Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Namibia rank
50th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 0.8716 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.2843 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 0.002 births per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 50th 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.