Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Niger
Niger: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.06 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.93 live births per woman
in 1985
All-time low
6.06 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Niger recorded 6.06 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Niger, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.56 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.56 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 7.56 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 7.55 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 7.55 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.55 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 7.54 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 7.53 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.53 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 7.51 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 7.5 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 7.49 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.48 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 7.47 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 7.48 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 7.49 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.5 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.51 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.51 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.52 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.52 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.53 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.54 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.56 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 7.72 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.78 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 7.82 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.86 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.9 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 7.92 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.93 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.9 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.87 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.84 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.82 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.81 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 7.79 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.78 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.78 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.8 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.84 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.84 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.83 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.81 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.78 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.77 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.74 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.73 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.68 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.64 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.59 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.53 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.45 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.34 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.21 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.04 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 6.87 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.71 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.54 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.37 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.13 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.06 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 6.06 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 6.06 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Niger?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Niger was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 live births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.