Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1985

Niger
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.93 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 401,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.93
Births
401,393
Births per 1,000 people
56.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
7,118,457
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
10-1418.61.2%7,922
15-19198.812.5%72,581
20-24336.821.2%104,978
25-29330.020.8%85,384
30-34291.818.4%61,877
35-39226.314.3%40,886
40-44138.28.7%22,036
45-4943.72.8%5,456
50-542.80.2%273