Kiribati vs Samoa: Birth rate
Kiribati
25.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
51st
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.41 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 9.14 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 41.91 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 5.03 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 36.23 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 1.29 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 38.11 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 2.61 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 35.31 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 1.69 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 30.01 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.1805 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.2718 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 26.62 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.1585 births per 1,000 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.41 births per 1,000 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for birth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 54th 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.