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# 10b Highest Total Fertility Rates (TFR) |
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TFR or Total Fertility Rate is the average number of children a woman would have assuming that current age- specific birth rates remain constant throughout her childbearing years. |
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| 1993 | 1998 | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | |
| 1 | Gaza | Gaza | Niger | Niger | Niger | Niger |
| 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | |
| 2 | Malawi | Yemen | Congo (Zaire) | Somalia | Mali Guinea-Bissau |
Uganda Somalia |
| 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Yemen, Ethiopia |
Angola | Oman | Yemen, Mali | Uganda Somalia, |
Angola |
| 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
| 4 | Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire |
Oman | Somalia | Uganda Congo |
Burundi Liberia, Angola Afghanistan |
Dem Rep of theCongo Timor-Leste |
| 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Uganda | Ethiopia Somalia |
Uganda | Angola Comoros |
Chad Congo |
Chad Malawi |
| 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | |
Source:
Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets: Chart created by Russ Long |
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