Fertility in Liberia, 1960

Liberia
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.39 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 55,103 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
55,103
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,139,522
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
10-1421.41.7%1,334
15-19192.715.1%11,248
20-24258.020.2%13,156
25-29282.522.1%12,279
30-34246.019.2%9,160
35-39178.013.9%5,551
40-4477.06.0%1,888
45-4923.41.8%465
50-541.40.1%21