Countries with the highest fertility rates 2024

In 2024, there are six countries, all in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the average woman of childbearing age can expect to have around six or more children throughout their lifetime. In fact, of the 20 countries in the world with the highest fertility rates, Afghanistan is the only country not found in Sub-Saharan Africa. High fertility rates in Africa With a fertility rate of almost 7 children per woman, Niger is the country with the highest fertility rate in the world. Population growth in Niger is among the highest in the world. Lack of healthcare access, as well as food instability, political instability, and climate change, are all exacerbating conditions that keep Niger's infant mortality rates high, which is generally the driver behind high fertility rates. This situation is common across much of the continent, and, although there has been considerable progress in recent decades, development in Sub-Saharan Africa is not moving as quickly as it did in other less-developed regions.Demographic transitionWhile these countries have the highest fertility rates in the world, their rates are all on a generally downward trajectory due to a phenomenon known as the demographic transition. The third stage (of four or five) of this transition sees birth rates drop in response to decreased infant and child mortality, as families no longer feel the need to compensate for lost children. Eventually, fertility rates fall below replacement level (approximately 2.1 children per woman), which eventually leads to natural population decline once life expectancy plateaus. In some of the most developed countries today, low fertility rates are

在2024年，撒哈拉以南非洲共有六个国家，在这些国家的育龄女性在其一生中平均可望生育六名或更多的子女。事实上，在全球生育率最高的二十个国家中，阿富汗是唯一一个不在撒哈拉以南非洲的国家。非洲的高生育率尼日尔以每名女性近七名子女的生育率，成为世界上生育率最高的国家。尼日尔的人口增长率位居世界前列。缺乏医疗保健、食物不稳定性、政治不稳定以及气候变化等因素加剧了尼日尔婴儿死亡率高的状况，而婴儿死亡率通常被认为是高生育率的主要驱动因素。这种情况在非洲大陆的许多地区普遍存在，尽管在最近几十年中取得了显著的进步，但撒哈拉以南非洲的发展速度并未像其他欠发达地区那样迅速。人口转变尽管这些国家拥有世界上最高的生育率，但它们的生育率普遍呈下降趋势，这是由于一个被称为人口转变的现象。这一转变的第三阶段（四个或五个阶段中之一）中，出生率因婴儿和儿童死亡率的下降而降低，因为家庭不再需要为失去的孩子进行补偿。最终，生育率降至更替水平以下（大约每名女性2.1名子女），一旦预期寿命达到峰值，最终导致自然人口减少。在今天的一些最发达的国家中，低生育率是...