Nigeria birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Nigeria chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Nigeria is 4.48, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.35 — a -29.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nigeria	World
1960	6.36	4.69
1961	6.35	4.56
1962	6.36	5.02
1963	6.35	5.31
1964	6.36	5.13
1965	6.37	5.08
1966	6.39	4.97
1967	6.4	4.87
1968	6.42	4.98
1969	6.44	4.88
1970	6.47	4.84
1971	6.53	4.69
1972	6.58	4.55
1973	6.63	4.42
1974	6.7	4.26
1975	6.77	4.07
1976	6.81	3.97
1977	6.86	3.84
1978	6.92	3.77
1979	6.89	3.76
1980	6.85	3.73
1981	6.82	3.71
1982	6.8	3.72
1983	6.78	3.59
1984	6.7	3.57
1985	6.62	3.53
1986	6.56	3.51
1987	6.5	3.48
1988	6.5	3.39
1989	6.49	3.35
1990	6.46	3.31
1991	6.43	3.13
1992	6.39	3.04
1993	6.35	2.97
1994	6.32	2.92
1995	6.27	2.87
1996	6.22	2.82
1997	6.14	2.78
1998	6.07	2.75
1999	6.08	2.72
2000	6.12	2.73
2001	6.13	2.69
2002	6.12	2.66
2003	6.1	2.64
2004	6.09	2.63
2005	6.06	2.61
2006	6.05	2.61
2007	6.03	2.6
2008	6.02	2.6
2009	5.99	2.59
2010	5.95	2.57
2011	5.89	2.55
2012	5.8	2.56
2013	5.69	2.53
2014	5.62	2.52
2015	5.5	2.49
2016	5.34	2.49
2017	5.18	2.46
2018	5.02	2.39
2019	4.86	2.35
2020	4.7	2.28
2021	4.64	2.25
2022	4.55	2.22
2023	4.48	2.2
2024	4.38	2.19
2025	4.3	2.18
2026	4.2	2.18
2027	4.1	2.17
2028	4.01	2.16
2029	3.92	2.15
2030	3.82	2.14
2031	3.73	2.13
2032	3.65	2.12
2033	3.56	2.12
2034	3.48	2.11
2035	3.41	2.1
2036	3.34	2.09
2037	3.27	2.09
2038	3.21	2.08
2039	3.16	2.08
2040	3.1	2.08
2041	3.04	2.07
2042	2.99	2.07
2043	2.94	2.07
2044	2.89	2.07
2045	2.85	2.06
2046	2.8	2.06
2047	2.76	2.06
2048	2.73	2.05
2049	2.69	2.05
2050	2.66	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.2% were to women under 20 years old, 52.9% to women ages 20-29, and 32.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.7%, 48.3%, and 35% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Nigeria 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
	Nigeria	World
1960	41.1%	37.4%
1961	41.1%	37.5%
1962	41.1%	37.6%
1963	41.2%	37.8%
1964	41.4%	38%
1965	41.5%	38%
1966	41.7%	38%
1967	41.8%	38%
1968	42%	37.9%
1969	42.2%	37.8%
1970	42.4%	37.7%
1971	42.5%	37.6%
1972	42.8%	37.5%
1973	43%	37.3%
1974	43.2%	37.2%
1975	43.4%	37.1%
1976	43.7%	36.9%
1977	43.9%	36.7%
1978	44.2%	36.3%
1979	44.4%	35.9%
1980	44.6%	35.5%
1981	44.8%	35.2%
1982	45%	34.9%
1983	45.2%	34.6%
1984	45.4%	34.3%
1985	45.5%	34%
1986	45.6%	33.8%
1987	45.6%	33.6%
1988	45.5%	33.4%
1989	45.5%	33.2%
1990	45.3%	33%
1991	45.2%	32.9%
1992	45%	32.7%
1993	44.8%	32.5%
1994	44.6%	32.3%
1995	44.4%	32.1%
1996	44.2%	31.8%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1998	43.9%	31.1%
1999	43.8%	30.8%
2000	43.7%	30.4%
2001	43.7%	30%
2002	43.8%	29.6%
2003	43.8%	29.2%
2004	43.9%	28.8%
2005	44%	28.5%
2006	44.1%	28.1%
2007	44.2%	27.9%
2008	44.3%	27.6%
2009	44.4%	27.5%
2010	44.4%	27.3%
2011	44.5%	27.1%
2012	44.5%	27%
2013	44.5%	26.9%
2014	44.4%	26.8%
2015	44.3%	26.6%
2016	44.1%	26.5%
2017	43.9%	26.4%
2018	43.6%	26.2%
2019	43.2%	26%
2020	42.8%	25.8%
2021	42.4%	25.6%
2022	42%	25.3%
2023	41.5%	25%
2024	41%	24.7%
2025	40.5%	24.4%
2026	40%	24.1%
2027	39.5%	23.8%
2028	39%	23.4%
2029	38.5%	23.1%
2030	38%	22.8%
2031	37.6%	22.6%
2032	37.2%	22.3%
2033	36.8%	22.1%
2034	36.5%	21.9%
2035	36.2%	21.7%
2036	35.9%	21.6%
2037	35.5%	21.5%
2038	35.2%	21.4%
2039	34.9%	21.3%
2040	34.5%	21.2%
2041	34.2%	21.1%
2042	33.8%	21%
2043	33.5%	21%
2044	33.1%	20.9%
2045	32.8%	20.8%
2046	32.4%	20.7%
2047	32%	20.7%
2048	31.6%	20.6%
2049	31.3%	20.5%
2050	30.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Nigeria was 41.1% in 1960, 44.8% in 1993, and 41% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Nigeria.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Nigeria, excluding migration, has been +2.29% annually. On average, 4,716,351 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Nigeria
1960	901,301
1961	932,111
1962	966,452
1963	995,116
1964	1,028,272
1965	1,061,840
1966	1,095,582
1967	1,082,884
1968	1,168,254
1969	1,213,484
1970	1,295,507
1971	1,373,896
1972	1,448,928
1973	1,525,485
1974	1,624,813
1975	1,718,623
1976	1,827,289
1977	1,923,917
1978	2,019,621
1979	2,074,807
1980	2,121,618
1981	2,179,884
1982	2,233,401
1983	2,292,089
1984	2,278,060
1985	2,289,784
1986	2,295,003
1987	2,322,397
1988	2,376,419
1989	2,452,324
1990	2,491,928
1991	2,527,807
1992	2,596,173
1993	2,673,675
1994	2,735,198
1995	2,830,771
1996	2,882,205
1997	2,936,500
1998	3,003,946
1999	3,155,425
2000	3,343,196
2001	3,478,370
2002	3,606,814
2003	3,751,120
2004	3,877,376
2005	4,013,788
2006	4,135,703
2007	4,265,428
2008	4,412,976
2009	4,528,149
2010	4,629,173
2011	4,728,363
2012	4,774,508
2013	4,811,751
2014	4,862,319
2015	4,823,045
2016	4,761,594
2017	4,706,183
2018	4,659,898
2019	4,609,941
2020	4,525,164
2021	4,641,562
2022	4,739,502
2023	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Nigeria was 993 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.99% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -12.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nigeria	World
1985	1,344	460
1986	1,363	438
1987	1,351	429
1988	1,332	414
1989	1,304	401
1990	1,285	391
1991	1,282	395
1992	1,246	395
1993	1,200	389
1994	1,193	382
1995	1,186	371
1996	1,185	366
1997	1,184	358
1998	1,189	360
1999	1,165	340
2000	1,136	328
2001	1,130	321
2002	1,117	311
2003	1,090	301
2004	1,075	291
2005	1,060	283
2006	1,067	276
2007	1,063	269
2008	1,081	264
2009	1,088	258
2010	1,094	253
2011	1,108	247
2012	1,124	239
2013	1,146	235
2014	1,155	231
2015	1,168	228
2016	1,155	220
2017	1,142	215
2018	1,118	211
2019	1,091	207
2020	1,065	211
2021	1,046	242
2022	1,016	203
2023	993	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Nigeria was 104.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 10.5% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 182.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Nigeria	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	32.7%	17.7%
1965	32%	17.5%
1966	31.3%	17.3%
1967	30.7%	17%
1968	30%	16.5%
1969	29.3%	15.5%
1970	28.5%	15.2%
1971	27.7%	15.1%
1972	26.9%	14.4%
1973	26.1%	14.1%
1974	25.2%	13.7%
1975	24.4%	13.4%
1976	23.6%	13%
1977	22.9%	12.5%
1978	22.3%	12.1%
1979	21.8%	11.7%
1980	21.3%	11.4%
1981	21%	11%
1982	20.8%	10.8%
1983	20.7%	10.6%
1984	20.7%	10.4%
1985	20.8%	10.1%
1986	20.9%	9.81%
1987	20.9%	9.47%
1988	21%	9.31%
1989	21%	9.02%
1990	21%	8.81%
1991	20.9%	8.66%
1992	20.8%	8.46%
1993	20.7%	8.19%
1994	20.6%	7.98%
1995	20.4%	7.76%
1996	20.1%	7.52%
1997	19.7%	7.28%
1998	19.3%	7.05%
1999	18.8%	6.76%
2000	18.2%	6.48%
2001	17.7%	6.21%
2002	17.1%	5.94%
2003	16.5%	5.65%
2004	16%	5.43%
2005	15.5%	5.16%
2006	15%	4.92%
2007	14.5%	4.7%
2008	14.1%	4.5%
2009	13.8%	4.31%
2010	13.5%	4.11%
2011	13.3%	3.97%
2012	13.1%	3.77%
2013	12.9%	3.61%
2014	12.8%	3.48%
2015	12.6%	3.35%
2016	12.5%	3.23%
2017	12.3%	3.11%
2018	12%	2.97%
2019	11.8%	2.86%
2020	11.4%	2.75%
2021	11.1%	2.66%
2022	10.8%	2.59%
2023	10.5%	2.49%