DEMOGRAPHY
Fertility in Africa
Fertility in Africa: latest available values for 54 countries, observation years, World Bank source and CSV export. The figures below come from prepared World Bank datasets. Every row shows its year; missing data is never replaced with an estimate.
Coverage : 54/54 countries · Source code : SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · Retrieved : 2026-10-20
The latest available year can differ between countries. To compare a single year, open this indicator in the atlas and choose a specific year.
Values by country
| Country | Fertility | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Angola | 5 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Benin | 4.5 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Botswana | 2.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Burkina Faso | 4.1 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Burundi | 4.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Cabo Verde | 1.5 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Cameroon | 4.3 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Central African Republic | 6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Chad | 6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Comoros | 3.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Congo, Rep. | 4.1 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 4.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Djibouti | 2.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| DR Congo | 6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Egypt | 2.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Eritrea | 3.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Eswatini | 2.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Ethiopia | 3.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Gabon | 3.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Ghana | 3.3 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Guinea | 4.1 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Kenya | 3.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Lesotho | 2.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Liberia | 3.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Libya | 2.3 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Madagascar | 3.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Malawi | 3.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Mali | 5.5 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Mauritania | 4.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Mauritius | 1.4 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Morocco | 2.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Mozambique | 4.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Namibia | 3.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Niger | 5.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Nigeria | 4.4 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Rwanda | 3.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Senegal | 3.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Seychelles | 1.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Sierra Leone | 3.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Somalia | 6 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| South Africa | 2.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| South Sudan | 3.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Sudan | 4.3 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Tanzania | 4.5 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| The Gambia | 3.9 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Togo | 4.1 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Tunisia | 1.8 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Uganda | 4.2 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Zambia | 4 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |
| Zimbabwe | 3.7 | 2024 | World Bank WDI |