Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1979

Nigeria
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.89
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.89 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 3,488,883 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.89
Births
3,488,883
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
71,498,242
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
10-1420.11.5%82,023
15-19173.812.6%605,027
20-24290.621.1%869,236
25-29298.221.7%762,273
30-34263.419.1%583,765
35-39183.913.3%354,736
40-44114.68.3%187,605
45-4930.62.2%42,009
50-541.90.1%2,209