Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1957

Liberia
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.28 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 50,227 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
50,227
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,062,948
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
10-1419.61.6%1,207
15-19186.114.8%10,214
20-24254.220.2%12,011
25-29279.222.2%11,327
30-34243.119.3%8,423
35-39175.614.0%4,908
40-4475.76.0%1,699
45-4923.11.8%418
50-541.30.1%19