Colombia vs Nigeria: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Colombia
0.922 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nigeria
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Colombia rank
108th
Nigeria rank
106th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Colombia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.922 births per woman in last 5 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.087 births per woman in last 5 years | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.66 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2855 births per woman in last 5 years | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.41 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.91 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.11 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.35 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.54 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.04 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.95 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.72 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.44 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.46 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 1.11 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.816 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.4915 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 1.01 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.275 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 0.9595 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1125 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 0.922 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.922 births per woman in last 5 years in Colombia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Colombia and Nigeria?
- 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Colombia ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).