Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1969

Niger
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.51
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.51 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 251,723 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.51
Births
251,723
Births per 1,000 people
55.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,525,725
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
10-1419.41.3%5,543
15-19193.512.9%46,181
20-24295.319.7%62,589
25-29301.520.1%54,612
30-34290.919.4%41,518
35-39225.415.0%25,761
40-44131.58.8%12,169
45-4941.22.7%3,188
50-542.60.2%165