Fertility in Liberia, 1959

Liberia
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.35 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 53,425 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
53,425
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,112,563
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
10-1421.11.7%1,307
15-19191.015.0%10,930
20-24256.520.2%12,750
25-29281.222.1%11,920
30-34244.819.2%8,897
35-39177.113.9%5,340
40-4476.56.0%1,813
45-4923.21.8%449
50-541.30.1%20