Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1982

Niger
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.86 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 368,492 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.86
Births
368,492
Births per 1,000 people
56.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
6,512,732
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
10-1420.11.3%7,927
15-19199.912.7%68,113
20-24323.820.6%93,384
25-29320.920.4%76,227
30-34292.818.6%56,660
35-39229.414.6%41,041
40-44141.19.0%20,062
45-4943.22.7%4,837
50-542.70.2%241