Namibia vs Nauru: Birth rate
Namibia
25.89 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru
25.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia rank
50th
Nauru rank
53rd
Birth rate over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 25.89 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru, a difference of 0.39 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 53rd 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 | 41.55 births per 1,000 people | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 12.13 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 42.72 births per 1,000 people | 26.67 births per 1,000 people | 16.05 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | 23.93 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 38.76 births per 1,000 people | 31.59 births per 1,000 people | 7.17 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 36.06 births per 1,000 people | 30.22 births per 1,000 people | 5.84 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 29.96 births per 1,000 people | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.5189 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 30.38 births per 1,000 people | 33.94 births per 1,000 people | 3.56 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 26.74 births per 1,000 people | 27.14 births per 1,000 people | 0.4062 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Namibia or Nauru?
- Namibia, at 25.89 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.39 births per 1,000 people, with Namibia 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 birth rate?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 53rd 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.