Our World in Data - Fertility Rate Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-23T06:12:00.000Z Which countries have fertility rates above or below the “replacement level”? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/which-countries-have-fertility-rates-above-or-below-the-replacement-level 2026-04-23T06:12:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Arriagada
]]> China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continuing a long decline that began before and continued after the one-child policy https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/chinas-fertility-rate-has-fallen-to-one-continuing-a-long-decline-that-began-before-and-continued-after-the-one-child-policy 2025-11-27T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard Mathieu
]]> In Colombia, fertility rates have fallen sharply in recent decades https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-colombia-fertility-rates-have-fallen-sharply-in-recent-decades 2025-10-15T04:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> Most births in Europe are to mothers in their thirties https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/most-births-in-europe-are-to-mothers-in-their-thirties 2025-03-25T04:00:00.000Z Fiona Spooner
]]> What share of births involve assisted reproductive technologies like IVF? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/what-share-of-births-involve-assisted-reproductive-technologies-like-ivf 2025-03-04T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> What share of women reach the end of their childbearing years without having children? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/what-share-of-women-reach-the-end-of-their-childbearing-years-without-having-children 2025-02-26T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> The baby boom in seven charts https://ourworldindata.org/baby-boom-seven-charts 2025-02-24T04:10:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Why the total fertility rate doesn’t necessarily tell us the number of births women eventually have https://ourworldindata.org/total-fertility-rate-births-per-woman 2025-02-24T04:05:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Fertility Rate https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate 2025-02-24T04:00:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-GuiraoMax Roser
]]> Spring no more: France’s shift in birth patterns https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/spring-no-more-frances-shift-in-birth-patterns 2025-02-12T04:00:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> The twin baby boom https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-twin-baby-boom 2025-02-10T04:00:00.000Z Saloni DattaniLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Japan’s birth rate dropped sharply in 1966, influenced by cultural beliefs https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/japans-birth-rate-dropped-sharply-in-1966-influenced-by-cultural-beliefs 2024-12-13T04:00:00.000Z Tuna Acisu
]]> British women are having fewer children in their twenties, more in their thirties https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/british-women-are-having-fewer-children-in-their-twenties-more-in-their-thirties 2024-10-22T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The “baby boom” saw a sharp rise in the fertility rate in the United States https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-baby-boom-saw-a-sharp-rise-in-the-fertility-rate-in-the-united-states 2024-10-10T05:00:00.000Z Charlie Giattino
]]> How many people die and how many are born each year? https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths 2023-01-05T09:22:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard Mathieu
]]> Five key findings from the 2022 UN Population Prospects https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-update-2022 2022-07-11T16:10:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard MathieuLucas Rodés-GuiraoMarcel Gerber
]]> Until the late 1960s, the total fertility rate was five — since then, it has halved https://ourworldindata.org/global-fertility-has-halved 2019-09-03T10:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> The global decline of the fertility rate https://ourworldindata.org/global-decline-fertility-rate 2014-02-20T00:00:00.000Z Max Roser
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