Nigeria Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Nigeria birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current birth rate for Nigeria in 2024 is 35.683 births per 1000 people, a 0.95% decline from 2023.
The birth rate for Nigeria in 2023 was 36.026 births per 1000 people, a 1.14% decline from 2022.
The birth rate for Nigeria in 2022 was 36.440 births per 1000 people, a 1.13% decline from 2021.
The birth rate for Nigeria in 2021 was 36.855 births per 1000 people, a 1.11% decline from 2020.

Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name	2024 Birth Rate
Angola	38.589
Republic of Congo	38.397
Nigeria	35.683
Zambia	34.612
Cameroon	32.979
Mauritania	31.504
Sudan	30.450
Sao Tome and Principe	29.992
Solomon Islands	29.799
Vanuatu	27.494
Timor-Leste	27.489
Ghana	27.381
Kenya	27.071
Papua New Guinea	25.636
Pakistan	25.578
Kiribati	25.346
Lesotho	24.495
Eswatini	23.917
Egypt	23.254
Bolivia	20.364
Mongolia	20.055
Cambodia	20.038
Honduras	19.984
Micronesia	19.769
Philippines	19.378
Djibouti	19.065
Nicaragua	18.413
Uzbekistan	18.138
Cabo Verde	17.230
Morocco	16.938
El Salvador	16.844
India	16.750
Myanmar	16.637
Indonesia	16.608
Bangladesh	16.405
Bhutan	15.400
Tunisia	14.980
Vietnam	14.877
Sri Lanka	14.391
Georgia	12.020
Moldova	9.191
Ukraine	8.540

Nigeria - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year	Birth Rate	Growth Rate
2024	35.683	-0.950%
2023	36.026	-1.140%
2022	36.440	-1.130%
2021	36.855	-1.110%
2020	37.269	-1.100%
2019	37.684	-1.090%
2018	38.098	-1.250%
2017	38.582	-1.240%
2016	39.067	-1.220%
2015	39.551	-1.210%
2014	40.036	-1.190%
2013	40.520	-0.700%
2012	40.805	-0.690%
2011	41.089	-0.690%
2010	41.374	-0.680%
2009	41.658	-0.680%
2008	41.943	-0.480%
2007	42.146	-0.480%
2006	42.348	-0.480%
2005	42.551	-0.470%
2004	42.753	-0.470%
2003	42.956	-0.150%
2002	43.020	-0.150%
2001	43.084	-0.150%
2000	43.147	-0.150%
1999	43.211	-0.150%
1998	43.275	-0.220%
1997	43.370	-0.220%
1996	43.465	-0.220%
1995	43.561	-0.220%
1994	43.656	-0.220%
1993	43.751	-0.530%
1992	43.986	-0.530%
1991	44.221	-0.530%
1990	44.455	-0.530%
1989	44.690	-0.520%
1988	44.925	-0.640%
1987	45.213	-0.640%
1986	45.502	-0.630%
1985	45.790	-0.630%
1984	46.079	-0.620%
1983	46.367	-0.380%
1982	46.542	-0.370%
1981	46.716	-0.370%
1980	46.891	-0.370%
1979	47.065	-0.370%
1978	47.240	0.130%
1977	47.178	0.130%
1976	47.116	0.130%
1975	47.053	0.130%
1974	46.991	0.130%
1973	46.929	0.480%
1972	46.707	0.480%
1971	46.486	0.480%
1970	46.264	0.480%
1969	46.043	0.480%
1968	45.821	-0.180%
1967	45.904	-0.180%
1966	45.988	-0.180%
1965	46.071	-0.180%
1964	46.155	-0.180%
1963	46.238	-0.050%
1962	46.259	-0.040%
1961	46.279	-0.050%
1960	46.300	-0.040%
1959	46.320	-0.050%
1958	46.341	0.090%
1957	46.299	0.090%
1956	46.257	0.090%
1955	46.216	0.090%
1954	46.174	0.090%
1953	46.132	0.090%
1952	46.090	0.090%
1951	46.048	0.090%
1950	46.007	0.000%