Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Kenya
2.96 children per women
in 2023
Namibia
3.03 children per women
in 2023
Kenya rank
55th
Namibia rank
54th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.03 children per women against 2.96 children per women in Kenya, a difference of 0.07 children per women.
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 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.9433 children per women | Kenya |
| 1960s | 5.87 children per women | 4.75 children per women | 1.12 children per women | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.12 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 1.08 children per women | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.76 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 0.8546 children per women | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.63 children per women | 4.08 children per women | 0.5465 children per women | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.28 children per women | 3.32 children per women | 0.9576 children per women | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.52 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.1825 children per women | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.03 children per women | 3.09 children per women | 0.0601 children per women | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.03 children per women against 2.96 children per women in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.07 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Kenya ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 54th 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).