Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2036

Nigeria
2036
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria is projected at 3.34 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 8,192,471 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
8,192,471
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
292,739,396
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
10-140.90.1%13,732
15-1960.18.9%902,414
20-24162.424.2%2,438,331
25-29168.425.1%2,263,066
30-34141.921.1%1,528,971
35-3988.113.1%723,628
40-4438.35.7%258,337
45-4910.61.6%60,857
50-540.60.1%3,138