Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Niger, 2012

Niger
2012
Total fertility rate: 7.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Niger was 7.53 children per woman in 2012 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 860,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.53
Births
860,043
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
17,836,769
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
10-148.60.6%9,778
15-19187.112.4%167,029
20-24314.920.9%221,613
25-29321.321.4%186,067
30-34283.018.8%136,374
35-39223.414.9%87,594
40-44120.08.0%39,193
45-4942.82.8%11,800
50-542.60.2%595