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Fertility rate by country

The number of children a woman would have if she experienced the current age-specific fertility rates throughout her reproductive life.

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Latest available values are shown for each country. Reference years may differ; this table is not a same-year ranking.

216 countries & economies
Fertility rate Latest available observations; years vary by country.
Trend
Afghanistan AFG4.762024-1.63 %
Albania ALB1.342024-0.52 %
Algeria DZA2.722024-1.55 %
American Samoa ASM2.272024-0.83 %
Andorra AND1.092024+0.46 %
Angola AGO5.052024-1.48 %
Antigua & Barbuda ATG1.582024+0.25 %
Argentina ARG1.52024+0.27 %
Armenia ARM1.72024-10.53 %
Aruba ABW1.612024+0.25 %
Australia AUS1.482024-1.2 %
Austria AUT1.312024-0.76 %
Azerbaijan AZE1.432024-7.74 %
Bahamas BHS1.372024+0.07 %
Bahrain BHR1.812024-1.04 %
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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births / woman · 20062025
2025South Korea:
South Korea · Fertility rate0.660.841.011.181.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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South Korea · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSouth Korea
2025No data available
20240.75
20230.72
20220.78
20210.81
20200.84
20190.92
20180.98
20171.05
20161.17
20151.24
20141.21
20131.19
20121.3
20111.24
20101.23
20091.15
20081.19
20071.26
20061.13
Source: World Bank ↗SP.DYN.TFRT.INSnapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology

About this indicator

The number of children a woman would have if she experienced the current age-specific fertility rates throughout her reproductive life.

Year-on-year change compares consecutive observed years only. Percentage-based indicators show percentage-point differences; other indicators show percentage change. Missing values remain missing.

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