Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 1.52 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1.52 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Upper middle income peaked at 6.56 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.52 births per woman, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.96 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.63 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 5.82 births per woman | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 6.56 births per woman | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 6.1 births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 6.04 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.86 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 5.57 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 5.91 births per woman | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 5.71 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.63 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 5.3 births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 5.05 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 4.8 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 4.45 births per woman | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 4.1 births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 3.88 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 3.64 births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 3.53 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.5 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.46 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.44 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.5 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.24 births per woman | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 3.22 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.17 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.16 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.13 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.97 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 2.92 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.87 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.53 births per woman | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 2.4 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.32 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.25 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.19 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.13 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.08 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.04 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.02 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.04 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.98 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.96 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.95 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.96 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.97 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.97 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.98 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.98 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.04 births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.99 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.02 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.96 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.98 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.83 births per woman | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.79 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.65 births per woman | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.59 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.54 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.52 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +25.6% | 4.63 births per woman | 5.82 births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 6.56 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.39 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.22 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 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
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Upper middle income?
- Fertility rate, total in Upper middle income was 1.52 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for fertility rate, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.