Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2007

Niger
2007
Total fertility rate: 7.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.73 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 748,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.73
Births
748,968
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
14,803,610
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
10-1413.40.9%12,105
15-19204.313.2%146,939
20-24320.520.8%190,715
25-29321.220.8%159,285
30-34291.318.9%117,653
35-39235.415.2%79,367
40-44114.67.4%32,705
45-4941.02.7%9,726
50-542.50.2%473