Namibia vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Namibia
3.03 children per women
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.06 children per women
in 2023
Namibia rank
54th
Tuvalu rank
51st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Namibia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 3.06 children per women against 3.03 children per women in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 54th and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.13 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 0.3015 children per women | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4.75 children per women | 3.79 children per women | 0.9642 children per women | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.04 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 1.85 children per women | Namibia |
| 1980s | 4.9 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 1.44 children per women | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.08 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.5441 children per women | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.32 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 0.0112 children per women | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.33 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 0.1584 children per women | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.09 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 0.0209 children per women | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Namibia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 3.06 children per women against 3.03 children per women in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Namibia and Tuvalu?
- 0.03 children per women, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Namibia ranks 54th and Tuvalu ranks 51st 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).