Fertility rate: births per woman in Niger
Niger: Fertility rate: births per woman was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Niger is 6.06 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Niger peaked at 7.93 live births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.06 live births per woman, in 2023.
Niger ranks 3rd 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 | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 7.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.5 live births per woman | 7.47 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.51 live births per woman | 7.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 7.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 7.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 live births per woman | 7.68 live births per woman | 7.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Somalia 6.13 live births per woman compare
- 2 Chad 6.12 live births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.419 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 40.69 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.86 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 35.77 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Niger?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Niger was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 live births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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 Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.