Nigeria vs Yemen: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Yemen
4.5 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.5 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 births per woman | 8.09 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.66 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.07 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 0.4383 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 0.8498 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.55 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 0.0254 births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.5 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.12 births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.