Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1953

Niger
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.55 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 166,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
166,864
Births per 1,000 people
58.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,859,192
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1418.81.2%3,815
15-19206.313.7%34,098
20-24311.120.6%41,903
25-29307.820.4%34,006
30-34284.518.8%26,455
35-39217.714.4%16,878
40-44122.78.1%7,701
45-4939.42.6%1,919
50-542.30.2%89