Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of births
Nigeria
7.51 million births
in 2023
Pakistan
6.88 million births
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of births over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.51 million births against 6.88 million births in Pakistan, a difference of 627,700 births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.87 million births | 1.85 million births | 20,172 births | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 2.33 million births | 2.36 million births | 33,813 births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 3.06 million births | 3.01 million births | 54,397 births | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.88 million births | 4.28 million births | 402,379 births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 4.81 million births | 5.30 million births | 486,188 births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 6.22 million births | 5.92 million births | 294,097 births | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.29 million births | 6.69 million births | 605,263 births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.37 million births | 6.82 million births | 551,090 births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Nigeria, at 7.51 million births against 6.88 million births in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 627,700 births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of births?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.