Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1981

Liberia
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.83
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.83 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 96,175 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.83
Births
96,175
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
1,986,867
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
10-1417.91.3%2,111
15-19192.114.1%19,304
20-24290.121.2%24,319
25-29276.720.2%19,304
30-34242.417.7%14,069
35-39190.613.9%10,179
40-44124.59.1%5,683
45-4930.62.2%1,153
50-541.70.1%52