Nigeria vs Sudan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Sudan
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Sudan rank
16th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.38 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 births per woman | 6.81 births per woman | 0.433 births per woman | Sudan |
| 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 | 4.55 births per woman | 4.39 births per woman | 0.1564 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 4.38 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.12 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.