South Africa - Fertility Rate 1986
4.41
−0.09 from 1985
South Africa's fertility rate was 4.41 in 1986, decreased +0.09 from 4.50 in 1985. This was the 128th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1986▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.15 | -2.0% |
| 2nd | Italy | 1.35 | -4.9% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.37 | -8.3% |
| 4th | Andorra | 1.40 | -2.6% |
| 5th | Channel Islands | 1.43 | 2.1% |
| 6th | Germany | 1.43 | 4.4% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 1.43 | 3.6% |
| 8th | Singapore | 1.43 | -11.2% |
| 9th | Austria | 1.45 | -1.4% |
| 10th | Liechtenstein | 1.48 | -1.1% |
| 11th | Denmark | 1.48 | 2.1% |
| 12th | Switzerland | 1.53 | 0.7% |
| 13th | Belgium | 1.54 | 2.0% |
| 14th | Netherlands | 1.55 | 2.6% |
| 15th | Spain | 1.56 | -4.9% |
| 16th | Korea | 1.58 | -4.8% |
| 17th | Finland | 1.60 | -2.4% |
| 18th | Greece | 1.60 | -4.2% |
| 19th | Portugal | 1.66 | -3.5% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 1.67 | -2.3% |
| 21st | Canada | 1.68 | 0.3% |
| 22nd | Cayman Islands | 1.69 | -3.5% |
| 23rd | Barbados | 1.69 | -4.2% |
| 24th | Norway | 1.71 | 1.8% |
| 25th | European Union | 1.71 | -0.7% |
| 26th | Japan | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 27th | Bermuda | 1.73 | -2.4% |
| 28th | Croatia | 1.76 | -3.3% |
| 29th | Serbia | 1.78 | -1.2% |
| 30th | Cuba | 1.78 | 0.4% |
| 31st | United Kingdom | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 32nd | British Virgin Islands | 1.78 | -7.2% |
| 33rd | Sweden | 1.80 | 3.4% |
| 34th | United States | 1.84 | -0.4% |
| 35th | Hungary | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 36th | France | 1.85 | -0.5% |
| 37th | Australia | 1.87 | -2.9% |
| 38th | Isle of Man | 1.89 | 0.6% |
| 39th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.91 | -2.6% |
| 40th | Czechia | 1.92 | -1.5% |
| 41st | Iceland | 1.92 | -0.5% |
| 42nd | Malta | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 1.96 | 1.6% |
| 44th | Mauritius | 1.99 | -1.5% |
| 45th | Bulgaria | 2.02 | 2.5% |
| 46th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.03 | -5.5% |
| 47th | Greenland | 2.04 | -8.8% |
| 48th | Belarus | 2.09 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Montenegro | 2.09 | -1.8% |
| 50th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.10 | -3.6% |
| 51st | Monaco | 2.11 | -1.6% |
| 52nd | Ukraine | 2.12 | 4.1% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | 2.12 | 1.9% |
| 54th | Latvia | 2.12 | 1.9% |
| 55th | Russian Federation | 2.15 | 4.9% |
| 56th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.17 | 1.4% |
| 57th | Estonia | 2.18 | 2.3% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | 2.19 | -2.1% |
| 59th | Slovak Republic | 2.20 | -2.7% |
| 60th | Aruba | 2.21 | 1.1% |
| 61st | Poland | 2.22 | -4.7% |
| 62nd | Curaçao | 2.24 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | North Macedonia | 2.25 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.36 | 0.2% |
| 65th | Gibraltar | 2.36 | -0.6% |
| 66th | Thailand | 2.36 | -3.8% |
| 67th | Georgia | 2.38 | -0.8% |
| 68th | Romania | 2.39 | 3.5% |
| 69th | Faroe Islands | 2.41 | 5.3% |
| 70th | Ireland | 2.44 | -1.6% |
| 71st | Cyprus | 2.45 | 0.8% |
| 72nd | Uruguay | 2.47 | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Bahamas, The | 2.53 | -0.7% |
| 74th | Chile | 2.59 | -0.1% |
| 75th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 2.59 | -2.0% |
| 76th | Armenia | 2.66 | 0.7% |
| 77th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.68 | -4.9% |
| 78th | China | 2.72 | 3.3% |
| 79th | Moldova | 2.74 | 2.4% |
| 80th | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.74 | -3.2% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 2.74 | -5.3% |
| 82nd | St. Martin (French part) | 2.90 | -1.9% |
| 83rd | Azerbaijan | 2.90 | -0.3% |
| 84th | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.90 | -2.8% |
| 85th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.92 | -5.1% |
| 86th | Guam | 2.93 | 1.0% |
| 87th | Palau | 2.98 | -1.1% |
| 88th | Israel | 3.03 | -0.8% |
| 89th | Argentina | 3.05 | -0.4% |
| 90th | Seychelles | 3.07 | -0.5% |
| 91st | New Caledonia | 3.08 | 1.1% |
| 92nd | Dominica | 3.08 | -1.0% |
| 93rd | Jamaica | 3.11 | -3.3% |
| 94th | Albania | 3.14 | -2.3% |
| 95th | Colombia | 3.15 | -2.4% |
| 96th | Kazakhstan | 3.19 | -0.6% |
| 97th | Panama | 3.34 | -2.6% |
| 98th | Brazil | 3.36 | -3.4% |
| 99th | Guyana | 3.38 | -2.6% |
| 100th | Costa Rica | 3.45 | -1.6% |
| 101st | Lebanon | 3.47 | -1.9% |
| 102nd | Indonesia | 3.53 | -5.2% |
| 103rd | Fiji | 3.54 | -3.5% |
| 104th | Brunei Darussalam | 3.55 | -1.7% |
| 105th | Grenada | 3.58 | 3.0% |
| 106th | Dominican Republic | 3.60 | -2.3% |
| 107th | Suriname | 3.61 | -2.7% |
| 108th | Türkiye | 3.66 | -3.2% |
| 109th | Malaysia | 3.70 | -2.8% |
| 110th | French Polynesia | 3.71 | -3.8% |
| 111th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.79 | -3.0% |
| 112th | St. Lucia | 3.80 | -4.3% |
| 113th | Viet Nam | 3.96 | -6.0% |
| 114th | Mexico | 3.97 | -2.8% |
| 115th | Tuvalu | 3.97 | 0.0% |
| 116th | Ecuador | 4.00 | -3.5% |
| 117th | Kuwait | 4.00 | -5.1% |
| 118th | Myanmar | 4.08 | -5.4% |
| 119th | Kosovo | 4.12 | -2.0% |
| 120th | Nauru | 4.15 | 0.1% |
| 121st | El Salvador | 4.19 | -2.8% |
| 122nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.22 | 0.4% |
| 123rd | Bahrain | 4.25 | -0.6% |
| 124th | American Samoa | 4.28 | 0.5% |
| 125th | Peru | 4.35 | -2.4% |
| 126th | Tunisia | 4.36 | -3.5% |
| 127th | India | 4.40 | -0.7% |
| 128th | South Africa | 4.41 | -1.9% |
| 129th | Philippines | 4.56 | -2.2% |
| 130th | Qatar | 4.57 | -1.7% |
| 131st | Uzbekistan | 4.68 | -0.3% |
| 132nd | Morocco | 4.77 | -4.3% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 4.87 | -0.8% |
| 134th | Paraguay | 4.93 | -0.9% |
| 135th | Turkmenistan | 4.94 | -0.6% |
| 136th | Belize | 4.94 | -1.2% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.00 | -2.3% |
| 138th | United Arab Emirates | 5.00 | -2.5% |
| 139th | Mongolia | 5.03 | -4.4% |
| 140th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.12 | -0.7% |
| 141st | Nicaragua | 5.22 | -2.6% |
| 142nd | Tonga | 5.27 | -1.3% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 5.30 | -4.3% |
| 144th | Lesotho | 5.32 | -1.6% |
| 145th | Botswana | 5.33 | -2.7% |
| 146th | Vanuatu | 5.38 | -0.9% |
| 147th | Nepal | 5.40 | -1.0% |
| 148th | Papua New Guinea | 5.42 | -1.0% |
| 149th | Samoa | 5.42 | -1.2% |
| 150th | Haiti | 5.48 | -0.3% |
| 151st | Congo, Republic of | 5.51 | -1.3% |
| 152nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.61 | -2.4% |
| 153rd | Algeria | 5.65 | -6.5% |
| 154th | Guatemala | 5.66 | -1.2% |
| 155th | Timor-Leste | 5.67 | 0.4% |
| 156th | Gabon | 5.69 | -0.4% |
| 157th | Zimbabwe | 5.69 | -3.1% |
| 158th | Honduras | 5.70 | -2.0% |
| 159th | Namibia | 5.79 | -1.4% |
| 160th | Cabo Verde | 5.81 | -1.9% |
| 161st | Tajikistan | 5.91 | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Equatorial Guinea | 5.96 | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.01 | -3.7% |
| 164th | Libya | 6.02 | -4.8% |
| 165th | São Tomé and Principe | 6.05 | -0.9% |
| 166th | Ghana | 6.08 | -0.6% |
| 167th | Bhutan | 6.10 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Central African Republic | 6.11 | -0.2% |
| 169th | Eswatini | 6.11 | -2.8% |
| 170th | Djibouti | 6.14 | -0.9% |
| 171st | Iraq | 6.18 | -1.0% |
| 172nd | Sudan | 6.23 | -0.9% |
| 173rd | Cambodia | 6.23 | -1.4% |
| 174th | Lao PDR | 6.26 | -1.2% |
| 175th | Solomon Islands | 6.26 | -1.8% |
| 176th | Madagascar | 6.34 | -1.8% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 6.34 | -1.2% |
| 178th | Gambia, The | 6.34 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.37 | -1.8% |
| 180th | Togo | 6.38 | -1.2% |
| 181st | Jordan | 6.39 | -2.2% |
| 182nd | Mozambique | 6.41 | -0.3% |
| 183rd | Tanzania | 6.49 | -1.7% |
| 184th | Saudi Arabia | 6.52 | -2.0% |
| 185th | Guinea | 6.55 | 0.3% |
| 186th | Pakistan | 6.55 | -0.5% |
| 187th | Eritrea | 6.56 | -0.5% |
| 188th | Nigeria | 6.56 | -0.9% |
| 189th | Cameroon | 6.57 | 0.1% |
| 190th | Sierra Leone | 6.60 | 0.1% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.63 | 0.3% |
| 192nd | Liberia | 6.64 | -0.8% |
| 193rd | Marshall Islands | 6.73 | -2.0% |
| 194th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.73 | -0.1% |
| 195th | Kenya | 6.84 | -1.7% |
| 196th | Maldives | 6.85 | -1.3% |
| 197th | Zambia | 6.87 | -0.9% |
| 198th | Senegal | 6.90 | -1.6% |
| 199th | Comoros | 6.95 | -1.0% |
| 200th | Benin | 6.96 | -0.6% |
| 201st | Chad | 7.07 | 0.4% |
| 202nd | Malawi | 7.07 | -1.4% |
| 203rd | Uganda | 7.08 | 0.7% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.19 | -1.2% |
| 205th | Burkina Faso | 7.22 | -0.3% |
| 206th | Mali | 7.31 | 0.7% |
| 207th | Burundi | 7.32 | 0.4% |
| 208th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.35 | 0.3% |
| 209th | Oman | 7.35 | -2.1% |
| 210th | South Sudan | 7.38 | 0.3% |
| 211th | Angola | 7.44 | -0.2% |
| 212th | Afghanistan | 7.55 | 0.0% |
| 213th | Rwanda | 7.61 | -2.2% |
| 214th | Niger | 7.90 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.86 | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's fertility rate in 1986?▾
South Africa's fertility rate in 1986 was 4.41. This ranked 128th globally.
How did South Africa's fertility rate change in 1986?▾
South Africa's fertility rate decreased by 1.9% in 1986 compared to 1985.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 1986?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest fertility rate in 1986 at 8.86.
What is the fertility rate of South Africa in 1986?▾
The fertility rate of South Africa in 1986 was 4.41. This ranked 128th globally.
How does 1986 compare to 1985 for South Africa's fertility rate?▾
South Africa's fertility rate went from 4.50 in 1985 to 4.41 in 1986, a 1.9% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1986. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.8%. View full analysis →
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