{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-fertility-rate/","title":"Nigeria Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"Nigeria's Fertility Rate: 4.4 births per woman in 2024, -2.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Nigeria","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Nigeria Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2024)","value":"4.4","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.2%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":6.773},{"period":"1976","value":6.806},{"period":"1977","value":6.862},{"period":"1978","value":6.921},{"period":"1979","value":6.887},{"period":"1980","value":6.847},{"period":"1981","value":6.82},{"period":"1982","value":6.799},{"period":"1983","value":6.775},{"period":"1984","value":6.701},{"period":"1985","value":6.616},{"period":"1986","value":6.557},{"period":"1987","value":6.504},{"period":"1988","value":6.498},{"period":"1989","value":6.494},{"period":"1990","value":6.459},{"period":"1991","value":6.426},{"period":"1992","value":6.391},{"period":"1993","value":6.354},{"period":"1994","value":6.319},{"period":"1995","value":6.273},{"period":"1996","value":6.217},{"period":"1997","value":6.138},{"period":"1998","value":6.069},{"period":"1999","value":6.082},{"period":"2000","value":6.124},{"period":"2001","value":6.128},{"period":"2002","value":6.116},{"period":"2003","value":6.1},{"period":"2004","value":6.09},{"period":"2005","value":6.063},{"period":"2006","value":6.053},{"period":"2007","value":6.027},{"period":"2008","value":6.024},{"period":"2009","value":5.993},{"period":"2010","value":5.948},{"period":"2011","value":5.893},{"period":"2012","value":5.797},{"period":"2013","value":5.694},{"period":"2014","value":5.622},{"period":"2015","value":5.503},{"period":"2016","value":5.343},{"period":"2017","value":5.182},{"period":"2018","value":5.021},{"period":"2019","value":4.861},{"period":"2020","value":4.7},{"period":"2021","value":4.636},{"period":"2022","value":4.552},{"period":"2023","value":4.482},{"period":"2024","value":4.382}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-3.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"5.8","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"-0.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in Nigeria (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.9 births per woman in 1978 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.4 in 2024. The latest reading of 4.4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}