Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1953

Liberia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.12 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 44,267 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
44,267
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
974,376
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%1,186
15-19179.314.6%8,966
20-24247.420.2%10,659
25-29273.022.3%10,145
30-34237.819.4%7,287
35-39170.213.9%4,164
40-4473.86.0%1,479
45-4922.51.8%365
50-541.30.1%18