Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Nigeria
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Turkmenistan
0.926 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nigeria rank
106th
Turkmenistan rank
105th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.926 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 14 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.055 births per woman in last 5 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.42 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.075 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.47 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 4.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.12 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.98 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.15 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.95 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.81 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.14 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.81 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.36 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.81 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.991 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.73 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.4825 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.03 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2605 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.9685 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1035 births per woman in last 5 years | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.926 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.926 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years in Nigeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Nigeria ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th 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).