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Total fertility rates, selected OECD countries, 2005 to 2009
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OECDNote 1 Countries | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Germany | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.36 |
Japan | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
Czech Republic | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.49 |
Switzerland | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.50 |
Canada | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.67 |
Netherlands | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.79 |
Denmark | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.84 |
Finland | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.86 |
Australia | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 1.90 |
Sweden | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 |
United Kingdom | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 1.94 |
Norway | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 1.98 |
France | 1.94 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.00 |
United States | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.00 |
Iceland | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.15 | 2.23 |
Source(s): National Statistics Offices, National Vital Statistics Reports and Eurostat. |
OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-Operation
and Development.
Note(s):
Total fertility rate is the average number of children per woman.
Source(s):
National Statistics Offices, National Vital Statistics Reports and
Eurostat.
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