Kenya vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Kenya

3.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Namibia

3.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Kenya rank

53rd

Namibia rank

52nd

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Kenya
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.004 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
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: 06 August 2026

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.