Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1971

Nigeria
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.53
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.53 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,732,849 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
2,732,849
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
57,214,684
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
10-1421.81.7%71,737
15-19167.912.9%473,556
20-24268.820.6%651,860
25-29276.921.2%602,073
30-34240.618.4%450,244
35-39184.114.1%292,760
40-44115.88.9%156,037
45-4928.82.2%32,915
50-541.70.1%1,667