Ghana vs Kiribati: Birth rate

Ghana
26.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kiribati
25.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
48th
Kiribati rank
51st

Birth rate over time

  • Ghana
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 26.31 births per 1,000 people against 25.81 births per 1,000 people in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 48th and Kiribati ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kiribati Difference Ahead
1950s 50.63 births per 1,000 people 43.56 births per 1,000 people 7.07 births per 1,000 people Ghana
1960s 48.72 births per 1,000 people 41.91 births per 1,000 people 6.81 births per 1,000 people Ghana
1970s 45.69 births per 1,000 people 36.23 births per 1,000 people 9.46 births per 1,000 people Ghana
1980s 42.88 births per 1,000 people 38.11 births per 1,000 people 4.77 births per 1,000 people Ghana
1990s 37.47 births per 1,000 people 35.31 births per 1,000 people 2.16 births per 1,000 people Ghana
2000s 34.27 births per 1,000 people 30.01 births per 1,000 people 4.26 births per 1,000 people Ghana
2010s 30.81 births per 1,000 people 29.44 births per 1,000 people 1.37 births per 1,000 people Ghana
2020s 26.84 births per 1,000 people 26.62 births per 1,000 people 0.2225 births per 1,000 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Ghana or Kiribati?
Ghana, at 26.31 births per 1,000 people against 25.81 births per 1,000 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Ghana and Kiribati?
0.5 births per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kiribati rank globally for birth rate?
Ghana ranks 48th and Kiribati ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.