Indicators by Countries (Source: World Bank)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) Change in Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 country Pcnt Change (2004-1998)
Tanzania .. 5.60 5.56 5.22 5.04 4.92 4.80 ..   Georgia5.74
Samoa .. 4.50 4.50 4.25 4 4 3.98 ..   Bulgaria4.03
Jordan .. 3.90 3.82 3.84 3.53 3.45 3.37 ..   Sweden3.76
Egypt, Arab Rep. .. 3.55 3.50 3.39 3.29 3.23 3.17 ..   Estonia3.71
Bangladesh 3.30 3.30 3.31 3.22 3 3 2.99 ..   Spain3.28
Israel .. 2.94 2.98 2.95 2.89 2.95 2.90 ..   Latvia3.28
Turkmenistan .. 3 2.50 2.20 2.87 2.76 2.70 2.65 ..   Italy2.6
Kyrgyz Republic 3 2.79 2.65 2.63 2.40 2.40 2.50 2.50 2.49 ..   Netherlands2.46
Colombia .. 2.70 2.62 2.55 2.48 2.40 2.42 ..   France1.93
Bahrain 3.50 3.33 3.37 2.58 2.47 2.43 2.39 ..   Czech Republic1.48
Uzbekistan .. 3.08 2.82 2.72 2.60 2.35 2.35 2.38 ..   Turkmenistan1.47
Albania .. 2.52 2.20 2.10 2.34 2.29 2.27 2.24 ..   Austria1.46
Virgin Islands (U.S.) .. 2.30 2.50 2.35 2.20 2.20 2.17 ..   Finland1.44
St. Lucia 2.50 2.60 2.10 2.10 2 2.10 2.10 2.12 ..   Russian Federation1.38
United States 2 2.03 2.06 2.01 2.06 2.03 2.01 2.04 2.04 ..   Ireland0.77
Azerbaijan 2.10 2.07 2 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.02 ..   Armenia0.76
Tunisia .. 2.38 2.23 2.09 2.08 2.05 2 2.06 2.02 ..   Denmark0.58
New Zealand 2 1.96 1.97 1.98 2.02 1.97 1.90 1.94 2.01 ..   New Zealand0.5
Costa Rica 2.70 2.68 2.60 2.60 2.39 2.28 2.08 2.08 2 ..   Albania0.45
Ireland 1.90 1.92 1.93 1.88 1.89 1.94 1.97 1.98 1.99 ..   Luxembourg0.45
Puerto Rico 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.91 ..   Belgium0.31
France 1.70 1.73 1.76 1.79 1.88 1.89 1.88 1.89 1.90 ..   United Kingdom0.29
Norway 1.90 1.86 1.81 1.85 1.85 1.78 1.75 1.80 1.81 ..   Azerbaijan0.25
Finland 1.80 1.75 1.70 1.74 1.73 1.73 1.72 1.76 1.80 ..   St. Lucia0.24
Denmark 1.70 1.75 1.72 1.74 1.77 1.75 1.72 1.76 1.76 ..   Puerto Rico0.13
Australia 1.80 1.77 1.76 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.77 1.75 ..   Norway0
Sweden 1.60 1.52 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.64 1.71 1.75 ..   Australia-0.14
United Kingdom 1.70 1.73 1.72 1.71 1.68 1.64 1.63 1.64 1.74 ..   Slovenia-0.2
Netherlands 1.50 1.53 1.57 1.65 1.72 1.71 1.73 1.75 1.73 ..   Ukraine-0.21
Luxembourg 1.80 1.71 1.67 1.73 1.78 1.66 1.63 1.63 1.70 ..   United States-0.24
Macedonia, FYR 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.76 1.76 1.75 1.75 1.67 ..   Romania-0.57
Belgium 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.61 1.66 1.64 1.62 1.61 1.62 ..   Belarus-0.6
Cuba 1.40 1.55 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.67 1.63 1.54 ..   Cuba-0.64
Cyprus .. 2 1.92 1.60 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.50 ..   Israel-0.68
Georgia 1.40 1.29 1.16 1.07 1.52 1.48 1.47 1.45 ..   Switzerland-0.69
Austria 1.40 1.36 1.34 1.34 1.36 1.33 1.40 1.39 1.42 ..   Portugal-0.69
Portugal 1.40 1.46 1.46 1.49 1.52 1.42 1.42 1.44 1.42 ..   Hungary-0.95
Switzerland 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.48 1.50 1.41 1.40 1.41 1.42 ..   Kyrgyz Republic-1.54
Estonia 1.30 1.24 1.21 1.23 1.34 1.34 1.37 1.35 1.40 ..   Hong Kong, China-1.55
Malta .. 1.83 1.81 1.72 1.72 1.46 1.41 1.37 ..   Japan-1.67
Croatia .. 1.69 1.45 1.38 1.39 1.27 1.34 1.33 1.35 ..   Croatia-1.77
Moldova 1.70 1.60 1.50 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.35 ..   Lithuania-1.89
Armenia .. 1.45 1.30 1.19 1.70 1.33 1.34 1.34 ..   Colombia-1.97
Italy 1.20 1.22 1.20 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.26 1.29 1.33 ..   Tunisia-2.44
Spain 1.20 1.15 1.16 1.20 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.26 1.32 ..   Slovak Republic-2.44
Russian Federation 1.30 1.23 1.24 1.17 1.21 1.28 1.28 1.31 ..   Egypt, Arab Rep.-2.45
Bulgaria 1.20 1.09 1.11 1.23 1.27 1.24 1.21 1.23 1.30 ..   Bangladesh-2.51
Japan 1.40 1.39 1.38 1.34 1.36 1.33 1.32 1.29 1.29 ..   Moldova-2.6
Romania 1.30 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.31 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.29 ..   Samoa-3.02
Hungary 1.50 1.38 1.33 1.29 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.28 ..   Jordan-3.08
Lithuania 1.40 1.39 1.36 1.35 1.27 1.30 1.24 1.25 1.26 ..   Macedonia, FYR-3.17
Slovak Republic 1.50 1.43 1.38 1.33 1.30 1.20 1.19 1.17 1.25 ..   Virgin Islands (U.S.)-3.48
Belarus 1.30 1.23 1.27 1.31 1.29 1.25 1.25 1.24 ..   Tanzania-3.61
Singapore 1.70 1.63 1.49 1.48 1.44 1.41 1.37 1.25 1.24 ..   Poland-3.7
Latvia 1.20 1.11 1.09 1.16 1.24 1.21 1.23 1.29 1.24 ..   Uzbekistan-4.15
Poland 1.60 1.50 1.43 1.37 1.34 1.29 1.25 1.24 1.23 ..   Singapore-4.49
Czech Republic 1.20 1.17 1.16 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.17 1.18 1.23 ..   Cyprus-5.98
Slovenia 1.30 1.25 1.23 1.26 1.21 1.21 1.22 1.20 1.22 ..   Costa Rica-6.35
Ukraine 1.30 1.30 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.19 ..   Malta-6.73
Hong Kong, China 1.20 1.09 .99 .97 1.03 .93 .94 .90 .93 ..   Bahrain-8.23