Max Roser on Twitter: "In the US the fertility rate is 1.87 children per woman (in 2015). Among the countries where women have on average fewer children are: Brazil (1.74) Spain (1.35)
![50 years ago the average woman had five children; since then the number has halved - Our World in Data 50 years ago the average woman had five children; since then the number has halved - Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/09/children-per-woman-UN-20-768x542.png)
50 years ago the average woman had five children; since then the number has halved - Our World in Data
![50 years ago the average woman had five children; since then the number has halved - Our World in Data 50 years ago the average woman had five children; since then the number has halved - Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/09/fertility_rate_by-region-768x542.png)