Ghana vs Namibia: Birth rate
Ghana
26.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
25.89 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
48th
Namibia rank
50th
Birth rate over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 26.31 births per 1,000 people against 25.89 births per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.42 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.63 births per 1,000 people | 41.55 births per 1,000 people | 9.08 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 42.72 births per 1,000 people | 6 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 45.69 births per 1,000 people | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 2.49 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 38.76 births per 1,000 people | 4.12 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 37.47 births per 1,000 people | 36.06 births per 1,000 people | 1.42 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 34.27 births per 1,000 people | 29.96 births per 1,000 people | 4.31 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 30.81 births per 1,000 people | 30.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.4362 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 26.84 births per 1,000 people | 26.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.107 births per 1,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ghana or Namibia?
- Ghana, at 26.31 births per 1,000 people against 25.89 births per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ghana and Namibia?
- 0.42 births per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for birth rate?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.