Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Niger
Niger: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 6.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Niger, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 6.06 for fertility rate vs the 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 the share living in extreme poverty in Niger peaked at 7.93 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 2023.
Niger ranks 3rd of 229 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 | 7.53 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.5 | 7.47 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.57 | 7.51 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 | 7.78 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 | 7.78 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 | 7.68 | 7.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 | 6.54 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 | 6.06 | 6.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Mayotte 4.62 compare
- 1 Somalia 6.13 compare
- 2 Chad 6.12 compare
- 2 Tokelau 2.61 compare
- 3 Niue 2.51 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 2.04 compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.05 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.64 compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 compare
- 6 Montserrat 1.44 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 577.4 (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 revenues vs income inequality 8.05 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.27 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Niger?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Niger was 6.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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