Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1972

Nigeria
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.58 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,810,108 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
2,810,108
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
58,601,748
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%73,588
15-19172.713.1%498,827
20-24267.620.3%660,948
25-29279.821.3%618,691
30-34242.518.4%462,765
35-39184.514.0%299,919
40-44116.38.8%160,025
45-4928.92.2%33,657
50-541.70.1%1,689