Fertility in Liberia, 2001

Liberia
2001
Total fertility rate: 5.77
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.77 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (239 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 128,367 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
128,367
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,015,338
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
10-1412.21.1%2,208
15-19143.412.4%23,011
20-24232.320.1%32,095
25-29239.220.7%27,049
30-34214.118.5%20,574
35-39174.815.1%14,424
40-44102.38.9%6,970
45-4935.13.0%1,940
50-542.20.2%98