Average number of surviving daughters per woman (2026)

DR Congo is projected to lead the world in average number of surviving daughters per woman at 2.51 daughters per woman in 2026, followed by Somalia (2.4 daughters per woman) and the Central African Republic (2.4 daughters per woman). Niger (2.36 daughters per woman) and Chad (2.32 daughters per woman) close out the top 5. Next up, Mali (2.26 daughters per woman) and Angola (2.21 daughters per woman). Mayotte (2.15 daughters per woman), Mauritania (2.09 daughters per woman), and Mozambique (2.06 daughters per woman) round out the top ten. Among these countries, Niger is projected to see the largest year-over-year change at -2.2%.