Nigeria vs Uganda: Fertility rate, total
Nigeria
4.48 births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
15th
Uganda rank
18th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Uganda, 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 Uganda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 0.4621 births per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.66 births per woman | 7.08 births per woman | 0.4209 births per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 6.89 births per woman | 0.6151 births per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 6.07 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 0.4451 births per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 5.49 births per woman | 5.36 births per woman | 0.1299 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 0.142 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 18th 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