| # | Flag | Country | Wanted fertility rate (births per woman)Wanted fertility rate (births per woman) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 7.4 | 2012 | |
| 2 | Chad | 6.1 | 2015 | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 5.7 | 2014 | |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 5.4 | 2010 | |
| 5 | Mali | 5.3 | 2013 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5.2 | 2016 | |
| 7 | Mozambique | 5.2 | 2011 | |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5.2 | 2013 | |
| 9 | Jamaica | 5.1 | 2009 | |
| 10 | Benin | 4.9 | 2018 | |
| 11 | Gambia | 4.9 | 2013 | |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 4.8 | 2012 | |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 4.7 | 1995 | |
| 14 | Guinea | 4.6 | 2012 | |
| 15 | Ivory Coast | 4.5 | 2012 | |
| 16 | Tanzania | 4.5 | 2016 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.5 | 2011 | |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 4.5 | 2013 | |
| 19 | Zambia | 4.5 | 2014 | |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 4.4 | 2015 | |
| 21 | Eritrea | 4.4 | 2002 | |
| 22 | Uganda | 4.3 | 2016 | |
| 23 | Madagascar | 4.2 | 2009 | |
| 24 | Liberia | 4.2 | 2013 | |
| 25 | Sudan | 4.2 | 1990 | |
| 26 | Togo | 4.1 | 2014 | |
| 27 | Mauritania | 4.1 | 2001 | |
| 28 | Senegal | 4.0 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Botswana | 3.9 | 1988 | |
| 30 | Comoros | 3.8 | 2012 | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 2015 | |
| 32 | Burundi | 3.6 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 3.6 | 2016 | |
| 34 | Ghana | 3.6 | 2014 | |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 3.5 | 2017 | |
| 36 | East Timor | 3.5 | 2016 | |
| 37 | Malawi | 3.4 | 2016 | |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.4 | 2012 | |
| 39 | Gabon | 3.4 | 2012 | |
| 40 | Moldova | 3.4 | 1997 | |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.3 | 2009 | |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 3.1 | 1996 | |
| 43 | Rwanda | 3.1 | 2015 | |
| 44 | Yemen | 3.1 | 2013 | |
| 45 | Kenya | 3.0 | 2014 | |
| 46 | Pakistan | 2.9 | 2018 | |
| 47 | Tunisia | 2.9 | 1988 | |
| 48 | Namibia | 2.9 | 2013 | |
| 49 | Mexico | 2.8 | 1987 | |
| 50 | Egypt | 2.8 | 2014 | |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 2.7 | 2000 | |
| 52 | Georgia | 2.6 | 2005 | |
| 53 | Guatemala | 2.6 | 2015 | |
| 54 | Ecuador | 2.5 | 2004 | |
| 55 | Cambodia | 2.4 | 2014 | |
| 56 | Lesotho | 2.3 | 2014 | |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 2.3 | 2007 | |
| 58 | Indonesia | 2.2 | 2012 | |
| 59 | Honduras | 2.2 | 2012 | |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 2.2 | 1987 | |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.2 | 1987 | |
| 62 | Jordan | 2.2 | 2018 | |
| 63 | Paraguay | 2.2 | 2008 | |
| 64 | Romania | 2.2 | 1999 | |
| 65 | Swaziland | 2.1 | 2007 | |
| 66 | Guyana | 2.1 | 2009 | |
| 67 | Myanmar | 2.0 | 2016 | |
| 68 | Philippines | 2.0 | 2017 | |
| 69 | South Africa | 2.0 | 2016 | |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 2.0 | 2013 | |
| 71 | Bolivia | 2.0 | 2008 | |
| 72 | El Salvador | 2.0 | 2008 | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 1.9 | 1999 | |
| 74 | Haiti | 1.9 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Maldives | 1.9 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 1.8 | 2006 | |
| 77 | Thailand | 1.8 | 1987 | |
| 78 | Morocco | 1.8 | 2004 | |
| 79 | India | 1.8 | 2016 | |
| 80 | Brazil | 1.8 | 1996 | |
| 81 | Peru | 1.8 | 2012 | |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 1.7 | 2014 | |
| 83 | Armenia | 1.7 | 2016 | |
| 84 | Nepal | 1.7 | 2016 | |
| 85 | Albania | 1.6 | 2018 | |
| 86 | Colombia | 1.6 | 2015 | |
| 87 | Turkey | 1.6 | 2003 | |
| 88 | Vietnam | 1.6 | 2002 | |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 1.4 | 1998 | |
| 90 | Ukraine | 1.1 | 2007 |