Total Fertility Rate Data from UNICEF

Total fertility rate data representing the average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have by the end of their reproductive period, based on the fertility rates of a given period. The dataset is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) and was last updated on March 26, 2026. It is available in CSV and XML formats under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Modeling population growth projections based on fertility rate trends.
• Analyzing demographic transitions based on period-specific fertility rates.
• Benchmarking child welfare and family planning indicators across regions.
• Forecasting future cohort sizes for social service and educational planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source for child-related statistics.
• Available in multiple structured formats (CSV, XML) for interoperability.
• Last updated on 2026-03-26, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national statistical reports and surveys.

Time Range

Period-specific, but exact temporal coverage is not specified in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:30:17.588444.

Geography

Global coverage is implied by the source organization, but specific countries are not listed.