Namibia vs Nauru: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia rank
52nd
Nauru rank
49th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.12 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 0.9889 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.48 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 0.8147 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.1702 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.3795 live births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.1222 live births per woman | Nauru |
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, Namibia or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.12 live births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th 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.