Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1986

Niger
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.90
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Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.90 children per woman in 1986 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 411,513 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.90
Births
411,513
Births per 1,000 people
56.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
7,335,811
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
10-1417.51.1%7,692
15-19203.012.8%75,957
20-24337.121.3%107,735
25-29331.120.9%88,247
30-34288.518.2%63,136
35-39223.914.2%40,681
40-44133.88.5%22,105
45-4943.82.8%5,679
50-542.80.2%281