Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1992

Nigeria
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.39 children per woman in 1992 — 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, 4,526,023 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
4,526,023
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
102,372,770
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
10-1416.71.3%107,976
15-19137.710.8%734,994
20-24255.020.0%1,093,226
25-29286.022.4%1,027,364
30-34256.820.1%787,316
35-39184.714.5%480,671
40-44106.38.3%231,012
45-4931.92.5%60,203
50-542.10.2%3,261