Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1986

Nigeria
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.56 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,951,095 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
3,951,095
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
87,235,953
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
10-1418.01.4%94,586
15-19149.611.4%634,146
20-24272.720.8%979,386
25-29293.922.4%907,519
30-34251.219.2%662,033
35-39184.214.1%409,648
40-44107.58.2%209,126
45-4931.72.4%51,867
50-542.10.2%2,786