  
<prompt> Trends in wanted and actual fertility
 Wanted and actual number of children per woman 
 [["", "Total wanted fertility", "Difference", "TFR"], ["1990 NDHS", 5.8, 0.2, 6], ["2003 NDHS", 5.3, 0.4, 5.7], ["2008 NDHS", 5.3, 0.4, 5.7], ["2013 NDHS", 5.2, 0.3, 5.5], ["2018 NDHS", 4.8, 0.5, 5.3]] 
 <response> The total fertility rate in Nigeria has declined slightly over the past 5 years, from 5.5 children in 2013 to 5.3 children in 2018. The wanted fertility rate has decreased to 4.8 since 2013, widening the gap between wanted and actual fertility (from 0.3 to 0.5).  