Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1987

Liberia
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.57
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.57 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 110,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
110,912
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,377,230
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
10-1418.21.4%2,580
15-19179.613.7%21,447
20-24272.120.7%28,139
25-29267.620.4%23,231
30-34229.217.4%16,448
35-39188.714.4%11,032
40-44119.79.1%6,282
45-4937.32.8%1,671
50-542.30.2%85