Kenya vs Kiribati: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Kiribati
3.12 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Kiribati rank
53rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Kenya
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.17 births per woman against 3.12 births per woman in Kiribati, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 5.18 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 4.87 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 3.85 births per woman | 1 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.55 births per woman | 0.3209 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.0774 births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kenya or Kiribati?
- Kenya, at 3.17 births per woman against 3.12 births per woman in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kenya and Kiribati?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kiribati?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Kiribati rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – 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.