Fertility in Liberia, 1970

Liberia
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.58 children per woman in 1970 — 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 28.6 years old. In total, 70,236 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
70,236
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,466,676
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
10-1419.01.4%1,593
15-19185.614.1%12,974
20-24273.820.8%16,356
25-29283.221.5%15,819
30-34250.419.0%12,099
35-39188.714.3%7,646
40-4488.86.7%3,023
45-4924.91.9%696
50-541.40.1%31