Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1963

Nigeria
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.35 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,243,201 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
2,243,201
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
47,973,575
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
10-1421.51.7%57,889
15-19163.112.8%391,466
20-24245.019.3%516,141
25-29268.121.1%488,972
30-34244.919.3%382,918
35-39184.014.5%246,631
40-44114.19.0%130,601
45-4928.42.2%27,248
50-541.70.1%1,340