Kenya vs Kiribati: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Kenya
2.96 children per women
in 2023
Kiribati
2.91 children per women
in 2023
Kenya rank
55th
Kiribati rank
58th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Kenya
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.96 children per women against 2.91 children per women in Kiribati, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 55th and Kiribati ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.07 children per women | 4.52 children per women | 0.5497 children per women | Kenya |
| 1960s | 5.87 children per women | 4.84 children per women | 1.03 children per women | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.12 children per women | 4.28 children per women | 1.84 children per women | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.76 children per women | 4.17 children per women | 1.59 children per women | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.63 children per women | 3.95 children per women | 0.6737 children per women | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.28 children per women | 3.49 children per women | 0.7808 children per women | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.52 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 0.2741 children per women | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.03 children per women | 2.95 children per women | 0.0794 children per women | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Kenya or Kiribati?
- Kenya, at 2.96 children per women against 2.91 children per women in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Kenya and Kiribati?
- 0.05 children per women, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Kiribati rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Kenya ranks 55th and Kiribati ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).