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Fertility
Levels of Countries With Populations Over 20 Million, 2001
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Countries
Below Replacement Fertility
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| Country |
Population
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Total
Fertility Rate
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Million
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Number
of Children Born Per Woman
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| Ukraine |
49
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1.1
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| Russia |
144
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1.2
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| Spain |
40
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1.2
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| Japan |
127
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1.3
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| Germany |
82
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1.3
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| Italy |
58
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1.3
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| Romania |
22
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1.3
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| Poland |
39
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1.4
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| Canada |
31
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1.4
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| South Korea |
49
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1.5
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| United Kingdom |
60
|
1.7
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| Taiwan |
23
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1.7
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| China |
1273
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1.8
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| Thailand |
62
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1.8
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| France |
59
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1.9
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| United States |
285
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2.1
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Countries
Above Replacement Fertility
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| Country |
Population
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Total
Fertility Rate
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Million
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Number
of Children Born Per Woman
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| Vietnam |
79
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2.3
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| North Korea |
22
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2.3
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| Brazil |
172
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2.4
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| Turkey |
66
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2.5
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| Iran |
66
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2.6
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| Colombia |
43
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2.6
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| Argentina |
38
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2.6
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| Indonesia |
206
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2.7
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| Uzbekistan |
25
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2.7
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| Mexico |
100
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2.8
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| South Africa |
44
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2.9
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| Peru |
26
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2.9
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| Venezuela |
25
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2.9
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| Algeria |
31
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3.1
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| India |
1033
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3.2
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| Malaysia |
23
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3.2
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| Bangladesh |
134
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3.3
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| Myanmar |
48
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3.3
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| Morocco |
29
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3.4
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| Philippines |
77
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3.5
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| Egypt |
70
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3.5
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| Kenya |
30
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4.4
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| Nepal |
24
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4.8
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| Sudan |
32
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4.9
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| Iraq |
24
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5.3
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| Pakistan |
145
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5.6
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| Tanzania |
36
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5.6
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| Saudi Arabia |
21
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5.7
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| Nigeria |
127
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5.8
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| Ethiopia |
65
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5.9
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| Afghanistan |
27
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6.0
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| Uganda |
24
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6.9
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| Dem. Rep. of
Congo |
54
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7.0
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| (1)
Replacement Fertility is an average of 2.1 children born per woman.
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| Source:
Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet (Washington,
DC: 2001).
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