Kiribati vs Namibia: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.12 births per woman in Kiribati, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 0.1731 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.18 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 4.87 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.02 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.45 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 0.198 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.85 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 0.1857 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.55 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.0366 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 0.0794 births per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.12 births per woman in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – 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.