Indonesia vs Nigeria: Number of births, by world region

Indonesia
4.48 million births
in 2023
Nigeria
7.51 million births
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.51 million births against 4.48 million births in Indonesia, a difference of 3.03 million births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 3.30 million births 1.87 million births 1.43 million births Indonesia
1960s 4.30 million births 2.33 million births 1.97 million births Indonesia
1970s 4.80 million births 3.06 million births 1.74 million births Indonesia
1980s 4.93 million births 3.88 million births 1.05 million births Indonesia
1990s 4.78 million births 4.81 million births 31,404 births Nigeria
2000s 4.81 million births 6.22 million births 1.41 million births Nigeria
2010s 4.89 million births 7.29 million births 2.40 million births Nigeria
2020s 4.53 million births 7.37 million births 2.83 million births Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.51 million births against 4.48 million births in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Indonesia and Nigeria?
3.03 million births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Indonesia ranks 5th 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.