Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate, total
Kiribati
3.15 births per woman
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
53rd
Tuvalu rank
51st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.15 births per woman in Kiribati, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.18 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 4.87 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 0.9881 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 4.45 births per woman | 3.9 births per woman | 0.5514 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 3.85 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | 0.2806 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.55 births per woman | 3.37 births per woman | 0.1809 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 3.2 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 0.059 births per woman | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.15 births per woman in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tuvalu ranks 51st 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