The fertility rate in a country decreases with an increasing income level. For instance, the least developed and low income countries had the highest fertility rates between 2000 and 2021, with respectively 3.98 and 4.62 children per woman as of 2021. On the other hand, high income and upper middle income countries had fertility rates of 1.55 and 1.57, respectively. Furthermore, fertility rates fell in all the countries worldwide, regardless of income level.
Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income
Level of income
High income
Upper middle income
Middle income
Lower middle oncome
Low income
Least developed (UN definition)
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World Bank. (September 19, 2023). Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/
World Bank. "Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/
World Bank. (2023). Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/
World Bank. "Fertility Rate Worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by Level of Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/
World Bank, Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Fertility rate worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by level of income [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328574/fertility-rate-worldwide-income-level/