In 2020, Pakistan had the highest fertility rate among the countries of South Asia, with a fertility rate of just under 3.4 children per woman. Comparatively, the fertility rate in the Maldives was approximately 1.82 births per woman in 2020.
Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country
(in average number of live births per woman)
The average number of children a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality. It is expressed as number of children per woman.
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UNESCAP. (September 9, 2020). Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country (in average number of live births per woman) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country (in average number of live births per woman)." Chart. September 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/
UNESCAP. (2020). Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country (in average number of live births per woman). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Total Fertility Rates in South Asia in 2020, by Country (in Average Number of Live Births per Woman)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/
UNESCAP, Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country (in average number of live births per woman) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Total fertility rates in South Asia in 2020, by country (in average number of live births per woman) [Graph], UNESCAP, September 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615679/total-fertility-rates-in-south-asia-2016-by-country/
