Society · Fertility rate · Namibia
Namibia’s fertility rate fell to 3.2 births per woman in 2024.
3.2 births per woman
2024
Down 0 births per woman from 2023.
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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3.2 births per woman
What it is. Number of children a woman would have if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children at current age-specific fertility rates.
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| Period | Fertility rate · Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.6 births per woman |
| 2016 | 3.6 births per woman |
| 2017 | 3.5 births per woman |
| 2018 | 3.5 births per woman |
| 2019 | 3.4 births per woman |
| 2020 | 3.3 births per woman |
| 2021 | 3.3 births per woman |
| 2022 | 3.2 births per woman |
| 2023 | 3.2 births per woman |
| 2024 | 3.2 births per woman |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Fertility rate, Namibia, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/society/fertility-rate/namibia
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Number of children a woman would have if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children at current age-specific fertility rates. Unit: births per woman.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.