Table 8.  Female fertility rate estimates and projections in OECD countries
Medium variant estimates and projections 1
                     1950 2   1960     1970     1980     1990     2000     2010     2020     2030     2040     2050
United States            3.4      3.7      2.5      1.8      1.9      2.0      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Japan                    2.7      2.1      2.0      1.8      1.7      1.4      1.5      1.7      1.8      1.8      1.8
Germany                  2.2      2.3      2.3      1.5      1.4      1.3      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6
France                   2.7      2.7      2.6      1.9      1.8      1.7      1.8      2.0      2.0      2.0      2.0
Italy                    2.3      2.4      2.5      1.9      1.3      1.2      1.3      1.4      1.5      1.7      1.7
United Kingdom           2.2      2.5      2.5      1.7      1.8      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Canada                   3.7      3.9      2.5      1.8      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9
Australia                3.2      3.4      2.9      2.1      1.9      1.8      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Austria                  2.1      2.5      2.5      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7
Belgium                  2.3      2.5      2.3      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9
Czech Republic           2.7      2.4      1.9      2.3      1.9      1.2      1.2      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.7
Denmark                  2.5      2.5      2.2      1.7      1.5      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Finland                  3.0      2.8      2.1      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Greece                   2.3      2.3      2.4      2.3      1.5      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.6      1.7      1.8
Hungary                  2.7      2.2      2.0      2.1      1.8      1.4      1.3      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.7
Iceland                  3.7      4.0      3.2      2.3      2.1      2.1      2.1      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Ireland                  3.4      3.7      3.9      3.5      2.3      1.9      1.9      2.1      2.1      2.1      2.1
Korea                    5.4      6.3      4.7      2.9      1.8      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9      1.9      1.9
Luxembourg               2.0      2.2      2.2      1.5      1.5      1.7      1.7      1.8      1.8      1.8      1.8
Mexico                   6.9      7.0      6.8      5.3      3.6      2.8      2.3      2.1      2.1      2.1      2.1
Netherlands              3.1      3.1      2.7      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.5      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.9
New Zealand              3.6      3.9      3.2      2.2      2.1      2.0      2.0      2.1      2.1      2.1      2.1
Norway                   2.6      2.8      2.7      1.8      1.8      1.9      1.9      2.0      2.0      2.0      2.0
Poland                   3.6      3.3      2.3      2.3      2.2      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.8      1.9      1.9
Portugal                 3.0      3.0      2.8      2.4      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.8      1.8
Spain                    2.6      2.8      2.9      2.6      1.5      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.5      1.6      1.7
Sweden                   2.2      2.2      2.1      1.6      1.9      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.9      2.0      2.0
Switzerland              2.3      2.3      2.3      1.5      1.5      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7
Turkey                   6.8      6.5      5.6      4.5      3.8      2.5      2.1      2.1      2.1      2.1      2.1
1.  Data refer to five year averages to date shown.
2.  Data for 1950 refer to the period 1950-55.
Source:  United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision.