Kenya vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate: births per woman

Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
53rd
Tuvalu rank
53rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Kenya
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 7.48 live births per woman 5.34 live births per woman 2.15 live births per woman Kenya
1960s 7.85 live births per woman 4.74 live births per woman 3.11 live births per woman Kenya
1970s 7.8 live births per woman 3.71 live births per woman 4.09 live births per woman Kenya
1980s 7 live births per woman 3.88 live births per woman 3.11 live births per woman Kenya
1990s 5.52 live births per woman 3.9 live births per woman 1.62 live births per woman Kenya
2000s 4.86 live births per woman 3.57 live births per woman 1.28 live births per woman Kenya
2010s 3.87 live births per woman 3.37 live births per woman 0.5018 live births per woman Kenya
2020s 3.29 live births per woman 3.26 live births per woman 0.027 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 Tuvalu?
Kenya, at 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Kenya and Tuvalu?
0 live births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Kenya ranks 53rd and Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
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.