Israel vs Nigeria
Israel vs Nigeria: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.83 births per woman in Israel and 4.48 births per woman in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.65 births per woman, or 1.58 times that in Israel.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Israel ranked 59 and Nigeria ranked 15 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 1.91 births per woman and Nigeria at 1.91 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Israel | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.83 | 4.48 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.94 | 4.55 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 3.02 | 4.64 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.94 | 4.7 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.03 | 4.86 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 5.02 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.12 | 5.18 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.11 | 5.34 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.09 | 5.5 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.08 | 5.62 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.04 | 5.69 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.05 | 5.8 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.01 | 5.89 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.03 | 5.95 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.94 | 5.99 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.9 | 6.02 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.85 | 6.03 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.83 | 6.05 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.79 | 6.06 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.85 | 6.09 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.92 | 6.1 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.88 | 6.12 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.87 | 6.13 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.92 | 6.12 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.89 | 6.08 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.92 | 6.07 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.88 | 6.14 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.86 | 6.22 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.82 | 6.27 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.84 | 6.32 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.87 | 6.35 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.87 | 6.39 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.83 | 6.43 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.84 | 6.46 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.84 | 6.49 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.92 | 6.5 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.99 | 6.56 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.04 | 6.62 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.08 | 6.7 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 3.14 | 6.78 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 3.13 | 6.8 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.07 | 6.82 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 3.15 | 6.85 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 3.2 | 6.89 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 3.25 | 6.92 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 3.47 | 6.86 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 3.62 | 6.81 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 3.61 | 6.77 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 3.64 | 6.7 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 3.61 | 6.63 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 3.8 | 6.58 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 3.85 | 6.53 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 3.79 | 6.47 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 3.68 | 6.44 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 3.71 | 6.42 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 3.82 | 6.4 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 3.96 | 6.39 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 4.13 | 6.37 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 4.16 | 6.36 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 4.09 | 6.35 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 4.09 | 6.36 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 4.15 | 6.35 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 4.37 | 6.36 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 4.36 | 6.38 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 4.33 | 6.39 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 4.38 | 6.4 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 4.44 | 6.41 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 4.39 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1954 | 4.34 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4.72 | 6.4 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 4.74 | 6.39 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4.67 | 6.42 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 4.57 | 6.42 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Israel | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.792.45–3.12 | 4.383.58–5.11 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.752.36–3.17 | 4.33.43–5.1 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.732.28–3.22 | 4.213.22–5.06 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.712.21–3.24 | 4.13.07–5.06 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.682.12–3.23 | 4.012.9–5.04 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.662.07–3.26 | 3.922.73–5.01 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.642.03–3.31 | 3.822.59–5 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.621.97–3.3 | 3.732.47–4.99 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.611.93–3.3 | 3.652.32–4.97 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.581.87–3.34 | 3.562.25–4.97 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.561.81–3.33 | 3.482.15–4.89 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.541.77–3.34 | 3.412.08–4.89 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.531.76–3.34 | 3.342.03–4.83 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.511.7–3.32 | 3.271.95–4.77 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.491.7–3.34 | 3.211.9–4.75 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.471.65–3.38 | 3.161.87–4.72 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.461.64–3.37 | 3.11.81–4.69 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.441.63–3.37 | 3.041.76–4.68 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.431.62–3.36 | 2.991.73–4.65 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.411.59–3.36 | 2.941.7–4.62 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.391.56–3.39 | 2.891.65–4.62 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.371.55–3.38 | 2.851.61–4.53 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.361.52–3.4 | 2.81.61–4.5 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.351.53–3.38 | 2.761.59–4.44 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.341.5–3.44 | 2.731.58–4.43 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.331.49–3.44 | 2.691.55–4.38 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.311.5–3.43 | 2.661.54–4.36 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.31.47–3.39 | 2.631.53–4.32 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.291.43–3.4 | 2.61.51–4.28 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.281.45–3.37 | 2.571.49–4.26 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.261.43–3.35 | 2.541.46–4.21 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.251.42–3.38 | 2.511.44–4.13 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.241.4–3.35 | 2.491.42–4.14 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.231.39–3.35 | 2.461.38–4.12 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.211.37–3.33 | 2.441.38–4.11 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.21.37–3.33 | 2.411.35–4.08 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.191.36–3.31 | 2.391.36–4.05 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.181.35–3.3 | 2.371.35–4.05 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.171.32–3.27 | 2.351.34–4.04 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.161.31–3.3 | 2.321.31–3.99 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.151.32–3.27 | 2.31.31–3.99 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.141.29–3.27 | 2.281.3–3.97 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.131.29–3.25 | 2.261.3–3.97 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.121.29–3.28 | 2.251.29–3.88 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.111.25–3.24 | 2.231.26–3.83 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.11.26–3.25 | 2.221.26–3.82 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.091.26–3.29 | 2.21.24–3.79 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.081.27–3.26 | 2.191.22–3.83 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.081.25–3.22 | 2.171.23–3.76 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.071.23–3.21 | 2.161.23–3.71 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.061.23–3.19 | 2.151.23–3.7 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.051.22–3.19 | 2.131.22–3.7 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.041.22–3.18 | 2.121.22–3.64 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.041.2–3.18 | 2.111.21–3.66 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.031.18–3.18 | 2.11.19–3.6 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.021.2–3.18 | 2.091.2–3.61 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.021.2–3.18 | 2.071.18–3.58 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.011.19–3.13 | 2.061.16–3.56 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 21.2–3.11 | 2.051.16–3.51 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.991.19–3.08 | 2.041.15–3.54 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.991.19–3.08 | 2.031.15–3.54 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.981.18–3.09 | 2.021.15–3.49 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.981.18–3.09 | 2.021.15–3.48 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.971.17–3.12 | 2.011.13–3.48 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.961.17–3.12 | 21.12–3.5 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.961.19–3.1 | 1.991.12–3.48 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.951.18–3.08 | 1.981.11–3.46 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.951.19–3.08 | 1.971.11–3.41 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.951.19–3.09 | 1.961.11–3.36 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.941.17–3.12 | 1.961.11–3.39 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.931.16–3.11 | 1.951.08–3.39 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.931.14–3.09 | 1.951.09–3.37 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.921.15–3.09 | 1.941.08–3.36 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.921.14–3.09 | 1.931.08–3.38 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.921.15–3.08 | 1.931.07–3.36 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.911.12–3.08 | 1.921.09–3.36 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.911.12–3.09 | 1.911.08–3.36 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022