Chad vs Niger: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Chad
6.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Niger
6.06 live births per woman
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Niger rank
3rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.12 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 7.55 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 7.5 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.755 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.87 live births per woman | 0.8301 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.8 live births per woman | 0.5206 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.76 live births per woman | 0.6174 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 0.4716 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 0.0427 live births per woman | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Chad or Niger?
- Chad, at 6.12 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Chad and Niger?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.