Namibia vs Tuvalu: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Tuvalu
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia rank
50th
Tuvalu rank
51st
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Namibia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.48 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 births per woman | 3.9 births per woman | 0.7494 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | 0.0949 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 births per woman | 3.37 births per woman | 0.2175 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.24 births per woman | 0.0222 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, Namibia or Tuvalu?
- Namibia, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Namibia and Tuvalu?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tuvalu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Tuvalu rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Tuvalu ranks 51st 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.