Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1976

Nigeria
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.81 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 3,197,711 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
3,197,711
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
65,258,009
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
10-1420.81.5%77,929
15-19185.813.6%595,155
20-24280.320.6%769,407
25-29290.421.3%682,150
30-34253.918.7%531,326
35-39182.913.4%327,282
40-44116.18.5%175,203
45-4929.42.2%37,390
50-541.70.1%1,868