Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.38 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.33 births per woman.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.98 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 0.6025 births per woman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 6.64 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.0783 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.12 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.5457 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.74 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.71 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.45 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 2.04 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.38 births per woman against 3.05 births per woman in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nigeria?
- 1.33 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th 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.