Gabon vs Kenya: Birth rate, crude

Gabon
27.13 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kenya
26.97 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Gabon rank
42nd
Kenya rank
43rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Gabon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 27.13 per 1,000 people against 26.97 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Gabon ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 43rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 33.33 per 1,000 people 54.65 per 1,000 people 21.33 per 1,000 people Kenya
1970s 36.75 per 1,000 people 50.33 per 1,000 people 13.58 per 1,000 people Kenya
1980s 38.73 per 1,000 people 46.9 per 1,000 people 8.16 per 1,000 people Kenya
1990s 35.33 per 1,000 people 41.43 per 1,000 people 6.1 per 1,000 people Kenya
2000s 32.87 per 1,000 people 38.95 per 1,000 people 6.08 per 1,000 people Kenya
2010s 31.54 per 1,000 people 31.69 per 1,000 people 0.1533 per 1,000 people Kenya
2020s 28.31 per 1,000 people 27.36 per 1,000 people 0.9526 per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Gabon or Kenya?
Gabon, at 27.13 per 1,000 people against 26.97 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Gabon and Kenya?
0.16 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Gabon ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 43rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.