Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1958

Liberia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.31 children per woman in 1958 — 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 28.3 years old. In total, 51,783 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.31
Births
51,783
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,087,246
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
10-1420.51.6%1,271
15-19189.115.0%10,610
20-24254.620.2%12,351
25-29279.422.1%11,593
30-34243.319.3%8,643
35-39175.913.9%5,116
40-4475.86.0%1,747
45-4923.11.8%432
50-541.30.1%20