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Nigeria – Birth Rate

Name: Nigeria Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

33.0 −0.2 from 2022 G20 rank: 197th · all-time high: 49.3 (1978)

Nigeria's birth rate was 33.0 in 2023, a decrease of +0.2 from 33.2 in 2022. This ranked 197th in the G20. The all-time high was 49.3 in 1978.

APA

Nigeria Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/nigeria/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_nigeria_birth-rate,
  title = {Nigeria Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/nigeria/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Nigeria Birth Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	31.6	–	–
2025* trend	32.0	–	–
2023	33.0	−0.2	197th
2022	33.2	−0.4	197th
2021	33.5	−0.2	197th
2020	33.7	−1.0	197th
2019	34.7	−1.0	197th
2018	35.7	−1.0	198th
2017	36.7	−1.1	199th
2016	37.8	−1.2	202nd
2015	39.0	−0.9	203rd
2014	39.9	−0.5	206th
2013	40.4	−0.7	204th
2012	41.1	−0.7	205th
2011	41.8	−0.3	205th
2010	42.1	−0.4	205th
2009	42.5	−0.3	205th
2008	42.8	−0.1	207th
2007	42.9	−0.3	204th
2006	43.2	−0.2	203rd
2005	43.4	−0.1	203rd
2004	43.5	−0.2	203rd
2003	43.7	−0.1	203rd
2002	43.8	−0.1	202nd
2001	43.9	+0.0	203rd
2000	43.9	+0.4	202nd
1999	43.4	+0.2	200th
1998	43.2	−0.3	199th
1997	43.5	−0.3	198th
1996	43.9	−0.2	195th
1995	44.1	+0.1	192nd
1994	44.0	−0.1	192nd
1993	44.1	−0.1	191st
1992	44.2	−0.1	191st
1991	44.3	−0.2	189th
1990	44.5	−0.3	190th
1989	44.8	+0.1	188th
1988	44.7	−0.1	186th
1987	44.8	−0.4	185th
1986	45.3	−0.6	183rd
1985	45.9	−0.6	184th
1984	46.5	−1.0	186th
1983	47.5	+0.0	192nd
1982	47.5	−0.3	191st
1981	47.9	−0.4	190th
1980	48.3	−0.5	195th
1979	48.8	−0.5	197th
1978	49.3	+0.1	202nd
1977	49.1	+0.1	199th
1976	49.0	−0.0	198th
1975	49.0	+0.4	198th
1974	48.7	+0.5	198th
1973	48.2	+0.2	196th
1972	48.0	+0.2	191st
1971	47.8	+0.4	193rd
1970	47.4	+0.1	185th
1969	47.3	+0.1	181st
1968	47.2	+0.1	177th
1967	47.1	+0.1	176th
1966	47.0	+0.1	173rd
1965	46.9	+0.0	173rd
1964	46.9	+0.1	167th
1963	46.8	+0.0	163rd
1962	46.7	+0.2	159th
1961	46.6	+0.1	151st
1960	46.5	–	148th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +20.5% GDP growth 4.1% C/A balance 6.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Nigeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw birth rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →