Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1983

Liberia
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.76
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Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.76 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 100,597 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
100,597
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
2,107,114
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
10-1416.71.2%2,072
15-19189.614.0%20,226
20-24286.021.2%25,628
25-29276.720.5%20,618
30-34236.517.5%14,505
35-39188.714.0%10,287
40-44121.79.0%5,836
45-4934.12.5%1,361
50-542.00.1%65