Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2004

Niger
2004
Total fertility rate: 7.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.78 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 686,849 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.78
Births
686,849
Births per 1,000 people
51.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
13,265,836
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
10-1416.51.1%13,068
15-19196.012.6%127,110
20-24328.721.1%179,292
25-29323.420.8%144,526
30-34299.519.3%110,510
35-39240.115.4%74,811
40-44108.47.0%28,467
45-4940.12.6%8,630
50-542.50.2%436