Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1988

Nigeria
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.50 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,114,696 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
4,114,696
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
92,020,090
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
10-1416.31.3%92,767
15-19143.311.0%652,018
20-24268.020.6%1,013,630
25-29294.822.7%955,454
30-34252.819.5%701,379
35-39183.114.1%427,276
40-44106.08.2%214,062
45-4932.22.5%55,119
50-542.10.2%2,990