Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1957

Nigeria
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +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 6.40 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 1,970,252 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
1,970,252
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
42,517,476
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
10-1419.81.5%48,335
15-19129.210.1%275,992
20-24241.218.8%448,062
25-29284.022.2%456,522
30-34259.020.2%360,092
35-39195.215.2%233,013
40-44121.49.5%121,651
45-4929.92.3%25,262
50-541.90.1%1,324