Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1991

Nigeria
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.43 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 4,419,699 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
4,419,699
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
99,720,162
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
10-1416.51.3%103,505
15-19138.910.8%712,437
20-24257.620.1%1,067,949
25-29286.022.3%1,001,893
30-34258.320.1%773,218
35-39185.314.4%470,068
40-44107.48.4%228,250
45-4932.02.5%59,201
50-542.10.2%3,180