Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 1999

Nigeria
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.08 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 5,346,097 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
5,346,097
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
123,047,320
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
10-1414.11.2%103,870
15-19130.610.7%863,541
20-24238.919.6%1,344,196
25-29274.122.5%1,233,677
30-34251.520.7%924,550
35-39180.714.9%560,125
40-4492.77.6%242,262
45-4932.22.6%70,103
50-542.10.2%3,776