Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2039

Nigeria
2039
Total fertility rate: 3.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria is projected at 3.16 children per woman in 2039 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 8,232,118 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.16
Births
8,232,118
Births per 1,000 people
26.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
307,764,756
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%11,422
15-1954.78.6%839,985
20-24155.524.5%2,371,528
25-29160.825.4%2,310,699
30-34134.421.2%1,615,477
35-3982.313.0%768,949
40-4435.05.5%254,001
45-499.41.5%57,188
50-540.60.1%2,871