Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2004

Nigeria
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria was 6.09 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 6,132,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
6,132,384
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
141,057,045
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
10-1412.01.0%99,061
15-19130.510.7%939,707
20-24229.818.8%1,477,735
25-29270.022.1%1,473,657
30-34253.820.8%1,101,496
35-39184.415.1%649,621
40-44103.68.5%305,332
45-4933.02.7%81,522
50-542.10.2%4,254