Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
53rd
Namibia rank
52nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.48 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 7.85 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.8716 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.2843 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.29 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 0.0085 live births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0 live births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Kenya ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
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.