Kiribati vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious

Kiribati
3.15 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
55th
Namibia rank
52nd

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time

  • Kiribati
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.15 live births per woman in Kiribati, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.29 live births per woman 5.9 live births per woman 0.3865 live births per woman Kiribati
1960s 6.24 live births per woman 6.41 live births per woman 0.1731 live births per woman Namibia
1970s 5.18 live births per woman 6.48 live births per woman 1.3 live births per woman Namibia
1980s 4.87 live births per woman 5.89 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Namibia
1990s 4.45 live births per woman 4.65 live births per woman 0.198 live births per woman Namibia
2000s 3.85 live births per woman 3.67 live births per woman 0.1857 live births per woman Kiribati
2010s 3.55 live births per woman 3.58 live births per woman 0.0366 live births per woman Namibia
2020s 3.2 live births per woman 3.28 live births per woman 0.0775 live births per woman Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Kiribati or Namibia?
Namibia, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.15 live births per woman in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Kiribati and Namibia?
0.06 live births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
Kiribati ranks 55th and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. 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 vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.