Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1997

Liberia
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.08
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.08 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 100,643 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
100,643
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
2,412,989
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
10-1412.01.0%1,684
15-19151.012.4%18,497
20-24235.119.3%23,802
25-29246.920.3%20,966
30-34226.218.6%16,648
35-39189.215.6%11,630
40-44116.09.5%5,816
45-4938.03.1%1,522
50-542.20.2%79