Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2006

Niger
2006
Total fertility rate: 7.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.74 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 727,220 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.74
Births
727,220
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
14,268,581
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
10-1414.40.9%12,417
15-19201.513.0%139,646
20-24323.020.9%186,739
25-29321.820.8%154,241
30-34294.119.0%115,133
35-39237.415.3%77,924
40-44112.97.3%31,356
45-4940.52.6%9,311
50-542.50.2%456