Total fertility rate - Nigeria
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Nigeria is 5.25 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 13.
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Nigeria is similar to that of Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.23, 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.Nigeria since the end of the Great RecessionNigeria's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 11.0% since the end of the Great Recession
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Nigeria is similar to that of Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.23, 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.Nigeria since the end of the Great RecessionNigeria's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 11.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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| 2011 | 4.73 |
| 2012 | 5.38 |
| 2013 | 5.31 |
| 2014 | 5.25 |
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| Malawi | 8 | 5.66 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
| Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
| Mozambique | 12 | 5.27 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 5.25 |
| Ethiopia | 14 | 5.23 |
| Timor-Leste | 15 | 5.11 |
| Benin | 16 | 5.04 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 4.95 |
| Guinea | 18 | 4.93 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook