Data for 1983
Total Fertility Rate, 1983
1983, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Total Fertility Rate, 1983 covers 222 countries. Yemen is highest, at 8.8278; Vatican City is lowest, at 1.0000. The middle country reads 3.9397. Against 1982, 221 values changed (47 up, 174 down), the same countries are covered.
Total Fertility Rate · Data for 1983
HighestYemen
8.8278LowestVatican City
1.0000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Total Fertility Rate, 1983, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
YEMWestern Asia | 8.8278 |
RWAEastern Africa | 8.0013 |
NERWestern Africa | 7.9025 |
OMNWestern Asia | 7.7482 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 7.5705 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 7.4617 |
CIVWestern Africa | 7.4165 |
MWIEastern Africa | 7.3608 |
ETHEastern Africa | 7.3510 |
SSDEastern Africa | 7.3422 |
BDIEastern Africa | 7.2980 |
SOMEastern Africa | 7.2773 |
MLIWestern Africa | 7.2763 |
BFAWestern Africa | 7.2507 |
KENEastern Africa | 7.2180 |
SENWestern Africa | 7.1893 |
COMEastern Africa | 7.1101 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 7.0925 |
MHLMicronesia | 7.0834 |
UGAEastern Africa | 7.0678 |
BENWestern Africa | 7.0454 |
PSEWestern Asia | 7.0416 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 7.0073 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 6.9790 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 6.9104 |
SAUWestern Asia | 6.8752 |
JORWestern Asia | 6.8124 |
TZAEastern Africa | 6.8050 |
NGAWestern Africa | 6.7747 |
LBRWestern Africa | 6.7598 |
GNBWestern Africa | 6.6937 |
SYRWestern Asia | 6.6919 |
ERIEastern Africa | 6.6462 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 6.6443 |
TGOWestern Africa | 6.6333 |
MDGEastern Africa | 6.6262 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 6.5752 |
SLEWestern Africa | 6.5725 |
SLBMelanesia | 6.5687 |
CODMiddle Africa | 6.5636 |
MRTWestern Africa | 6.5408 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 6.5285 |
DZANorthern Africa | 6.4958 |
GINWestern Africa | 6.4875 |
MOZEastern Africa | 6.4336 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 6.4322 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 6.4129 |
GMBWestern Africa | 6.3929 |
IRQWestern Asia | 6.3868 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.3760 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 6.3360 |
DJIEastern Africa | 6.2981 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.2964 |
GHAWestern Africa | 6.2273 |
STPMiddle Africa | 6.2169 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 6.1973 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 6.1509 |
CPVWestern Africa | 6.0684 |
HNDCentral America | 6.0586 |
FSMMicronesia | 6.0318 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 5.9951 |
TJKCentral Asia | 5.9812 |
GTMCentral America | 5.9765 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 5.9060 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 5.9033 |
BWASouthern Africa | 5.7849 |
GABMiddle Africa | 5.7591 |
COGMiddle Africa | 5.7576 |
MNGEastern Asia | 5.6282 |
WSMPolynesia | 5.6166 |
NICCentral America | 5.6110 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.5856 |
PNGMelanesia | 5.5629 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 5.5601 |
VUTMelanesia | 5.5472 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 5.5360 |
HTICaribbean | 5.5127 |
AREWestern Asia | 5.4816 |
TONPolynesia | 5.4497 |
MARNorthern Africa | 5.4096 |
BLZCentral America | 5.3091 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 5.3085 |
BOLSouth America | 5.2894 |
PRYSouth America | 5.0872 |
TKMCentral Asia | 4.9666 |
KIRMicronesia | 4.9142 |
QATWestern Asia | 4.8984 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8672 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 4.7707 |
UZBCentral Asia | 4.7140 |
PERSouth America | 4.6796 |
KWTWestern Asia | 4.6585 |
NIUPolynesia | 4.6549 |
SLVCentral America | 4.6499 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6331 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 4.6261 |
INDSouthern Asia | 4.5651 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.5236 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 4.4621 |
BHRWestern Asia | 4.4057 |
ECUSouth America | 4.3946 |
MEXCentral America | 4.2962 |
ASMPolynesia | 4.2667 |
KGZCentral Asia | 4.1649 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.1086 |
TCACaribbean | 4.0853 |
LCACaribbean | 4.0821 |
NRUMicronesia | 4.0562 |
TURWestern Asia | 4.0561 |
DOMCaribbean | 3.9471 |
COKPolynesia | 3.9461 |
VENSouth America | 3.9333 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9278 |
TUVPolynesia | 3.9121 |
FJIMelanesia | 3.8775 |
SURSouth America | 3.8652 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.7512 |
PYFPolynesia | 3.7434 |
LBNWestern Asia | 3.7341 |
BRASouth America | 3.7229 |
GUYSouth America | 3.6369 |
PANCentral America | 3.6006 |
VCTCaribbean | 3.5608 |
CRICentral America | 3.5247 |
COLSouth America | 3.5007 |
JAMCaribbean | 3.4111 |
NCLMelanesia | 3.3533 |
AZEWestern Asia | 3.3202 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 3.3188 |
GRDCaribbean | 3.3057 |
SYCEastern Africa | 3.2181 |
DMACaribbean | 3.1776 |
MAFCaribbean | 3.1495 |
ARGSouth America | 3.1480 |
PLWMicronesia | 3.1435 |
ISRWestern Asia | 3.1433 |
LKASouthern Asia | 3.1143 |
KNACaribbean | 3.0977 |
VIRCaribbean | 3.0967 |
TTOCaribbean | 3.0699 |
KAZCentral Asia | 3.0681 |
GUMMicronesia | 3.0287 |
AIACaribbean | 3.0169 |
PRKEastern Asia | 2.7771 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 2.7548 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 2.7494 |
BHSCaribbean | 2.6516 |
CHLSouth America | 2.6191 |
MNPMicronesia | 2.5807 |
MDAEastern Europe | 2.5776 |
CHNEastern Asia | 2.5590 |
ARMWestern Asia | 2.5583 |
CYPWestern Asia | 2.4930 |
MSRCaribbean | 2.4916 |
URYSouth America | 2.4859 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 2.4363 |
POLEastern Europe | 2.4164 |
SXMCaribbean | 2.3983 |
MUSEastern Africa | 2.3955 |
GEOWestern Asia | 2.3388 |
PRICaribbean | 2.3293 |
SVKEastern Europe | 2.2788 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 2.2499 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 2.2464 |
CUWCaribbean | 2.2379 |
MCOWestern Europe | 2.1841 |
TWNEastern Asia | 2.1790 |
FRONorthern Europe | 2.1680 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 2.1676 |
MNESouthern Europe | 2.1663 |
ABWCaribbean | 2.1479 |
RUSEastern Europe | 2.1349 |
BLREastern Europe | 2.1336 |
VGBCaribbean | 2.1215 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 2.1160 |
ATGCaribbean | 2.1155 |
KOREastern Asia | 2.1023 |
UKREastern Europe | 2.0986 |
MACEastern Asia | 2.0981 |
LVANorthern Europe | 2.0966 |
GRLNorthern America | 2.0860 |
ROUEastern Europe | 2.0766 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 2.0494 |
BGREastern Europe | 2.0056 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 2.0011 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 1.9889 |
CZEEastern Europe | 1.9672 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 1.9550 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9306 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9205 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 1.8906 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 1.8880 |
BRBCaribbean | 1.8565 |
CYMCaribbean | 1.8321 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 1.8317 |
USANorthern America | 1.8271 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 1.8124 |
BMUNorthern America | 1.8119 |
CUBCaribbean | 1.8011 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 1.7994 |
FRAWestern Europe | 1.7895 |
JPNEastern Asia | 1.7701 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 1.7662 |
HUNEastern Europe | 1.7453 |
HKGEastern Asia | 1.7449 |
FINNorthern Europe | 1.7301 |
NORNorthern Europe | 1.6565 |
SWENorthern Europe | 1.6125 |
CANNorthern America | 1.6073 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 1.5741 |
AUTWestern Europe | 1.5628 |
BELWestern Europe | 1.5621 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.5399 |
LIEWestern Europe | 1.5285 |
CHEWestern Europe | 1.5175 |
ITASouthern Europe | 1.5062 |
NLDWestern Europe | 1.4666 |
LUXWestern Europe | 1.4392 |
DEUWestern Europe | 1.4302 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3784 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 1.2483 |
VATSouthern Europe | 1.0000 |
02In 1983
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Yemen8.8278
Rwanda8.0013
Niger7.9025
Oman7.7482
Afghanistan7.5705
Lowest
Vatican City1.0000
San Marino1.2483
Denmark1.3784
Germany1.4302
Luxembourg1.4392
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.9397. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031982 → 1983
Since 1982
What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 221values changed, of 222 in both
- 47 · 174rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
China2.9720 → 2.5590−0.4130
South Korea2.4309 → 2.1023−0.3286
Northern Mariana Islands2.8960 → 2.5807−0.3153
Libya7.1621 → 6.9104−0.2517
Saint Martin3.3623 → 3.1495−0.2128
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1983.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (1983). Total Fertility Rate, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertility-rate/1983
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07Questions
Total Fertility Rate, 1983: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fertility rate in Total Fertility Rate, 1983?
Yemen, at 8.8278, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Total Fertility Rate, 1983 describe?
1983.
How many countries does Total Fertility Rate, 1983 cover?
222.
Where can I download Total Fertility Rate, 1983?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Total Fertility Rate, 1983 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Total Fertility Rate, 2023.