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World Fertility Survey

Here is the list of participating countries classified by region. Click on the link to learn about the available data and documentation for the country's survey.

Africa

Bénin, 1981-82
Cameroon, 1978
Cote d'Ivoire, 1980-81
Egypt, 1980
Ghana, 1979-80
Kenya, 1977-78
Lesotho, 1977
Mauritania, 1981
Morocco, 1980
Nigeria, 1981-82
Rwanda, 1983
Senegal, 1978
Sudan (North), 1978-79
Tunisia, 1978

Americas

Colombia, 1976
Costa Rica, 1976
Dominican Republic, 1975 and 1980
Ecuador, 1979-80
Guyana, 1975
Haiti, 1977
Jamaica, 1975-76
Mexico, 1976-77
Panama, 1975-76
Paraguay, 1979
Peru, 1977-78
Trinidad & Tobago, 1977
Venezuela, 1977

Asia

Bangladesh, 1975-76
Fiji, 1974
Indonesia, 1976
Jordan, 1976
Korea, Republic of, 1974
Malaysia, 1974
Nepal, 1976
Pakistan, 1975
Philippines, 1978
Sri Lanka, 1975
Syria, 1978
Thailand, 1975
Turkey, 1978
Yemen Arab Republic, 1979

Europe

Portugal, 1979-80

The datasets here are provided as a public good to ensure that these datasets continue to be available for public use. These datasets were previously available through the Office of Population Research (OPR) at Princeton University. The DHS Program is not able to provide support for the use of these datasets beyond that provided on this website.


World Fertility Survey publications:

  • Country Reports
  • Scientific Reports
  • Comparative Studies
  • Basic Documentation
  • Technical Bulletins
  • Occasional Papers

  • Stata ado file for WFS Data Extraction


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