Fertility rate, total in Niger
Niger: Fertility rate, total was 6.06 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Niger, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Niger recorded 6.06 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Niger peaked at 7.93 births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.06 births per woman, in 2023.
Niger ranks 3rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.57 births per woman | 7.51 births per woman | 7.72 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 births per woman | 7.78 births per woman | 7.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 births per woman | 7.78 births per woman | 7.84 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 births per woman | 7.68 births per woman | 7.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 7.64 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 births per woman | 6.06 births per woman | 6.37 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Central African Republic 6.01 births per woman compare
- 1 Somalia 6.13 births per woman compare
- 2 American Samoa 2.29 births per woman compare
- 2 Chad 6.12 births per woman compare
- 3 South Africa 2.22 births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 births per woman compare
- 5 Mali 5.61 births per woman compare
- 6 Angola 5.12 births per woman compare
More population data for Niger
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.373 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.29 million (2100)
- Population density 71.7 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.373 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 5.93 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 369,836 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 5.93 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 5.93 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.3 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 6.06 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Niger?
- Fertility rate, total in Niger was 6.06 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for fertility rate, total?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release