Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total
Côte d'Ivoire
4.23 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Nigeria rank
15th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.38 births per woman against 4.23 births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.15 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.82 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 7.86 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 7.28 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.614 births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 6.17 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 0.1047 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.53 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.5462 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.97 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 0.5213 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.35 births per woman | 4.55 births per woman | 0.2036 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.38 births per woman against 4.23 births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 0.15 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- 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.