Nigeria vs Sudan: Fertility rate, total
Nigeria
4.48 births per woman
in 2023
Sudan
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
15th
Sudan rank
16th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.16 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 6.87 births per woman | 0.1509 births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.66 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 0.3345 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 0.407 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.6701 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 births per woman | 4.89 births per woman | 0.5942 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | 0.166 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.16 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th 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