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Nigeria vs South Africa: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

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

In , Nigeria's Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 32.49, compared to South Africa's 18.48. That makes Nigeria's value 75.8% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #20 of 217 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
32.49
Year-over-year
-1.4%
10-year change
-18.5%
Peak
43.37 (2005)
Trough
32.49 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #83 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
18.48
Year-over-year
-1.6%
10-year change
-15.2%
Peak
24.33 (2008)
Trough
18.48 (2024)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.