Kenya vs Namibia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Kenya
2.96
in 2023
Namibia
3.03
in 2023
Kenya rank
55th
Namibia rank
54th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Kenya
  • Namibia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.03 against 2.96 in Kenya, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 5.07 4.13 0.9433 Kenya
1960s 5.87 4.75 1.12 Kenya
1970s 6.12 5.04 1.08 Kenya
1980s 5.76 4.9 0.8546 Kenya
1990s 4.63 4.08 0.5465 Kenya
2000s 4.28 3.32 0.9576 Kenya
2010s 3.52 3.33 0.1825 Kenya
2020s 3.03 3.09 0.0601 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Kenya or Namibia?
Namibia, at 3.03 against 2.96 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Kenya and Namibia?
0.07, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Kenya ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed