Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1968

Nigeria
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.42 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,519,965 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
2,519,965
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
53,432,783
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
10-1421.61.7%65,731
15-19158.312.3%413,685
20-24266.920.8%621,574
25-29268.820.9%547,253
30-34242.218.9%424,175
35-39181.914.2%270,740
40-44114.18.9%144,476
45-4928.62.2%30,739
50-541.80.1%1,593