Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Kiribati
3.12 births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.07 births per woman
in 2024
Kiribati rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.12 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 0.0645 births per woman | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 5.18 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.8853 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.87 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 0.6088 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.45 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.4066 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.85 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 0.3936 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.55 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.0475 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.0202 births per woman | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 3.12 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd 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.