Kenya vs Namibia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
53rd
Namibia rank
52nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.8716 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.2843 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.29 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 0.0085 live births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0 live births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Kenya ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.