Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1981

Nigeria
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.82
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.82 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 3,640,502 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
3,640,502
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
76,068,103
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
10-1420.51.5%89,222
15-19162.811.9%600,271
20-24283.220.8%898,489
25-29298.621.9%813,245
30-34265.619.5%614,663
35-39187.713.8%382,934
40-44112.88.3%194,866
45-4930.72.3%44,445
50-542.00.1%2,368