Marriage and family life by country
What fertility, women's work and life expectancy look like together across 217 countries.
Family formation is not directly measured in this dataset, so what can be shown is the context around it: how many children women are expected to have, how many of them are in paid work, and how long they are expected to live. Those three figures are what the simulation's family decisions are built on.
Fertility rate
A higher value means more births per woman over a lifetime. 217 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 217 countries reporting fertility rate, the figure runs from 0.58 (Macao SAR, China, 2024) to 6.03 (Chad, 2024), with a median of 1.90. The middle half of the countries fall between 1.24 and 4.12.
- Lowest reported
- 0.58
- Macao SAR, China · 2024
- Median
- 1.90
- across 217 countries
- Highest reported
- 6.03
- Chad · 2024
- Middle half
- 1.24 – 4.12
- 10th–90th percentile
Female labour-force participation
A higher value means a larger share of women are in work or looking for it. 187 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 187 countries reporting female labour-force participation, the figure runs from 4.7% (Yemen, Rep., 2024) to 82.9% (Madagascar, 2024), with a median of 53.2%. The middle half of the countries fall between 26.6% and 70.3%.
- Lowest reported
- 4.7%
- Yemen, Rep. · 2024
- Median
- 53.2%
- across 187 countries
- Highest reported
- 82.9%
- Madagascar · 2024
- Middle half
- 26.6% – 70.3%
- 10th–90th percentile
Life expectancy at birth
A higher value means a newborn is expected to live more years. 217 Countries reporting this indicator.
Among the 217 countries reporting life expectancy at birth, the figure runs from 54.6 (Nigeria, 2024) to 86.5 (Monaco, 2024), with a median of 74.7. The middle half of the countries fall between 63.8 and 83.1.
- Lowest reported
- 54.6 years
- Nigeria · 2024
- Median
- 74.7 years
- across 217 countries
- Highest reported
- 86.5 years
- Monaco · 2024
- Middle half
- 63.8 years – 83.1 years
- 10th–90th percentile
What is the context a family decision happens in?
Each row is one country, with the year its figure was observed. The regions are the World Bank's own groupings.
East Asia & Pacific (37)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 2.27 (2024) | 73.0 years (2024) | |
| Australia | 1.48 (2024) | 62.6% (2024) | 83.1 years (2024) |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1.73 (2024) | 54.7% (2024) | 75.5 years (2024) |
| Cambodia | 2.55 (2024) | 77.3% (2024) | 70.8 years (2024) |
| China | 1.01 (2024) | 59.4% (2024) | 78.0 years (2024) |
| Fiji | 2.27 (2024) | 38.5% (2024) | 67.5 years (2024) |
| French Polynesia | 1.49 (2024) | 47.0% (2024) | 84.2 years (2024) |
| Guam | 2.75 (2024) | 56.5% (2024) | 77.4 years (2024) |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.84 (2024) | 52.3% (2024) | 85.4 years (2024) |
| Indonesia | 2.12 (2024) | 53.6% (2024) | 71.3 years (2024) |
| Japan | 1.15 (2024) | 55.6% (2024) | 84.0 years (2024) |
| Kiribati | 3.12 (2024) | 66.6 years (2024) | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 1.78 (2024) | 77.7% (2024) | 73.7 years (2024) |
| Korea, Rep. | 0.75 (2024) | 56.8% (2024) | 83.6 years (2024) |
| Lao PDR | 2.40 (2024) | 61.5% (2024) | 69.2 years (2024) |
| Macao SAR, China | 0.58 (2024) | 63.5% (2024) | 83.3 years (2024) |
| Malaysia | 1.54 (2024) | 51.6% (2024) | 76.8 years (2024) |
| Marshall Islands | 2.86 (2024) | 67.1 years (2024) | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 2.74 (2024) | 67.4 years (2024) | |
| Mongolia | 2.50 (2024) | 52.1% (2024) | 72.4 years (2024) |
| Myanmar | 2.10 (2024) | 41.0% (2024) | 67.1 years (2024) |
| Naoero | 3.29 (2024) | 62.3 years (2024) | |
| New Caledonia | 1.96 (2024) | 51.6% (2024) | 78.9 years (2024) |
| New Zealand | 1.57 (2024) | 66.3% (2024) | 82.0 years (2024) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2.32 (2024) | 78.9 years (2024) | |
| Palau | 1.88 (2024) | 69.4 years (2024) | |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.07 (2024) | 50.7% (2024) | 66.3 years (2024) |
| Philippines | 1.89 (2024) | 50.5% (2024) | 69.9 years (2024) |
| Samoa | 3.80 (2024) | 31.1% (2024) | 71.8 years (2024) |
| Singapore | 0.97 (2024) | 63.1% (2024) | 83.3 years (2024) |
| Solomon Islands | 3.51 (2024) | 82.3% (2024) | 70.7 years (2024) |
| Thailand | 1.20 (2024) | 59.5% (2024) | 76.6 years (2024) |
| Timor-Leste | 2.63 (2024) | 61.5% (2024) | 67.9 years (2024) |
| Tonga | 3.10 (2024) | 42.5% (2024) | 73.1 years (2024) |
| Tuvalu | 3.17 (2024) | 67.3 years (2024) | |
| Vanuatu | 3.57 (2024) | 53.5% (2024) | 71.7 years (2024) |
| Viet Nam | 1.90 (2024) | 68.9% (2024) | 74.7 years (2024) |
Europe & Central Asia (58)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1.34 (2024) | 58.2% (2024) | 79.8 years (2024) |
| Andorra | 1.09 (2024) | 84.2 years (2024) | |
| Armenia | 1.70 (2024) | 51.6% (2024) | 78.3 years (2024) |
| Austria | 1.31 (2024) | 55.4% (2024) | 82.0 years (2024) |
| Azerbaijan | 1.43 (2024) | 61.4% (2024) | 74.6 years (2024) |
| Belarus | 1.22 (2024) | 57.2% (2024) | 74.4 years (2024) |
| Belgium | 1.44 (2024) | 50.0% (2024) | 82.3 years (2024) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 (2024) | 39.4% (2024) | 78.0 years (2024) |
| Bulgaria | 1.72 (2024) | 50.5% (2024) | 75.8 years (2024) |
| Channel Islands | 1.37 (2024) | 49.6% (2024) | 81.2 years (2024) |
| Croatia | 1.46 (2024) | 47.5% (2024) | 78.9 years (2024) |
| Cyprus | 1.38 (2024) | 61.4% (2024) | 81.8 years (2024) |
| Czechia | 1.36 (2024) | 53.7% (2024) | 80.0 years (2024) |
| Denmark | 1.47 (2024) | 60.9% (2024) | 82.3 years (2024) |
| Estonia | 1.18 (2024) | 61.3% (2024) | 79.3 years (2024) |
| Faroe Islands | 1.91 (2024) | 83.1 years (2024) | |
| Finland | 1.25 (2024) | 56.7% (2024) | 82.3 years (2024) |
| France | 1.61 (2024) | 51.8% (2024) | 83.0 years (2024) |
| Georgia | 1.80 (2024) | 56.7% (2024) | 74.7 years (2024) |
| Germany | 1.36 (2024) | 55.6% (2024) | 80.8 years (2024) |
| Gibraltar | 1.89 (2024) | 83.6 years (2024) | |
| Greece | 1.24 (2024) | 45.0% (2024) | 81.8 years (2024) |
| Greenland | 1.71 (2024) | 70.3 years (2024) | |
| Hungary | 1.41 (2024) | 54.4% (2024) | 76.7 years (2024) |
| Iceland | 1.56 (2024) | 70.3% (2024) | 82.8 years (2024) |
| Ireland | 1.47 (2024) | 59.8% (2024) | 83.0 years (2024) |
| Isle of Man | 1.54 (2024) | 81.1 years (2024) | |
| Italy | 1.18 (2024) | 41.0% (2024) | 84.0 years (2024) |
| Kazakhstan | 2.98 (2024) | 65.3% (2024) | 74.5 years (2024) |
| Kosovo | 1.54 (2024) | 78.2 years (2024) | |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 2.60 (2024) | 44.3% (2024) | 72.4 years (2024) |
| Latvia | 1.24 (2024) | 55.5% (2024) | 76.4 years (2024) |
| Liechtenstein | 1.37 (2024) | 84.2 years (2024) | |
| Lithuania | 1.11 (2024) | 57.9% (2024) | 77.2 years (2024) |
| Luxembourg | 1.25 (2024) | 57.6% (2024) | 83.2 years (2024) |
| Moldova | 1.73 (2024) | 72.2% (2024) | 71.3 years (2024) |
| Monaco | 2.10 (2024) | 86.5 years (2024) | |
| Montenegro | 1.80 (2024) | 51.4% (2024) | 77.9 years (2024) |
| Netherlands | 1.43 (2024) | 62.9% (2024) | 82.0 years (2024) |
| North Macedonia | 1.40 (2024) | 42.9% (2024) | 76.6 years (2024) |
| Norway | 1.45 (2024) | 62.3% (2024) | 83.2 years (2024) |
| Poland | 1.14 (2024) | 51.9% (2024) | 78.4 years (2024) |
| Portugal | 1.41 (2024) | 54.9% (2024) | 82.4 years (2024) |
| Romania | 1.39 (2024) | 41.9% (2024) | 76.5 years (2024) |
| Russian Federation | 1.42 (2024) | 55.2% (2024) | 73.4 years (2024) |
| San Marino | 1.16 (2024) | 85.8 years (2024) | |
| Serbia | 1.64 (2024) | 52.6% (2024) | 76.0 years (2024) |
| Slovak Republic | 1.46 (2024) | 55.5% (2024) | 78.4 years (2024) |
| Slovenia | 1.52 (2024) | 52.6% (2024) | 82.3 years (2024) |
| Spain | 1.10 (2024) | 53.2% (2024) | 83.9 years (2024) |
| Sweden | 1.43 (2024) | 61.7% (2024) | 84.1 years (2024) |
| Switzerland | 1.29 (2024) | 62.5% (2024) | 84.4 years (2024) |
| Tajikistan | 3.04 (2024) | 21.9% (2024) | 71.9 years (2024) |
| Turkiye | 1.48 (2024) | 36.8% (2024) | 77.4 years (2024) |
| Turkmenistan | 2.66 (2024) | 38.4% (2024) | 70.2 years (2024) |
| Ukraine | 0.99 (2024) | 47.7% (2021) | 74.7 years (2024) |
| United Kingdom | 1.55 (2024) | 57.5% (2024) | 81.4 years (2024) |
| Uzbekistan | 3.49 (2024) | 41.3% (2024) | 72.5 years (2024) |
Latin America & Caribbean (42)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 (2024) | 77.8 years (2024) | |
| Argentina | 1.50 (2024) | 52.3% (2024) | 77.5 years (2024) |
| Aruba | 1.61 (2024) | 76.5 years (2024) | |
| Bahamas, The | 1.37 (2024) | 71.0% (2024) | 74.7 years (2024) |
| Barbados | 1.71 (2024) | 61.4% (2024) | 76.3 years (2024) |
| Belize | 2.02 (2024) | 43.8% (2024) | 73.7 years (2024) |
| Bolivia | 2.52 (2024) | 72.4% (2024) | 68.7 years (2024) |
| Brazil | 1.61 (2024) | 53.6% (2024) | 76.0 years (2024) |
| British Virgin Islands | 1.05 (2024) | 77.4 years (2024) | |
| Cayman Islands | 1.52 (2024) | 80.5 years (2024) | |
| Chile | 1.14 (2024) | 52.8% (2024) | 81.4 years (2024) |
| Colombia | 1.63 (2024) | 51.7% (2024) | 77.9 years (2024) |
| Costa Rica | 1.32 (2024) | 46.0% (2024) | 81.0 years (2024) |
| Cuba | 1.45 (2024) | 40.4% (2024) | 78.3 years (2024) |
| Curacao | 1.40 (2024) | 77.0 years (2024) | |
| Dominica | 1.48 (2024) | 71.3 years (2024) | |
| Dominican Republic | 2.22 (2024) | 53.3% (2024) | 73.9 years (2024) |
| Ecuador | 1.81 (2024) | 52.4% (2024) | 77.6 years (2024) |
| El Salvador | 1.77 (2024) | 49.0% (2024) | 72.3 years (2024) |
| Grenada | 1.47 (2024) | 75.4 years (2024) | |
| Guatemala | 2.29 (2024) | 38.4% (2024) | 72.7 years (2024) |
| Guyana | 2.40 (2024) | 47.4% (2024) | 70.3 years (2024) |
| Haiti | 2.63 (2024) | 58.3% (2024) | 65.1 years (2024) |
| Honduras | 2.48 (2024) | 39.6% (2024) | 73.0 years (2024) |
| Jamaica | 1.35 (2024) | 62.9% (2024) | 71.6 years (2024) |
| Mexico | 1.89 (2024) | 47.4% (2024) | 75.3 years (2024) |
| Nicaragua | 2.21 (2024) | 51.1% (2024) | 75.1 years (2024) |
| Panama | 2.11 (2024) | 54.8% (2024) | 79.8 years (2024) |
| Paraguay | 2.42 (2024) | 58.9% (2024) | 74.0 years (2024) |
| Peru | 1.97 (2024) | 64.9% (2024) | 77.9 years (2024) |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 0.92 (2024) | 36.7% (2024) | 81.9 years (2024) |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.44 (2024) | 76.5 years (2024) | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.53 (2024) | 72.3 years (2024) | |
| St. Lucia | 1.39 (2024) | 61.9% (2024) | 72.8 years (2024) |
| St. Martin (French part) | 2.67 (2024) | 80.4 years (2024) | |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.76 (2024) | 59.3% (2024) | 71.4 years (2024) |
| Suriname | 2.23 (2024) | 44.9% (2024) | 73.8 years (2024) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1.54 (2024) | 48.1% (2024) | 73.6 years (2024) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.45 (2024) | 78.2 years (2024) | |
| Uruguay | 1.40 (2024) | 57.3% (2024) | 78.3 years (2024) |
| Venezuela, RB | 2.08 (2024) | 37.3% (2024) | 72.7 years (2024) |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 1.97 (2024) | 52.8% (2024) | 80.8 years (2024) |
North America (3)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 1.41 (2024) | 82.5 years (2024) | |
| Canada | 1.25 (2024) | 60.4% (2024) | 82.1 years (2024) |
| United States | 1.63 (2024) | 56.6% (2024) | 78.9 years (2024) |
South Asia (6)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2.14 (2024) | 38.7% (2024) | 74.9 years (2024) |
| Bhutan | 1.45 (2024) | 56.6% (2024) | 73.3 years (2024) |
| India | 1.96 (2024) | 32.4% (2024) | 72.2 years (2024) |
| Maldives | 1.56 (2024) | 40.5% (2024) | 81.3 years (2024) |
| Nepal | 1.96 (2024) | 27.4% (2024) | 70.6 years (2024) |
| Sri Lanka | 1.95 (2024) | 31.0% (2024) | 77.7 years (2024) |
Sub-Saharan Africa (48)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 5.05 (2024) | 72.4% (2024) | 64.8 years (2024) |
| Benin | 4.48 (2024) | 75.0% (2024) | 61.0 years (2024) |
| Botswana | 2.70 (2024) | 63.5% (2024) | 69.3 years (2024) |
| Burkina Faso | 4.11 (2024) | 64.1% (2024) | 61.3 years (2024) |
| Burundi | 4.79 (2024) | 79.7% (2024) | 63.8 years (2024) |
| Cabo Verde | 1.51 (2024) | 50.4% (2024) | 76.2 years (2024) |
| Cameroon | 4.26 (2024) | 57.1% (2024) | 64.0 years (2024) |
| Central African Republic | 5.95 (2024) | 65.5% (2024) | 57.7 years (2024) |
| Chad | 6.03 (2024) | 47.6% (2024) | 55.2 years (2024) |
| Comoros | 3.82 (2024) | 47.1% (2024) | 67.0 years (2024) |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 5.98 (2024) | 61.9% (2024) | 62.1 years (2024) |
| Congo, Rep. | 4.11 (2024) | 65.6% (2024) | 66.0 years (2024) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 4.23 (2024) | 59.5% (2024) | 62.1 years (2024) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4.12 (2024) | 53.0% (2024) | 63.9 years (2024) |
| Eritrea | 3.68 (2024) | 72.9% (2024) | 68.9 years (2024) |
| Eswatini | 2.72 (2024) | 48.4% (2024) | 64.3 years (2024) |
| Ethiopia | 3.91 (2024) | 58.4% (2024) | 67.6 years (2024) |
| Gabon | 3.59 (2024) | 41.8% (2024) | 68.5 years (2024) |
| Gambia, The | 3.91 (2024) | 45.4% (2024) | 66.1 years (2024) |
| Ghana | 3.34 (2024) | 55.7% (2024) | 65.7 years (2024) |
| Guinea | 4.13 (2024) | 42.9% (2024) | 60.9 years (2024) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3.76 (2024) | 60.2% (2024) | 64.3 years (2024) |
| Kenya | 3.17 (2024) | 63.0% (2024) | 63.8 years (2024) |
| Lesotho | 2.66 (2024) | 48.5% (2024) | 57.8 years (2024) |
| Liberia | 3.86 (2024) | 72.0% (2024) | 62.3 years (2024) |
| Madagascar | 3.91 (2024) | 82.9% (2024) | 63.8 years (2024) |
| Malawi | 3.59 (2024) | 58.5% (2024) | 67.6 years (2024) |
| Mali | 5.51 (2024) | 53.1% (2024) | 60.7 years (2024) |
| Mauritania | 4.63 (2024) | 26.2% (2024) | 68.7 years (2024) |
| Mauritius | 1.44 (2024) | 47.5% (2024) | 73.8 years (2024) |
| Mozambique | 4.69 (2024) | 77.2% (2024) | 63.8 years (2024) |
| Namibia | 3.21 (2024) | 54.9% (2024) | 67.5 years (2024) |
| Niger | 5.93 (2024) | 72.8% (2024) | 61.4 years (2024) |
| Nigeria | 4.38 (2024) | 80.7% (2024) | 54.6 years (2024) |
| Rwanda | 3.65 (2024) | 57.1% (2024) | 68.0 years (2024) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 3.60 (2024) | 22.8% (2024) | 69.9 years (2024) |
| Senegal | 3.77 (2024) | 38.0% (2024) | 68.9 years (2024) |
| Seychelles | 1.85 (2024) | 76.3 years (2024) | |
| Sierra Leone | 3.70 (2024) | 51.8% (2024) | 62.0 years (2024) |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.01 (2024) | 20.7% (2024) | 59.0 years (2024) |
| South Africa | 2.21 (2024) | 49.8% (2024) | 66.3 years (2024) |
| South Sudan | 3.79 (2024) | 70.4% (2023) | 57.7 years (2024) |
| Sudan | 4.26 (2024) | 14.5% (2022) | 66.5 years (2024) |
| Tanzania | 4.54 (2024) | 80.3% (2024) | 67.2 years (2024) |
| Togo | 4.12 (2024) | 56.6% (2024) | 62.9 years (2024) |
| Uganda | 4.17 (2024) | 75.6% (2024) | 68.5 years (2024) |
| Zambia | 4.04 (2024) | 56.4% (2024) | 66.5 years (2024) |
| Zimbabwe | 3.67 (2024) | 62.1% (2024) | 63.1 years (2024) |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (23)
| Country | Fertility rate | Female labour-force participation | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4.76 (2024) | 5.1% (2024) | 66.3 years (2024) |
| Algeria | 2.72 (2024) | 14.3% (2024) | 76.5 years (2024) |
| Bahrain | 1.80 (2024) | 42.4% (2024) | 81.4 years (2024) |
| Djibouti | 2.62 (2024) | 19.2% (2024) | 66.2 years (2024) |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.73 (2024) | 18.5% (2024) | 71.8 years (2024) |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.68 (2024) | 14.1% (2024) | 77.9 years (2024) |
| Iraq | 3.22 (2024) | 11.0% (2024) | 72.4 years (2024) |
| Israel | 2.87 (2024) | 62.2% (2024) | 83.2 years (2024) |
| Jordan | 2.60 (2024) | 16.0% (2024) | 78.0 years (2024) |
| Kuwait | 1.56 (2024) | 47.3% (2024) | 84.6 years (2024) |
| Lebanon | 2.23 (2024) | 22.2% (2023) | 77.9 years (2024) |
| Libya | 2.30 (2024) | 33.3% (2024) | 71.1 years (2024) |
| Malta | 1.01 (2024) | 55.9% (2024) | 83.0 years (2024) |
| Morocco | 2.21 (2024) | 19.8% (2024) | 75.5 years (2024) |
| Oman | 2.51 (2024) | 30.1% (2024) | 80.2 years (2024) |
| Pakistan | 3.55 (2024) | 24.0% (2024) | 67.8 years (2024) |
| Qatar | 1.72 (2024) | 61.8% (2024) | 82.5 years (2024) |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.31 (2024) | 33.3% (2024) | 79.0 years (2024) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2.70 (2024) | 12.8% (2024) | 72.6 years (2024) |
| Tunisia | 1.82 (2024) | 26.6% (2024) | 76.7 years (2024) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.21 (2024) | 52.5% (2024) | 83.1 years (2024) |
| West Bank and Gaza | 3.25 (2024) | 18.9% (2022) | 69.2 years (2024) |
| Yemen, Rep. | 4.50 (2024) | 4.7% (2024) | 69.4 years (2024) |
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