Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1998

Liberia
1998
Total fertility rate: 6.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 6.02 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 115,412 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
115,412
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,670,124
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
10-1412.31.0%1,982
15-19151.012.5%21,316
20-24235.519.6%27,712
25-29244.520.3%23,893
30-34222.218.4%18,833
35-39186.115.4%13,250
40-44113.49.4%6,601
45-4937.33.1%1,737
50-542.20.2%87