Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 1999

Niger
1999
Total fertility rate: 7.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.84 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 597,751 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.84
Births
597,751
Births per 1,000 people
53.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
11,117,411
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
10-1419.51.2%12,889
15-19207.213.2%116,318
20-24322.520.6%149,380
25-29322.020.5%123,360
30-34298.919.1%96,720
35-39239.115.2%65,312
40-44115.37.4%25,868
45-4941.42.6%7,524
50-542.40.2%379