The report’s purpose is to provide estimates of the global and regional prevalence of infertility by analysing all relevant and representative studies from 1990 to 2021.
About 17.5 per cent of the global adult population is affected by infertility.
Approximately one in six people have experienced infertility at some stage in their lives, globally.
The available data indicate that estimated lifetime prevalence of infertility is highest in the WHO Western Pacific Region (23.2%) and lowest in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (10.7%).
Estimated period prevalence of infertility is highest in the WHO African Region (16.4%) and lowest in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (10.0%).