Eritrea vs Nigeria: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Eritrea
3.5 children per women
in 2023
Nigeria
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Nigeria rank
33rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eritrea ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.0441 children per women | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.02 children per women | 3.76 children per women | 0.2573 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 4.42 children per women | 4.27 children per women | 0.151 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 4.72 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.3269 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 0.697 children per women | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.48 children per women | 4.38 children per women | 0.1008 children per women | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.95 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.204 children per women | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.6 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 0.0067 children per women | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.03 children per women, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Eritrea ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).