Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1953

Nigeria
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.40 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 1,811,346 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
1,811,346
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
39,439,820
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%39,885
15-19120.69.4%237,946
20-24242.118.9%415,201
25-29286.522.4%427,556
30-34261.020.4%337,048
35-39197.015.4%215,841
40-44122.49.6%112,731
45-4930.42.4%23,881
50-541.80.1%1,255