| Rank | Country | | Total fertility rate |
1 | Mali | 7.34 | 7.34 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
2 | Niger | 7.29 | 7.29 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
3 | Uganda | 6.81 | 6.81 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
4 | Somalia | 6.60 | 6.6 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
5 | Afghanistan | 6.58 | 6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
6 | Yemen | 6.41 | 6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
7 | Burundi | 6.40 | 6.4 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
8 | Burkina Faso | 6.34 | 6.34 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.28 | 6.28 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
10 | Angola | 6.20 | 6.2 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
11 | Ethiopia | 6.17 | 6.17 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
12 | Sierra Leone | 5.95 | 5.95 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
13 | Congo, Republic of the | 5.92 | 5.92 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
14 | Liberia | 5.87 | 5.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
15 | Mauritania | 5.69 | 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
16 | Western Sahara | 5.69 | NA 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
17 | Malawi | 5.67 | 5.67 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
18 | Oman | 5.62 | 5.62 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
19 | Mayotte | 5.60 | 5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
20 | Benin | 5.58 | 5.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
21 | Chad | 5.43 | 5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.43 | 5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
23 | Rwanda | 5.31 | 5.31 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
24 | Guinea | 5.25 | 5.25 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
25 | Mozambique | 5.24 | 5.24 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
26 | Zambia | 5.23 | 5.23 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
27 | Gaza Strip | 5.19 | 5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
28 | Madagascar | 5.19 | 5.19 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
29 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.16 | 5.16 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
30 | Djibouti | 5.14 | 5.14 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
31 | Gambia, The | 5.13 | 5.13 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
32 | Nigeria | 5.01 | 5.01 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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