Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2038

Nigeria
2038
Total fertility rate: 3.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria is projected at 3.21 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 8,219,284 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.21
Births
8,219,284
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
302,782,358
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
10-140.70.1%12,139
15-1956.48.7%856,356
20-24157.624.4%2,398,432
25-29163.125.3%2,297,626
30-34136.621.2%1,587,960
35-3984.113.0%751,118
40-4436.05.6%254,465
45-499.81.5%58,249
50-540.60.1%2,938