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World Fertility Patterns
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Total fertility by region and sub-region
1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Total fertility in Africa sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Total fertility in Asia sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Total fertility in Europe sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Total fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean sub-regions and Northern America, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Total fertility in Oceania sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, by region and sub-region
1970-2030
Age specific fertility rates, Africa
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013a). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Africa sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013a). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Asia
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Asia sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Europe
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Europe sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Latin America and the Caribbean
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Latin America and the Caribbean sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Northern America
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Oceania
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Age specific fertility rates, Oceania sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Mean age at childbearing, by region and sub-region
1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Mean age at childbearing in Africa sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Mean age at childbearing in Asia sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Mean age at childbearing in Europe sub-regions, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Mean age at childbearing in Latin America and the Caribbean and Northern America, 1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, by
region and sub-region
1970-2030
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births by region
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, Africa sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Note: Bubble size is relative to the absolute number of births, with numbers referring to the interpolated annual number of births (thousands)
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, Asia sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Note: Bubble size is relative to the absolute number of births, with numbers referring to the interpolated annual number of births (thousands)
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, Europe sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Note: Bubble size is relative to the absolute number of births, with numbers referring to the interpolated annual number of births (thousands)
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, Latin America and the Caribbean sub-regions and North America
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Note: Bubble size is relative to the absolute number of births, with numbers referring to the interpolated annual number of births (thousands)
Percentage of global births and absolute number of births, Oceania sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Note: Bubble size is relative to the absolute number of births, with numbers referring to the interpolated annual number of births (thousands)
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women
aged 15-19, regions and sub-regions
1970-2030
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women aged 15-19, Africa sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Eastern Africa 1970-1975
Eastern Africa 1990-1995
Eastern Africa 2005-2010
Eastern Africa 2025-2030
Middle Africa 1970-1975
Middle Africa 1990-1995
Middle Africa 2005-2010
Middle Africa 2025-2030
Northern Africa 1970-1975
Northern Africa 1990-1995
Northern Africa 2005-2010
Northern Africa 2025-2030
Southern Africa 1970-1975 Southern Africa 1990-1995
Southern Africa 2005-2010
Southern Africa 2025-2030
Western Africa 1970-1975
Western Africa 1990-1995
Western Africa 2005-2010
Western Africa 2025-2030
0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
160.0
180.0
200.0
4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% 22.0%
Age-
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fert
ility
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Percentage of all births to women aged 15-19
Eastern Africa 1970-1975
Eastern Africa 1990-1995
Eastern Africa 2005-2010
Eastern Africa 2025-2030
Middle Africa 1970-1975
Middle Africa 1990-1995
Middle Africa 2005-2010
Middle Africa 2025-2030
Northern Africa 1970-1975
Northern Africa 1990-1995
Northern Africa 2005-2010
Northern Africa 2025-2030
Southern Africa 1970-1975
Southern Africa 1990-1995
Southern Africa 2005-2010
Southern Africa 2025-2030
Western Africa 1970-1975
Western Africa 1990-1995
Western Africa 2005-2010
Western Africa 2025-2030
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women aged 15-19, Asia sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Eastern Asia 1970-1975
Eastern Asia 1990-1995
Eastern Asia 2005-2010
Eastern Asia 2025-2030
Central Asia 1970-1975
Central Asia 1990-1995
Central Asia 2005-2010
Central Asia 2025-2030
Southern Asia 1970-1975
Southern Asia 1990-1995
Southern Asia 2005-2010
Southern Asia 2025-2030
South-Eastern Asia 1970-1975
South-Eastern Asia 1990-1995
South-Eastern Asia 2005-2010
South-Eastern Asia 2025-2030
Western Asia 1970-1975
Western Asia 1990-1995
Western Asia 2005-2010
Western Asia 2025-2030
0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0%
Age-
spec
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fert
ility
rat
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5-19
Percentage of all births to women aged 15-19
Eastern Asia 1970-1975
Eastern Asia 1990-1995
Eastern Asia 2005-2010
Eastern Asia 2025-2030
Central Asia 1970-1975
Central Asia 1990-1995
Central Asia 2005-2010
Central Asia 2025-2030
Southern Asia 1970-1975
Southern Asia 1990-1995
Southern Asia 2005-2010
Southern Asia 2025-2030
South-Eastern Asia 1970-1975
South-Eastern Asia 1990-1995
South-Eastern Asia 2005-2010
South-Eastern Asia 2025-2030
Western Asia 1970-1975
Western Asia 1990-1995
Western Asia 2005-2010
Western Asia 2025-2030
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women aged 15-19, Europe sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Eastern Europe 1970-1975
Eastern Europe 1990-1995
Eastern Europe 2005-2010
Eastern Europe 2025-2030
Northern Europe 1970-1975
Northern Europe 1990-1995
Northern Europe 2005-2010
Northern Europe 2025-2030
Southern Europe 1970-1975
Southern Europe 1990-1995
Southern Europe 2005-2010
Southern Europe 2025-2030
Western Europe 1970-1975
Western Europe 1990-1995
Western Europe 2005-2010
Western Europe 2025-2030 0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0%
Age-
spec
ific
fert
ility
rat
e, 1
5-19
Percentage of all births to women aged 15-19
Eastern Europe 1970-1975
Eastern Europe 1990-1995
Eastern Europe 2005-2010
Eastern Europe 2025-2030
Northern Europe 1970-1975
Northern Europe 1990-1995
Northern Europe 2005-2010
Northern Europe 2025-2030
Southern Europe 1970-1975
Southern Europe 1990-1995
Southern Europe 2005-2010
Southern Europe 2025-2030
Western Europe 1970-1975
Western Europe 1990-1995
Western Europe 2005-2010
Western Europe 2025-2030
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women aged 15-19, Latin America and the Caribbean sub-regions and Northern
America
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Caribbean 1970-1975
Caribbean 1990-1995
Caribbean 2005-2010
Caribbean 2025-2030
Central America 1970-1975
Central America 1990-1995
Central America 2005-2010
Central America 2025-2030
South America 1970-1975
South America 1990-1995
South America 2005-2010
South America 2025-2030
Northern America 1970-1975 Northern America 1990-1995
Northern America 2005-2010
Northern America 2025-2030 0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0%
Age-
spec
ific
fert
ility
rat
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5-19
Percentage of all births to women aged 15-19
Caribbean 1970-1975
Caribbean 1990-1995
Caribbean 2005-2010
Caribbean 2025-2030
Central America 1970-1975
Central America 1990-1995
Central America 2005-2010
Central America 2025-2030
South America 1970-1975
South America 1990-1995
South America 2005-2010
South America 2025-2030
Northern America 1970-1975
Northern America 1990-1995
Northern America 2005-2010
Northern America 2025-2030
Adolescent birth rate and percentage of all births to women aged 15-19, Oceania sub-regions
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
Australia/New Zealand 1970-1975
Australia/New Zealand 1990-1995
Australia/New Zealand 2005-2010
Australia/New Zealand 2025-2030
Melanesia 1970-1975
Melanesia 1990-1995
Melanesia 2005-2010
Central America 2025-2030
Micronesia 1970-1975
Micronesia 1990-1995
Micronesia 2005-2010
Micronesia 2025-2030
Polynesia 1970-1975
Polynesia 1990-1995
Polynesia 2005-2010
Polynesia 2025-2030
0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0%
Age-
spec
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fert
ility
rat
e, 1
5-19
Percentage of all births to women aged 15-19
Australia/New Zealand 1970-1975
Australia/New Zealand 1990-1995
Australia/New Zealand 2005-2010
Australia/New Zealand 2025-2030
Melanesia 1970-1975
Melanesia 1990-1995
Melanesia 2005-2010
Melanesia 2025-2030
Micronesia 1970-1975
Micronesia 1990-1995
Micronesia 2005-2010
Micronesia 2025-2030
Polynesia 1970-1975
Polynesia 1990-1995
Polynesia 2005-2010
Polynesia 2025-2030
