Nigeria vs Yemen: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Yemen
4.5 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- 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) – 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.