Nigeria Fertility Rate 1960-2025
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.
- Nigeria fertility rate for 2022 was 5.14, a 1.79% decline from 2021.
- Nigeria fertility rate for 2021 was 5.24, a 1.36% decline from 2020.
- Nigeria fertility rate for 2020 was 5.31, a 1.3% decline from 2019.
- Nigeria fertility rate for 2019 was 5.38, a 1.25% decline from 2018.
Nigeria Fertility Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Births per Woman |
Annual % Change |
2022 |
5.14 |
-1.79% |
2021 |
5.24 |
-1.36% |
2020 |
5.31 |
-1.30% |
2019 |
5.38 |
-1.25% |
2018 |
5.45 |
-1.38% |
2017 |
5.52 |
-1.09% |
2016 |
5.58 |
-0.57% |
2015 |
5.62 |
-0.85% |
2014 |
5.66 |
-1.29% |
2013 |
5.74 |
-1.61% |
2012 |
5.83 |
-1.45% |
2011 |
5.92 |
-1.04% |
2010 |
5.98 |
-0.98% |
2009 |
6.04 |
-0.64% |
2008 |
6.08 |
-0.03% |
2007 |
6.08 |
-0.02% |
2006 |
6.08 |
0.21% |
2005 |
6.07 |
-0.28% |
2004 |
6.09 |
-0.51% |
2003 |
6.12 |
-0.31% |
2002 |
6.14 |
-0.07% |
2001 |
6.14 |
0.24% |
2000 |
6.12 |
0.69% |
1999 |
6.08 |
0.21% |
1998 |
6.07 |
-1.12% |
1997 |
6.14 |
-1.27% |
1996 |
6.22 |
-0.89% |
1995 |
6.27 |
-0.73% |
1994 |
6.32 |
-0.55% |
1993 |
6.35 |
-0.58% |
1992 |
6.39 |
-0.54% |
1991 |
6.43 |
-0.51% |
1990 |
6.46 |
-0.54% |
1989 |
6.49 |
-0.06% |
1988 |
6.50 |
-0.09% |
1987 |
6.50 |
-0.81% |
1986 |
6.56 |
-0.89% |
1985 |
6.62 |
-1.27% |
1984 |
6.70 |
-1.09% |
1983 |
6.78 |
-0.35% |
1982 |
6.80 |
-0.31% |
1981 |
6.82 |
-0.39% |
1980 |
6.85 |
-0.58% |
1979 |
6.89 |
-0.49% |
1978 |
6.92 |
0.86% |
1977 |
6.86 |
0.82% |
1976 |
6.81 |
0.49% |
1975 |
6.77 |
1.04% |
1974 |
6.70 |
1.06% |
1973 |
6.63 |
0.82% |
1972 |
6.58 |
0.72% |
1971 |
6.53 |
1.02% |
1970 |
6.47 |
0.43% |
1969 |
6.44 |
0.28% |
1968 |
6.42 |
0.30% |
1967 |
6.40 |
0.23% |
1966 |
6.39 |
0.30% |
1965 |
6.37 |
0.08% |
1964 |
6.36 |
0.20% |
1963 |
6.35 |
-0.11% |
1962 |
6.36 |
0.05% |
1961 |
6.35 |
-0.17% |
1960 |
6.36 |
-0.17% |