Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1981

Niger
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.82
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.82 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 357,799 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.82
Births
357,799
Births per 1,000 people
56.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,322,006
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
10-1421.01.3%8,080
15-19201.812.9%67,205
20-24320.620.5%89,890
25-29315.820.2%72,849
30-34290.118.5%55,543
35-39230.314.7%40,098
40-44140.89.0%19,278
45-4942.72.7%4,627
50-542.70.2%229