Madagascar vs Nigeria: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Madagascar
3.56 children per women
in 2023
Nigeria
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Madagascar rank
31st
Nigeria rank
33rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.56 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.85 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 1.25 children per women | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 5.06 children per women | 3.76 children per women | 1.3 children per women | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 5.16 children per women | 4.27 children per women | 0.892 children per women | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 4.89 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.4936 children per women | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 4.87 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 0.6429 children per women | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 4.52 children per women | 4.38 children per women | 0.1449 children per women | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.94 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.2115 children per women | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.64 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 0.0452 children per women | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 3.56 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.03 children per women, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Madagascar ranks 31st 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).