Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1952

Liberia
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.09 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 42,915 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
42,915
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
954,976
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%1,161
15-19177.914.6%8,684
20-24245.820.2%10,385
25-29271.622.3%9,870
30-34236.619.4%6,981
35-39169.013.9%4,035
40-4473.36.0%1,425
45-4922.41.8%357
50-541.30.1%18