Kenya vs Vanuatu: Birth rate
Kenya
27.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
28.05 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Vanuatu rank
41st
Birth rate over time
- Kenya
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 28.05 births per 1,000 people against 27.11 births per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.94 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Vanuatu ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.14 births per 1,000 people | 43.67 births per 1,000 people | 9.48 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 54.65 births per 1,000 people | 43.46 births per 1,000 people | 11.19 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 50.33 births per 1,000 people | 41.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.19 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 46.9 births per 1,000 people | 40.62 births per 1,000 people | 6.28 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 41.43 births per 1,000 people | 35.74 births per 1,000 people | 5.69 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 38.95 births per 1,000 people | 31.91 births per 1,000 people | 7.04 births per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 31.69 births per 1,000 people | 32.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.8167 births per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 27.46 births per 1,000 people | 29 births per 1,000 people | 1.54 births per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Kenya or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 28.05 births per 1,000 people against 27.11 births per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Kenya and Vanuatu?
- 0.94 births per 1,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for birth rate?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Vanuatu ranks 41st 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.