Nigeria Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Nigeria birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current birth rate for Nigeria in 2023 is 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.
The birth rate for Nigeria in 2020 was 37.269 births per 1000 people, a 1.1% decline from 2019.

Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name	2023 Birth Rate
Angola	38.911
Republic of Congo	38.846
Nigeria	36.026
Zambia	34.909
Cameroon	33.352
Mauritania	31.856
Sudan	30.721
Sao Tome and Principe	30.154
Solomon Islands	30.127
Timor-Leste	27.921
Vanuatu	27.788
Ghana	27.704
Kenya	27.357
Pakistan	26.042
Papua New Guinea	25.884
Kiribati	25.797
Lesotho	24.881
Eswatini	24.181
Egypt	23.635
Bolivia	20.613
Mongolia	20.543
Cambodia	20.400
Honduras	20.318
Micronesia	19.966
Philippines	19.579
Djibouti	19.465
Nicaragua	18.746
Uzbekistan	18.577
Cabo Verde	17.606
Morocco	17.238
El Salvador	17.152
India	16.949
Indonesia	16.817
Myanmar	16.798
Bangladesh	16.744
Bhutan	15.774
Tunisia	15.377
Vietnam	15.141
Sri Lanka	14.544
Georgia	12.191
Moldova	9.363
Ukraine	8.618

Nigeria - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year	Birth Rate	Growth Rate
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%