United States - Fertility Rate 1979
1.81
+0.05 from 1978
United States's fertility rate was 1.81 in 1979, increased +0.05 from 1.76 in 1978. This was the 22nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Germany | 1.38 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Channel Islands | 1.47 | 0.7% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 1.48 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Switzerland | 1.52 | 0.7% |
| 5th | Netherlands | 1.56 | -1.3% |
| 6th | Macao SAR, China | 1.58 | 10.9% |
| 7th | Austria | 1.60 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Denmark | 1.60 | -4.2% |
| 9th | San Marino | 1.63 | -7.7% |
| 10th | Finland | 1.64 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Sweden | 1.66 | 3.7% |
| 12th | Bermuda | 1.66 | -7.6% |
| 13th | Liechtenstein | 1.67 | -11.9% |
| 14th | Belgium | 1.69 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Italy | 1.73 | -6.0% |
| 16th | Norway | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 17th | Canada | 1.75 | -0.8% |
| 18th | Japan | 1.77 | -1.1% |
| 19th | Cuba | 1.77 | -6.0% |
| 20th | Singapore | 1.79 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Andorra | 1.80 | -4.7% |
| 22nd | United States | 1.81 | 2.7% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | 1.86 | 6.3% |
| 24th | Barbados | 1.86 | 1.3% |
| 25th | France | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 26th | Latvia | 1.87 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Serbia | 1.88 | -0.7% |
| 28th | Russian Federation | 1.90 | -1.0% |
| 29th | European Union | 1.90 | -1.9% |
| 30th | Australia | 1.91 | -2.2% |
| 31st | Croatia | 1.95 | -0.4% |
| 32nd | Ukraine | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 33rd | Isle of Man | 1.96 | -1.4% |
| 34th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.99 | -4.2% |
| 35th | Estonia | 2.00 | -1.0% |
| 36th | Hungary | 2.01 | -2.4% |
| 37th | Belarus | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 38th | Lithuania | 2.05 | -1.4% |
| 39th | Malta | 2.10 | 2.4% |
| 40th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.12 | -6.7% |
| 41st | New Zealand | 2.12 | 2.4% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | 2.14 | 2.7% |
| 43rd | Bulgaria | 2.16 | 0.5% |
| 44th | Greenland | 2.19 | -0.5% |
| 45th | Montenegro | 2.20 | -2.2% |
| 46th | Slovenia | 2.22 | 0.9% |
| 47th | Aruba | 2.26 | -2.4% |
| 48th | Greece | 2.26 | -0.9% |
| 49th | Monaco | 2.26 | -0.9% |
| 50th | Czechia | 2.27 | -2.6% |
| 51st | Poland | 2.28 | 3.2% |
| 52nd | Portugal | 2.31 | -5.7% |
| 53rd | Curaçao | 2.31 | -2.9% |
| 54th | Cayman Islands | 2.37 | 0.1% |
| 55th | Spain | 2.37 | -6.7% |
| 56th | Georgia | 2.38 | -1.4% |
| 57th | Moldova | 2.38 | -0.1% |
| 58th | North Macedonia | 2.40 | -0.6% |
| 59th | Slovak Republic | 2.45 | -0.8% |
| 60th | Iceland | 2.49 | 6.0% |
| 61st | Romania | 2.49 | -1.2% |
| 62nd | Gibraltar | 2.52 | 1.5% |
| 63rd | Armenia | 2.53 | -3.3% |
| 64th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.63 | -2.0% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.63 | 2.3% |
| 66th | Faroe Islands | 2.70 | 3.8% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 2.71 | -4.2% |
| 68th | China | 2.75 | 1.1% |
| 69th | Chile | 2.81 | -2.8% |
| 70th | Puerto Rico (US) | 2.85 | -1.9% |
| 71st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 2.85 | 2.0% |
| 72nd | Korea | 2.90 | 9.8% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 2.91 | -3.2% |
| 74th | Bahamas, The | 2.94 | -3.8% |
| 75th | Dominica | 2.96 | 0.2% |
| 76th | Guam | 3.03 | -2.3% |
| 77th | Virgin Islands (US) | 3.04 | -8.0% |
| 78th | British Virgin Islands | 3.07 | -1.5% |
| 79th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.13 | -0.1% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 3.14 | -0.6% |
| 81st | Ireland | 3.21 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.23 | -1.7% |
| 83rd | Israel | 3.30 | -1.7% |
| 84th | Argentina | 3.34 | -0.6% |
| 85th | Grenada | 3.34 | -0.2% |
| 86th | Thailand | 3.45 | -4.6% |
| 87th | Palau | 3.49 | -6.8% |
| 88th | Azerbaijan | 3.61 | -3.4% |
| 89th | Tuvalu | 3.65 | 1.5% |
| 90th | Costa Rica | 3.65 | -0.3% |
| 91st | Seychelles | 3.66 | -6.6% |
| 92nd | Jamaica | 3.72 | -3.1% |
| 93rd | New Caledonia | 3.75 | -3.3% |
| 94th | Albania | 3.78 | -5.4% |
| 95th | Sri Lanka | 3.82 | 0.3% |
| 96th | Nauru | 3.85 | 0.1% |
| 97th | Guyana | 3.86 | -2.7% |
| 98th | Panama | 3.88 | -2.5% |
| 99th | Colombia | 3.89 | -2.8% |
| 100th | Suriname | 3.93 | -3.8% |
| 101st | French Polynesia | 3.94 | -2.6% |
| 102nd | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.05 | -8.7% |
| 103rd | Lebanon | 4.08 | -2.4% |
| 104th | Fiji | 4.08 | -0.5% |
| 105th | Malaysia | 4.09 | -2.1% |
| 106th | St. Martin (French part) | 4.11 | -4.8% |
| 107th | Brazil | 4.12 | -1.8% |
| 108th | Brunei Darussalam | 4.22 | -3.9% |
| 109th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.29 | -5.8% |
| 110th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.38 | -3.3% |
| 111th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.43 | -1.2% |
| 112th | Dominican Republic | 4.47 | -3.7% |
| 113th | Cambodia | 4.56 | 36.5% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 4.58 | -2.4% |
| 115th | St. Lucia | 4.58 | -5.0% |
| 116th | Indonesia | 4.63 | -2.3% |
| 117th | Kosovo | 4.70 | -2.8% |
| 118th | American Samoa | 4.76 | -2.4% |
| 119th | India | 4.81 | -1.6% |
| 120th | South Africa | 4.82 | -0.7% |
| 121st | Ecuador | 4.86 | -2.7% |
| 122nd | Myanmar | 4.90 | -1.8% |
| 123rd | Bahrain | 4.94 | -3.6% |
| 124th | Viet Nam | 4.94 | -3.2% |
| 125th | Mexico | 4.96 | -4.6% |
| 126th | Kiribati | 4.97 | -0.1% |
| 127th | Paraguay | 5.06 | 0.5% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | 5.14 | 0.9% |
| 129th | Uzbekistan | 5.16 | -2.3% |
| 130th | Peru | 5.17 | -2.5% |
| 131st | Tunisia | 5.18 | -4.0% |
| 132nd | El Salvador | 5.23 | -2.3% |
| 133rd | Philippines | 5.26 | -2.6% |
| 134th | Kuwait | 5.33 | -3.4% |
| 135th | Turkmenistan | 5.46 | -2.7% |
| 136th | Qatar | 5.46 | -2.1% |
| 137th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.54 | -1.2% |
| 138th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.57 | -1.1% |
| 139th | Haiti | 5.59 | -0.9% |
| 140th | Gabon | 5.61 | 0.7% |
| 141st | Nepal | 5.64 | -0.6% |
| 142nd | Tonga | 5.65 | -0.7% |
| 143rd | Vanuatu | 5.73 | -0.6% |
| 144th | Papua New Guinea | 5.79 | -1.6% |
| 145th | Lesotho | 5.79 | -0.6% |
| 146th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.82 | 0.2% |
| 147th | Morocco | 5.85 | -1.0% |
| 148th | Samoa | 5.99 | -2.5% |
| 149th | Belize | 5.99 | -1.9% |
| 150th | United Arab Emirates | 6.06 | -1.5% |
| 151st | Nicaragua | 6.07 | -1.5% |
| 152nd | Central African Republic | 6.09 | 0.8% |
| 153rd | Congo, Republic of | 6.14 | -1.1% |
| 154th | Guatemala | 6.22 | -0.7% |
| 155th | Tajikistan | 6.31 | -1.4% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | 6.31 | 0.3% |
| 157th | Namibia | 6.31 | -1.1% |
| 158th | Botswana | 6.40 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Guinea-Bissau | 6.40 | 1.3% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | 6.41 | -0.2% |
| 161st | Bangladesh | 6.42 | -1.4% |
| 162nd | Mongolia | 6.42 | -3.0% |
| 163rd | São Tomé and Principe | 6.43 | -0.6% |
| 164th | Guinea | 6.45 | 0.2% |
| 165th | Cabo Verde | 6.47 | -1.4% |
| 166th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.48 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Ghana | 6.51 | -0.8% |
| 168th | Djibouti | 6.52 | -1.0% |
| 169th | Honduras | 6.53 | -1.6% |
| 170th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.55 | -1.6% |
| 171st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.55 | 3.2% |
| 172nd | Bhutan | 6.55 | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Mozambique | 6.56 | -0.4% |
| 174th | Cameroon | 6.58 | 0.6% |
| 175th | Sierra Leone | 6.58 | -0.1% |
| 176th | Zimbabwe | 6.59 | -1.0% |
| 177th | Eswatini | 6.61 | -0.6% |
| 178th | Eritrea | 6.62 | 0.2% |
| 179th | Sudan | 6.65 | -1.0% |
| 180th | Iraq | 6.66 | -1.0% |
| 181st | Mauritania | 6.70 | -0.4% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 6.76 | -0.3% |
| 183rd | Solomon Islands | 6.82 | -0.7% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 6.87 | -0.5% |
| 185th | Nigeria | 6.89 | -0.5% |
| 186th | Benin | 6.91 | 1.2% |
| 187th | Chad | 6.91 | 0.2% |
| 188th | Liberia | 6.92 | 0.5% |
| 189th | Togo | 6.94 | -0.7% |
| 190th | Tanzania | 7.04 | -0.2% |
| 191st | Algeria | 7.12 | -1.3% |
| 192nd | Uganda | 7.14 | -0.3% |
| 193rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.16 | 0.4% |
| 194th | Comoros | 7.16 | 0.1% |
| 195th | Burkina Faso | 7.19 | 0.6% |
| 196th | Zambia | 7.22 | -1.0% |
| 197th | Saudi Arabia | 7.23 | -0.5% |
| 198th | Maldives | 7.23 | 0.1% |
| 199th | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.25 | -1.3% |
| 200th | Senegal | 7.29 | 0.2% |
| 201st | Burundi | 7.31 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | South Sudan | 7.32 | -0.1% |
| 203rd | Mali | 7.35 | 0.4% |
| 204th | Jordan | 7.45 | -1.9% |
| 205th | Angola | 7.46 | -0.1% |
| 206th | Malawi | 7.47 | 0.4% |
| 207th | Marshall Islands | 7.47 | -1.4% |
| 208th | Kenya | 7.60 | -0.9% |
| 209th | Afghanistan | 7.61 | 0.2% |
| 210th | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.63 | -0.6% |
| 211th | Libya | 7.68 | -1.4% |
| 212th | Niger | 7.72 | 0.8% |
| 213th | Oman | 7.85 | 0.4% |
| 214th | Rwanda | 8.13 | -0.3% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.67 | 2.0% |
FAQ
What was United States's fertility rate in 1979?▾
United States's fertility rate in 1979 was 1.81. This ranked 22nd globally.
How did United States's fertility rate change in 1979?▾
United States's fertility rate increased by 2.7% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 1979?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest fertility rate in 1979 at 8.67.
What is the fertility rate of United States in 1979?▾
The fertility rate of United States in 1979 was 1.81. This ranked 22nd globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for United States's fertility rate?▾
United States's fertility rate went from 1.76 in 1978 to 1.81 in 1979, a 2.7% increase.
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