Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1964

Nigeria
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.36 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,297,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
2,297,200
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
49,012,016
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%59,334
15-19164.612.9%399,673
20-24248.219.5%534,702
25-29267.521.0%499,445
30-34244.519.2%390,735
35-39183.514.4%251,100
40-44113.88.9%132,958
45-4928.32.2%27,879
50-541.70.1%1,369