Nigeria vs Yemen: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
Yemen rank
14th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.59 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 7.97 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 8.38 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 8.8 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 0.4383 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 4.64 live births per woman | 0.8498 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.0025 live births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.59 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.