Kenya vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Tuvalu
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Tuvalu rank
51st

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Kenya
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 3.17 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0 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 Tuvalu ranks 51st of 215 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 7.85 births per woman 4.74 births per woman 3.11 births per woman Kenya
1970s 7.8 births per woman 3.71 births per woman 4.09 births per woman Kenya
1980s 7 births per woman 3.88 births per woman 3.11 births per woman Kenya
1990s 5.52 births per woman 3.9 births per woman 1.62 births per woman Kenya
2000s 4.86 births per woman 3.57 births per woman 1.28 births per woman Kenya
2010s 3.87 births per woman 3.37 births per woman 0.5018 births per woman Kenya
2020s 3.26 births per woman 3.24 births per woman 0.0202 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 Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 3.17 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 Tuvalu?
0 births per woman, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tuvalu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
Kenya ranks 52nd and Tuvalu ranks 51st 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

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.