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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
1 year ago
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Nigeria Fertility Rate Dropped to Record Low in Four Years – Report
Nigerian women are having fewer children, with the fertility rate dropping to 5.01 births per woman in 2024, a decline over the past four years, according to Macrotrends data. In 2023, the fertility rate was recorded at 5.076 births per woman, reflecting a 1.32% decline from the previous year. The downward trend began in 2021 when the fertility rate stood at 5.212 births per woman, followed by rates of 5.144 in 2022 and 5.076 in 2023, each indicating declines of over 1% from their respective years, according to the report.
