Fertility & birth rates in Nigeria and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Nigeria vs Solomon Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nigeria was 4.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nigeria vs the Solomon Islands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nigeria	Solomon Islands
1960	6.36	7.07
1961	6.35	7.05
1962	6.36	7.04
1963	6.35	7.03
1964	6.36	7.05
1965	6.37	7.02
1966	6.39	7
1967	6.4	6.97
1968	6.42	6.95
1969	6.44	6.97
1970	6.47	6.98
1971	6.53	6.99
1972	6.58	6.99
1973	6.63	7
1974	6.7	7.01
1975	6.77	6.99
1976	6.81	6.95
1977	6.86	6.92
1978	6.92	6.87
1979	6.89	6.82
1980	6.85	6.77
1981	6.82	6.71
1982	6.8	6.64
1983	6.78	6.57
1984	6.7	6.49
1985	6.62	6.38
1986	6.56	6.26
1987	6.5	6.12
1988	6.5	5.99
1989	6.49	5.87
1990	6.46	5.74
1991	6.43	5.62
1992	6.39	5.51
1993	6.35	5.45
1994	6.32	5.4
1995	6.27	5.34
1996	6.22	5.22
1997	6.14	5.09
1998	6.07	4.98
1999	6.08	4.86
2000	6.12	4.76
2001	6.13	4.67
2002	6.12	4.6
2003	6.1	4.54
2004	6.09	4.47
2005	6.06	4.41
2006	6.05	4.39
2007	6.03	4.37
2008	6.02	4.36
2009	5.99	4.35
2010	5.95	4.34
2011	5.89	4.34
2012	5.8	4.33
2013	5.69	4.33
2014	5.62	4.36
2015	5.5	4.29
2016	5.34	4.2
2017	5.18	4.06
2018	5.02	3.93
2019	4.86	3.8
2020	4.7	3.75
2021	4.64	3.69
2022	4.55	3.62
2023	4.48	3.56
2024	4.38	3.51
2025	4.3	3.47
2026	4.2	3.42
2027	4.1	3.37
2028	4.01	3.32
2029	3.92	3.28
2030	3.82	3.24
2031	3.73	3.2
2032	3.65	3.16
2033	3.56	3.12
2034	3.48	3.08
2035	3.41	3.04
2036	3.34	3
2037	3.27	2.97
2038	3.21	2.94
2039	3.16	2.91
2040	3.1	2.88
2041	3.04	2.84
2042	2.99	2.82
2043	2.94	2.79
2044	2.89	2.76
2045	2.85	2.73
2046	2.8	2.71
2047	2.76	2.68
2048	2.73	2.66
2049	2.69	2.63
2050	2.66	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nigeria	Solomon Islands
1960	41.1%	46.3%
1961	41.1%	46.1%
1962	41.1%	46%
1963	41.2%	45.9%
1964	41.4%	45.8%
1965	41.5%	45.9%
1966	41.7%	46%
1967	41.8%	46.2%
1968	42%	46.4%
1969	42.2%	46.6%
1970	42.4%	46.7%
1971	42.5%	46.8%
1972	42.8%	46.9%
1973	43%	47.1%
1974	43.2%	47.5%
1975	43.4%	47.9%
1976	43.7%	48.2%
1977	43.9%	48.3%
1978	44.2%	48.3%
1979	44.4%	48.3%
1980	44.6%	48.3%
1981	44.8%	48.2%
1982	45%	48.1%
1983	45.2%	47.9%
1984	45.4%	47.8%
1985	45.5%	47.5%
1986	45.6%	47.3%
1987	45.6%	46.9%
1988	45.5%	46.6%
1989	45.5%	46.2%
1990	45.3%	45.8%
1991	45.2%	45.4%
1992	45%	45.1%
1993	44.8%	44.8%
1994	44.6%	44.5%
1995	44.4%	44.3%
1996	44.2%	44%
1997	44.1%	43.8%
1998	43.9%	43.5%
1999	43.8%	43.2%
2000	43.7%	42.9%
2001	43.7%	42.5%
2002	43.8%	42.2%
2003	43.8%	41.9%
2004	43.9%	41.7%
2005	44%	41.5%
2006	44.1%	41.3%
2007	44.2%	41.2%
2008	44.3%	41.2%
2009	44.4%	41.1%
2010	44.4%	41%
2011	44.5%	40.8%
2012	44.5%	40.7%
2013	44.5%	40.4%
2014	44.4%	40.2%
2015	44.3%	40%
2016	44.1%	39.7%
2017	43.9%	39.4%
2018	43.6%	39%
2019	43.2%	38.7%
2020	42.8%	38.4%
2021	42.4%	38.1%
2022	42%	37.7%
2023	41.5%	37.4%
2024	41%	37%
2025	40.5%	36.6%
2026	40%	36.1%
2027	39.5%	35.7%
2028	39%	35.2%
2029	38.5%	34.7%
2030	38%	34.3%
2031	37.6%	33.9%
2032	37.2%	33.5%
2033	36.8%	33.2%
2034	36.5%	32.9%
2035	36.2%	32.7%
2036	35.9%	32.4%
2037	35.5%	32.2%
2038	35.2%	31.9%
2039	34.9%	31.7%
2040	34.5%	31.5%
2041	34.2%	31.2%
2042	33.8%	31%
2043	33.5%	30.7%
2044	33.1%	30.4%
2045	32.8%	30.2%
2046	32.4%	29.9%
2047	32%	29.6%
2048	31.6%	29.3%
2049	31.3%	29%
2050	30.9%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41% of the population in Nigeria and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nigeria and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Nigeria vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.29% in Nigeria and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Nigeria	Solomon Islands
1960	901,301	4,119
1961	932,111	4,257
1962	966,452	4,408
1963	995,116	4,571
1964	1,028,272	4,747
1965	1,061,840	4,885
1966	1,095,582	5,028
1967	1,082,884	5,151
1968	1,168,254	5,285
1969	1,213,484	5,444
1970	1,295,507	5,575
1971	1,373,896	5,814
1972	1,448,928	6,074
1973	1,525,485	6,343
1974	1,624,813	6,612
1975	1,718,623	6,635
1976	1,827,289	7,058
1977	1,923,917	7,290
1978	2,019,621	7,598
1979	2,074,807	7,874
1980	2,121,618	8,156
1981	2,179,884	8,436
1982	2,233,401	8,720
1983	2,292,089	9,011
1984	2,278,060	9,299
1985	2,289,784	9,534
1986	2,295,003	9,656
1987	2,322,397	9,943
1988	2,376,419	10,142
1989	2,452,324	10,354
1990	2,491,928	10,561
1991	2,527,807	10,789
1992	2,596,173	11,029
1993	2,673,675	11,396
1994	2,735,198	11,771
1995	2,830,771	12,124
1996	2,882,205	12,328
1997	2,936,500	12,478
1998	3,003,946	12,658
1999	3,155,425	12,809
2000	3,343,196	12,938
2001	3,478,370	13,061
2002	3,606,814	13,195
2003	3,751,120	13,344
2004	3,877,376	13,444
2005	4,013,788	13,568
2006	4,135,703	13,799
2007	4,265,428	13,963
2008	4,412,976	14,225
2009	4,528,149	14,381
2010	4,629,173	14,604
2011	4,728,363	15,095
2012	4,774,508	15,585
2013	4,811,751	16,038
2014	4,862,319	16,652
2015	4,823,045	16,909
2016	4,761,594	17,027
2017	4,706,183	16,897
2018	4,659,898	16,790
2019	4,609,941	16,649
2020	4,525,164	16,488
2021	4,641,562	16,626
2022	4,739,502	17,253
2023	4,834,309	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Nigeria vs Solomon Islands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 993 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nigeria, compared to 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nigeria	Solomon Islands
1985	1,344	209
1986	1,363	226
1987	1,351	200
1988	1,332	193
1989	1,304	188
1990	1,285	184
1991	1,282	178
1992	1,246	174
1993	1,200	173
1994	1,193	170
1995	1,186	168
1996	1,185	166
1997	1,184	164
1998	1,189	165
1999	1,165	164
2000	1,136	166
2001	1,130	167
2002	1,117	168
2003	1,090	167
2004	1,075	164
2005	1,060	161
2006	1,067	159
2007	1,063	163
2008	1,081	153
2009	1,088	152
2010	1,094	148
2011	1,108	147
2012	1,124	146
2013	1,146	147
2014	1,155	147
2015	1,168	146
2016	1,155	143
2017	1,142	140
2018	1,118	136
2019	1,091	135
2020	1,065	131
2021	1,046	153
2022	1,016	126
2023	993	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.5% in Nigeria and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Nigeria	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	32.7%	14%
1965	32%	13.3%
1966	31.3%	12.7%
1967	30.7%	12%
1968	30%	11.3%
1969	29.3%	10.6%
1970	28.5%	9.94%
1971	27.7%	9.29%
1972	26.9%	8.69%
1973	26.1%	8.12%
1974	25.2%	7.6%
1975	24.4%	7.9%
1976	23.6%	6.68%
1977	22.9%	6.29%
1978	22.3%	5.95%
1979	21.8%	5.64%
1980	21.3%	5.38%
1981	21%	5.14%
1982	20.8%	4.93%
1983	20.7%	4.74%
1984	20.7%	4.58%
1985	20.8%	4.42%
1986	20.9%	4.28%
1987	20.9%	4.16%
1988	21%	4.04%
1989	21%	3.93%
1990	21%	3.82%
1991	20.9%	3.72%
1992	20.8%	3.62%
1993	20.7%	3.52%
1994	20.6%	3.43%
1995	20.4%	3.35%
1996	20.1%	3.27%
1997	19.7%	3.21%
1998	19.3%	3.16%
1999	18.8%	3.11%
2000	18.2%	3.07%
2001	17.7%	3.03%
2002	17.1%	2.99%
2003	16.5%	2.97%
2004	16%	2.94%
2005	15.5%	2.91%
2006	15%	2.88%
2007	14.5%	2.85%
2008	14.1%	2.81%
2009	13.8%	2.76%
2010	13.5%	2.72%
2011	13.3%	2.67%
2012	13.1%	2.62%
2013	12.9%	2.58%
2014	12.8%	2.53%
2015	12.6%	2.49%
2016	12.5%	2.45%
2017	12.3%	2.41%
2018	12%	2.36%
2019	11.8%	2.3%
2020	11.4%	2.24%
2021	11.1%	2.18%
2022	10.8%	2.12%
2023	10.5%	2.06%