Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics

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Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.
Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Niger (2006)6.8
2Chad (2004)6.1
3Mali (2006)6
4Burundi (1987)5.8
5Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)5.6
6Nigeria (2003)5.3
7Zambia (2007)5.2
8Burkina Faso (2003)5.1
9Uganda (2006)5.1
10Guinea (2005)5.1
11Mozambique (2003)4.9
12Malawi (2004)4.9
13Tanzania (2005)4.9
14Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008)4.83
15Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2008)4.83
16Benin (2006)4.8
17Central African Republic (1995)4.7
18Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)4.69
19Rwanda (2005)4.6
20Liberia (2007)4.6
21Madagascar (2004)4.6
22Yemen (1997)4.6
23Cameroon (2004)4.5
24Ivory Coast (1999)4.5
25Senegal (2005)4.5
26Republic of the Congo (2005)4.4
27Eritrea (2002)4.4
28Togo (1998)4.2
29Sudan (1990)4.2
30Mauritania (2001)4.1
31Guatemala (1999)4.1
32Paraguay (1990)4
33Ethiopia (2005)4
34Botswana (1988)3.9
35Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)3.78
36Low income (2008)3.75
37Comoros (1996)3.7
38Ghana (2003)3.7
39Kenya (2003)3.6
40Gabon (2000)3.5
41Zimbabwe (2006)3.3
42Kyrgyzstan (1997)3.1
43Pakistan (2007)3.1
44Uzbekistan (1996)3.1
45Jordan (2009)3
46Tunisia (1988)2.9
47Cambodia (2005)2.8
48Mexico (1987)2.8
49Ecuador (1987)2.8
50Turkmenistan (2000)2.7
51Namibia (2007)2.7
52Lesotho (2004)2.5
53Philippines (2003)2.5
54Haiti (2006)2.4
55South Africa (1998)2.3
56Honduras (2006)2.3
57Nicaragua (2001)2.3
58Egypt (2005)2.3
59Trinidad and Tobago (1987)2.2
60Maldives (2009)2.2
61Sri Lanka (1987)2.2
62Indonesia (2007)2.2
63Swaziland (2007)2.1
64Bolivia (2003)2.1
65South Asia (2008)2.03
66Nepal (2006)2
67India (2006)1.9
68Dominican Republic (2007)1.9
69Turkey (1998)1.9
70Bangladesh (2007)1.9
71Kazakhstan (1999)1.9
72Morocco (2004)1.8
73Azerbaijan (2006)1.8
74Thailand (1987)1.8
75Brazil (1996)1.8
76Peru (2000)1.8
77Colombia (2005)1.7
78Armenia (2005)1.6
79Vietnam (2002)1.6
80Ukraine (2007)1.1
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