Namibia vs Nauru: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 births per woman
in 2023
Namibia rank
50th
Nauru rank
47th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.48 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 0.8147 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.1702 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.3795 births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.28 births per woman | 3.4 births per woman | 0.1222 births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Namibia or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.12 births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 47th 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