Nigeria Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Nigeria birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Nigeria in 2025 is 35.341 births per 1000 people, a 0.96% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Nigeria in 2024 was 35.683 births per 1000 people, a 0.95% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Nigeria in 2023 was 36.026 births per 1000 people, a 1.14% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Nigeria in 2022 was 36.440 births per 1000 people, a 1.13% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Angola 38.267
Republic of Congo 37.949
Nigeria 35.341
Zambia 34.315
Cameroon 32.605
Mauritania 31.151
Sudan 30.178
Sao Tome and Principe 29.830
Solomon Islands 29.470
Vanuatu 27.200
Timor-Leste 27.058
Ghana 27.058
Kenya 26.786
Papua New Guinea 25.388
Pakistan 25.114
Kiribati 24.895
Lesotho 24.109
Eswatini 23.653
Egypt 22.873
Bolivia 20.114
Cambodia 19.675
Honduras 19.651
Micronesia 19.573
Mongolia 19.567
Philippines 19.177
Djibouti 18.666
Nicaragua 18.080
Uzbekistan 17.700
Cabo Verde 16.853
Morocco 16.638
India 16.551
El Salvador 16.537
Myanmar 16.476
Indonesia 16.399
Bangladesh 16.066
Bhutan 15.026
Vietnam 14.613
Tunisia 14.583
Sri Lanka 14.238
Georgia 11.849
Moldova 9.019
Ukraine 8.462
Nigeria - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 35.341 -0.960%
2024 35.683 -0.950%
2023 36.026 -1.140%
2022 36.440 -1.130%
2021 36.855 -1.110%
2020 37.269 -1.100%
2019 37.684 -1.090%
2018 38.098 -1.250%
2017 38.582 -1.240%
2016 39.067 -1.220%
2015 39.551 -1.210%
2014 40.036 -1.190%
2013 40.520 -0.700%
2012 40.805 -0.690%
2011 41.089 -0.690%
2010 41.374 -0.680%
2009 41.658 -0.680%
2008 41.943 -0.480%
2007 42.146 -0.480%
2006 42.348 -0.480%
2005 42.551 -0.470%
2004 42.753 -0.470%
2003 42.956 -0.150%
2002 43.020 -0.150%
2001 43.084 -0.150%
2000 43.147 -0.150%
1999 43.211 -0.150%
1998 43.275 -0.220%
1997 43.370 -0.220%
1996 43.465 -0.220%
1995 43.561 -0.220%
1994 43.656 -0.220%
1993 43.751 -0.530%
1992 43.986 -0.530%
1991 44.221 -0.530%
1990 44.455 -0.530%
1989 44.690 -0.520%
1988 44.925 -0.640%
1987 45.213 -0.640%
1986 45.502 -0.630%
1985 45.790 -0.630%
1984 46.079 -0.620%
1983 46.367 -0.380%
1982 46.542 -0.370%
1981 46.716 -0.370%
1980 46.891 -0.370%
1979 47.065 -0.370%
1978 47.240 0.130%
1977 47.178 0.130%
1976 47.116 0.130%
1975 47.053 0.130%
1974 46.991 0.130%
1973 46.929 0.480%
1972 46.707 0.480%
1971 46.486 0.480%
1970 46.264 0.480%
1969 46.043 0.480%
1968 45.821 -0.180%
1967 45.904 -0.180%
1966 45.988 -0.180%
1965 46.071 -0.180%
1964 46.155 -0.180%
1963 46.238 -0.050%
1962 46.259 -0.040%
1961 46.279 -0.050%
1960 46.300 -0.040%
1959 46.320 -0.050%
1958 46.341 0.090%
1957 46.299 0.090%
1956 46.257 0.090%
1955 46.216 0.090%
1954 46.174 0.090%
1953 46.132 0.090%
1952 46.090 0.090%
1951 46.048 0.090%
1950 46.007 0.000%