Indonesia vs Nigeria: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Indonesia
0.921 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nigeria
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Indonesia rank
109th
Nigeria rank
106th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nigeria
0246195520272100

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 200 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 5.27 births per woman in last 5 years 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1960s 5.51 births per woman in last 5 years 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8625 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1970s 5.42 births per woman in last 5 years 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1980s 4.52 births per woman in last 5 years 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years 2.3 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1990s 3.2 births per woman in last 5 years 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years 3.26 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2000s 2.59 births per woman in last 5 years 6.14 births per woman in last 5 years 3.55 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2010s 2.46 births per woman in last 5 years 5.95 births per woman in last 5 years 3.49 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2020s 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years 5.16 births per woman in last 5 years 3.02 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2030s 1.66 births per woman in last 5 years 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years 2.25 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2040s 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years 1.74 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2050s 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2060s 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8395 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2070s 1.04 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5135 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2080s 1 births per woman in last 5 years 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.288 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2090s 0.953 births per woman in last 5 years 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years 0.119 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2100s 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years 0.004 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, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.921 births per woman in last 5 years in Indonesia as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Indonesia and Nigeria?
0.004 births per woman in last 5 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Indonesia ranks 109th 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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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).