Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1979

Liberia
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.92
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.92 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 91,660 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
91,660
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,872,713
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
10-1418.41.3%2,053
15-19187.413.6%17,627
20-24294.421.3%23,028
25-29282.220.4%18,346
30-34249.618.0%14,089
35-39195.914.2%10,029
40-44127.59.2%5,512
45-4926.31.9%937
50-541.40.1%39