Kenya vs Singapore
Kenya vs Singapore: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 3.21 births per woman in Kenya and 0.94 births per woman in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 2.27 births per woman, or 3.4 times that in Singapore.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at 1.84 births per woman and Singapore at 1.36 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Kenya | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.21 | 0.94 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 3.26 | 0.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 3.31 | 0.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 3.36 | 0.94 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.43 | 0.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.54 | 0.95 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.61 | 0.94 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.69 | 0.94 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.77 | 0.98 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.84 | 1 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.96 | 0.95 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 4.12 | 1.03 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 4.28 | 0.96 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 4.45 | 0.93 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 4.57 | 1 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 4.66 | 1.04 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 4.72 | 1.07 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 4.75 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 4.86 | 1.07 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 4.94 | 1.08 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 5.03 | 1.17 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 5.09 | 1.19 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 5.14 | 1.34 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 5.18 | 1.24 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 5.24 | 1.26 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 5.27 | 1.37 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 5.31 | 1.42 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.37 | 1.44 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 5.44 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.57 | 1.5 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.74 | 1.49 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.94 | 1.5 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 6.14 | 1.58 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 6.33 | 1.53 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.52 | 1.75 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.69 | 1.49 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.84 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.96 | 1.53 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.08 | 1.54 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.22 | 1.54 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.35 | 1.67 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.45 | 1.71 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.53 | 1.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.6 | 1.79 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.67 | 1.79 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.73 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.77 | 2.09 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.8 | 2.08 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.82 | 2.35 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.86 | 2.78 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.89 | 3.03 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.92 | 3.02 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.94 | 3.07 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.95 | 3.22 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.95 | 3.53 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.95 | 3.91 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.96 | 4.45 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.92 | 4.67 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.87 | 4.97 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.82 | 5.16 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.77 | 5.22 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.72 | 5.42 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.65 | 5.77 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.64 | 6.12 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.6 | 6.32 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.57 | 6.4 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.51 | 6.44 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.46 | 6.38 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.43 | 6.35 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.43 | 6.32 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.41 | 6.29 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.4 | 6.25 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.39 | 6.23 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.172.65–3.7 | 0.950.79–1.11 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 3.122.53–3.71 | 0.960.77–1.15 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.072.45–3.74 | 0.970.75–1.18 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.032.38–3.73 | 0.980.74–1.21 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.992.3–3.73 | 0.990.73–1.26 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.952.26–3.71 | 10.71–1.29 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.922.17–3.7 | 1.010.7–1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.892.13–3.69 | 1.010.69–1.32 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.852.07–3.72 | 1.020.68–1.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.822.01–3.72 | 1.030.67–1.38 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.781.95–3.76 | 1.040.66–1.4 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.751.89–3.72 | 1.040.65–1.42 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.721.85–3.68 | 1.050.66–1.44 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.691.81–3.68 | 1.060.64–1.44 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.661.8–3.69 | 1.070.65–1.48 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.631.76–3.66 | 1.070.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.611.72–3.67 | 1.080.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.581.69–3.66 | 1.090.63–1.51 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.551.64–3.63 | 1.090.63–1.52 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.531.62–3.62 | 1.10.64–1.54 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.51.59–3.6 | 1.110.62–1.56 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.471.54–3.6 | 1.120.62–1.58 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.441.5–3.63 | 1.130.62–1.61 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.421.5–3.57 | 1.130.63–1.62 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.41.47–3.52 | 1.140.63–1.64 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.381.46–3.53 | 1.150.64–1.64 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.361.46–3.52 | 1.150.64–1.65 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.341.44–3.48 | 1.160.63–1.66 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.321.42–3.47 | 1.160.63–1.68 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.31.41–3.45 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.281.41–3.46 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.261.38–3.48 | 1.180.62–1.69 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.241.36–3.47 | 1.190.62–1.7 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.231.37–3.44 | 1.190.63–1.72 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.211.35–3.42 | 1.20.63–1.72 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.191.34–3.38 | 1.20.62–1.74 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.181.32–3.38 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.161.3–3.37 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.141.29–3.32 | 1.220.62–1.76 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.131.3–3.28 | 1.220.63–1.77 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.111.28–3.29 | 1.230.63–1.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.11.26–3.28 | 1.230.61–1.8 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.091.25–3.25 | 1.240.61–1.81 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.081.25–3.25 | 1.240.63–1.81 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.071.23–3.22 | 1.250.62–1.82 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.051.23–3.26 | 1.250.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.041.23–3.26 | 1.260.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.031.23–3.24 | 1.260.64–1.84 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.031.23–3.23 | 1.270.62–1.85 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.021.21–3.2 | 1.270.62–1.86 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.011.21–3.17 | 1.280.64–1.87 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 21.18–3.19 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.991.16–3.15 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.981.16–3.14 | 1.290.63–1.88 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.971.15–3.12 | 1.290.62–1.88 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.961.14–3.14 | 1.290.64–1.9 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.951.16–3.09 | 1.30.62–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.941.15–3.07 | 1.30.63–1.91 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.941.16–3.08 | 1.30.64–1.92 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.931.14–3.06 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.931.13–3.07 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.921.14–3.04 | 1.320.63–1.92 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.911.15–3.05 | 1.320.62–1.93 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.911.14–3.02 | 1.320.62–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.91.14–3.01 | 1.330.62–1.93 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.91.15–2.99 | 1.330.62–1.95 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.891.11–2.98 | 1.330.62–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.881.12–2.94 | 1.330.63–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.881.12–2.93 | 1.340.62–1.95 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.871.11–2.94 | 1.340.61–1.96 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.871.09–2.9 | 1.340.62–1.97 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.861.1–2.88 | 1.350.63–1.99 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.861.07–2.87 | 1.350.64–1.97 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.851.07–2.84 | 1.350.62–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.851.06–2.87 | 1.350.63–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.841.07–2.85 | 1.360.64–1.98 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.841.06–2.82 | 1.360.63–1.99 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kenya vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025