Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.28 births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 births per woman
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
18th
Nigeria rank
15th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.86 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 7.28 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.614 births per woman | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 6.17 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 0.1047 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.53 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.5462 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.97 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 0.5213 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.38 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.2165 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release