Namibia vs Nauru: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Nauru
3.29 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia rank
50th
Nauru rank
47th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.29 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.48 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 0.8147 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.1702 births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.3795 births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 0.1136 births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Namibia or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.29 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Nauru ranks 47th 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.