Total fertility rate in births per woman, WDI/WPP-linked national series, 2024.
This stat ranks high-fertility nations by total fertility rate in 2024. The data use six WDI/WPP-linked rows measured in births per woman. Chad leads the included rows at 6.028 births per woman, followed closely by Somalia at 6.013. The first five rows are all above 5.9 births per woman, keeping the high-fertility cluster tightly grouped.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 6.028 | 2024 |
| 2 | Somalia | 6.013 | 2024 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 5.981 | 2024 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.954 | 2024 |
| 5 | Niger | 5.935 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | 5.51 | 2024 |
Source 1: United Nations DESA, Population Division
Publisher: United Nations DESA, Population Division
Dataset/table: World Population Prospects 2024 online edition
Units: population counts, age shares, fertility rates, median age
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Supports the common UN population source family for national demographic estimates through 2024.
Source 2: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: births per woman
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Provides country-level total fertility rates using UN Population Division data.
Source 3: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: births per woman
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Shows Chad's 2024 total fertility rate and World Bank/UN source trail.
Source 4: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: births per woman
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Shows Somalia's 2024 total fertility rate and World Bank/UN source trail.
Source 5: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: births per woman
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Shows Niger's 2024 total fertility rate and World Bank/UN source trail.
The row frame uses WDI/WPP-linked national values. A complete WDI download should be used for any future exhaustive rerank where close rows matter.
Rows use total fertility rate for 2024, measured in births per woman. Values are sorted from highest to lowest and rounded to three decimals where needed.
Rows use the same WDI/WPP-linked fertility indicator, year and unit.
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