Fertility in Namibia (1950–2100)

Namibia
2026
Total fertility rate: 3.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2026 1996, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2026  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Namibia is projected at 3.13 children per woman in 2026 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 78,927 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
78,927
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
3,153,246
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.30.4%416
15-1963.610.2%9,633
20-24146.423.4%18,779
25-29144.623.1%19,024
30-34127.220.3%16,416
35-3994.215.1%10,514
40-4438.26.1%3,465
45-498.91.4%652
50-540.40.1%27