Total Fertility Rate in Niger
Niger: Total Fertility Rate was 6.75 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Niger, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Niger stood at 6.75. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Niger peaked at 7.93 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.75, in 2022.
That places Niger 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5 | 7.47 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.57 | 7.51 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 | 7.78 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.78 | 7.75 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 | 7.51 | 7.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.24 | 6.96 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 | 6.75 | 6.89 | 3 |
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More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Niger?
- Total fertility rate in Niger was 6.75 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 1985.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for total fertility rate?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.