About: Countries by Total Fertility Rate 2026

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Countries ranked by total fertility rate — the average number of children born per woman over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates — in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 revision data. Niger consistently records the world's highest total fertility rate — with approximately 6.8 children per woman in 2026, a figure that reflects a combination of very early average age at first birth, limited access to modern contraception across most of the country's rural regions, and economic and social structures in rural Sahel communities in which large family sizes remain rational responses to high child mortality, agricultural labour requirements, and the absence of formal old-age support systems. Despite gradual fertility transition underway in urban areas, Niger's overall rate remains dramatically above the global average of approximately 2.3.

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Niger leads with 7 in 2026.

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Average value in 2026: 6 · median: 6.

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Gap in 2026: Niger is 1.4× larger than Uganda.

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Niger

Total Fertility Rate (children/woman) · 2026

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Total Fertility Rate (children/woman)

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2026

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Category Rankings

Ranked by 2026 value · vs. 2026

#	Category	2026	2026	Change
🥇	Niger	7	7	+0%
🥈	DR Congo	6	6	+0%
🥉	Mali	6	6	+0%
4	Chad	6	6	+0%
5	Somalia	6	6	+0%
6	Angola	6	6	+0%
7	Nigeria	5	5	+0%
8	Uganda	5	5	+0%

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Niger

Recorded 7 Total Fertility Rate (children/woman) in 2026.

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DR Congo