Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1994

Niger
1994
Total fertility rate: 7.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.79 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 508,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.79
Births
508,498
Births per 1,000 people
54.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
9,398,258
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
10-1415.01.0%8,590
15-19204.413.1%97,277
20-24316.120.3%125,154
25-29324.320.8%108,560
30-34300.919.3%85,116
35-39228.614.7%53,238
40-44123.47.9%23,364
45-4941.32.7%6,833
50-542.60.2%367