Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1978

Nigeria
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.92
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.92 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,414,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
3,414,498
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
69,326,532
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
10-1420.61.5%81,629
15-19176.412.7%597,174
20-24290.521.0%844,479
25-29297.621.5%736,983
30-34264.119.1%575,749
35-39186.413.5%350,398
40-44116.58.4%185,615
45-4930.22.2%40,378
50-541.90.1%2,093