Nigeria vs Rwanda: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Nigeria
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Rwanda
3.5 children per women
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Rwanda rank
36th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Rwanda, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 1.44 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 5.06 children per women | 1.3 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 4.27 children per women | 5.06 children per women | 0.7893 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.4 children per women | 5.68 children per women | 1.28 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.23 children per women | 4.79 children per women | 0.5571 children per women | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.38 children per women | 4.73 children per women | 0.3554 children per women | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.15 children per women | 3.87 children per women | 0.2784 children per women | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.59 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 0.0043 children per women | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.03 children per women, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 36th 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).