Niger vs Rwanda
Niger vs Rwanda: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 6.06 births per woman in Niger and 3.7 births per woman in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 2.36 births per woman, or 1.64 times that in Rwanda.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2023, Niger ranked 3 and Rwanda ranked 38 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Niger at 2.01 births per woman and Rwanda at 1.89 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Niger | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.06 | 3.7 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 6.14 | 3.78 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 3.84 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 6.37 | 3.91 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 6.54 | 3.99 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 6.71 | 4.05 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 6.87 | 4.08 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 7.04 | 4.11 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 7.22 | 4.11 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 7.34 | 4.12 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 7.45 | 4.14 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 7.53 | 4.2 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 7.59 | 4.33 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 7.64 | 4.52 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 7.68 | 4.71 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 7.7 | 4.92 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 7.73 | 5.14 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 7.74 | 5.34 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 7.77 | 5.5 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 7.78 | 5.64 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 7.79 | 5.74 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 7.8 | 5.82 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 7.81 | 5.89 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 7.83 | 5.97 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 7.84 | 6.06 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 7.84 | 6.17 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 7.8 | 6.24 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 7.78 | 6.29 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 7.78 | 6.35 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 7.79 | 6.42 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 7.79 | 6.48 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 7.8 | 6.54 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 7.8 | 6.62 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 7.81 | 6.8 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 7.82 | 7.03 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 7.84 | 7.23 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 7.87 | 7.43 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 7.9 | 7.61 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 7.93 | 7.79 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.92 | 7.91 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.9 | 8 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.86 | 8.06 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.82 | 8.1 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.78 | 8.12 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.72 | 8.13 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.66 | 8.16 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.6 | 8.14 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.56 | 8.12 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.54 | 8.1 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.54 | 8.1 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.53 | 8.09 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.52 | 8.09 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.52 | 8.09 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.51 | 8.15 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.51 | 8.18 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.5 | 8.19 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.49 | 8.21 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.48 | 8.23 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.47 | 8.25 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.48 | 8.27 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.49 | 8.27 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.5 | 8.27 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.51 | 8.28 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.53 | 8.28 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.53 | 8.29 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.54 | 8.27 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.54 | 8.26 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.54 | 8.23 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.55 | 8.21 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.55 | 8.22 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.55 | 8.2 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.56 | 8.18 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.56 | 8.16 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.56 | 8.15 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Niger | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.945.26–6.53 | 3.653.04–4.3 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 5.794.99–6.52 | 3.592.92–4.3 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 5.644.72–6.46 | 3.542.8–4.32 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 5.494.42–6.4 | 3.492.73–4.29 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 5.354.21–6.36 | 3.432.65–4.28 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 5.223.94–6.25 | 3.382.58–4.23 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 5.083.67–6.19 | 3.332.45–4.21 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 4.933.46–6.12 | 3.282.35–4.24 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 4.83.26–6.05 | 3.242.31–4.21 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 4.693.05–6 | 3.192.24–4.18 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 4.552.93–5.94 | 3.152.17–4.16 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 4.442.73–5.86 | 3.112.13–4.14 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 4.322.61–5.82 | 3.072.07–4.11 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 4.212.52–5.77 | 3.032.02–4.11 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 4.12.41–5.73 | 2.991.96–4.09 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 42.31–5.64 | 2.951.9–4.03 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 3.912.21–5.58 | 2.921.87–3.98 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 3.822.17–5.56 | 2.891.85–3.95 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 3.742.09–5.49 | 2.851.81–3.94 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 3.662.04–5.42 | 2.811.78–3.89 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 3.591.97–5.35 | 2.781.79–3.89 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 3.531.92–5.3 | 2.751.73–3.88 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 3.461.89–5.24 | 2.721.71–3.88 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 3.391.85–5.18 | 2.691.7–3.9 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 3.341.81–5.14 | 2.671.67–3.86 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 3.281.79–5.12 | 2.641.64–3.83 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 3.221.75–5.07 | 2.611.61–3.82 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 3.171.73–5.02 | 2.581.57–3.8 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 3.121.71–4.93 | 2.551.54–3.77 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 3.081.7–4.89 | 2.521.51–3.78 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 3.031.66–4.81 | 2.51.49–3.76 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.981.61–4.75 | 2.471.48–3.7 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.931.58–4.75 | 2.451.45–3.72 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.891.54–4.76 | 2.431.44–3.7 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.851.53–4.7 | 2.411.43–3.67 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.811.51–4.66 | 2.391.4–3.65 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.771.49–4.64 | 2.371.41–3.63 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.741.46–4.59 | 2.351.37–3.63 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.71.44–4.55 | 2.331.37–3.61 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.671.42–4.5 | 2.311.36–3.62 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.641.41–4.48 | 2.291.35–3.58 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.611.39–4.39 | 2.271.33–3.59 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.581.36–4.36 | 2.261.34–3.58 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.551.36–4.34 | 2.241.33–3.57 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.521.35–4.33 | 2.231.32–3.51 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.51.36–4.3 | 2.211.3–3.48 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.471.32–4.27 | 2.21.31–3.45 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.441.33–4.26 | 2.181.3–3.41 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.421.3–4.24 | 2.161.29–3.36 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.41.29–4.17 | 2.151.28–3.33 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.381.27–4.13 | 2.131.25–3.34 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.361.24–4.11 | 2.121.24–3.37 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.331.24–4.07 | 2.111.22–3.35 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.311.25–4.09 | 2.11.22–3.31 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.291.23–4.08 | 2.081.21–3.31 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.281.22–4.03 | 2.071.21–3.27 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.261.23–4 | 2.061.19–3.25 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.241.22–3.93 | 2.051.19–3.28 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.231.22–3.92 | 2.041.19–3.25 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.211.21–3.92 | 2.031.19–3.24 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.191.2–3.92 | 2.021.17–3.21 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.171.18–3.84 | 2.011.17–3.18 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.161.2–3.84 | 1.991.17–3.16 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.141.18–3.8 | 1.991.14–3.16 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.131.18–3.73 | 1.981.15–3.15 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 2.121.18–3.75 | 1.971.14–3.16 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 2.111.17–3.74 | 1.961.14–3.12 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 2.11.16–3.74 | 1.951.15–3.14 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 2.091.16–3.72 | 1.951.14–3.09 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 2.081.15–3.7 | 1.941.14–3.11 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 2.071.16–3.63 | 1.931.11–3.08 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 2.061.16–3.59 | 1.921.11–3.12 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 2.051.15–3.59 | 1.911.12–3.06 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 2.031.13–3.58 | 1.911.12–3.02 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 2.021.13–3.58 | 1.91.1–3.01 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 2.021.13–3.54 | 1.891.09–3.02 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 2.011.13–3.54 | 1.891.1–3.01 | 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
Niger vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023