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 | |
This indicator 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, and Paula Nilsson. 2024. The Quality of Government Standard [Dataset]. https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government. https://doi.org/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, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde, and Paula Nilsson. 2024. The Quality of Government Standard [Dataset]. https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government. https://doi.org/10.18157/qogstdjan24.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2023. Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/20752288.
