Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1985

Nigeria
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.62 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 3,896,700 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.62
Births
3,896,700
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
84,897,973
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
10-1419.11.4%96,234
15-19155.811.8%639,667
20-24277.821.0%972,611
25-29292.522.1%881,256
30-34252.319.1%647,899
35-39185.414.0%404,267
40-44106.78.1%202,624
45-4931.02.3%49,501
50-542.00.2%2,638