Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Birth rate
Kenya
27.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
26.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Solomon Islands rank
46th
Birth rate over time
- Kenya
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.11 births per 1,000 people against 26.93 births per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.18 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Solomon Islands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.14 births per 1,000 people | 46.11 births per 1,000 people | 7.04 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 54.65 births per 1,000 people | 45.98 births per 1,000 people | 8.67 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 50.33 births per 1,000 people | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 6.77 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 46.9 births per 1,000 people | 40.59 births per 1,000 people | 6.31 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 41.43 births per 1,000 people | 37.27 births per 1,000 people | 4.16 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 38.95 births per 1,000 people | 34.38 births per 1,000 people | 4.57 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 31.69 births per 1,000 people | 31.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.2279 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.46 births per 1,000 people | 27.47 births per 1,000 people | 0.0105 births per 1,000 people | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Kenya or Solomon Islands?
- Kenya, at 27.11 births per 1,000 people against 26.93 births per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 0.18 births per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Solomon Islands ranks 46th 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
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.