Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1996

Nigeria
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.22
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.22 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 4,988,092 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.22
Births
4,988,092
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
113,754,778
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
10-1414.11.1%99,177
15-19132.010.6%810,692
20-24248.920.0%1,247,177
25-29284.022.8%1,147,711
30-34256.520.6%870,741
35-39179.014.4%515,392
40-4493.77.5%226,985
45-4932.92.6%66,395
50-542.20.2%3,819