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Nigeria Lowest Fertility Rate

Name: Nigeria Fertility Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.28 in 2025

Total fertility rate · World Bank

The lowest fertility rate in Nigeria was 4.28 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (4.28), 2023 (4.48), 2022 (4.55), 2021 (4.64), 2020 (4.70).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.28	−0.20	15th
2023	4.48	−0.07	202nd
2022	4.55	−0.08	202nd
2021	4.64	−0.06	203rd
2020	4.70	−0.16	203rd
2019	4.86	−0.16	203rd
2018	5.02	−0.16	204th
2017	5.18	−0.16	207th
2016	5.34	−0.16	207th
2015	5.50	−0.12	207th
2014	5.62	−0.07	207th
2013	5.69	−0.10	206th
2012	5.80	−0.10	207th
2011	5.89	−0.06	207th
2010	5.95	−0.04	206th
2009	5.99	−0.03	207th
2008	6.02	−0.00	206th
2007	6.03	−0.03	206th
2006	6.05	−0.01	206th
2005	6.06	−0.03	206th
2004	6.09	−0.01	205th
2003	6.10	−0.02	205th
2002	6.12	−0.01	204th
2001	6.13	+0.00	203rd
2000	6.12	+0.04	203rd
1999	6.08	+0.01	202nd
1998	6.07	−0.07	200th
1997	6.14	−0.08	200th
1996	6.22	−0.06	200th
1995	6.27	−0.05	199th
1994	6.32	−0.04	198th
1993	6.35	−0.04	197th
1992	6.39	−0.04	196th
1991	6.43	−0.03	195th
1990	6.46	−0.04	194th
1989	6.49	−0.00	193rd
1988	6.50	−0.01	189th
1987	6.50	−0.05	185th
1986	6.56	−0.06	188th
1985	6.62	−0.09	190th
1984	6.70	−0.07	189th
1983	6.78	−0.02	189th
1982	6.80	−0.02	188th
1981	6.82	−0.03	186th
1980	6.85	−0.04	185th
1979	6.89	−0.03	185th
1978	6.92	+0.06	188th
1977	6.86	+0.06	185th
1976	6.81	+0.03	178th
1975	6.77	+0.07	177th
1974	6.70	+0.07	169th
1973	6.63	+0.05	167th
1972	6.58	+0.05	163rd
1971	6.53	+0.07	158th
1970	6.47	+0.03	154th
1969	6.44	+0.02	150th
1968	6.42	+0.02	146th
1967	6.40	+0.01	142nd
1966	6.39	+0.02	141st
1965	6.37	+0.00	136th
1964	6.36	+0.01	133rd
1963	6.35	−0.01	129th
1962	6.36	+0.00	132nd
1961	6.35	−0.01	131st
1960	6.36	–	133rd

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