India vs Nigeria: Births by age of mother
India
8,926
in 2023
Nigeria
4,155
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd
Births by age of mother over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 8,926 against 4,155 in Nigeria, a difference of 4,771.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd 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 | 3,750 | 1,289 | 2,462 | India |
| 1960s | 5,393 | 1,429 | 3,964 | India |
| 1970s | 5,561 | 1,834 | 3,727 | India |
| 1980s | 5,317 | 2,626 | 2,691 | India |
| 1990s | 4,356 | 3,547 | 809.2 | India |
| 2000s | 6,353 | 4,454 | 1,899 | India |
| 2010s | 9,654 | 5,144 | 4,510 | India |
| 2020s | 8,756 | 4,367 | 4,389 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births by age of mother, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 8,926 against 4,155 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births by age of mother between India and Nigeria?
- 4,771, 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 births by age of mother?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.