Total fertility rate
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socstr_pop_tfr_gp |
| Category | Social structure |
| Label | Total fertility rate |
| Related indicators | |
"Total fertility rate" measures for a specific year the average number of children a woman would have if she were to live through her entire childbearing years and give birth according to the current age-specific fertility rates. This variable is expressed in terms of children per woman.
Coding rules
The total fertility rate for a given year is defined as the average number of children a woman would have if she were to live through her entire childbearing years and bear children according to the prevailing age-specific fertility rates. It is calculated by summing the age-specific fertility rates, typically measured in five-year intervals. Assuming no net migration and constant mortality rates, a total fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman generally results in a stable population. Along with mortality and migration, fertility is a key factor in population growth, reflecting both the drivers and outcomes of economic and social changes. Teorell et al. (2024:327) defines the variable as "Total fertility rates, number of children born to women aged 15 to 49".
Bibliographic info
Citation:- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2023). Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/20752288
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Project manager(s): Responsible for data editing, description (WESIS) and entry: Andrea Schäfer (2021-2025); Principal Investigator: Irene Dingeldey, Ulrich Mückenberger
Data release:- Version 0.001: Updated with data from The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version January 2024
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Teorell, Jan and Sundström, Aksel and Holmberg, Sören and Rothstein, Bo and Alvarado Pachon, Natalia and Dalli, Cem Mert and Lopez Valvarde, Rafael and Nilsson, Paula (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, Available at: https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government/qog-data/data-downloads/standard-dataset
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2023). Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/20752288
