Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) - Country Ranking
Definition: Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Find indicator:
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 7.40 | 2012 |
| 2 | Chad | 6.10 | 2015 |
| 3 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 4 | Mali | 5.50 | 2018 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 5.40 | 2010 |
| 6 | Angola | 5.20 | 2016 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 5.20 | 2011 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 5.10 | 2009 |
| 9 | Benin | 4.90 | 2018 |
| 9 | The Gambia | 4.90 | 2013 |
| 11 | Congo | 4.80 | 2012 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 4.80 | 2018 |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 4.70 | 1995 |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.50 | 2012 |
| 14 | Tanzania | 4.50 | 2016 |
| 16 | Senegal | 4.40 | 2019 |
| 16 | Eritrea | 4.40 | 2002 |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 4.40 | 2015 |
| 19 | Guinea | 4.30 | 2018 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 4.30 | 2018 |
| 19 | Uganda | 4.30 | 2016 |
| 22 | Madagascar | 4.20 | 2009 |
| 22 | Liberia | 4.20 | 2013 |
| 22 | Sudan | 4.20 | 1990 |
| 25 | Mauritania | 4.10 | 2001 |
| 25 | Togo | 4.10 | 2014 |
| 27 | Zambia | 4.00 | 2018 |
| 28 | Botswana | 3.90 | 1988 |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 3.80 | 2019 |
| 29 | Comoros | 3.80 | 2012 |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 3.60 | 2016 |
| 31 | Ghana | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 31 | Burundi | 3.60 | 2017 |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 3.50 | 2017 |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 3.50 | 2016 |
| 37 | Gabon | 3.40 | 2012 |
| 37 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.40 | 2012 |
| 37 | Malawi | 3.40 | 2016 |
| 37 | Moldova | 3.40 | 1997 |
| 41 | São Tomé and Principe | 3.30 | 2009 |
| 42 | Rwanda | 3.10 | 2015 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 3.10 | 1996 |
| 42 | Yemen | 3.10 | 2013 |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 3.00 | 2018 |
| 45 | Kenya | 3.00 | 2014 |
| 47 | Namibia | 2.90 | 2013 |
| 47 | Pakistan | 2.90 | 2018 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 2.90 | 1988 |
| 50 | Mexico | 2.80 | 1987 |
| 50 | Egypt | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 2.70 | 2000 |
| 53 | Guatemala | 2.60 | 2015 |
| 53 | Georgia | 2.60 | 2005 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 2.50 | 2004 |
| 56 | Cambodia | 2.40 | 2014 |
| 57 | Lesotho | 2.30 | 2014 |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 2.30 | 2007 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 2.20 | 1987 |
| 59 | Honduras | 2.20 | 2012 |
| 59 | Jordan | 2.20 | 2018 |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.20 | 1987 |
| 59 | Paraguay | 2.20 | 2008 |
| 59 | Romania | 2.20 | 1999 |
| 65 | Indonesia | 2.10 | 2017 |
| 65 | Eswatini | 2.10 | 2007 |
| 65 | Guyana | 2.10 | 2009 |
| 68 | Philippines | 2.00 | 2017 |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 2.00 | 2013 |
| 68 | Myanmar | 2.00 | 2016 |
| 68 | Bolivia | 2.00 | 2008 |
| 68 | El Salvador | 2.00 | 2008 |
| 68 | South Africa | 2.00 | 2016 |
| 74 | Turkey | 1.90 | 2013 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.90 | 1999 |
| 74 | Haiti | 1.90 | 2017 |
| 77 | India | 1.80 | 2016 |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 1.80 | 2006 |
| 77 | Brazil | 1.80 | 1996 |
| 77 | Morocco | 1.80 | 2004 |
| 77 | Thailand | 1.80 | 1987 |
| 77 | Peru | 1.80 | 2012 |
| 83 | Armenia | 1.70 | 2016 |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 1.70 | 2018 |
| 83 | Nepal | 1.70 | 2016 |
| 86 | Colombia | 1.60 | 2015 |
| 86 | Albania | 1.60 | 2018 |
| 86 | Vietnam | 1.60 | 2002 |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 1.40 | 1998 |
| 90 | Ukraine | 1.10 | 2007 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
