Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia
Namibia: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.21 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.55 live births per woman
in 1974
All-time low
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia stood at 3.21 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia peaked at 6.55 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.61 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.68 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.74 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 5.81 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 5.87 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 5.93 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 6 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6.06 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 6.13 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 6.24 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 6.35 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.41 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.43 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.45 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 6.49 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.52 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.52 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.55 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.53 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.44 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.31 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 6.24 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.16 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 6.08 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 6 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.88 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.61 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.52 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.4 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.29 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.11 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.91 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.68 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.42 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 4.18 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.14 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.99 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.83 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.69 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.58 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.54 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.57 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.61 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.62 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.63 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.66 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.66 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.68 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.65 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.63 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.57 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.51 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.46 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.35 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.25 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.21 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.48 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.89 live births per woman | 5.52 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 3.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 3.35 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Namibia was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Namibia ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.