Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) - Country Ranking - Africa
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 | The Gambia | 4.90 | 2013 |
| 8 | Benin | 4.90 | 2018 |
| 10 | Congo | 4.80 | 2012 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 4.80 | 2018 |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 4.70 | 1995 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.50 | 2012 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 4.50 | 2016 |
| 15 | Eritrea | 4.40 | 2002 |
| 15 | Senegal | 4.40 | 2019 |
| 17 | Guinea | 4.30 | 2018 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.30 | 2018 |
| 17 | Uganda | 4.30 | 2016 |
| 20 | Madagascar | 4.20 | 2009 |
| 20 | Sudan | 4.20 | 1990 |
| 20 | Liberia | 4.20 | 2013 |
| 23 | Mauritania | 4.10 | 2001 |
| 23 | Togo | 4.10 | 2014 |
| 25 | Zambia | 4.00 | 2018 |
| 26 | Botswana | 3.90 | 1988 |
| 27 | Comoros | 3.80 | 2012 |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 3.80 | 2019 |
| 29 | Burundi | 3.60 | 2017 |
| 29 | Ghana | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 3.60 | 2016 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 33 | Gabon | 3.40 | 2012 |
| 33 | Malawi | 3.40 | 2016 |
| 35 | São Tomé and Principe | 3.30 | 2009 |
| 36 | Rwanda | 3.10 | 2015 |
| 37 | Kenya | 3.00 | 2014 |
| 38 | Namibia | 2.90 | 2013 |
| 38 | Tunisia | 2.90 | 1988 |
| 40 | Egypt | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 41 | Lesotho | 2.30 | 2014 |
| 42 | Eswatini | 2.10 | 2007 |
| 43 | South Africa | 2.00 | 2016 |
| 44 | Morocco | 1.80 | 2004 |
| 45 | Cabo Verde | 1.40 | 1998 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
