Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2003

Niger
2003
Total fertility rate: 7.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.79 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 667,720 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.79
Births
667,720
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
12,796,984
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
10-1416.71.1%12,721
15-19200.012.8%125,830
20-24326.521.0%172,792
25-29323.020.7%139,551
30-34299.519.2%107,453
35-39237.015.2%71,999
40-44111.57.2%28,400
45-4941.02.6%8,543
50-542.60.2%432