What is birth rate vs. death rate in Niger?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Niger was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Niger?

The highest recorded value was 58.63 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Niger?

The lowest recorded value was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Niger rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Niger ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Niger data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Niger

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Niger
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Niger: Birth rate vs. death rate was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

41.89 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

4th

of 236 countries

All-time high

58.63 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

41.89 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Niger, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Niger recorded 41.89 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Niger peaked at 58.63 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 41.89 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Niger 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	58.18 births per 1,000 people	57.66 births per 1,000 people	58.63 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	56.61 births per 1,000 people	55.62 births per 1,000 people	57.61 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	55.63 births per 1,000 people	55.46 births per 1,000 people	56.26 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	56.18 births per 1,000 people	55.16 births per 1,000 people	56.6 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	54.28 births per 1,000 people	53.77 births per 1,000 people	55.09 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	51.59 births per 1,000 people	49.8 births per 1,000 people	53.39 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	46.65 births per 1,000 people	43.37 births per 1,000 people	49.35 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	42.09 births per 1,000 people	41.89 births per 1,000 people	42.6 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Niger

1 Central African Republic 46.36 births per 1,000 people compare
2 Somalia 42.96 births per 1,000 people compare
3 Chad 42.4 births per 1,000 people compare
5 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.3 births per 1,000 people compare
6 Mali 40.03 births per 1,000 people compare
7 Angola 37.59 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Niger

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 259 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,059 (2025)

All data for Niger →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Niger?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Niger was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 58.63 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Niger rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Niger ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.