Indonesia vs Nigeria: Number of births per year

Indonesia
4.48 million
in 2023
Nigeria
7.51 million
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of births per year over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019862023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.51 million against 4.48 million in Indonesia, a difference of 3.03 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 3.30 million 1.87 million 1.43 million Indonesia
1960s 4.30 million 2.33 million 1.97 million Indonesia
1970s 4.80 million 3.06 million 1.74 million Indonesia
1980s 4.93 million 3.88 million 1.05 million Indonesia
1990s 4.78 million 4.81 million 31,404 Nigeria
2000s 4.81 million 6.22 million 1.41 million Nigeria
2010s 4.89 million 7.29 million 2.40 million Nigeria
2020s 4.53 million 7.37 million 2.83 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births per year, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.51 million against 4.48 million in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births per year between Indonesia and Nigeria?
3.03 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for number of births per year?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of births per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed