Mapped: Fertility Rates in North and South America

Mapped: Fertility Rates in North and South America in 2025

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In this map, we list the current fertility rate of each country in North and South America. Countries are also shaded by whether its fertility rate is above or below the population replacement rate (2.1).

Data for this graphic is from the UN World Population Prospects’ 2025 estimates and can be viewed in the table below. Only sovereign countries are included.

Country	ISO Code	Fertility Rate 2025
Chile	CHL	1.1
Costa Rica	CRI	1.3
Canada	CAN	1.3
Jamaica	JAM	1.3
Bahamas	BHS	1.4
St Lucia	LCA	1.4
Uruguay	URY	1.4
Cuba	CUB	1.5
Grenada	GRD	1.5
Dominica	DMA	1.5
Argentina	ARG	1.5
St Kitts & Nevis	KNA	1.5
Trinidad & Tobago	TTO	1.5
Antigua & Barbuda	ATG	1.6
Brazil	BRA	1.6
Colombia	COL	1.6
U.S.	USA	1.6
Barbados	BRB	1.7
St Vincent and the Grenadines	VCT	1.7
El Salvador	SLV	1.8
Ecuador	ECU	1.8
Mexico	MEX	1.9
Peru	PER	1.9
Belize	BLZ	2.0
Venezuela	VEN	2.1
Panama	PAN	2.1
Nicaragua	NIC	2.2
Dominican Republic	DOM	2.2
Suriname	SUR	2.2
Guatemala	GTM	2.3
Guyana	GUY	2.4
Paraguay	PRY	2.4
Honduras	HND	2.5
Bolivia	BOL	2.5
Haiti	HTI	2.6

The Lowdown on Fertility Rates

The fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman in a specific area will have over the course of her lifetime.

In fact, 2.1 is a key threshold. At this level, the area’s population remains self-sustaining Above it, populations grow. Below it, populations decline.

As seen from the map, most of the Americas, including its largest countries, the U.S., Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, are all below the 2.1 threshold.

So, How Are the U.S., Canada, and Mexico Still Growing?

There’s a time factor involved with the effects of fertility rates. Population decline usually occurs after a lag, usually three decades of below-replacement fertility rates.

This can be seen in Europe, whose population peaked in 2021, after persistently low rates since the 1970s.

Unlike Europe, the U.S. fertility rate has only consistently stayed below 2.1 since the mid 2000s.

However, Canada and Mexico have had below-replacement rates for decades. In their case (and with the U.S.) immigration becomes critical for sustaining population growth.

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Wondering what this same map looks like for Europe? Check out: Mapped: European Fertility Rates by Country in 2025 for a quick overview.

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