Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate, total
Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Namibia rank
50th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 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 Namibia ranks 50th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 0.8716 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.2843 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 0.002 births per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 50th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.