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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
The number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Unit
births per woman
Latest
2.10 (2022)
Coverage
1960–2024
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
| Year | Nepal (births per woman) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.1 |
Per-source values, 2022
| Source | Dataset | Value | Year | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHS Program | NP-DHS | 2.1 | 2022 | 2026-08-08 |
Caveats
Modelled WB estimates interpolate between census/survey years; DHS is survey-based and only updates at each survey round.