This section lists mothers who gave birth to at least 20 children.
Numbers in bold and italics are likely to be legendary or inexact, some of them having been recorded before the 19th century.
Due to the fact that women bear the children and therefore cannot reproduce as often as men, their records are often shared with or exceeded by their partners.
This section lists men who have produced at least 25 or more children, usually with different women.
Males who have fathered large numbers of children through medical sperm donation are difficult to record.