Chad vs Niger: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Chad

6.12 live births per woman

in 2023

Niger

6.06 live births per woman

in 2023

Chad rank

2nd

Niger rank

3rd

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Chad
Niger

How they compare

Chad currently reports 6.12 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.059 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Globally, Chad ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.