Birth rate in Niger
Niger: Birth rate was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Niger recorded 41.89 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Niger peaked at 58.63 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 41.89 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Niger ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.18 births per 1,000 people | 57.66 births per 1,000 people | 58.63 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.61 births per 1,000 people | 55.62 births per 1,000 people | 57.61 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.63 births per 1,000 people | 55.46 births per 1,000 people | 56.26 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.18 births per 1,000 people | 55.16 births per 1,000 people | 56.6 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.28 births per 1,000 people | 53.77 births per 1,000 people | 55.09 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.59 births per 1,000 people | 49.8 births per 1,000 people | 53.39 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.65 births per 1,000 people | 43.37 births per 1,000 people | 49.35 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.09 births per 1,000 people | 41.89 births per 1,000 people | 42.6 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Central African Republic 46.36 births per 1,000 people compare
- 2 Somalia 42.96 births per 1,000 people compare
- 3 Chad 42.4 births per 1,000 people compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.3 births per 1,000 people compare
- 6 Mali 40.03 births per 1,000 people compare
- 7 Angola 37.59 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Niger
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 369,836 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.93 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Niger?
- Birth rate in Niger was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 58.63 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.89 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for birth rate?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.