Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1982

Nigeria
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.80 children per woman in 1982 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 3,725,277 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
3,725,277
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
78,378,701
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%92,411
15-19158.311.6%599,717
20-24285.921.0%931,977
25-29298.321.9%835,955
30-34261.819.3%621,140
35-39190.714.0%398,224
40-44112.08.2%198,422
45-4930.32.2%45,043
50-541.90.1%2,388