Arab World vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total
Arab World
3.06 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Arab World rank
13th
Nigeria rank
15th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Arab World
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.38 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World, a difference of 1.32 births per woman.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 0.6 births per woman | Arab World |
| 1970s | 6.63 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.0844 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.85 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.8077 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.54 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.7 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.49 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 2 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.12 births per woman | 4.55 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Arab World or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.38 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Arab World and Nigeria?
- 1.32 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Arab World ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.