1. FertilityNigeria

   Nigeria: fertility has been falling since 2011, from 5.89 to 4.48 children per woman

   Before 2011 it barely changed; since then it has fallen by about 0.13 a year. Latest data: 2023.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Nigeria now has more people than Russia
• Nigeria: twice as many babies are born as in the whole EU
• Nigeria: the economy “grew” 77% in six months, retroactively
• GDP growth plans for a deadline year in 5 countries: 2 of 7 came true. Nigeria expected 7% in 2020 and got minus 6.4%
• Promises to hold inflation in 6 countries: 3 of 8 came true. Turkey promised under 10% by 2023 and got 53.9%
• Goals to cut infant mortality: 4 of 10 came true on time. Turkey promised below 5 per 1,000 by 2023 and had 9.8

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