India vs Nigeria: Number of births, by world region

India
23.22 million births
in 2023
Nigeria
7.51 million births
in 2023
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of births, by world region over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 23.22 million births against 7.51 million births in Nigeria, a difference of 15.71 million births.

That makes India's figure about 3.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 16.94 million births 1.87 million births 15.07 million births India
1960s 20.16 million births 2.33 million births 17.83 million births India
1970s 23.33 million births 3.06 million births 20.27 million births India
1980s 27.06 million births 3.88 million births 23.18 million births India
1990s 28.51 million births 4.81 million births 23.70 million births India
2000s 28.23 million births 6.22 million births 22.01 million births India
2010s 25.46 million births 7.29 million births 18.17 million births India
2020s 23.33 million births 7.37 million births 15.96 million births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, India or Nigeria?
India, at 23.22 million births against 7.51 million births in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between India and Nigeria?
15.71 million births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of births, by world region?
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.