Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1991

Niger
1991
Total fertility rate: 7.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.80 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (331 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 468,294 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.80
Births
468,294
Births per 1,000 people
54.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
8,546,900
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
10-1414.91.0%7,723
15-19208.113.3%89,753
20-24326.821.0%118,972
25-29330.521.2%102,203
30-34290.218.6%74,667
35-39220.014.1%46,383
40-44123.17.9%21,488
45-4942.82.7%6,773
50-542.70.2%331