Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1983

Nigeria
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.77 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 3,823,155 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
3,823,155
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
80,438,260
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
10-1421.11.6%98,991
15-19162.112.0%631,909
20-24286.621.2%960,026
25-29295.721.8%852,606
30-34255.818.9%624,498
35-39191.514.1%407,571
40-44109.88.1%199,462
45-4929.92.2%45,695
50-541.90.1%2,395