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View our work on COVID-19 vaccinationsChildren born per woman, 1541 to 2016
Shown is the 'Total Fertility Rate' which measures the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and
bear children in accordance with the age-specific fertility rates of the specific year.
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1541
2019
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