Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Fertility and female labor force participation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
130
Highest
69.89 % change on previous year
Pakistan
Lowest
-40.95 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
0.22 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
3,478
What the numbers show
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 69.89 % change on previous year in Pakistan; the lowest is -40.95 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.22 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9379 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 58,858.1%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 3,748.3%).
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 69.89 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 4,859.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 40.59 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 995.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 30.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,660.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 28.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,948.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Grenada | 16.09 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Oman | 14.1 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.34 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 2,202.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 361.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,204.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 5.44 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Honduras | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Paraguay | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 361.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 555.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Armenia | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,664.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Qatar | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 567.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Seychelles | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 486.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Barbados | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 300.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,357.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 695.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 212.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 206.6% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 387.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,729.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Uruguay | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58,858.1% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | 0.943 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 962.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.9393 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 0.9252 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 0.9068 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Cayman Islands | 0.8516 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.7919 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 0.7845 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41,772.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 0.7639 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 501.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Hong Kong, China | 0.7245 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7211 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 0.6774 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Ireland | 0.6651 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 574.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.626 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 0.6243 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 605.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 0.6006 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 0.5764 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 0.5734 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.551 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | 0.5405 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.3459 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Yemen | 0.3423 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 0.2869 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Algeria | 0.2361 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.2309 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 0.2091 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 0.1906 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 0.1899 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 0.183 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Guam | 0.1773 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Netherlands | 0.1337 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Australia | 0.1221 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 0.1145 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Greenland | -0.0266 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Germany | -0.0422 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | -0.0867 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Russian Federation | -0.1168 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 171.8% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | -0.1211 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | -0.2527 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Canada | -0.2825 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Liechtenstein | -0.3696 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 82 | United States of America | -0.3739 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Singapore | -0.4221 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | -0.5423 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Bulgaria | -0.5587 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 368.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Denmark | -0.5621 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | -0.6561 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | -0.7034 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.7389 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Gibraltar | -0.7458 % change on previous year | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Ukraine | -0.748 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 536.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | -0.7675 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovakia | -0.7905 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 889.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | -0.7949 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | -0.8155 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,014.4% | volatile |
| 96 | San Marino | -0.854 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Norway | -0.9361 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,259.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.7% | volatile |
| 99 | India | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 261.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Macau, China | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 133.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Türkiye | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Israel | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,748.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Tunisia | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 194.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 326.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,328.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2,103.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Costa Rica | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 738.1% | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | -4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Suriname | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Guatemala | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 936.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Mali | -6.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | -7.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Malta | -8.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 549.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | -10.14 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Syrian Arab Republic | -11.7 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 159.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | -12.24 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 157.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Nicaragua | -25.8 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 565.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | -40.95 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 2,971.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fertility and female labor force participation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fertility and female labor force participation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.