Children per woman vs. share living in extreme poverty, 2018

The fertility rate is the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children at the currentage-specific fertility rates. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day.

Share in extreme poverty0%10%20%30%40%50%Childrenper woman05ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaNigeriaNigeriaTanzaniaTanzaniaSpainSpainPeruPeruNigerNigerMaliMaliBeninBeninHondurasHondurasTogoTogoAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2022), World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2022)

Note: Poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries. Depending on the country and year, it relates to incomemeasured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.