Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1991

Liberia
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.32 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 87,301 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
87,301
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,956,518
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
10-1415.81.2%1,874
15-19167.713.3%16,455
20-24254.620.1%21,352
25-29256.720.3%18,629
30-34224.417.8%13,567
35-39188.014.9%9,307
40-44117.79.3%4,710
45-4937.22.9%1,336
50-542.30.2%69