Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger
Niger: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 5.15 children per women in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.15 children per women
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.26 children per women
in 2010
All-time low
4.07 children per women
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger is 5.15 children per women, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger peaked at 6.26 children per women in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.07 children per women, in 1950.
Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.07 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.08 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.09 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.1 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.12 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.13 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.14 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 4.16 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.18 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.19 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 4.2 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 4.21 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 4.21 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.21 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.22 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.21 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 4.22 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.23 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.24 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.25 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.26 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.28 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.3 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.32 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.35 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.37 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.41 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.46 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.53 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.58 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.62 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4.65 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 4.67 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.69 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.7 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.72 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.71 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.72 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.74 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.78 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.83 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.9 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.98 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.07 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.15 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.24 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.33 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.43 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.55 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.64 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.73 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.8 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.89 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.97 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.04 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.11 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.16 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.21 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.23 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.26 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.26 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.25 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.22 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.17 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.01 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.88 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.75 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.63 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.5 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.37 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.24 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.15 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.13 children per women | 4.07 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 children per women | 4.2 children per women | 4.25 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.39 children per women | 4.26 children per women | 4.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7 children per women | 4.62 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.21 children per women | 4.83 children per women | 5.64 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 children per women | 5.73 children per women | 6.26 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 children per women | 5.5 children per women | 6.26 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 5.37 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.31 children per women compare
- 2 Somalia 5.16 children per women compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.14 children per women compare
- 5 Chad 4.94 children per women compare
- 6 Mali 4.84 children per women compare
More population data for Niger
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.6941 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 71.7 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.68 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Niger was 5.15 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 children per women in 2010.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 children per women in 1950.
- How does Niger rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).