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Fertility & birth rates in Nepal and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has an annual birth rate of 19.3 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.98 in Nepal and 4.19 in Togo — 111.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -67.3% in Nepal and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 6.07 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Nepal is ranked 80/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 20.4 years in Nepal, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 25.3 in Nepal — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 67.2 in Nepal vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Nepal, 28.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.24% in Nepal and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Nepal Togo
Fertility rate 1.98 4.19
Birth rate 19.3 31.1
Birth rate rank 80/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 20.4 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 25.3 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 66 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 125.6 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 12.9 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 28.9% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 42.7% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 77.2% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.14% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.66% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.33% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.65% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +368,450 +218,093
Natural population change rank 47/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +1.24% +2.34%
Population growth -0.15% +2.27%
Population growth rank 174/197 42/197
Life expectancy 70.9 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Nepal vs Togo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nepal was 1.98 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nepal vs Togo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Nepal
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Nepal Togo
1960 6.07 6.8
1961 6.09 6.82
1962 6.08 6.86
1963 6.06 6.89
1964 6.04 6.92
1965 6.01 6.94
1966 5.98 6.96
1967 5.95 6.96
1968 5.94 6.97
1969 5.89 7.02
1970 5.87 7.04
1971 5.85 7.06
1972 5.8 7.07
1973 5.7 7.08
1974 5.75 7.09
1975 5.73 7.09
1976 5.72 7.06
1977 5.69 7.03
1978 5.68 6.98
1979 5.64 6.94
1980 5.6 6.88
1981 5.58 6.81
1982 5.55 6.73
1983 5.54 6.63
1984 5.51 6.54
1985 5.46 6.46
1986 5.4 6.38
1987 5.35 6.3
1988 5.31 6.23
1989 5.26 6.15
1990 5.21 6.07
1991 5.15 5.99
1992 5.07 5.89
1993 5.04 5.78
1994 4.96 5.67
1995 4.87 5.57
1996 4.67 5.46
1997 4.44 5.36
1998 4.28 5.29
1999 4.13 5.23
2000 3.98 5.17
2001 3.79 5.13
2002 3.6 5.09
2003 3.44 5.05
2004 3.28 5
2005 3.12 5.04
2006 2.97 5.08
2007 2.86 5.1
2008 2.74 5.1
2009 2.63 5.1
2010 2.54 5.09
2011 2.46 4.98
2012 2.42 4.85
2013 2.36 4.75
2014 2.32 4.7
2015 2.27 4.66
2016 2.23 4.63
2017 2.17 4.58
2018 2.12 4.51
2019 2.08 4.45
2020 2.05 4.39
2021 2.03 4.32
2022 2 4.25
2023 1.98 4.19
2024 1.96 4.12
2025 1.94 4.07
2026 1.92 4.01
2027 1.9 3.95
2028 1.89 3.89
2029 1.88 3.84
2030 1.86 3.79
2031 1.85 3.75
2032 1.84 3.7
2033 1.83 3.65
2034 1.82 3.61
2035 1.81 3.56
2036 1.8 3.52
2037 1.79 3.48
2038 1.79 3.44
2039 1.78 3.4
2040 1.78 3.37
2041 1.77 3.33
2042 1.77 3.3
2043 1.76 3.27
2044 1.76 3.23
2045 1.75 3.2
2046 1.75 3.16
2047 1.74 3.13
2048 1.74 3.1
2049 1.74 3.07
2050 1.73 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Nepal
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Nepal Togo
1960 40.7% 44%
1961 40.7% 44.1%
1962 40.6% 44.2%
1963 40.5% 44.4%
1964 40.4% 44.5%
1965 40.4% 44.6%
1966 40.4% 44.7%
1967 40.3% 44.8%
1968 40.3% 44.9%
1969 40.3% 45%
1970 40.3% 45.1%
1971 40.4% 45.2%
1972 40.4% 45.4%
1973 40.5% 45.5%
1974 40.5% 45.6%
1975 40.6% 45.8%
1976 40.7% 45.9%
1977 40.7% 46%
1978 40.8% 46.1%
1979 40.8% 46.2%
1980 40.9% 46.2%
1981 40.9% 46.2%
1982 40.9% 46.2%
1983 41% 46.1%
1984 41% 46%
1985 41.1% 45.9%
1986 41.2% 45.8%
1987 41.3% 45.7%
1988 41.4% 45.5%
1989 41.5% 45.3%
1990 41.5% 45.2%
1991 41.5% 44.9%
1992 41.4% 44.7%
1993 41.3% 44.5%
1994 41.4% 44.2%
1995 41.4% 44%
1996 41.5% 43.8%
1997 41.4% 43.5%
1998 41.3% 43.2%
1999 41.1% 42.9%
2000 40.9% 42.6%
2001 40.7% 42.4%
2002 40.4% 42.3%
2003 40% 42.2%
2004 39.6% 42%
2005 39.2% 41.9%
2006 38.7% 41.8%
2007 38.1% 41.6%
2008 37.5% 41.6%
2009 36.7% 41.5%
2010 36% 41.6%
2011 35.3% 41.6%
2012 34.7% 41.6%
2013 34.2% 41.6%
2014 33.6% 41.5%
2015 33% 41.5%
2016 32.5% 41.4%
2017 32.1% 41.2%
2018 31.6% 41.1%
2019 30.9% 40.9%
2020 30.1% 40.7%
2021 29.4% 40.5%
2022 28.9% 40.2%
2023 28.7% 39.9%
2024 28.4% 39.5%
2025 28.1% 39.2%
2026 27.7% 38.8%
2027 27.3% 38.4%
2028 26.8% 38.1%
2029 26.4% 37.8%
2030 26% 37.5%
2031 25.6% 37.2%
2032 25.2% 36.9%
2033 24.8% 36.6%
2034 24.5% 36.4%
2035 24.1% 36.1%
2036 23.8% 35.9%
2037 23.4% 35.6%
2038 23% 35.4%
2039 22.7% 35.2%
2040 22.4% 35%
2041 22.1% 34.8%
2042 21.7% 34.6%
2043 21.4% 34.4%
2044 21.1% 34.2%
2045 20.8% 33.9%
2046 20.5% 33.7%
2047 20.3% 33.5%
2048 20% 33.2%
2049 19.7% 33%
2050 19.5% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.4% of the population in Nepal and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nepal and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Nepal vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.37% in Nepal and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Nepal
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Nepal Togo
1960 203,374 43,307
1961 209,917 44,623
1962 215,368 46,201
1963 219,586 47,869
1964 227,948 49,449
1965 233,726 51,323
1966 241,716 53,640
1967 249,240 56,128
1968 258,259 59,110
1969 264,560 62,589
1970 272,439 65,851
1971 280,752 69,206
1972 286,708 72,008
1973 288,750 74,713
1974 303,078 77,347
1975 312,479 79,831
1976 323,222 82,321
1977 332,843 84,572
1978 345,765 86,950
1979 355,597 89,148
1980 364,254 91,445
1981 374,145 94,318
1982 385,741 97,003
1983 399,103 99,817
1984 411,122 102,425
1985 423,240 104,949
1986 434,802 107,957
1987 449,400 110,739
1988 463,581 112,915
1989 478,771 114,432
1990 495,202 116,200
1991 512,233 117,409
1992 533,029 118,876
1993 561,549 119,938
1994 578,293 113,074
1995 591,283 116,314
1996 580,099 119,418
1997 565,882 122,109
1998 562,787 125,392
1999 557,847 129,832
2000 554,506 133,873
2001 542,118 137,808
2002 525,045 141,643
2003 516,575 144,900
2004 504,853 147,574
2005 489,093 154,117
2006 475,335 160,671
2007 464,780 168,144
2008 452,353 173,677
2009 441,290 180,111
2010 432,631 185,294
2011 429,957 186,406
2012 430,151 186,061
2013 424,804 187,309
2014 423,166 190,667
2015 410,565 194,768
2016 415,921 199,364
2017 406,219 202,307
2018 394,576 204,942
2019 387,113 207,608
2020 373,553 208,663
2021 351,165 210,613
2022 379,021 215,090
2023 368,450 218,093

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Nepal vs Togo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 142 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, compared to 349 deaths in Togo.

Nepal
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Nepal Togo
1985 1,186 668
1986 1,143 649
1987 1,088 636
1988 1,038 628
1989 973 644
1990 920 657
1991 850 676
1992 768 692
1993 703 728
1994 657 688
1995 625 663
1996 584 627
1997 550 600
1998 522 570
1999 512 529
2000 480 496
2001 443 478
2002 414 447
2003 387 431
2004 364 431
2005 344 434
2006 318 453
2007 309 448
2008 302 457
2009 299 471
2010 297 497
2011 286 501
2012 272 506
2013 258 500
2014 245 490
2015 236 470
2016 214 460
2017 197 443
2018 183 435
2019 170 416
2020 153 398
2021 173 397
2022 139 362
2023 142 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.65% in Nepal and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Nepal
Togo

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
Nepal Togo
1960 32.8% 26%
1961 32.4% 25.8%
1962 31.9% 25.5%
1963 31.3% 25.2%
1964 30.7% 24.9%
1965 30% 24.6%
1966 29.4% 24.2%
1967 28.7% 23.8%
1968 28% 23.4%
1969 27.3% 23%
1970 26.7% 22.5%
1971 26.2% 22.1%
1972 25.6% 21.6%
1973 25% 21.1%
1974 24.5% 20.7%
1975 23.9% 20.2%
1976 23.3% 19.7%
1977 22.7% 19.2%
1978 22.1% 18.8%
1979 21.5% 18.3%
1980 20.8% 17.9%
1981 20.2% 17.5%
1982 19.5% 17.1%
1983 18.8% 16.7%
1984 18.2% 16.3%
1985 17.5% 16%
1986 16.8% 15.7%
1987 16.1% 15.4%
1988 15.3% 15.2%
1989 14.6% 14.9%
1990 13.9% 14.7%
1991 13.2% 14.5%
1992 12.5% 14.3%
1993 11.8% 14.1%
1994 11.2% 13.9%
1995 10.6% 13.6%
1996 10% 13.3%
1997 9.44% 13%
1998 8.91% 12.7%
1999 8.4% 12.3%
2000 7.92% 12%
2001 7.48% 11.6%
2002 7.06% 11.3%
2003 6.69% 10.9%
2004 6.35% 10.6%
2005 6.04% 10.3%
2006 5.76% 9.97%
2007 5.51% 9.69%
2008 5.27% 9.41%
2009 5.05% 9.14%
2010 4.83% 8.87%
2011 4.62% 8.59%
2012 4.41% 8.33%
2013 4.21% 8.07%
2014 4.01% 7.81%
2015 3.82% 7.56%
2016 3.64% 7.32%
2017 3.46% 7.09%
2018 3.3% 6.86%
2019 3.14% 6.63%
2020 2.99% 6.43%
2021 2.86% 6.22%
2022 2.75% 6.02%
2023 2.65% 5.83%

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