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Total fertility rate
Year Value {"NUMBER"=>"Number", "UNIT_MEASURE"=>"Unit measure"}
1996 1.647 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
1997 1.684 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
1998 1.558 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
1999 1.362 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2000 1.3 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2001 1.4 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2002 1.2 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2003 1.215 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2004 1.217 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2005 1.2 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2006 1.176 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2007 1.258 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2008 1.285 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2009 1.303 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2010 1.266 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2011 1.205 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2012 1.349 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2013 1.276 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2014 1.258 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2015 1.242 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2016 1.258 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2017 1.259 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2018 1.252 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2019 1.204 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2020 1.185 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2021 1.19 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2022 1.18 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)
2023 1.182 Number of children born per woman during reproductive years (15-49)

Source: BHAS

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The total fertility rate represents the ratio of the number of live births in the observed calendar year and the total population in the fertile period of the same observed year.
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Total fertility rate
Indicator number

1.2.2
Target name

Fertility
Target number

1.2
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
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BHAS
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