Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1987

Nigeria
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.50 children per woman in 1987 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 4,018,041 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
4,018,041
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
89,591,716
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
10-1416.91.3%92,407
15-19147.811.4%648,450
20-24269.220.7%991,384
25-29293.022.5%926,471
30-34250.719.3%677,820
35-39182.414.0%414,871
40-44105.98.1%210,343
45-4931.92.5%53,416
50-542.10.2%2,879