Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 1999

Liberia
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.95
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Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.95 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 122,225 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
122,225
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
2,821,684
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
10-1412.51.0%2,131
15-19149.412.5%22,435
20-24235.619.8%29,819
25-29243.220.4%25,319
30-34218.618.3%19,713
35-39183.015.4%13,958
40-44110.99.3%6,928
45-4936.43.1%1,835
50-542.10.2%89