Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1974

Nigeria
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.70 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,001,195 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
3,001,195
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
61,679,144
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
10-1421.51.6%76,451
15-19187.314.0%569,026
20-24271.620.3%705,293
25-29285.221.3%646,636
30-34244.318.2%486,614
35-39183.413.7%312,602
40-44116.58.7%167,560
45-4929.02.2%35,291
50-541.70.1%1,725