The most common and simplest form of business is a sole proprietorship. Many small businesses operating in the United States are sole proprietorships. An individual proprietor owns and manages the business and is responsible for all business transactions. The owner is also personally responsible for all debts and liabilities incurred by the business.
The current total fertility rate for the world is 2.5. Influencing this are countries that have TFRs of 6 and higher such as Niger (7.6), Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.3), and Uganda (6.2).
Data are for the U.S. 1  Number of births: 3,932,181. 2  Birth rate: 12.4 per 1,000 population. 3  Fertility rate: 62.5 births per 1000 women aged 15-44 years.