Population
Fertility rate
SP.DYN.TFRT.IN ยท births/woman
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Philippines, DR Congo, Ireland. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Italy
- 1.18 births/woman2024
- Period covered
- 1960 - 202465 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 5.98 births/womanDR Congo, 2024
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 1.01 births/womanChina, 2024
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
DR Congo5.98 births/woman2024
Philippines1.89 births/woman2024
United States1.63 births/woman2024
Ireland1.47 births/woman2024
Netherlands1.43 births/woman2024
Italy1.18 births/woman2024
Spain1.1 births/woman2024
China1.01 births/woman2024
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Philippines | DR Congo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.18 births/woman | 1.1 births/woman | 1.43 births/woman | 1.63 births/woman | 1.01 births/woman | 1.89 births/woman | 5.98 births/woman | 1.47 births/woman |
| 2023 | 1.21 births/woman | 1.12 births/woman | 1.43 births/woman | 1.62 births/woman | 1 births/woman | 1.92 births/woman | 6.05 births/woman | 1.5 births/woman |
| 2022 | 1.24 births/woman | 1.16 births/woman | 1.49 births/woman | 1.66 births/woman | 1.03 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman | 6.11 births/woman | 1.51 births/woman |
| 2021 | 1.25 births/woman | 1.18 births/woman | 1.62 births/woman | 1.66 births/woman | 1.12 births/woman | 1.95 births/woman | 6.16 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman |
| 2020 | 1.24 births/woman | 1.18 births/woman | 1.54 births/woman | 1.64 births/woman | 1.24 births/woman | 2.08 births/woman | 6.21 births/woman | 1.6 births/woman |
| 2019 | 1.27 births/woman | 1.23 births/woman | 1.57 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 1.5 births/woman | 2.22 births/woman | 6.25 births/woman | 1.69 births/woman |
| 2018 | 1.31 births/woman | 1.26 births/woman | 1.59 births/woman | 1.73 births/woman | 1.54 births/woman | 2.38 births/woman | 6.3 births/woman | 1.74 births/woman |
| 2017 | 1.34 births/woman | 1.31 births/woman | 1.62 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 1.8 births/woman | 2.53 births/woman | 6.35 births/woman | 1.76 births/woman |
| 2016 | 1.36 births/woman | 1.33 births/woman | 1.66 births/woman | 1.82 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 2.68 births/woman | 6.39 births/woman | 1.81 births/woman |
| 2015 | 1.36 births/woman | 1.33 births/woman | 1.66 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman | 1.67 births/woman | 2.83 births/woman | 6.44 births/woman | 1.85 births/woman |
| 2014 | 1.38 births/woman | 1.32 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 1.86 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 2.89 births/woman | 6.48 births/woman | 1.89 births/woman |
| 2013 | 1.39 births/woman | 1.27 births/woman | 1.68 births/woman | 1.86 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 3.04 births/woman | 6.53 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman |
| 2012 | 1.42 births/woman | 1.32 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman | 1.88 births/woman | 1.8 births/woman | 3.14 births/woman | 6.56 births/woman | 1.98 births/woman |
| 2011 | 1.42 births/woman | 1.34 births/woman | 1.76 births/woman | 1.89 births/woman | 1.67 births/woman | 3.24 births/woman | 6.58 births/woman | 2.03 births/woman |
| 2010 | 1.44 births/woman | 1.37 births/woman | 1.79 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman | 1.69 births/woman | 3.32 births/woman | 6.59 births/woman | 2.05 births/woman |
| 2009 | 1.44 births/woman | 1.38 births/woman | 1.79 births/woman | 2 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 3.38 births/woman | 6.59 births/woman | 2.06 births/woman |
| 2008 | 1.44 births/woman | 1.45 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 2.07 births/woman | 1.7 births/woman | 3.4 births/woman | 6.58 births/woman | 2.06 births/woman |
| 2007 | 1.39 births/woman | 1.38 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman | 2.12 births/woman | 1.67 births/woman | 3.4 births/woman | 6.56 births/woman | 2.01 births/woman |
| 2006 | 1.37 births/woman | 1.36 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman | 2.11 births/woman | 1.64 births/woman | 3.47 births/woman | 6.55 births/woman | 1.91 births/woman |
| 2005 | 1.33 births/woman | 1.33 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 2.06 births/woman | 1.62 births/woman | 3.45 births/woman | 6.53 births/woman | 1.86 births/woman |
| 2004 | 1.34 births/woman | 1.31 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman | 2.05 births/woman | 1.61 births/woman | 3.52 births/woman | 6.53 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman |
| 2003 | 1.29 births/woman | 1.3 births/woman | 1.75 births/woman | 2.05 births/woman | 1.57 births/woman | 3.59 births/woman | 6.55 births/woman | 1.96 births/woman |
| 2002 | 1.27 births/woman | 1.25 births/woman | 1.73 births/woman | 2.02 births/woman | 1.57 births/woman | 3.65 births/woman | 6.61 births/woman | 1.97 births/woman |
| 2001 | 1.25 births/woman | 1.23 births/woman | 1.71 births/woman | 2.03 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 3.72 births/woman | 6.66 births/woman | 1.94 births/woman |
| 2000 | 1.26 births/woman | 1.22 births/woman | 1.72 births/woman | 2.06 births/woman | 1.63 births/woman | 3.75 births/woman | 6.7 births/woman | 1.89 births/woman |
| 1999 | 1.23 births/woman | 1.17 births/woman | 1.65 births/woman | 2.01 births/woman | 1.53 births/woman | 3.83 births/woman | 6.69 births/woman | 1.9 births/woman |
| 1998 | 1.22 births/woman | 1.13 births/woman | 1.63 births/woman | 2 births/woman | 1.52 births/woman | 3.88 births/woman | 6.7 births/woman | 1.94 births/woman |
| 1997 | 1.22 births/woman | 1.15 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 1.97 births/woman | 1.53 births/woman | 3.94 births/woman | 6.69 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman |
| 1996 | 1.2 births/woman | 1.14 births/woman | 1.53 births/woman | 1.98 births/woman | 1.55 births/woman | 4 births/woman | 6.67 births/woman | 1.88 births/woman |
| 1995 | 1.19 births/woman | 1.16 births/woman | 1.53 births/woman | 1.98 births/woman | 1.59 births/woman | 4.07 births/woman | 6.68 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman |
| 1994 | 1.21 births/woman | 1.19 births/woman | 1.57 births/woman | 2 births/woman | 1.63 births/woman | 4.08 births/woman | 6.64 births/woman | 1.85 births/woman |
| 1993 | 1.25 births/woman | 1.26 births/woman | 1.57 births/woman | 2.02 births/woman | 1.69 births/woman | 4.1 births/woman | 6.64 births/woman | 1.9 births/woman |
| 1992 | 1.3 births/woman | 1.31 births/woman | 1.59 births/woman | 2.05 births/woman | 1.78 births/woman | 4.16 births/woman | 6.64 births/woman | 1.99 births/woman |
| 1991 | 1.3 births/woman | 1.33 births/woman | 1.61 births/woman | 2.06 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman | 4.27 births/woman | 6.65 births/woman | 2.08 births/woman |
| 1990 | 1.33 births/woman | 1.36 births/woman | 1.62 births/woman | 2.08 births/woman | 2.51 births/woman | 4.32 births/woman | 6.65 births/woman | 2.11 births/woman |
| 1989 | 1.33 births/woman | 1.4 births/woman | 1.55 births/woman | 2.01 births/woman | 2.52 births/woman | 4.37 births/woman | 6.65 births/woman | 2.08 births/woman |
| 1988 | 1.36 births/woman | 1.45 births/woman | 1.55 births/woman | 1.93 births/woman | 2.54 births/woman | 4.45 births/woman | 6.66 births/woman | 2.17 births/woman |
| 1987 | 1.33 births/woman | 1.49 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 1.87 births/woman | 2.76 births/woman | 4.51 births/woman | 6.65 births/woman | 2.32 births/woman |
| 1986 | 1.35 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 1.55 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman | 2.72 births/woman | 4.56 births/woman | 6.63 births/woman | 2.44 births/woman |
| 1985 | 1.42 births/woman | 1.64 births/woman | 1.51 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman | 2.63 births/woman | 4.66 births/woman | 6.61 births/woman | 2.48 births/woman |
| 1984 | 1.46 births/woman | 1.73 births/woman | 1.49 births/woman | 1.81 births/woman | 2.61 births/woman | 4.77 births/woman | 6.59 births/woman | 2.58 births/woman |
| 1983 | 1.51 births/woman | 1.8 births/woman | 1.47 births/woman | 1.8 births/woman | 2.56 births/woman | 4.87 births/woman | 6.56 births/woman | 2.74 births/woman |
| 1982 | 1.56 births/woman | 1.94 births/woman | 1.5 births/woman | 1.83 births/woman | 2.97 births/woman | 4.92 births/woman | 6.54 births/woman | 2.94 births/woman |
| 1981 | 1.58 births/woman | 2.04 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 1.81 births/woman | 2.79 births/woman | 4.97 births/woman | 6.52 births/woman | 3.05 births/woman |
| 1980 | 1.64 births/woman | 2.22 births/woman | 1.6 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman | 2.74 births/woman | 5.11 births/woman | 6.5 births/woman | 3.21 births/woman |
| 1979 | 1.73 births/woman | 2.37 births/woman | 1.56 births/woman | 1.81 births/woman | 2.75 births/woman | 5.26 births/woman | 6.48 births/woman | 3.21 births/woman |
| 1978 | 1.84 births/woman | 2.54 births/woman | 1.58 births/woman | 1.76 births/woman | 2.72 births/woman | 5.39 births/woman | 6.46 births/woman | 3.21 births/woman |
| 1977 | 1.93 births/woman | 2.65 births/woman | 1.58 births/woman | 1.79 births/woman | 2.84 births/woman | 5.44 births/woman | 6.45 births/woman | 3.24 births/woman |
| 1976 | 2.04 births/woman | 2.77 births/woman | 1.63 births/woman | 1.74 births/woman | 3.24 births/woman | 5.51 births/woman | 6.44 births/woman | 3.29 births/woman |
| 1975 | 2.17 births/woman | 2.77 births/woman | 1.66 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 3.57 births/woman | 5.6 births/woman | 6.42 births/woman | 3.37 births/woman |
| 1974 | 2.28 births/woman | 2.88 births/woman | 1.77 births/woman | 1.84 births/woman | 4.17 births/woman | 5.69 births/woman | 6.4 births/woman | 3.59 births/woman |
| 1973 | 2.3 births/woman | 2.84 births/woman | 1.9 births/woman | 1.88 births/woman | 4.73 births/woman | 5.79 births/woman | 6.39 births/woman | 3.71 births/woman |
| 1972 | 2.35 births/woman | 2.87 births/woman | 2.15 births/woman | 2.01 births/woman | 5.11 births/woman | 5.94 births/woman | 6.37 births/woman | 3.84 births/woman |
| 1971 | 2.4 births/woman | 2.9 births/woman | 2.36 births/woman | 2.27 births/woman | 5.52 births/woman | 6.08 births/woman | 6.34 births/woman | 3.93 births/woman |
| 1970 | 2.38 births/woman | 2.84 births/woman | 2.57 births/woman | 2.48 births/woman | 6.09 births/woman | 6.22 births/woman | 6.33 births/woman | 3.85 births/woman |
| 1969 | 2.47 births/woman | 2.86 births/woman | 2.75 births/woman | 2.46 births/woman | 6.18 births/woman | 6.33 births/woman | 6.3 births/woman | 3.83 births/woman |
| 1968 | 2.46 births/woman | 2.87 births/woman | 2.72 births/woman | 2.46 births/woman | 6.51 births/woman | 6.45 births/woman | 6.29 births/woman | 3.77 births/woman |
| 1967 | 2.5 births/woman | 2.94 births/woman | 2.81 births/woman | 2.56 births/woman | 5.81 births/woman | 6.57 births/woman | 6.27 births/woman | 3.84 births/woman |
| 1966 | 2.58 births/woman | 2.91 births/woman | 2.9 births/woman | 2.72 births/woman | 6.31 births/woman | 6.69 births/woman | 6.24 births/woman | 3.94 births/woman |
| 1965 | 2.6 births/woman | 2.94 births/woman | 3.04 births/woman | 2.91 births/woman | 6.61 births/woman | 6.8 births/woman | 6.21 births/woman | 4.04 births/woman |
| 1964 | 2.66 births/woman | 3.01 births/woman | 3.17 births/woman | 3.19 births/woman | 6.67 births/woman | 6.89 births/woman | 6.19 births/woman | 4.07 births/woman |
| 1963 | 2.51 births/woman | 2.88 births/woman | 3.19 births/woman | 3.32 births/woman | 7.51 births/woman | 6.95 births/woman | 6.16 births/woman | 4.01 births/woman |
| 1962 | 2.46 births/woman | 2.8 births/woman | 3.18 births/woman | 3.46 births/woman | 6.09 births/woman | 6.98 births/woman | 6.14 births/woman | 3.92 births/woman |
| 1961 | 2.44 births/woman | 2.77 births/woman | 3.22 births/woman | 3.62 births/woman | 3.86 births/woman | 6.99 births/woman | 6.12 births/woman | 3.78 births/woman |
| 1960 | 2.4 births/woman | 2.86 births/woman | 3.12 births/woman | 3.65 births/woman | 4.45 births/woman | 7 births/woman | 6.11 births/woman | 3.78 births/woman |
World Bank definition
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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.
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