Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate, total
Kenya
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
51st
Namibia rank
50th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 0.8716 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.2843 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.29 births per woman | 3.28 births per woman | 0.0085 births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0 births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 50th 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
February 2026 Data Release