Fertility rate worldwide 2000-2021, by income level

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
The fertility rate in a country decreases with an increasing income level. For instance, the least developed and low income countries had the highest fertility rates between 2000 and 2021, with respectively 3.98 and 4.62 children per woman as of 2021. On the other hand, high income and upper middle income countries had fertility rates of 1.55 and 1.57, respectively. Furthermore, fertility rates fell in all the countries worldwide, regardless of income level.

Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income

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September 2023

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Worldwide

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2000 to 2021

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