Fertility rate, total in Namibia
Namibia: Fertility rate, total was 3.21 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.21 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Namibia peaked at 6.55 births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.21 births per woman, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.48 births per woman | 6.31 births per woman | 6.55 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.89 births per woman | 5.52 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 births per woman | 3.54 births per woman | 3.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 births per woman | 3.4 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman | 3.35 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 73,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,053 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Namibia?
- Fertility rate, total in Namibia was 3.21 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for fertility rate, total?
- Namibia ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.