Nigeria vs Uganda: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
Uganda rank
19th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda, 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 Uganda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 0.343 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 0.6446 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.4621 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 7.08 live births per woman | 0.4209 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 6.89 live births per woman | 0.6151 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.4451 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.36 live births per woman | 0.1299 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.142 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, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.2 live births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.