Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1954

Nigeria
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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 6.40 children per woman in 1954 — 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 29.8 years old. In total, 1,847,612 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
1,847,612
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
40,176,324
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
10-1418.11.4%41,575
15-19121.09.5%243,718
20-24242.218.9%423,406
25-29286.322.4%434,897
30-34260.820.4%343,099
35-39196.815.4%220,640
40-44122.39.6%114,750
45-4930.32.4%24,258
50-541.90.1%1,272