Kenya vs Palestine, State of: Fertility rate: births per woman

Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Palestine, State of
3.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
53rd
Palestine, State of rank
50th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Kenya
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 3.31 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Kenya ranks 53rd and Palestine, State of ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 7.48 live births per woman 7.82 live births per woman 0.3376 live births per woman Palestine, State of
1960s 7.85 live births per woman 7.76 live births per woman 0.0967 live births per woman Kenya
1970s 7.8 live births per woman 7.48 live births per woman 0.3157 live births per woman Kenya
1980s 7 live births per woman 6.99 live births per woman 0.0081 live births per woman Kenya
1990s 5.52 live births per woman 6.23 live births per woman 0.7097 live births per woman Palestine, State of
2000s 4.86 live births per woman 4.92 live births per woman 0.0675 live births per woman Palestine, State of
2010s 3.87 live births per woman 3.98 live births per woman 0.116 live births per woman Palestine, State of
2020s 3.29 live births per woman 3.41 live births per woman 0.1232 live births per woman Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Kenya or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 3.31 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Kenya and Palestine, State of?
0.1 live births per woman, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Palestine, State of rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Kenya ranks 53rd and Palestine, State of ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.