Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1971

Liberia
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.54
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.54 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 71,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
71,338
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,504,077
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
10-1419.21.5%1,671
15-19181.713.9%13,111
20-24271.920.8%16,485
25-29281.421.5%16,004
30-34247.218.9%12,250
35-39189.114.5%7,874
40-4491.77.0%3,200
45-4924.71.9%715
50-541.40.1%31