and Vermont rounds out the list as the state with the lowest fertility rate of 42.1, according to 2023 CDC data. As the map shows, the rates vary by region. These tables show those divisions.

Fertility rates around the world are dropping quicker than expected, putting the world on track to see a population decline before the end of the century, according to a report from the United ...

The disparity between north and south Nigeria looks like a case in point. Map 1 shows fertility rates in all 36 Nigerian states plus Abuja, the capital, using estimates from MICS, a UN-backed survey.