Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Children born per woman
Kiribati
3.15
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1
in 2023
Kiribati rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Children born per woman over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.15 against 3.1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.29 | 5.82 | 0.4672 | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 6.24 | 6.18 | 0.0645 | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 6.07 | 0.8853 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.87 | 5.48 | 0.6088 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 4.86 | 0.4066 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 4.25 | 0.3936 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.55 | 3.59 | 0.0475 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.2 | 3.19 | 0.0122 | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children born per woman, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 3.15 against 3.1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children born per woman between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children born per woman?
- Kiribati ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children born per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.