Which has higher births, by age of mother, Indonesia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 4,155 births against 1,554 births in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Indonesia and Nigeria?

2,601 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.

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.

Indonesia vs Nigeria: Births, by age of mother

Indonesia

1,554 births

in 2023

Nigeria

4,155 births

in 2023

Indonesia rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Births, by age of mother over time

Indonesia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,155 births against 1,554 births in Indonesia, a difference of 2,601 births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,003 births	1,289 births	285.6 births	Nigeria
1960s	1,355 births	1,429 births	73.9 births	Nigeria
1970s	1,722 births	1,834 births	112.6 births	Nigeria
1980s	1,664 births	2,626 births	961.9 births	Nigeria
1990s	1,078 births	3,547 births	2,468 births	Nigeria
2000s	1,283 births	4,454 births	3,171 births	Nigeria
2010s	1,598 births	5,144 births	3,546 births	Nigeria
2020s	1,631 births	4,367 births	2,736 births	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Indonesia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4,155 births against 1,554 births in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Indonesia and Nigeria?: 2,601 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 births, by age of mother?: Indonesia ranks 6th 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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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.