Fertility in Liberia, 1951

Liberia
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.04 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 41,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
41,559
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
936,408
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
10-1420.61.7%1,138
15-19176.414.6%8,410
20-24243.920.2%10,110
25-29269.922.3%9,572
30-34235.019.4%6,685
35-39167.713.9%3,908
40-4472.66.0%1,370
45-4922.21.8%348
50-541.30.1%18