Total fertility rate - United States
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of United States is 2.01 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 117.
United States compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of United States is similar to that of New Zealand, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Suriname, Northern Mariana Islands, Tunisia, Ireland, Nicaragua with a respective Total fertility rate of 2.05, 2.05, 2.05, 2.03, 2.02, 2.01, 2.01, 2.00, 2.00, 1.99 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122.United States since the end of the Great RecessionUnited States's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 2.43% since the end of the Great RecessionUnited States since the end of the Iraq WarUnited States's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 2.43% since the end of the Iraq War
United States compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of United States is similar to that of New Zealand, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Suriname, Northern Mariana Islands, Tunisia, Ireland, Nicaragua with a respective Total fertility rate of 2.05, 2.05, 2.05, 2.03, 2.02, 2.01, 2.01, 2.00, 2.00, 1.99 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122.United States since the end of the Great RecessionUnited States's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 2.43% since the end of the Great RecessionUnited States since the end of the Iraq WarUnited States's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 2.43% since the end of the Iraq War
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New Zealand | 112 | 2.05 |
Jamaica | 113 | 2.05 |
Dominica | 114 | 2.05 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 115 | 2.03 |
Bhutan | 116 | 2.02 |
United States | 117 | 2.01 |
Suriname | 118 | 2.01 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 119 | 2.01 |
Tunisia | 120 | 2.00 |
Ireland | 121 | 2.00 |
Nicaragua | 122 | 1.99 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook