Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate, total

Kazakhstan
3.01 births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1 births per woman
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Papua New Guinea
23456197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1 births per woman against 3.01 births per woman in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.38 births per woman 6.07 births per woman 2.68 births per woman Papua New Guinea
1980s 3.08 births per woman 5.48 births per woman 2.4 births per woman Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.3 births per woman 4.86 births per woman 2.55 births per woman Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.24 births per woman 4.25 births per woman 2.01 births per woman Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.73 births per woman 3.59 births per woman 0.8628 births per woman Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.13 births per woman 3.19 births per woman 0.0602 births per woman Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.1 births per woman against 3.01 births per woman in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
0.09 births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release