Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1972

Liberia
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.60
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.60 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 73,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
73,418
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
1,542,670
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
10-1419.41.5%1,743
15-19180.313.7%13,433
20-24273.820.8%16,949
25-29283.621.5%16,321
30-34247.518.8%12,547
35-39192.114.6%8,219
40-4496.07.3%3,433
45-4925.01.9%742
50-541.40.1%33