Kiribati vs Namibia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Kiribati
3.15 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
55th
Namibia rank
52nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.15 live births per woman in Kiribati, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 0.3865 live births per woman | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 0.1731 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.18 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 4.87 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.45 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.198 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.85 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.1857 live births per woman | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.55 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.0366 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.2 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 0.0775 live births per woman | Namibia |
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, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.15 live births per woman in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Kiribati ranks 55th 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.