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How many babies are born in Nigeria?

7.71 million babies born in Nigeria in 2026. That is 5.82% of all births worldwide, and the 3rd largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Nigeria: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Nigeria’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~22K ~500K 43.0 Modelled estimate
1000 ~290K ~7M 41.2 Modelled estimate
1500 ~460K ~11M 41.5 Modelled estimate
1800 ~548K ~12.1M 45.3 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~845K ~18.7M 45.3 Historical reconstruction
1950 1.71M 37.3M 45.8 UN estimate
2000 5.55M 126M 43.9 UN estimate
2023 7.51M 228M 33.0 UN estimate
2026 7.71M 242M 31.8 UN projection
2050 8.08M 359M 22.5 UN projection
2075 7.5M 447M 16.8 UN projection
2100 6.63M 477M 13.9 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Nigeria among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 7.51M. That is roughly 349 times the estimated ~21.5K births a year in 1 CE.

At 4.21 children per woman, fertility in Nigeria is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Nigeria each year?

An estimated 7.71 million babies are born in Nigeria in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 21,100 a day and 5.82% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Nigeria?

Nigeria has an estimated 31.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 4.21 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.