Total fertility rate

Domain : Demographic and social statistics

Circuit : Population and migration

Modified : 2024-26-09

Term

Total fertility rate (TFR)

Area of use

Population and migration

Definition

The mean number of live-born children per woman throughout her childbearing years (between the ages of 15 and 49) if the fertility rate level in the reference year was kept on and the mortality rate level showed the value of zero.

Source

Statistical Office of the SR

Unit of measure

Number

Method of calculation

Legal basis

Relation to international standards

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