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Total fertility rate

The total fertility rate gives a figure for the average number of children born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and took children according to an offered fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of fertility than the crude birth rate since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country.