Highest fertility rate (country)
- Who
- Niger
- What
- 7.3 total number
- Where
- Niger
- When
- 2018
According to the latest figures from the World Bank as of January 2018, Niger remains the country with the highest fertility rate, with an average of 7.3 children born per woman. Somalia has the next highest fertility rate, with 6.4 children born per woman, with the Democratic Republic of Congo in third place, with an average of 6.2 children.