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Wanted fertility rate (births per woman)

Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.

wb-indicators:SP.DYN.WFRT

Wanted fertility rate (births per woman)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
52 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SP.DYN.WFRT
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) carries observations for 52 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Armenia · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Colombia · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guatemala · Haiti · IDA blend · Indonesia · India · Jordan · Kenya · Cambodia · Liberia · Madagascar · Maldives · Mali · Myanmar · Mozambique · Mauritania · Malawi · Nigeria · Nepal · Pakistan · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Rwanda · South Asia · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Chad · Tajikistan · Timor-Leste · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Tanzania · Uganda · Lower middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe