Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2034

Nigeria
2034
Total fertility rate: 3.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2034  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria is projected at 3.48 children per woman in 2034 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 8,128,869 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
8,128,869
Births per 1,000 people
28.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
282,622,397
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
10-141.00.1%15,620
15-1963.69.1%956,902
20-24167.524.0%2,443,855
25-29174.224.9%2,209,458
30-34147.621.1%1,461,856
35-3992.313.2%710,489
40-4440.95.8%263,371
45-4911.51.7%63,945
50-540.70.1%3,371