Fertility rate, total in IBRD only
IBRD only: Fertility rate, total was 1.71 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.71 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
5.98 births per woman
in 1963
All-time low
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in IBRD only, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 1.71 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in IBRD only peaked at 5.98 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.71 births per woman, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.96 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.76 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 5.51 births per woman | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 5.98 births per woman | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 5.68 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 5.63 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.5 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.32 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 5.52 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 5.37 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 5.3 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.08 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.9 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.72 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.48 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 4.22 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.07 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.89 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.79 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.75 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.71 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.68 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.71 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.53 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 3.5 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.45 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.44 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.4 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.27 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.21 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.14 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.88 births per woman | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 2.77 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.68 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.62 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.55 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.49 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.44 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.4 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.37 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.37 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.33 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.27 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.26 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.22 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.21 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.21 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.18 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.16 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.19 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.15 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.14 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.11 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.07 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.98 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.93 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.82 births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.77 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.74 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.42 births per woman | 4.76 births per woman | 5.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.42 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 3.14 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 30 Comoros 3.82 births per woman compare
- 31 Samoa 3.8 births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.79 births per woman compare
- 33 Senegal 3.77 births per woman compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 3.76 births per woman compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.7 births per woman compare
- 36 Eritrea 3.68 births per woman compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.5% (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in IBRD only?
- Fertility rate, total in IBRD only was 1.71 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 births per woman in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for fertility rate, total?
- IBRD only ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.