Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1965

Nigeria
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.37 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 2,348,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
2,348,954
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
50,086,764
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
10-1421.41.7%60,776
15-19164.112.9%403,704
20-24252.219.8%556,083
25-29267.321.0%510,607
30-34243.319.1%397,401
35-39182.614.3%255,067
40-44113.68.9%135,405
45-4928.32.2%28,499
50-541.70.1%1,412