Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1973

Nigeria
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.63 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,895,609 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
2,895,609
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
60,082,139
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
10-1421.71.6%75,201
15-19177.713.4%526,505
20-24266.820.1%674,359
25-29283.021.3%634,342
30-34244.718.4%476,674
35-39185.013.9%307,901
40-44116.98.8%164,427
45-4929.02.2%34,491
50-541.70.1%1,710