Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1988

Liberia
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.51
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Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.51 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 113,071 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
113,071
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,446,941
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
10-1417.61.4%2,588
15-19175.813.5%21,581
20-24266.420.5%28,418
25-29265.320.4%23,900
30-34227.917.5%16,976
35-39189.214.5%11,471
40-44119.49.2%6,334
45-4937.32.9%1,716
50-542.30.2%86