Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nigeria, 2074

Nigeria
2074
Total fertility rate: 2.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2074  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nigeria is projected at 2.15 children per woman in 2074 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 7,543,279 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.15
Births
7,543,279
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
444,465,529
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
10-140.10.0%1,976
15-1926.46.1%466,339
20-24105.624.6%1,924,231
25-29121.728.3%2,204,711
30-34100.923.5%1,746,970
35-3953.812.5%879,353
40-4418.04.2%272,389
45-493.30.8%45,510
50-540.10.0%1,798