Africa Western and Central vs Niger: Birth rate, crude

Africa Western and Central
33.12 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Niger
41.42 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
4th
Niger rank
4th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 41.42 per 1,000 people against 33.12 per 1,000 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 8.3 per 1,000 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Niger ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 47.64 per 1,000 people 56.61 per 1,000 people 8.97 per 1,000 people Niger
1970s 48.21 per 1,000 people 55.63 per 1,000 people 7.42 per 1,000 people Niger
1980s 46.64 per 1,000 people 56.18 per 1,000 people 9.54 per 1,000 people Niger
1990s 44.02 per 1,000 people 54.28 per 1,000 people 10.26 per 1,000 people Niger
2000s 42.6 per 1,000 people 51.59 per 1,000 people 8.99 per 1,000 people Niger
2010s 38.79 per 1,000 people 46.65 per 1,000 people 7.85 per 1,000 people Niger
2020s 33.79 per 1,000 people 41.96 per 1,000 people 8.16 per 1,000 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Africa Western and Central or Niger?
Niger, at 41.42 per 1,000 people against 33.12 per 1,000 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Africa Western and Central and Niger?
8.3 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Niger?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Niger rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Africa Western and Central ranks 4th and Niger ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.