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Wanted fertility rate

Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.

Latest, 20152.6births per womanAnnual release · Not updated
vs 1999−36.6%4.1
High since 19874.4births per woman1987 · World Bank
Low since 19872.6births per woman2015 · World Bank

Over time

births per woman1987 - 2015

Recent years

  1. 20152.6births per woman−36.6%
  2. 19994.1births per woman+2.5%
  3. 19954births per woman−9.1%
  4. 19874.4births per woman