Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1962

Nigeria
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.36 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,195,278 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
2,195,278
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
46,965,292
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
10-1421.71.7%56,910
15-19160.312.6%379,202
20-24243.019.1%500,953
25-29270.021.2%480,745
30-34246.519.4%377,124
35-39185.314.6%243,430
40-44115.09.0%128,859
45-4928.62.2%26,732
50-541.70.1%1,324