Fertility in Liberia, 1955

Liberia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.19 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 47,037 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
47,037
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,016,390
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
10-1420.11.6%1,204
15-19182.214.7%9,557
20-24250.320.2%11,255
25-29275.622.2%10,691
30-34240.019.4%7,858
35-39172.613.9%4,480
40-4474.66.0%1,586
45-4922.71.8%387
50-541.30.1%19