Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1989

Nigeria
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.49 children per woman in 1989 — 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, 4,234,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
4,234,043
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
94,531,014
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
10-1416.01.2%94,140
15-19146.011.3%690,438
20-24268.120.7%1,043,281
25-29292.622.6%972,850
30-34253.319.5%720,764
35-39182.214.0%437,768
40-44105.38.1%215,766
45-4931.92.5%56,022
50-542.10.2%3,011