Fertility rate, total in Small states
Small states: Fertility rate, total was 2.11 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Small states, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Small states is 2.11 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Small states peaked at 5.05 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.11 births per woman, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.82 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 5.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.06 births per woman | 3.84 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 births per woman | 2.94 births per woman | 3.53 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 5 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14, female 2.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.92 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Small states?
- Fertility rate, total in Small states was 2.11 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 births per woman in 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.