Niger birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Niger chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Niger is 6.06, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.79 — a -22.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Niger	World
1960	7.53	4.69
1961	7.51	4.56
1962	7.5	5.02
1963	7.49	5.31
1964	7.48	5.13
1965	7.47	5.08
1966	7.48	4.97
1967	7.49	4.87
1968	7.5	4.98
1969	7.51	4.88
1970	7.51	4.84
1971	7.52	4.69
1972	7.52	4.55
1973	7.53	4.42
1974	7.54	4.26
1975	7.54	4.07
1976	7.56	3.97
1977	7.6	3.84
1978	7.66	3.77
1979	7.72	3.76
1980	7.78	3.73
1981	7.82	3.71
1982	7.86	3.72
1983	7.9	3.59
1984	7.92	3.57
1985	7.93	3.53
1986	7.9	3.51
1987	7.87	3.48
1988	7.84	3.39
1989	7.82	3.35
1990	7.81	3.31
1991	7.8	3.13
1992	7.8	3.04
1993	7.79	2.97
1994	7.79	2.92
1995	7.78	2.87
1996	7.78	2.82
1997	7.8	2.78
1998	7.84	2.75
1999	7.84	2.72
2000	7.83	2.73
2001	7.81	2.69
2002	7.8	2.66
2003	7.79	2.64
2004	7.78	2.63
2005	7.77	2.61
2006	7.74	2.61
2007	7.73	2.6
2008	7.7	2.6
2009	7.68	2.59
2010	7.64	2.57
2011	7.59	2.55
2012	7.53	2.56
2013	7.45	2.53
2014	7.34	2.52
2015	7.22	2.49
2016	7.04	2.49
2017	6.87	2.46
2018	6.71	2.39
2019	6.54	2.35
2020	6.37	2.28
2021	6.2	2.25
2022	6.14	2.22
2023	6.06	2.2
2024	5.93	2.19
2025	5.79	2.18
2026	5.64	2.18
2027	5.49	2.17
2028	5.35	2.16
2029	5.22	2.15
2030	5.08	2.14
2031	4.93	2.13
2032	4.8	2.12
2033	4.69	2.12
2034	4.55	2.11
2035	4.44	2.1
2036	4.32	2.09
2037	4.21	2.09
2038	4.1	2.08
2039	4	2.08
2040	3.91	2.08
2041	3.82	2.07
2042	3.74	2.07
2043	3.66	2.07
2044	3.59	2.07
2045	3.53	2.06
2046	3.46	2.06
2047	3.39	2.06
2048	3.34	2.05
2049	3.28	2.05
2050	3.22	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 18.9% were to women under 20 years old, 51.7% to women ages 20-29, and 29.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 19.8%, 48.3%, and 31.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Niger by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Niger	World
1960	49%	37.4%
1961	48.9%	37.5%
1962	48.8%	37.6%
1963	48.8%	37.8%
1964	48.8%	38%
1965	48.7%	38%
1966	48.6%	38%
1967	48.5%	38%
1968	48.4%	37.9%
1969	48.3%	37.8%
1970	48.1%	37.7%
1971	48%	37.6%
1972	47.9%	37.5%
1973	47.7%	37.3%
1974	47.6%	37.2%
1975	47.4%	37.1%
1976	47.3%	36.9%
1977	47.1%	36.7%
1978	47%	36.3%
1979	47%	35.9%
1980	47%	35.5%
1981	47%	35.2%
1982	47%	34.9%
1983	47%	34.6%
1984	47%	34.3%
1985	47%	34%
1986	47%	33.8%
1987	47%	33.6%
1988	47%	33.4%
1989	46.9%	33.2%
1990	46.8%	33%
1991	46.8%	32.9%
1992	46.7%	32.7%
1993	46.7%	32.5%
1994	46.7%	32.3%
1995	46.7%	32.1%
1996	46.7%	31.8%
1997	46.8%	31.5%
1998	46.9%	31.1%
1999	47.1%	30.8%
2000	47.3%	30.4%
2001	47.5%	30%
2002	47.8%	29.6%
2003	48%	29.2%
2004	48.2%	28.8%
2005	48.5%	28.5%
2006	48.7%	28.1%
2007	48.9%	27.9%
2008	49.1%	27.6%
2009	49.3%	27.5%
2010	49.4%	27.3%
2011	49.5%	27.1%
2012	49.5%	27%
2013	49.4%	26.9%
2014	49.3%	26.8%
2015	49.2%	26.6%
2016	49%	26.5%
2017	48.8%	26.4%
2018	48.6%	26.2%
2019	48.3%	26%
2020	48%	25.8%
2021	47.7%	25.6%
2022	47.3%	25.3%
2023	47%	25%
2024	46.6%	24.7%
2025	46.2%	24.4%
2026	45.8%	24.1%
2027	45.5%	23.8%
2028	45%	23.4%
2029	44.6%	23.1%
2030	44.2%	22.8%
2031	43.8%	22.6%
2032	43.4%	22.3%
2033	43%	22.1%
2034	42.6%	21.9%
2035	42.2%	21.7%
2036	41.8%	21.6%
2037	41.3%	21.5%
2038	40.9%	21.4%
2039	40.4%	21.3%
2040	39.9%	21.2%
2041	39.4%	21.1%
2042	38.9%	21%
2043	38.4%	21%
2044	37.9%	20.9%
2045	37.4%	20.8%
2046	36.9%	20.7%
2047	36.4%	20.7%
2048	35.9%	20.6%
2049	35.5%	20.5%
2050	35%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Niger was 49% in 1960, 46.7% in 1993, and 46.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Niger.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Niger, excluding migration, has been +3.43% annually. On average, 772,828 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Niger
1960	105,081
1961	107,693
1962	110,280
1963	113,072
1964	115,386
1965	116,963
1966	119,314
1967	121,358
1968	123,301
1969	125,389
1970	128,184
1971	128,223
1972	133,813
1973	137,695
1974	142,606
1975	147,962
1976	154,489
1977	161,792
1978	171,614
1979	180,632
1980	189,251
1981	195,938
1982	202,012
1983	207,962
1984	213,111
1985	219,206
1986	224,365
1987	231,371
1988	237,296
1989	245,278
1990	256,594
1991	266,527
1992	278,690
1993	292,135
1994	306,026
1995	323,630
1996	341,223
1997	358,745
1998	377,120
1999	394,212
2000	410,779
2001	428,417
2002	446,767
2003	467,295
2004	488,328
2005	511,167
2006	533,374
2007	556,808
2008	579,727
2009	602,671
2010	624,685
2011	645,175
2012	664,009
2013	686,070
2014	704,609
2015	721,630
2016	738,999
2017	752,384
2018	763,536
2019	775,474
2020	784,437
2021	793,428
2022	829,651
2023	864,139

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Niger was 350 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.35% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -58.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Niger	World
1985	1,137	460
1986	1,107	438
1987	1,074	429
1988	1,040	414
1989	1,010	401
1990	983	391
1991	957	395
1992	926	395
1993	903	389
1994	883	382
1995	865	371
1996	854	366
1997	841	358
1998	839	360
1999	841	340
2000	845	328
2001	843	321
2002	835	311
2003	813	301
2004	790	291
2005	764	283
2006	737	276
2007	704	269
2008	669	264
2009	647	258
2010	621	253
2011	585	247
2012	554	239
2013	526	235
2014	497	231
2015	473	228
2016	450	220
2017	433	215
2018	420	211
2019	406	207
2020	388	211
2021	396	242
2022	361	203
2023	350	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Niger was 114.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 11.5% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 227.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Niger	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	31.9%	17%
1968	32.3%	16.5%
1969	32.7%	15.5%
1970	33.2%	15.2%
1971	33.6%	15.1%
1972	34%	14.4%
1973	34.2%	14.1%
1974	34.3%	13.7%
1975	34.2%	13.4%
1976	33.9%	13%
1977	33.5%	12.5%
1978	33%	12.1%
1979	32.6%	11.7%
1980	32.3%	11.4%
1981	32.3%	11%
1982	32.5%	10.8%
1983	32.9%	10.6%
1984	33.3%	10.4%
1985	33.7%	10.1%
1986	34%	9.81%
1987	34.1%	9.47%
1988	34%	9.31%
1989	33.7%	9.02%
1990	33.2%	8.81%
1991	32.5%	8.66%
1992	31.7%	8.46%
1993	30.6%	8.19%
1994	29.4%	7.98%
1995	28.1%	7.76%
1996	26.9%	7.52%
1997	25.7%	7.28%
1998	24.7%	7.05%
1999	23.7%	6.76%
2000	22.8%	6.48%
2001	21.8%	6.21%
2002	20.6%	5.94%
2003	19.4%	5.65%
2004	18.3%	5.43%
2005	17.2%	5.16%
2006	16.2%	4.92%
2007	15.4%	4.7%
2008	14.7%	4.5%
2009	14.1%	4.31%
2010	13.7%	4.11%
2011	13.3%	3.97%
2012	13.1%	3.77%
2013	12.9%	3.61%
2014	12.7%	3.48%
2015	12.6%	3.35%
2016	12.5%	3.23%
2017	12.4%	3.11%
2018	12.3%	2.97%
2019	12.2%	2.86%
2020	12.1%	2.75%
2021	11.9%	2.66%
2022	11.7%	2.59%
2023	11.5%	2.49%