Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1965

Liberia
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.62 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 63,616 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.62
Births
63,616
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,291,156
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
10-1418.51.4%1,321
15-19189.414.3%11,538
20-24271.020.4%15,497
25-29295.622.3%14,729
30-34257.519.4%10,859
35-39186.914.1%6,687
40-4480.46.1%2,384
45-4924.91.9%575
50-541.40.1%26