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Fertility & birth rates in Iceland and Nigeria

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has an annual birth rate of 11 births per 1,000 people, compared to 33 for Nigeria. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.59 in Iceland and 4.48 in Nigeria — 181.9% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -62.9% in Iceland and by -29.6% in Nigeria — in 1960, it was 4.29 and 6.36, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Iceland is ranked 132/196 by birth rate compared to 20/196 for Nigeria.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 28.8 years in Iceland, compared to 20.4 years in Nigeria.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31 in Iceland — it's 29.2 in Nigeria.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 3.37 in Iceland vs 86.4 in Nigeria.
  • In Iceland, 23.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24% in Nigeria.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.44% in Iceland and +2.12% in Nigeria.

Birth rate data compared

Iceland Nigeria
Fertility rate 1.59 4.48
Birth rate 11 33
Birth rate rank 132/196 20/196
Age at first childbirth 28.8 years 20.4 years
Average age at childbearing 31 years 29.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.82 81.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 68.4 199.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 20.4 68.4
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.7% 24%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 18.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 97.4% 50.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.003% 0.99%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.13% 3.37%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.19% 6.01%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.26% 10.5%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,730 +4,834,309
Natural population change rank 138/196 3/196
Natural population change rate +0.44% +2.12%
Population growth +2.86% +2.1%
Population growth rank 21/197 50/197
Life expectancy 83.2 years 54.8 years

Fertility rate in Iceland vs Nigeria chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iceland was 1.59 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 Iceland vs Nigeria population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Iceland
Factual

UN forecast
Nigeria
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Iceland Nigeria
1960 4.29 6.36
1961 3.88 6.35
1962 3.98 6.36
1963 3.99 6.35
1964 3.88 6.36
1965 3.73 6.37
1966 3.59 6.39
1967 3.28 6.4
1968 3.06 6.42
1969 2.99 6.44
1970 2.81 6.47
1971 2.92 6.53
1972 3.09 6.58
1973 2.94 6.63
1974 2.66 6.7
1975 2.65 6.77
1976 2.52 6.81
1977 2.31 6.86
1978 2.35 6.92
1979 2.49 6.89
1980 2.48 6.85
1981 2.33 6.82
1982 2.27 6.8
1983 2.24 6.78
1984 2.08 6.7
1985 1.93 6.62
1986 1.92 6.56
1987 2.06 6.5
1988 2.26 6.5
1989 2.19 6.49
1990 2.3 6.46
1991 2.18 6.43
1992 2.21 6.39
1993 2.22 6.35
1994 2.14 6.32
1995 2.08 6.27
1996 2.12 6.22
1997 2.04 6.14
1998 2.05 6.07
1999 1.99 6.08
2000 2.08 6.12
2001 1.95 6.13
2002 1.93 6.12
2003 1.99 6.1
2004 2.04 6.09
2005 2.05 6.06
2006 2.08 6.05
2007 2.09 6.03
2008 2.15 6.02
2009 2.23 5.99
2010 2.2 5.95
2011 2.02 5.89
2012 2.04 5.8
2013 1.93 5.69
2014 1.93 5.62
2015 1.8 5.5
2016 1.74 5.34
2017 1.71 5.18
2018 1.71 5.02
2019 1.74 4.86
2020 1.72 4.7
2021 1.82 4.64
2022 1.59 4.55
2023 1.59 4.48
2024 1.57 4.38
2025 1.55 4.3
2026 1.54 4.2
2027 1.53 4.1
2028 1.53 4.01
2029 1.53 3.92
2030 1.52 3.82
2031 1.52 3.73
2032 1.52 3.65
2033 1.53 3.56
2034 1.53 3.48
2035 1.53 3.41
2036 1.53 3.34
2037 1.53 3.27
2038 1.53 3.21
2039 1.54 3.16
2040 1.54 3.1
2041 1.54 3.04
2042 1.54 2.99
2043 1.54 2.94
2044 1.54 2.89
2045 1.54 2.85
2046 1.55 2.8
2047 1.55 2.76
2048 1.55 2.73
2049 1.55 2.69
2050 1.56 2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Iceland
Factual

UN forecast
Nigeria
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Iceland Nigeria
1960 34.9% 41.1%
1961 35% 41.1%
1962 34.9% 41.1%
1963 34.9% 41.2%
1964 34.7% 41.4%
1965 34.5% 41.5%
1966 34.3% 41.7%
1967 34% 41.8%
1968 33.6% 42%
1969 33.2% 42.2%
1970 32.6% 42.4%
1971 32.1% 42.5%
1972 31.6% 42.8%
1973 31.2% 43%
1974 30.7% 43.2%
1975 30.1% 43.4%
1976 29.5% 43.7%
1977 29% 43.9%
1978 28.4% 44.2%
1979 27.9% 44.4%
1980 27.5% 44.6%
1981 27.2% 44.8%
1982 26.9% 45%
1983 26.7% 45.2%
1984 26.5% 45.4%
1985 26.2% 45.5%
1986 25.9% 45.6%
1987 25.6% 45.6%
1988 25.2% 45.5%
1989 25% 45.5%
1990 25% 45.3%
1991 24.8% 45.2%
1992 24.8% 45%
1993 24.8% 44.8%
1994 24.7% 44.6%
1995 24.4% 44.4%
1996 24.1% 44.2%
1997 23.9% 44.1%
1998 23.6% 43.9%
1999 23.4% 43.8%
2000 23.3% 43.7%
2001 23.2% 43.7%
2002 23% 43.8%
2003 22.8% 43.8%
2004 22.5% 43.9%
2005 22.1% 44%
2006 21.5% 44.1%
2007 21.1% 44.2%
2008 20.9% 44.3%
2009 20.9% 44.4%
2010 20.9% 44.4%
2011 20.8% 44.5%
2012 20.7% 44.5%
2013 20.6% 44.5%
2014 20.4% 44.4%
2015 20.2% 44.3%
2016 19.9% 44.1%
2017 19.6% 43.9%
2018 19.2% 43.6%
2019 18.9% 43.2%
2020 18.7% 42.8%
2021 18.6% 42.4%
2022 18.4% 42%
2023 18.1% 41.5%
2024 17.8% 41%
2025 17.5% 40.5%
2026 17.3% 40%
2027 17.1% 39.5%
2028 17% 39%
2029 16.8% 38.5%
2030 16.7% 38%
2031 16.6% 37.6%
2032 16.5% 37.2%
2033 16.3% 36.8%
2034 16.1% 36.5%
2035 15.9% 36.2%
2036 15.6% 35.9%
2037 15.4% 35.5%
2038 15.2% 35.2%
2039 15% 34.9%
2040 14.8% 34.5%
2041 14.7% 34.2%
2042 14.5% 33.8%
2043 14.4% 33.5%
2044 14.2% 33.1%
2045 14.1% 32.8%
2046 14% 32.4%
2047 13.9% 32%
2048 13.8% 31.6%
2049 13.7% 31.3%
2050 13.6% 30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Iceland and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 25% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iceland and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in Iceland vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.57% in Iceland and +2.29% in Nigeria. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Iceland
Nigeria

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Iceland Nigeria
1960 3,758 901,301
1961 3,312 932,111
1962 3,465 966,452
1963 3,490 995,116
1964 3,459 1,028,272
1965 3,442 1,061,840
1966 3,305 1,095,582
1967 3,021 1,082,884
1968 2,841 1,168,254
1969 2,766 1,213,484
1970 2,576 1,295,507
1971 2,782 1,373,896
1972 3,241 1,448,928
1973 3,121 1,525,485
1974 2,776 1,624,813
1975 2,965 1,718,623
1976 2,951 1,827,289
1977 2,551 1,923,917
1978 2,727 2,019,621
1979 2,980 2,074,807
1980 2,966 2,121,618
1981 2,677 2,179,884
1982 2,736 2,233,401
1983 2,702 2,292,089
1984 2,539 2,278,060
1985 2,221 2,289,784
1986 2,384 2,295,003
1987 2,360 2,322,397
1988 2,847 2,376,419
1989 2,832 2,452,324
1990 3,058 2,491,928
1991 2,733 2,527,807
1992 2,898 2,596,173
1993 2,875 2,673,675
1994 2,713 2,735,198
1995 2,354 2,830,771
1996 2,447 2,882,205
1997 2,305 2,936,500
1998 2,357 3,003,946
1999 2,192 3,155,425
2000 2,475 3,343,196
2001 2,365 3,478,370
2002 2,243 3,606,814
2003 2,317 3,751,120
2004 2,425 3,877,376
2005 2,433 4,013,788
2006 2,491 4,135,703
2007 2,617 4,265,428
2008 2,825 4,412,976
2009 3,026 4,528,149
2010 2,862 4,629,173
2011 2,521 4,728,363
2012 2,566 4,774,508
2013 2,169 4,811,751
2014 2,324 4,862,319
2015 1,952 4,823,045
2016 1,711 4,761,594
2017 1,854 4,706,183
2018 1,975 4,659,898
2019 2,163 4,609,941
2020 2,199 4,525,164
2021 2,534 4,641,562
2022 1,719 4,739,502
2023 1,730 4,834,309

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Maternal mortality chart: Iceland 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 Iceland, compared to 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Iceland
Nigeria
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Iceland Nigeria
1985 11 1,344
1986 15 1,363
1987 13 1,351
1988 11 1,332
1989 14 1,304
1990 13 1,285
1991 11 1,282
1992 12 1,246
1993 10 1,200
1994 9 1,193
1995 13 1,186
1996 7 1,185
1997 8 1,184
1998 8 1,189
1999 7 1,165
2000 7 1,136
2001 6 1,130
2002 7 1,117
2003 6 1,090
2004 6 1,075
2005 5 1,060
2006 5 1,067
2007 5 1,063
2008 4 1,081
2009 5 1,088
2010 5 1,094
2011 4 1,108
2012 4 1,124
2013 4 1,146
2014 4 1,155
2015 4 1,168
2016 3 1,155
2017 3 1,142
2018 4 1,118
2019 4 1,091
2020 12 1,065
2021 5 1,046
2022 5 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 Iceland and 10.5% in Nigeria. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Iceland
Nigeria

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Iceland Nigeria
1960 2.14% -
1961 2.11% -
1962 2.07% -
1963 2.02% -
1964 1.97% 32.7%
1965 1.92% 32%
1966 1.85% 31.3%
1967 1.79% 30.7%
1968 1.72% 30%
1969 1.66% 29.3%
1970 1.6% 28.5%
1971 1.54% 27.7%
1972 1.48% 26.9%
1973 1.41% 26.1%
1974 1.35% 25.2%
1975 1.29% 24.4%
1976 1.22% 23.6%
1977 1.15% 22.9%
1978 1.09% 22.3%
1979 1.03% 21.8%
1980 0.97% 21.3%
1981 0.92% 21%
1982 0.87% 20.8%
1983 0.83% 20.7%
1984 0.79% 20.7%
1985 0.75% 20.8%
1986 0.73% 20.9%
1987 0.7% 20.9%
1988 0.67% 21%
1989 0.65% 21%
1990 0.63% 21%
1991 0.61% 20.9%
1992 0.58% 20.8%
1993 0.56% 20.7%
1994 0.54% 20.6%
1995 0.52% 20.4%
1996 0.49% 20.1%
1997 0.47% 19.7%
1998 0.45% 19.3%
1999 0.42% 18.8%
2000 0.4% 18.2%
2001 0.38% 17.7%
2002 0.36% 17.1%
2003 0.34% 16.5%
2004 0.33% 16%
2005 0.31% 15.5%
2006 0.3% 15%
2007 0.29% 14.5%
2008 0.28% 14.1%
2009 0.27% 13.8%
2010 0.27% 13.5%
2011 0.27% 13.3%
2012 0.26% 13.1%
2013 0.26% 12.9%
2014 0.26% 12.8%
2015 0.26% 12.6%
2016 0.26% 12.5%
2017 0.26% 12.3%
2018 0.27% 12%
2019 0.27% 11.8%
2020 0.27% 11.4%
2021 0.27% 11.1%
2022 0.26% 10.8%
2023 0.26% 10.5%

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