Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate, total
Kiribati
3.15 births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1 births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.15 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.18 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.8853 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.87 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 0.6088 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.45 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.4066 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.85 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 0.3936 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.55 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.0475 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.2 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.0122 births per woman | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 3.15 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd 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
February 2026 Data Release