Total Fertility Rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total Fertility Rate was 5.14 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Nigeria, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Nigeria is 5.14, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Nigeria peaked at 6.92 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.14, in 2022.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.38 | 6.35 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.72 | 6.47 | 6.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 | 6.49 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.27 | 6.07 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.09 | 6.04 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 | 5.38 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 | 5.14 | 5.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Nigeria?
- Total fertility rate in Nigeria was 5.14 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 in 1978.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for total fertility rate?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.