Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1989

Liberia
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.43
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.43 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 115,225 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
115,225
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
2,517,858
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
10-1416.81.3%2,562
15-19172.013.4%21,736
20-24260.820.3%28,694
25-29263.020.4%24,592
30-34226.417.6%17,514
35-39188.814.7%11,931
40-44118.49.2%6,332
45-4937.62.9%1,776
50-542.30.2%90