Fertility rate, total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Fertility rate, total was 2.62 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.62 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.25 births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
2.62 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Lower middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Lower middle income stood at 2.62 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Lower middle income peaked at 6.25 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.62 births per woman, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.22 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.23 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.24 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.25 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.22 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.18 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.14 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.1 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 6.05 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.02 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 5.98 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.92 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.86 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.81 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.72 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5.67 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.58 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.49 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 5.43 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.4 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.33 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.27 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.2 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.14 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.05 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.99 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.89 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.8 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.71 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.62 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.53 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.43 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.33 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.25 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.17 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.09 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.02 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.95 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.89 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.84 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.79 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.71 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.63 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.56 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.49 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.42 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.36 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.31 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.28 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.22 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.17 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.11 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.06 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.99 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.97 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.94 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.87 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.83 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.77 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.72 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.69 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.66 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.64 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.62 births per woman | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 births per woman | 6.05 births per woman | 6.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 births per woman | 5.43 births per woman | 6.02 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 4.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 births per woman | 3.28 births per woman | 3.84 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 3.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Lower middle income?
- Fertility rate, total in Lower middle income was 2.62 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for fertility rate, total?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.