Namibia vs Nauru: Fertility rate: births per woman
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia rank
52nd
Nauru rank
49th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.12 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 0.9889 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.48 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 0.8147 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.1702 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.3795 live births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.1222 live births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Namibia or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.12 live births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th 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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About this data
The 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.