China vs Nigeria: Births, by age of mother
China
9,403 births
in 2023
Nigeria
4,155 births
in 2023
China rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd
Births, by age of mother over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 9,403 births against 4,155 births in Nigeria, a difference of 5,248 births.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,564 births | 1,289 births | 3,275 births | China |
| 1960s | 656.9 births | 1,429 births | 772.2 births | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7,667 births | 1,834 births | 5,832 births | China |
| 1980s | 5,248 births | 2,626 births | 2,621 births | China |
| 1990s | 5,122 births | 3,547 births | 1,575 births | China |
| 2000s | 7,876 births | 4,454 births | 3,422 births | China |
| 2010s | 11,941 births | 5,144 births | 6,797 births | China |
| 2020s | 11,076 births | 4,367 births | 6,709 births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births, by age of mother, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 9,403 births against 4,155 births in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births, by age of mother between China and Nigeria?
- 5,248 births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for births, by age of mother?
- China 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 Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.