Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Kazakhstan
2.98 births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.07 births per woman
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Kazakhstan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.07 births per woman against 2.98 births per woman in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.38 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 2.68 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.08 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.3 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.24 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.73 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.8628 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.1 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.0658 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.07 births per woman against 2.98 births per woman in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.