Fertility rate, total in Low income
Low income: Fertility rate, total was 4.46 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.46 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.71 births per woman
in 1972
All-time low
4.46 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Low income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Low income recorded 4.46 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Low income peaked at 6.71 births per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.46 births per woman, in 2024.
Low income ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Low income, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.43 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.41 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.44 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.48 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.52 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.56 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.62 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.63 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.64 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.67 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.68 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.71 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.67 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.66 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.67 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.67 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6.68 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.69 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.7 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.7 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.7 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.68 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.66 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.64 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.63 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.61 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.58 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.55 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.51 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.48 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.45 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.42 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.39 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.36 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.33 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.27 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.23 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.19 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.14 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.09 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.03 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.97 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.91 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.85 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.79 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.73 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.65 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.59 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.52 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.43 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.34 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.26 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.18 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.12 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.06 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.94 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.88 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.81 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.74 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.67 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.53 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.46 births per woman | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 6.64 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.63 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 6.7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.33 births per woman | 6.14 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 births per woman | 5.52 births per woman | 6.09 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 5.43 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 births per woman | 4.46 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Chad 6.03 births per woman compare
- 2 Somalia 6.01 births per woman compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.98 births per woman compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.95 births per woman compare
- 5 Niger 5.93 births per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Low income?
- Fertility rate, total in Low income was 4.46 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 births per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for fertility rate, total?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.