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Nigeria vs South Africa: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) was 83.96, compared to South Africa's 51.84. That makes Nigeria's value 61.9% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #28 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
83.96
Year-over-year
-2.9%
10-year change
-32.1%
Peak
132.53 (2005)
Trough
83.96 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #68 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
51.84
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
-26.2%
Peak
70.22 (2014)
Trough
46.47 (2007)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.ADO.TFRT), CC BY 4.0.