Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1978

Liberia
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.88
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.88 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 88,575 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.88
Births
88,575
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,818,247
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
10-1418.61.3%2,016
15-19185.213.5%16,827
20-24292.221.2%22,083
25-29280.620.4%17,558
30-34249.918.2%14,050
35-39195.314.2%9,764
40-44127.39.3%5,345
45-4925.81.9%896
50-541.30.1%37