Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2011

Niger
2011
Total fertility rate: 7.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.59 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 838,594 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.59
Births
838,594
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
3.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
17,176,283
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
10-149.10.6%9,900
15-19192.012.7%163,572
20-24319.121.0%216,232
25-29322.421.3%181,090
30-34285.218.8%132,583
35-39226.314.9%85,877
40-44118.17.8%37,511
45-4942.02.8%11,270
50-542.50.2%561