Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.07 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.17 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.663 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 0.6097 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.2734 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.0976 births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 3.17 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1 births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.