 6.35 | 6.38 | 6.36 | 5.38 | 4.72 | 4.20 | 3.97 | 3.67 | 3.44 | 3.13 | 2.45 | 2.22 | 2.11 |
Maldives | 6.03 | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.22 | 7.17 | 6.85 | 7.26 | 6.66 | 5.16 | 3.52 | 2.57 | 2.26 | 2.22 |
Mali | 6.95 | 6.95 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 6.95 | 6.85 | 6.70 | 6.35 |
Malta | 4.14 | 3.80 | 3.15 | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 1.94 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
Martinique (France) | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.45 | 5.00 | 4.08 | 2.65 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 2.06 | 1.95 |
Mauritania | 6.34 | 6.71 | 6.79 | 6.79 | 6.75 | 6.57 | 6.34 | 6.15 | 5.91 | 5.61 | 5.31 | 5.07 | 4.88 |
Mauritius | 5.90 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 4.61 | 3.47 | 3.10 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.03 | 1.93 | 1.70 | 1.49 |
Mayotte (France) | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.35 | 6.73 | 5.25 | 5.08 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.10 |
Mexico | 6.75 | 6.78 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.71 | 5.40 | 4.37 | 3.75 | 3.23 | 2.85 | 2.61 | 2.40 | 2.29 |
Moldova [3] | 3.50 | 3.44 | 3.15 | 2.66 | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 2.11 | 1.70 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.27 |
Mongolia | 5.60 | 6.30 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 6.65 | 5.75 | 4.84 | 3.27 | 2.40 | 2.08 | 2.37 | 2.83 |
Montenegro | 4.35 | 3.80 | 3.42 | 2.89 | 2.62 | 2.31 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.71 |
Morocco | 6.61 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 6.85 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 5.40 | 4.45 | 3.70 | 2.97 | 2.68 | 2.55 | 2.60 |
Mozambique | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.90 | 6.85 | 6.80 | 6.55 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.10 | 5.85 | 5.80 | 5.65 | 5.45 |
Myanmar | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 5.74 | 5.15 | 4.65 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 2.95 | 2.87 | 2.55 | 2.30 |
Namibia | 6.00 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.30 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.20 | 5.55 | 4.91 | 4.29 | 3.81 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
Nepal | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.87 | 5.80 | 5.62 | 5.33 | 4.97 | 4.41 | 3.64 | 2.96 | 2.32 |
Netherlands | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.17 | 2.79 | 2.10 | 1.60 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.60 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.73 |
New Caledonia (France) | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.21 | 5.20 | 3.91 | 3.34 | 3.02 | 2.94 | 2.58 | 2.32 | 2.28 | 2.24 |
New Zealand | 3.69 | 4.07 | 3.85 | 3.35 | 2.84 | 2.18 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.14 | 2.04 |
Nicaragua | 7.20 | 7.50 | 7.10 | 6.95 | 6.79 | 6.35 | 5.85 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 2.84 | 2.56 | 2.32 |
Niger | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.55 | 7.60 | 7.75 | 7.90 | 7.80 | 7.75 | 7.70 | 7.65 | 7.55 | 7.40 |
Nigeria | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.61 | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.60 | 6.37 | 6.17 | 6.05 | 5.91 | 5.74 |
North Korea | 3.46 | 5.12 | 3.85 | 4.39 | 4.00 | 2.85 | 2.80 | 2.36 | 2.25 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.95 |
Norway | 2.60 | 2.84 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.35 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.92 | 1.82 |
Oman | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.31 | 7.41 | 8.10 | 8.32 | 7.85 | 6.27 | 4.46 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 2.90 |
Pakistan | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.44 | 6.30 | 5.67 | 4.99 | 4.23 | 3.98 | 3.98 |
Palestine [4] | 7.38 | 7.38 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.69 | 7.50 | 7.05 | 6.76 | 6.60 | 5.81 | 5.02 | 4.60 | 4.25 |
Panama | 5.76 | 5.87 | 5.79 | 5.41 | 4.88 | 4.19 | 3.63 | 3.24 | 2.92 | 2.81 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 2.60 |
Papua New Guinea | 6.24 | 6.26 | 6.28 | 6.21 | 6.09 | 5.87 | 5.47 | 4.97 | 4.70 | 4.64 | 4.38 | 4.13 | 3.84 |
Paraguay | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.45 | 6.15 | 5.35 | 5.20 | 5.12 | 4.77 | 4.31 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 2.89 | 2.60 |
Peru | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.70 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 4.65 | 4.10 | 3.57 | 3.10 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.50 |
Philippines | 7.42 | 7.27 | 6.98 | 6.54 | 5.98 | 5.46 | 4.92 | 4.53 | 4.14 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 3.05 |
Poland | 3.63 | 3.47 | 2.72 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2.16 | 1.95 | 1.51 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.33 |
Portugal | 3.10 | 3.12 | 3.19 | 3.12 | 2.83 | 2.55 | 2.01 | 1.62 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.28 |
Puerto Rico (USA) | 4.97 | 4.82 | 4.37 | 3.41 | 2.99 | 2.76 | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.18 | 1.98 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.52 |
Qatar | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.75 | 6.10 | 5.45 | 4.40 | 3.74 | 3.46 | 2.95 | 2.23 | 2.00 |
Republic of the Congo | 5.68 | 5.79 | 5.99 | 6.19 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.00 | 5.55 | 5.21 | 5.12 | 5.07 | 5.00 | 4.86 |
Romania | 3.06 | 2.74 | 2.10 | 2.87 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.26 | 2.22 | 1.51 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.48 |
Russia | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.55 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 2.04 | 2.12 | 1.54 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.44 | 1.70 |
Rwanda | 8.00 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 8.20 | 8.28 | 8.43 | 8.38 | 7.80 | 6.55 | 5.90 | 5.40 | 4.85 | 4.20 |
Réunion (France) | 6.93 | 6.57 | 6.56 | 5.67 | 3.88 | 3.12 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 2.40 | 2.33 | 2.44 | 2.40 | 2.40 |
Saint Lucia | 6.00 | 6.94 | 6.79 | 6.48 | 5.69 | 5.20 | 4.20 | 3.65 | 3.15 | 2.60 | 1.85 | 1.60 | 1.51 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.02 | 6.41 | 5.54 | 4.42 | 3.64 | 3.10 | 2.85 | 2.55 | 2.24 | 2.13 | 2.01 |
Samoa | 7.63 | 7.63 | 7.63 | 7.35 | 7.00 | 6.49 | 5.91 | 5.35 | 4.92 | 4.62 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.16 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.52 | 6.50 | 6.24 | 5.96 | 5.68 | 5.41 | 5.15 | 4.90 | 4.67 |
Saudi Arabia | 7.18 | 7.18 | 7.26 | 7.26 | 7.30 | 7.28 | 7.02 | 6.22 | 5.55 | 4.40 | 3.65 | 3.22 | 2.72 |
Senegal | 6.80 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 7.25 | 7.30 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 6.78 | 6.28 | 5.72 | 5.28 | 5.10 | 5.00 |
Serbia [5] | 3.22 | 2.57 | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.32 | 2.23 | 1.96 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 1.58 | 1.59 |
Seychelles | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.59 | 5.92 | 5.38 | 4.27 | 3.51 | 2.94 | 2.57 | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.38 |
Sierra Leone | 6.03 | 6.03 | 6.25 | 6.41 | 6.56 | 6.65 | 6.72 | 6.72 | 6.69 | 6.48 | 6.11 | 5.57 | 4.84 |
Singapore | 6.61 | 6.34 | 5.12 | 3.64 | 2.82 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.23 |
Slovakia | 3.50 | 3.24 | 2.91 | 2.54 | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.27 | 2.15 | 1.87 | 1.40 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.39 |
Slovenia | 2.68 | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.16 | 1.93 | 1.65 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
Solomon Islands | 6.40 | 6.40 | 6.40 | 6.54 | 7.24 | 7.04 | 6.43 | 6.12 | 5.53 | 4.90 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.06 |
Somalia [6] | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.10 | 7.00 | 7.07 | 7.26 | 7.53 | 7.70 | 7.46 | 7.10 | 6.61 |
South Africa | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 5.50 | 5.05 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 3.34 | 2.95 | 2.75 | 2.62 | 2.55 |
South Korea | 5.65 | 6.33 | 5.60 | 4.65 | 4.00 | 2.92 | 2.23 | 1.57 | 1.68 | 1.50 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.23 |
South Sudan | 6.65 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.85 | 6.90 | 6.92 | 6.78 | 6.83 | 6.65 | 6.42 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.15 |
Spain | 2.53 | 2.70 | 2.81 | 2.84 | 2.85 | 2.55 | 1.88 | 1.46 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.33 |
Sri Lanka | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.20 | 4.70 | 4.00 | 3.61 | 3.19 | 2.64 | 2.38 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.11 |
Sudan | 6.65 | 6.65 | 6.67 | 6.70 | 6.90 | 6.92 | 6.63 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 5.00 | 4.75 |
Suriname | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.75 | 6.86 | 5.29 | 4.20 | 3.70 | 3.36 | 3.19 | 2.96 | 2.77 | 2.59 | 2.46 |
Sweden | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.17 | 1.91 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 1.90 |
Switzerland | 2.31 | 2.39 | 2.60 | 2.36 | 1.87 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
Syria | 7.23 | 7.38 | 7.54 | 7.56 | 7.54 | 7.32 | 6.77 | 5.87 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 3.80 | 3.35 | 3.10 |
Tajikistan | 5.40 | 6.20 | 6.80 | 7.00 | 6.83 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.50 | 4.88 | 4.29 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
Taiwan | 6.72 | 6.14 | 5.35 | 4.38 | 3.33 | 2.74 | 2.23 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.67 | 1.32 | 1.05 | 1.11 |
Tanzania | 6.74 | 6.80 | 6.80 | 6.79 | 6.75 | 6.73 | 6.55 | 6.36 | 6.05 | 5.75 | 5.66 | 5.58 | 5.24 |
Thailand | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.13 | 5.98 | 5.05 | 3.92 | 2.94 | 2.30 | 1.99 | 1.77 | 1.60 | 1.56 | 1.53 |
Timor-Leste | 6.44 | 6.35 | 6.37 | 6.16 | 5.54 | 4.30 | 5.39 | 5.21 | 5.68 | 7.00 | 6.96 | 6.53 | 5.91 |
Togo | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.65 | 6.94 | 7.20 | 7.28 | 7.06 | 6.62 | 6.02 | 5.54 | 5.31 | 5.04 | 4.69 |
Tonga | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.30 | 6.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 4.74 | 4.62 | 4.29 | 4.23 | 4.03 | 3.79 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5.30 | 5.30 | 5.04 | 3.81 | 3.45 | 3.24 | 3.28 | 2.75 | 2.18 | 1.82 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
Tunisia | 6.65 | 6.85 | 6.99 | 6.92 | 6.38 | 5.65 | 4.82 | 4.00 | 2.98 | 2.34 | 2.04 | 2.02 | 2.25 |
Turkey | 6.69 | 6.50 | 6.20 | 5.80 | 5.39 | 4.69 | 4.11 | 3.39 | 2.90 | 2.65 | 2.37 | 2.20 | 2.12 |
Turkmenistan | 5.30 | 6.20 | 6.80 | 6.56 | 6.19 | 5.60 | 4.79 | 4.55 | 4.03 | 3.03 | 2.76 | 2.65 | 3.00 |
Uganda | 6.90 | 6.95 | 7.05 | 7.12 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.06 | 6.95 | 6.74 | 6.38 | 5.91 |
Ukraine | 2.81 | 2.70 | 2.13 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.62 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.38 | 1.49 |
United Arab Emirates | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.87 | 6.77 | 6.45 | 5.75 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 3.92 | 2.97 | 2.40 | 1.97 | 1.82 |
United Kingdom | 2.18 | 2.49 | 2.81 | 2.57 | 2.01 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 1.88 |
United States | 3.31 | 3.58 | 3.23 | 2.54 | 2.03 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 2.03 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 1.88 |
United States Virgin Islands (USA) | 5.25 | 5.49 | 5.67 | 5.52 | 4.66 | 3.49 | 2.97 | 3.02 | 2.79 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.44 | 2.30 |
Uruguay | 2.73 | 2.83 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 2.89 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 2.49 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.12 | 2.04 |
Uzbekistan | 5.30 | 5.90 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.16 | 5.46 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 3.95 | 3.10 | 2.51 | 2.49 | 2.38 |
Vanuatu | 7.60 | 7.35 | 7.00 | 6.46 | 6.11 | 5.75 | 5.40 | 5.04 | 4.83 | 4.59 | 4.11 | 3.63 | 3.41 |
Venezuela | 6.46 | 6.46 | 6.66 | 5.90 | 4.94 | 4.47 | 3.96 | 3.65 | 3.25 | 2.94 | 2.72 | 2.55 | 2.40 |
Vietnam | 5.40 | 6.16 | 6.42 | 6.46 | 6.33 | 5.50 | 4.60 | 3.85 | 3.23 | 2.25 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.96 |
Western Sahara [7] | 6.34 | 6.42 | 6.53 | 6.60 | 6.57 | 6.23 | 5.33 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 2.85 | 2.55 | 2.60 |
Yemen | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.60 | 7.80 | 7.90 | 8.60 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 8.20 | 6.80 | 5.90 | 5.00 | 4.40 |
Zambia | 6.70 | 6.95 | 7.25 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.25 | 6.90 | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.10 | 5.95 | 5.60 | 5.20 |
Zimbabwe | 6.80 | 7.00 | 7.30 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 7.30 | 6.74 | 5.66 | 4.77 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
World | 4.96 | 4.89 | 5.03 | 4.92 | 4.46 | 3.87 | 3.60 | 3.44 | 3.02 | 2.75 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.52 |
Region | 1950–1955 | 1955–1960 | 1960–1965 | 1965–1970 | 1970–1975 | 1975–1980 | 1980–1985 | 1985–1990 | 1990–1995 | 1995–2000 | 2000–2005 | 2005–2010 | 2010–2015 |
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Africa | 6.62 | 6.66 | 6.72 | 6.72 | 6.71 | 6.64 | 6.48 | 6.18 | 5.72 | 5.34 | 5.08 | 4.89 | 4.72 |
Asia | 5.80 | 5.56 | 5.81 | 5.73 | 5.03 | 4.10 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 2.92 | 2.56 | 2.41 | 2.30 | 2.20 |
Australia/New Zealand | 3.27 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 2.96 | 2.59 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.99 | 1.91 |
Caribbean | 5.27 | 5.19 | 5.48 | 5.00 | 4.37 | 3.62 | 3.41 | 3.13 | 2.83 | 2.64 | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.28 |
Central America | 6.76 | 6.81 | 6.75 | 6.68 | 6.55 | 5.49 | 4.60 | 3.99 | 3.50 | 3.09 | 2.80 | 2.54 | 2.38 |
Central Asia | 4.86 | 5.32 | 5.57 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 4.51 | 4.13 | 4.00 | 3.57 | 2.89 | 2.51 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
Eastern Africa | 7.05 | 7.05 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 7.14 | 7.10 | 7.02 | 6.80 | 6.41 | 6.12 | 5.76 | 5.35 | 4.89 |
Eastern Asia | 5.56 | 4.98 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 4.36 | 2.86 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 1.87 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.59 |
Eastern Europe | 2.92 | 2.82 | 2.43 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.57 |
Europe | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 2.37 | 2.17 | 1.98 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 1.60 |
Latin America | 5.87 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.53 | 5.03 | 4.48 | 3.96 | 3.46 | 3.06 | 2.76 | 2.48 | 2.26 | 2.14 |
Melanesia | 6.30 | 6.34 | 6.24 | 6.02 | 5.82 | 5.56 | 5.19 | 4.74 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.16 | 3.93 | 3.67 |
Micronesia | 6.25 | 6.42 | 6.46 | 5.84 | 5.27 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.09 | 3.74 | 3.44 | 3.15 | 3.05 | 3.00 |
Middle Africa | 6.08 | 6.11 | 6.24 | 6.35 | 6.50 | 6.65 | 6.73 | 6.76 | 6.67 | 6.52 | 6.39 | 6.24 | 5.94 |
Northern Africa | 6.80 | 6.87 | 6.94 | 6.83 | 6.52 | 6.18 | 5.74 | 5.11 | 4.21 | 3.47 | 3.15 | 3.09 | 3.31 |
North America | 3.34 | 3.61 | 3.28 | 2.55 | 2.02 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 1.85 |
Northern Europe | 2.32 | 2.51 | 2.71 | 2.49 | 2.06 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
Oceania | 3.84 | 4.06 | 3.94 | 3.55 | 3.21 | 2.73 | 2.60 | 2.51 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.53 | 2.41 |
Polynesia | 6.78 | 6.86 | 6.82 | 6.39 | 5.74 | 5.23 | 4.79 | 4.37 | 3.96 | 3.55 | 3.32 | 3.17 | 2.97 |
South America | 5.67 | 5.67 | 5.66 | 5.22 | 4.60 | 4.24 | 3.80 | 3.30 | 2.92 | 2.64 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 2.03 |
Southeast Asia | 5.93 | 6.12 | 6.09 | 5.91 | 5.48 | 4.81 | 4.20 | 3.58 | 3.11 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 2.42 | 2.35 |
Southern Africa | 6.06 | 6.07 | 6.03 | 5.86 | 5.60 | 5.19 | 4.75 | 4.15 | 3.50 | 3.09 | 2.85 | 2.71 | 2.64 |
Southern Asia | 6.04 | 6.06 | 6.07 | 5.94 | 5.67 | 5.31 | 5.03 | 4.57 | 4.04 | 3.61 | 3.19 | 2.85 | 2.54 |
Southern Europe | 2.68 | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.42 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.57 | 6.60 | 6.67 | 6.70 | 6.77 | 6.78 | 6.70 | 6.49 | 6.16 | 5.90 | 5.65 | 5.40 | 5.10 |
Western Africa | 6.56 | 6.63 | 6.80 | 6.91 | 6.87 | 6.67 | 6.41 | 6.16 | 5.95 | 5.75 | 5.53 | 5.20 | 4.88 |
Western Asia | 6.15 | 6.00 | 5.73 | 5.36 | 5.00 | 4.51 | 4.03 | 3.60 | 3.23 | 3.02 | 2.90 | 2.74 | 2.61 |
Western Europe | 2.65 | 2.47 | 1.96 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.71 |
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