Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and Nigeria

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs Nigeria chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.48 in Nigeria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Czech Republic vs Nigeria population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	Nigeria
1960	2.09	6.36
1961	2.11	6.35
1962	2.12	6.36
1963	2.31	6.35
1964	2.34	6.36
1965	2.18	6.37
1966	2.02	6.39
1967	1.91	6.4
1968	1.84	6.42
1969	1.87	6.44
1970	1.92	6.47
1971	2	6.53
1972	2.09	6.58
1973	2.31	6.63
1974	2.46	6.7
1975	2.43	6.77
1976	2.39	6.81
1977	2.34	6.86
1978	2.33	6.92
1979	2.27	6.89
1980	2.08	6.85
1981	2	6.82
1982	2	6.8
1983	1.97	6.78
1984	1.97	6.7
1985	1.95	6.62
1986	1.92	6.56
1987	1.91	6.5
1988	1.94	6.5
1989	1.87	6.49
1990	1.9	6.46
1991	1.86	6.43
1992	1.71	6.39
1993	1.67	6.35
1994	1.44	6.32
1995	1.28	6.27
1996	1.18	6.22
1997	1.17	6.14
1998	1.16	6.07
1999	1.13	6.08
2000	1.15	6.12
2001	1.15	6.13
2002	1.17	6.12
2003	1.18	6.1
2004	1.23	6.09
2005	1.29	6.06
2006	1.34	6.05
2007	1.45	6.03
2008	1.51	6.02
2009	1.51	5.99
2010	1.51	5.95
2011	1.43	5.89
2012	1.45	5.8
2013	1.46	5.69
2014	1.53	5.62
2015	1.57	5.5
2016	1.63	5.34
2017	1.69	5.18
2018	1.71	5.02
2019	1.71	4.86
2020	1.74	4.7
2021	1.83	4.64
2022	1.64	4.55
2023	1.45	4.48
2024	1.46	4.38
2025	1.47	4.3
2026	1.48	4.2
2027	1.48	4.1
2028	1.49	4.01
2029	1.49	3.92
2030	1.5	3.82
2031	1.51	3.73
2032	1.51	3.65
2033	1.52	3.56
2034	1.52	3.48
2035	1.53	3.41
2036	1.53	3.34
2037	1.54	3.27
2038	1.54	3.21
2039	1.54	3.16
2040	1.55	3.1
2041	1.55	3.04
2042	1.55	2.99
2043	1.55	2.94
2044	1.56	2.89
2045	1.56	2.85
2046	1.56	2.8
2047	1.56	2.76
2048	1.56	2.73
2049	1.57	2.69
2050	1.57	2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	Nigeria
1960	25.6%	41.1%
1961	25.1%	41.1%
1962	24.5%	41.1%
1963	23.9%	41.2%
1964	23.5%	41.4%
1965	23.2%	41.5%
1966	22.7%	41.7%
1967	22.3%	41.8%
1968	21.9%	42%
1969	21.6%	42.2%
1970	21.3%	42.4%
1971	21.1%	42.5%
1972	21.1%	42.8%
1973	21.2%	43%
1974	21.6%	43.2%
1975	22.1%	43.4%
1976	22.6%	43.7%
1977	22.9%	43.9%
1978	23.2%	44.2%
1979	23.4%	44.4%
1980	23.4%	44.6%
1981	23.5%	44.8%
1982	23.5%	45%
1983	23.5%	45.2%
1984	23.5%	45.4%
1985	23.4%	45.5%
1986	23.2%	45.6%
1987	23%	45.6%
1988	22.6%	45.5%
1989	22%	45.5%
1990	21.4%	45.3%
1991	20.9%	45.2%
1992	20.3%	45%
1993	19.8%	44.8%
1994	19.2%	44.6%
1995	18.7%	44.4%
1996	18.2%	44.2%
1997	17.7%	44.1%
1998	17.3%	43.9%
1999	16.9%	43.8%
2000	16.5%	43.7%
2001	16.1%	43.7%
2002	15.7%	43.8%
2003	15.3%	43.8%
2004	15%	43.9%
2005	14.7%	44%
2006	14.4%	44.1%
2007	14.3%	44.2%
2008	14.2%	44.3%
2009	14.2%	44.4%
2010	14.4%	44.4%
2011	14.6%	44.5%
2012	14.8%	44.5%
2013	14.9%	44.5%
2014	15.1%	44.4%
2015	15.3%	44.3%
2016	15.4%	44.1%
2017	15.6%	43.9%
2018	15.8%	43.6%
2019	15.9%	43.2%
2020	16%	42.8%
2021	16.1%	42.4%
2022	15.9%	42%
2023	15.7%	41.5%
2024	15.4%	41%
2025	15.1%	40.5%
2026	14.8%	40%
2027	14.6%	39.5%
2028	14.4%	39%
2029	14.2%	38.5%
2030	14%	38%
2031	13.8%	37.6%
2032	13.5%	37.2%
2033	13.3%	36.8%
2034	13%	36.5%
2035	12.9%	36.2%
2036	12.7%	35.9%
2037	12.5%	35.5%
2038	12.5%	35.2%
2039	12.6%	34.9%
2040	12.7%	34.5%
2041	12.8%	34.2%
2042	12.9%	33.8%
2043	13.1%	33.5%
2044	13.2%	33.1%
2045	13.4%	32.8%
2046	13.5%	32.4%
2047	13.7%	32%
2048	13.8%	31.6%
2049	13.9%	31.3%
2050	14%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic and +2.29% in Nigeria. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic	Nigeria
1960	34,567	901,301
1961	36,430	932,111
1962	29,836	966,452
1963	48,353	995,116
1964	52,531	1,028,272
1965	43,029	1,061,840
1966	35,355	1,095,582
1967	29,558	1,082,884
1968	21,728	1,168,254
1969	22,762	1,213,484
1970	24,646	1,295,507
1971	31,445	1,373,896
1972	44,404	1,448,928
1973	57,549	1,525,485
1974	66,923	1,624,813
1975	67,393	1,718,623
1976	61,768	1,827,289
1977	55,009	1,923,917
1978	52,234	2,019,621
1979	44,257	2,074,807
1980	17,517	2,121,618
1981	13,391	2,179,884
1982	10,315	2,233,401
1983	3,097	2,292,089
1984	5,165	2,278,060
1985	4,135	2,289,784
1986	1,034	2,295,003
1987	4,138	2,322,397
1988	7,249	2,376,419
1989	1,036	2,452,324
1990	1,034	2,491,928
1991	4,124	2,527,807
1992	1,032	2,596,173
1993	3,099	2,673,675
1994	-11,367	2,735,198
1995	-21,687	2,830,771
1996	-21,662	2,882,205
1997	-21,639	2,936,500
1998	-18,530	3,003,946
1999	-20,568	3,155,425
2000	-17,433	3,343,196
2001	-16,347	3,478,370
2002	-15,296	3,606,814
2003	-17,330	3,751,120
2004	-9,177	3,877,376
2005	-6,126	4,013,788
2006	1,024	4,135,703
2007	9,268	4,265,428
2008	14,538	4,412,976
2009	10,444	4,528,149
2010	10,475	4,629,173
2011	2,099	4,728,363
2012	0	4,774,508
2013	-2,103	4,811,751
2014	4,210	4,862,319
2015	0	4,823,045
2016	5,283	4,761,594
2017	3,178	4,706,183
2018	1,063	4,659,898
2019	0	4,609,941
2020	-19,257	4,525,164
2021	-28,365	4,641,562
2022	-19,209	4,739,502
2023	-21,729	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs Nigeria

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	Nigeria
1985	15	1,344
1986	17	1,363
1987	15	1,351
1988	16	1,332
1989	15	1,304
1990	15	1,285
1991	15	1,282
1992	13	1,246
1993	12	1,200
1994	11	1,193
1995	10	1,186
1996	8	1,185
1997	8	1,184
1998	7	1,189
1999	7	1,165
2000	7	1,136
2001	6	1,130
2002	6	1,117
2003	6	1,090
2004	5	1,075
2005	5	1,060
2006	5	1,067
2007	4	1,063
2008	4	1,081
2009	4	1,088
2010	4	1,094
2011	4	1,108
2012	4	1,124
2013	3	1,146
2014	3	1,155
2015	3	1,168
2016	3	1,155
2017	3	1,142
2018	3	1,118
2019	3	1,091
2020	3	1,065
2021	4	1,046
2022	3	1,016
2023	3	993

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic and 10.5% in Nigeria. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	Nigeria
1960	2.48%	-
1961	2.44%	-
1962	2.42%	-
1963	2.43%	-
1964	2.44%	32.7%
1965	2.46%	32%
1966	2.47%	31.3%
1967	2.48%	30.7%
1968	2.47%	30%
1969	2.46%	29.3%
1970	2.43%	28.5%
1971	2.39%	27.7%
1972	2.34%	26.9%
1973	2.29%	26.1%
1974	2.23%	25.2%
1975	2.16%	24.4%
1976	2.08%	23.6%
1977	1.99%	22.9%
1978	1.89%	22.3%
1979	1.78%	21.8%
1980	1.68%	21.3%
1981	1.59%	21%
1982	1.52%	20.8%
1983	1.47%	20.7%
1984	1.44%	20.7%
1985	1.41%	20.8%
1986	1.38%	20.9%
1987	1.35%	20.9%
1988	1.3%	21%
1989	1.25%	21%
1990	1.21%	21%
1991	1.17%	20.9%
1992	1.11%	20.8%
1993	1.03%	20.7%
1994	0.94%	20.6%
1995	0.85%	20.4%
1996	0.77%	20.1%
1997	0.7%	19.7%
1998	0.63%	19.3%
1999	0.58%	18.8%
2000	0.55%	18.2%
2001	0.52%	17.7%
2002	0.5%	17.1%
2003	0.48%	16.5%
2004	0.46%	16%
2005	0.44%	15.5%
2006	0.41%	15%
2007	0.39%	14.5%
2008	0.37%	14.1%
2009	0.35%	13.8%
2010	0.34%	13.5%
2011	0.33%	13.3%
2012	0.32%	13.1%
2013	0.31%	12.9%
2014	0.31%	12.8%
2015	0.32%	12.6%
2016	0.32%	12.5%
2017	0.32%	12.3%
2018	0.31%	12%
2019	0.3%	11.8%
2020	0.29%	11.4%
2021	0.28%	11.1%
2022	0.27%	10.8%
2023	0.26%	10.5%