Map of Below-Replacement Fertility

PRI Staff

This map is a great image to share on Facebook, or to use as an instructional tool in the classroom.

All countries in yellow have fertility rates that are below replacement fertility where replacement fertility is defined as 2.1 children per woman.

For more information on replacement fertility, check out our video on stable populations.

*All fertility rates were downloaded from the UN Population Division.

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