Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1952

Nigeria
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.39 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 1,773,064 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
1,773,064
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
38,716,202
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
10-1417.71.4%39,014
15-19120.49.4%232,325
20-24241.718.9%406,203
25-29286.522.4%419,316
30-34260.920.4%330,220
35-39197.015.4%210,532
40-44122.49.6%110,743
45-4930.42.4%23,457
50-541.80.1%1,251