Fertility in Liberia, 1961

Liberia
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.45 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 56,863 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
56,863
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,167,717
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
10-1420.61.6%1,300
15-19191.114.8%11,350
20-24261.320.2%13,662
25-29285.922.1%12,760
30-34249.019.3%9,501
35-39180.214.0%5,797
40-4478.16.1%1,986
45-4923.71.8%484
50-541.40.1%22