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
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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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.