Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Côte d'Ivoire
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.6 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 7.82 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 7.86 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 7.28 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.614 live births per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 0.1047 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.5462 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.97 live births per woman | 5.49 live births per woman | 0.5213 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.38 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.2165 live births per woman | Nigeria |
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, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 0.2 live births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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.