Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1968

Liberia
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.66 children per woman in 1968 — 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 28.6 years old. In total, 67,958 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
67,958
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,393,530
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
10-1418.41.4%1,445
15-19185.814.0%12,105
20-24274.820.6%16,280
25-29286.521.5%15,346
30-34259.719.5%11,893
35-39189.514.2%7,298
40-4490.16.8%2,915
45-4925.01.9%650
50-541.40.1%27