Children per woman vs. Natural population growth, 2023
Natural population growth measures the population increase determined by births and deaths, excluding changes due to migration.
Country/area | Natural growth rate, total UN WPP percent • 2023 | Fertility rate, total UN WPP births per woman • 2023 | Population (historical) people • 2023 | World regions according to OWID 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2.96% | 4.84 | 41,454,709 | Asia |
| Aland Islands | Europe | |||
| Albania | 0.19% | 1.35 | 2,811,615 | Europe |
| Algeria | 1.50% | 2.77 | 46,164,169 | Africa |
| American Samoa | 0.84% | 2.29 | 47,499 | Oceania |
| Andorra | 0.08% | 1.08 | 80,825 | Europe |
| Angola | 3.07% | 5.12 | 36,749,852 | Africa |
| Anguilla | 0.23% | 1.36 | 14,391 | North America |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.50% | 1.58 | 93,293 | North America |
| Argentina | 0.34% | 1.50 | 45,538,356 | South America |
| Armenia | 0.24% | 1.71 | 2,943,346 | Asia |
| Aruba | -0.01% | 1.60 | 107,904 | North America |
| Australia | 0.46% | 1.64 | 26,451,074 | Oceania |
| Austria | -0.18% | 1.32 | 9,130,386 | Europe |
| Austria-Hungary | Europe | |||
| Azerbaijan | 0.56% | 1.67 | 10,318,161 | Asia |
| Bahamas | 0.21% | 1.37 | 399,410 | North America |
| Bahrain | 1.04% | 1.82 | 1,569,625 | Asia |
| Bangladesh | 1.53% | 2.16 | 171,466,945 | Asia |
| Barbados | 0.06% | 1.71 | 282,302 | North America |
| Belarus | -0.62% | 1.21 | 9,115,626 | Europe |
| Belgium | -0.10% | 1.38 | 11,712,836 | Europe |
| Belize | 1.31% | 2.01 | 411,073 | North America |
| Benin | 2.51% | 4.56 | 14,110,987 | Africa |
| Bermuda | -0.08% | 1.40 | 64,676 | North America |
| Bhutan | 0.66% | 1.46 | 786,330 | Asia |
| Bolivia | 1.41% | 2.55 | 12,244,104 | South America |
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.07% | 1.47 | 29,870 | North America |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.57% | 1.49 | 3,185,033 | Europe |
| Botswana | 1.90% | 2.73 | 2,480,185 | Africa |
| Brazil | 0.52% | 1.62 | 211,140,678 | South America |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Asia | |||
| British Virgin Islands | 0.24% | 1.04 | 38,954 | North America |
| Brunei | 0.84% | 1.75 | 458,910 | Asia |
| Bulgaria | -0.59% | 1.75 | 6,795,757 | Europe |
| Burkina Faso | 2.37% | 4.19 | 23,025,738 | Africa |
| Burundi | 2.69% | 4.88 | 13,689,406 | Africa |
| Cambodia | 1.44% | 2.58 | 17,423,835 | Asia |
| Cameroon | 2.66% | 4.32 | 28,372,638 | Africa |
| Canada | 0.11% | 1.35 | 39,299,053 | North America |
| Cape Verde | 0.73% | 1.52 | 522,290 | Africa |
| Cayman Islands | 0.70% | 1.53 | 73,009 | North America |
| Central African Republic | 3.69% | 6.01 | 5,152,373 | Africa |
| Chad | 3.14% | 6.12 | 19,319,025 | Africa |
| Chile | 0.25% | 1.17 | 19,658,791 | South America |
| China | -0.20% | 1.00 | 1,422,584,878 | Asia |
| Christmas Island | Asia | |||
| Cocos Islands | Asia | |||
| Colombia | 0.81% | 1.65 | 52,321,104 | South America |
| Comoros | 2.15% | 3.88 | 850,335 | Africa |
| Congo | 2.43% | 4.16 | 6,182,830 | Africa |
| Cook Islands | 0.32% | 2.04 | 14,198 | Oceania |
| Costa Rica | 0.47% | 1.33 | 5,105,469 | North America |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2.43% | 4.28 | 31,165,592 | Africa |
| Croatia | -0.61% | 1.47 | 3,895,973 | Europe |
| Cuba | -0.14% | 1.44 | 11,019,881 | North America |
| Curacao | -0.24% | 1.07 | 185,383 | North America |
| Cyprus | 0.37% | 1.39 | 1,344,937 | Europe |
| Czechia | -0.20% | 1.45 | 10,809,674 | Europe |
| Czechoslovakia | Europe | |||
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.28% | 6.05 | 105,789,681 | Africa |
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam | Asia | |||
| Denmark | 0.01% | 1.51 | 5,948,078 | Europe |
| Djibouti | 1.33% | 2.61 | 1,152,912 | Africa |
| Dominica | -0.17% | 1.48 | 66,478 | North America |
| Dominican Republic | 1.17% | 2.24 | 11,331,213 | North America |
| Duchy of Modena and Reggio | Europe | |||
| Duchy of Parma and Piacenza | Europe | |||
| East Germany | Europe | |||
| East Timor | 1.48% | 2.71 | 1,384,234 | Asia |
| Ecuador | 0.99% | 1.82 | 17,980,034 | South America |
| Egypt | 1.55% | 2.75 | 114,535,724 | Africa |
| El Salvador | 0.82% | 1.77 | 6,309,575 | North America |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2.17% | 4.08 | 1,847,501 | Africa |
| Eritrea | 2.25% | 3.71 | 3,470,344 | Africa |
| Estonia | -0.41% | 1.35 | 1,367,143 | Europe |
| Eswatini | 1.64% | 2.75 | 1,230,457 | Africa |
| Ethiopia | 2.59% | 3.99 | 128,691,654 | Africa |
| Ethiopia (former) | Africa | |||
| Falkland Islands | 0.35% | 1.69 | 3,460 | South America |
| Faroe Islands | 0.23% | 2.24 | 54,689 | Europe |
| Federal Republic of Central America | North America | |||
| Fiji | 0.87% | 2.28 | 924,114 | Oceania |
| Finland | -0.29% | 1.28 | 5,601,133 | Europe |
| France | 0.03% | 1.64 | 66,438,774 | Europe |
| French Guiana | 2.05% | 3.39 | 303,358 | South America |
| French Polynesia | 0.73% | 1.50 | 281,075 | Oceania |
| Gabon | 2.14% | 3.65 | 2,484,739 | Africa |
| Gambia | 2.41% | 4.01 | 2,697,797 | Africa |
| Georgia | -0.03% | 1.81 | 3,807,436 | Asia |
| Germany | -0.37% | 1.44 | 84,548,184 | Europe |
| Ghana | 1.93% | 3.40 | 33,787,870 | Africa |
| Gibraltar | 0.56% | 1.89 | 38,442 | Europe |
| Grand Duchy of Baden | Europe | |||
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Europe | |||
| Great Colombia | South America | |||
| Greece | -0.52% | 1.33 | 10,242,850 | Europe |
| Greenland | 0.43% | 1.95 | 55,895 | North America |
| Grenada | 0.29% | 1.49 | 117,047 | North America |
| Guadeloupe | 0.18% | 2.09 | 376,468 | North America |
| Guam | 1.08% | 2.78 | 166,477 | Oceania |
| Guatemala | 1.60% | 2.31 | 18,124,791 | North America |
| Guernsey | -0.12% | 1.36 | 63,995 | Europe |
| Guinea | 2.47% | 4.22 | 14,405,424 | Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.30% | 3.84 | 2,153,292 | Africa |
| Guyana | 1.30% | 2.41 | 826,310 | South America |
| Haiti | 1.44% | 2.66 | 11,637,352 | North America |
| Honduras | 1.75% | 2.50 | 10,644,802 | North America |
| Hong Kong | -0.21% | 0.72 | 7,442,686 | Asia |
| Hungary | -0.44% | 1.49 | 9,686,418 | Europe |
| Iceland | 0.45% | 1.54 | 387,522 | Europe |
| India | 0.95% | 1.98 | 1,438,069,540 | Asia |
| Indonesia | 0.84% | 2.13 | 281,190,021 | Asia |
| Iran | 0.83% | 1.70 | 90,608,663 | Asia |
| Iraq | 2.16% | 3.25 | 45,074,010 | Asia |
| Ireland | 0.34% | 1.60 | 5,196,586 | Europe |
| Isle of Man | -0.21% | 1.55 | 84,139 | Europe |
| Israel | 1.31% | 2.83 | 9,256,261 | Asia |
| Italy | -0.47% | 1.20 | 59,499,408 | Europe |
| Jamaica | 0.35% | 1.36 | 2,839,729 | North America |
| Japan | -0.62% | 1.21 | 124,370,893 | Asia |
| Jersey | -0.29% | 1.37 | 103,634 | Europe |
| Jordan | 1.76% | 2.64 | 11,439,171 | Asia |
| Kazakhstan | 1.34% | 3.01 | 20,330,063 | Asia |
| Kenya | 1.99% | 3.21 | 55,338,953 | Africa |
| Kingdom of Bavaria | Europe | |||
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Europe | |||
| Kingdom of Saxony | Europe | |||
| Kingdom of Wurttemberg | Europe | |||
| Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | Europe | |||
| Kiribati | 1.88% | 3.15 | 132,494 | Oceania |
| Korea (former) | Asia | |||
| Kosovo | 0.62% | 1.54 | 1,699,985 | Europe |
| Kuwait | 0.84% | 1.52 | 4,838,724 | Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.53% | 2.80 | 7,073,476 | Asia |
| Laos | 1.50% | 2.42 | 7,664,955 | Asia |
| Latvia | -0.71% | 1.34 | 1,882,336 | Europe |
| Lebanon | 1.02% | 2.24 | 5,773,446 | Asia |
| Lesotho | 1.35% | 2.69 | 2,311,429 | Africa |
| Liberia | 2.29% | 3.95 | 5,492,981 | Africa |
| Libya | 1.04% | 2.35 | 7,305,611 | Africa |
| Liechtenstein | 0.18% | 1.54 | 39,574 | Europe |
| Lithuania | -0.68% | 1.20 | 2,854,061 | Europe |
| Luxembourg | 0.35% | 1.40 | 665,058 | Europe |
| Macao | 0.15% | 0.66 | 713,868 | Asia |
| Madagascar | 2.46% | 3.97 | 31,195,885 | Africa |
| Malawi | 2.60% | 3.65 | 21,104,426 | Africa |
| Malaysia | 0.73% | 1.55 | 35,126,249 | Asia |
| Maldives | 0.87% | 1.57 | 525,955 | Asia |
| Mali | 3.14% | 5.61 | 23,769,081 | Africa |
| Malta | 0.05% | 1.10 | 532,921 | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | 1.42% | 2.92 | 38,803 | Oceania |
| Martinique | 0.07% | 2.01 | 345,950 | North America |
| Mauritania | 2.89% | 4.70 | 5,022,397 | Africa |
| Mauritius | 0.05% | 1.24 | 1,273,543 | Africa |
| Mayotte | 3.27% | 4.62 | 315,983 | Africa |
| Mexico | 0.95% | 1.91 | 129,739,713 | North America |
| Micronesia (country) | 1.47% | 2.75 | 112,602 | Oceania |
| Moldova | -0.29% | 1.73 | 3,067,017 | Europe |
| Monaco | -1.15% | 2.11 | 38,929 | Europe |
| Mongolia | 1.30% | 2.69 | 3,431,887 | Asia |
| Montenegro | -0.04% | 1.80 | 633,503 | Europe |
| Montserrat | -0.48% | 1.44 | 4,397 | North America |
| Morocco | 1.11% | 2.23 | 37,712,463 | Africa |
| Mozambique | 3.05% | 4.76 | 33,635,119 | Africa |
| Myanmar | 0.75% | 2.12 | 54,133,741 | Asia |
| Namibia | 1.97% | 3.21 | 2,963,048 | Africa |
| Nauru | 1.80% | 3.33 | 11,850 | Oceania |
| Nepal | 1.24% | 1.98 | 29,694,568 | Asia |
| Netherlands | 0.01% | 1.43 | 18,092,473 | Europe |
| Netherlands Antilles | North America | |||
| New Caledonia | 0.80% | 1.98 | 289,836 | Oceania |
| New Zealand | 0.42% | 1.67 | 5,172,791 | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | 1.48% | 2.22 | 6,823,569 | North America |
| Niger | 3.30% | 6.06 | 26,159,817 | Africa |
| Nigeria | 2.12% | 4.48 | 227,882,899 | Africa |
| Niue | -0.08% | 2.51 | 1,809 | Oceania |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | |||
| North Korea | 0.33% | 1.78 | 26,418,146 | Asia |
| North Macedonia | -0.16% | 1.47 | 1,831,749 | Europe |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0.82% | 2.35 | 45,116 | Oceania |
| Norway | 0.13% | 1.41 | 5,519,123 | Europe |
| Oman | 1.49% | 2.52 | 5,049,214 | Asia |
| Orange Free State | Africa | |||
| Pakistan | 2.13% | 3.60 | 247,504,458 | Asia |
| Pakistan (former) | Asia | |||
| Palau | -0.06% | 1.91 | 17,707 | Oceania |
| Palestine | 1.99% | 3.31 | 5,409,153 | Asia |
| Panama | 1.13% | 2.12 | 4,458,719 | North America |
| Papua New Guinea | 1.81% | 3.10 | 10,389,589 | Oceania |
| Paraguay | 1.43% | 2.42 | 6,844,101 | South America |
| Peru | 1.05% | 1.98 | 33,845,565 | South America |
| Philippines | 0.98% | 1.92 | 114,891,152 | Asia |
| Pitcairn | Oceania | |||
| Poland | -0.24% | 1.30 | 38,762,796 | Europe |
| Portugal | -0.28% | 1.51 | 10,430,680 | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | -0.49% | 0.94 | 3,241,974 | North America |
| Qatar | 0.90% | 1.73 | 2,979,038 | Asia |
| Republic of Vietnam | Asia | |||
| Reunion | 0.82% | 2.17 | 874,837 | Africa |
| Romania | -0.38% | 1.71 | 19,118,433 | Europe |
| Russia | -0.34% | 1.45 | 145,440,454 | Europe |
| Rwanda | 2.24% | 3.70 | 13,954,429 | Africa |
| Saint Barthelemy | -0.15% | 0.80 | 11,068 | North America |
| Saint Helena | -0.95% | 1.64 | 5,281 | Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.18% | 1.50 | 46,743 | North America |
| Saint Lucia | 0.26% | 1.38 | 179,241 | North America |
| Saint Martin (French part) | 0.78% | 2.72 | 27,500 | North America |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.92% | 1.27 | 5,673 | North America |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.07% | 1.77 | 101,286 | North America |
| Samoa | 1.92% | 3.83 | 216,630 | Oceania |
| San Marino | -0.21% | 1.15 | 33,705 | Europe |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2.26% | 3.64 | 230,834 | Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.41% | 2.28 | 33,264,239 | Asia |
| Senegal | 2.38% | 3.82 | 18,077,527 | Africa |
| Serbia | -0.50% | 1.50 | 6,773,156 | Europe |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Europe | |||
| Seychelles | 0.54% | 2.13 | 127,910 | Africa |
| Sierra Leone | 2.23% | 3.79 | 8,460,469 | Africa |
| Singapore | 0.34% | 0.94 | 5,789,037 | Asia |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.10% | 1.45 | 42,734 | North America |
| Slovakia | -0.03% | 1.56 | 5,518,008 | Europe |
| Slovenia | -0.17% | 1.58 | 2,118,353 | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | 2.18% | 3.56 | 799,964 | Oceania |
| Somalia | 3.31% | 6.13 | 18,358,576 | Africa |
| South Africa | 0.95% | 2.22 | 63,212,339 | Africa |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South America | |||
| South Korea | -0.21% | 0.72 | 51,748,695 | Asia |
| South Sudan | 1.90% | 3.86 | 11,483,321 | Africa |
| Spain | -0.23% | 1.21 | 47,911,535 | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | 0.70% | 1.97 | 22,971,566 | Asia |
| Sudan | 2.72% | 4.32 | 50,042,754 | Africa |
| Suriname | 1.06% | 2.25 | 628,840 | South America |
| Sweden | 0.04% | 1.43 | 10,551,441 | Europe |
| Switzerland | 0.11% | 1.43 | 8,870,520 | Europe |
| Syria | 1.71% | 2.71 | 23,594,567 | Asia |
| Taiwan | -0.31% | 0.87 | 23,317,100 | Asia |
| Tajikistan | 2.15% | 3.07 | 10,389,764 | Asia |
| Tanzania | 2.94% | 4.61 | 66,617,556 | Africa |
| Thailand | -0.06% | 1.21 | 71,702,397 | Asia |
| Togo | 2.34% | 4.19 | 9,304,289 | Africa |
| Tokelau | 1.39% | 2.61 | 2,390 | Oceania |
| Tonga | 1.67% | 3.13 | 104,565 | Oceania |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.23% | 1.53 | 1,502,887 | North America |
| Tunisia | 0.77% | 1.83 | 12,200,387 | Africa |
| Turkey | 0.60% | 1.63 | 87,270,451 | Asia |
| Turkmenistan | 1.60% | 2.69 | 7,364,394 | Asia |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.33% | 1.46 | 46,171 | North America |
| Tuvalu | 1.39% | 3.21 | 9,788 | Oceania |
| USSR | Europe | |||
| Uganda | 3.04% | 4.28 | 48,656,550 | Africa |
| Ukraine | -0.75% | 0.98 | 37,732,781 | Europe |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.88% | 1.20 | 10,642,052 | Asia |
| United Kingdom | 0.05% | 1.56 | 68,682,907 | Europe |
| United States | 0.20% | 1.62 | 343,477,286 | North America |
| United States Virgin Islands | -0.42% | 2.09 | 85,666 | North America |
| Uruguay | 0.01% | 1.41 | 3,388,029 | South America |
| Uzbekistan | 2.03% | 3.50 | 35,652,264 | Asia |
| Vanuatu | 2.30% | 3.60 | 320,377 | Oceania |
| Vatican | -2.14% | 1.00 | 489 | Europe |
| Venezuela | 0.75% | 2.08 | 28,300,815 | South America |
| Vietnam | 0.73% | 1.91 | 100,352,143 | Asia |
| Wallis and Futuna | 0.08% | 1.41 | 11,360 | Oceania |
| West Germany | Europe | |||
| Western Sahara | 0.92% | 2.16 | 579,688 | Africa |
| Yemen | 3.04% | 4.59 | 39,390,750 | Asia |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Asia | |||
| Yemen People's Republic | Asia | |||
| Yugoslavia | Europe | |||
| Zambia | 2.79% | 4.10 | 20,723,923 | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | 2.28% | 3.72 | 16,340,778 | Africa |
| Other | ||||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | ||||
| Americas (UN) | 1,041,794,207 | |||
| Asia (excl. China and India) | 1,839,126,400 | |||
| Europe (excl. Russia) | 609,583,296 | |||
| European Union (27) | 450,656,232 | |||
| Least developed countries | 2.46% | 3.94 | ||
| Less developed regions | 1.06% | 2.36 | ||
| Less developed regions, excluding China | 1.40% | 2.65 | ||
| Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries | 0.77% | 2.02 | ||
| More developed regions | -0.14% | 1.45 | ||
| South America (excl. Brazil) | 224,571,280 | |||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,400 |
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