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Live births in Nigeria

Live births in Nigeria was 7.51 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count7,509,758 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank3rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high7,509,7582023
Series low1,706,9381950
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Live births in Nigeria, 1950 to 2023

02M4M6M8M19501961197219831994200520231950: 1,706,938 count1951: 1,742,392 count1952: 1,773,064 count1953: 1,811,346 count1954: 1,847,612 count1955: 1,887,407 count1956: 1,928,436 count1957: 1,970,252 count1958: 2,009,025 count1959: 2,047,963 count1960: 2,093,279 count1961: 2,141,004 count1962: 2,195,278 count1963: 2,243,201 count1964: 2,297,200 count1965: 2,348,954 count1966: 2,405,893 count1967: 2,461,109 count1968: 2,519,965 count1969: 2,581,934 count1970: 2,648,473 count1971: 2,732,849 count1972: 2,810,108 count1973: 2,895,609 count1974: 3,001,195 count1975: 3,107,689 count1976: 3,197,711 count1977: 3,302,205 count1978: 3,414,498 count1979: 3,488,883 count1980: 3,561,961 count1981: 3,640,502 count1982: 3,725,277 count1983: 3,823,155 count1984: 3,840,878 count1985: 3,896,700 count1986: 3,951,095 count1987: 4,018,041 count1988: 4,114,696 count1989: 4,234,043 count1990: 4,323,148 count1991: 4,419,699 count1992: 4,526,023 count1993: 4,636,869 count1994: 4,748,227 count1995: 4,884,848 count1996: 4,988,092 count1997: 5,079,895 count1998: 5,179,498 count1999: 5,346,097 count2000: 5,547,161 count2001: 5,705,335 count2002: 5,848,982 count2003: 5,997,118 count2004: 6,132,384 count2005: 6,289,434 count2006: 6,435,928 count2007: 6,574,697 count2008: 6,745,470 count2009: 6,886,601 count2010: 7,022,105 count2011: 7,162,528 count2012: 7,244,727 count2013: 7,321,803 count2014: 7,415,859 count2015: 7,426,774 count2016: 7,382,060 count2017: 7,347,957 count2018: 7,314,240 count2019: 7,266,105 count2020: 7,218,484 count2021: 7,330,875 count2022: 7,406,815 count2023: 7,509,758 count02M4M6M8M19501975200020231950: 1,706,938 count1951: 1,742,392 count1952: 1,773,064 count1953: 1,811,346 count1954: 1,847,612 count1955: 1,887,407 count1956: 1,928,436 count1957: 1,970,252 count1958: 2,009,025 count1959: 2,047,963 count1960: 2,093,279 count1961: 2,141,004 count1962: 2,195,278 count1963: 2,243,201 count1964: 2,297,200 count1965: 2,348,954 count1966: 2,405,893 count1967: 2,461,109 count1968: 2,519,965 count1969: 2,581,934 count1970: 2,648,473 count1971: 2,732,849 count1972: 2,810,108 count1973: 2,895,609 count1974: 3,001,195 count1975: 3,107,689 count1976: 3,197,711 count1977: 3,302,205 count1978: 3,414,498 count1979: 3,488,883 count1980: 3,561,961 count1981: 3,640,502 count1982: 3,725,277 count1983: 3,823,155 count1984: 3,840,878 count1985: 3,896,700 count1986: 3,951,095 count1987: 4,018,041 count1988: 4,114,696 count1989: 4,234,043 count1990: 4,323,148 count1991: 4,419,699 count1992: 4,526,023 count1993: 4,636,869 count1994: 4,748,227 count1995: 4,884,848 count1996: 4,988,092 count1997: 5,079,895 count1998: 5,179,498 count1999: 5,346,097 count2000: 5,547,161 count2001: 5,705,335 count2002: 5,848,982 count2003: 5,997,118 count2004: 6,132,384 count2005: 6,289,434 count2006: 6,435,928 count2007: 6,574,697 count2008: 6,745,470 count2009: 6,886,601 count2010: 7,022,105 count2011: 7,162,528 count2012: 7,244,727 count2013: 7,321,803 count2014: 7,415,859 count2015: 7,426,774 count2016: 7,382,060 count2017: 7,347,957 count2018: 7,314,240 count2019: 7,266,105 count2020: 7,218,484 count2021: 7,330,875 count2022: 7,406,815 count2023: 7,509,758 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20237,509,758 Estimated
20227,406,815 Estimated
20217,330,875 Estimated
20207,218,484 Estimated
20197,266,105 Estimated
20187,314,240 Estimated
20177,347,957 Estimated
20167,382,060 Estimated
20157,426,774 Estimated
20147,415,859 Estimated
20137,321,803 Estimated
20127,244,727 Estimated
20117,162,528 Estimated
20107,022,105 Estimated
20096,886,601 Estimated
20086,745,470 Estimated
20076,574,697 Estimated
20066,435,928 Estimated
20056,289,434 Estimated
20046,132,384 Estimated
20035,997,118 Estimated
20025,848,982 Estimated
20015,705,335 Estimated
20005,547,161 Estimated
19995,346,097 Estimated
19985,179,498 Estimated
19975,079,895 Estimated
19964,988,092 Estimated
19954,884,848 Estimated
19944,748,227 Estimated
19934,636,869 Estimated
19924,526,023 Estimated
19914,419,699 Estimated
19904,323,148 Estimated
19894,234,043 Estimated
19884,114,696 Estimated
19874,018,041 Estimated
19863,951,095 Estimated
19853,896,700 Estimated
19843,840,878 Estimated
19833,823,155 Estimated
19823,725,277 Estimated
19813,640,502 Estimated
19803,561,961 Estimated
19793,488,883 Estimated
19783,414,498 Estimated
19773,302,205 Estimated
19763,197,711 Estimated
19753,107,689 Estimated
19743,001,195 Estimated
19732,895,609 Estimated
19722,810,108 Estimated
19712,732,849 Estimated
19702,648,473 Estimated
19692,581,934 Estimated
19682,519,965 Estimated
19672,461,109 Estimated
19662,405,893 Estimated
19652,348,954 Estimated
19642,297,200 Estimated
19632,243,201 Estimated
19622,195,278 Estimated
19612,141,004 Estimated
19602,093,279 Estimated
19592,047,963 Estimated
19582,009,025 Estimated
19571,970,252 Estimated
19561,928,436 Estimated
19551,887,407 Estimated
19541,847,612 Estimated
19531,811,346 Estimated
19521,773,064 Estimated
19511,742,392 Estimated
19501,706,938 Estimated

Nigeria compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Nigeria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/nigeria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/nigeria.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/nigeria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Nigeria, 1950 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/nigeria. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Nigeria?

Live births in Nigeria was 7.51 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Nigeria?

7.51 million in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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