Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1966

Niger
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.48 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 234,194 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.48
Births
234,194
Births per 1,000 people
56.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,165,544
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
10-1420.31.4%5,329
15-19198.813.3%44,404
20-24297.619.9%61,047
25-29301.420.1%48,994
30-34287.019.2%37,154
35-39221.714.8%23,104
40-44128.18.5%11,056
45-4940.82.7%2,954
50-542.60.2%152