Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1986

Liberia
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.64 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 109,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
109,055
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,308,511
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
10-1418.81.4%2,567
15-19187.514.1%21,825
20-24278.821.0%27,907
25-29267.920.2%22,414
30-34229.117.3%15,842
35-39187.414.1%10,662
40-44119.79.0%6,174
45-4936.42.7%1,586
50-542.20.2%79