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Area of Science:

  • Demography
  • Population Studies
  • Reproductive Health

Background:

  • The total fertility rate (TFR) is a key demographic indicator.
  • Calculating TFR typically requires detailed age-specific birth data, limiting its use in many contexts.
  • Many populations lack the necessary data for traditional TFR calculation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a flexible framework for estimating TFR with minimal data.
  • To assess the accuracy of different variants of the TFR estimation framework.
  • To expand the applicability of fertility analysis to new subpopulations, periods, and species.

Main Methods:

  • Developed five variants of a TFR estimation framework with varying data requirements.
  • Tested framework accuracy using over 2,400 fertility schedules from diverse sources.
  • Included data from the Human Fertility Database, Demographic and Health Surveys, U.S. counties, and nonhuman species.

Main Results:

  • The simplest framework variant achieved a median error of only 0.09 births per woman.
  • Accurate TFR estimation was demonstrated across a wide range of demographic conditions.
  • The framework successfully produced subnational African fertility estimates and historical European TFRs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework enables accurate TFR estimation even with limited data.
  • This methodology significantly broadens the scope of fertility analysis.
  • The framework has practical applications in historical demography, subnational analysis, and cross-species comparisons.