Fertility rate, total in OECD members
OECD members: Fertility rate, total was 1.48 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.48 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.29 births per woman
in 1961
All-time low
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in OECD members, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in OECD members is 1.48 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in OECD members peaked at 3.29 births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.48 births per woman, in 2024.
That places OECD members 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in OECD members, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.29 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.29 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 3.26 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.24 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.22 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.13 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.98 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 3 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.92 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.88 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.84 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.78 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.64 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.55 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 2.49 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.4 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.33 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.29 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 2.24 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.22 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.17 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.15 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.07 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.06 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.03 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.01 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.01 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.01 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.96 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.91 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.87 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.85 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.84 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.82 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.83 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.8 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.78 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.78 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.81 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.83 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.83 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.79 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.77 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.77 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.75 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.74 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.73 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.69 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.67 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.63 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.58 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.59 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.55 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.49 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.48 births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.48 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | 2.84 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.7 births per woman compare
- 36 Eritrea 3.68 births per woman compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 3.67 births per woman compare
- 38 Rwanda 3.65 births per woman compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 3.6 births per woman compare
- 40 Gabon 3.59 births per woman compare
- 41 Malawi 3.59 births per woman compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in OECD members?
- Fertility rate, total in OECD members was 1.48 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 births per woman in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for fertility rate, total?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.