Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2002

Liberia
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.65 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 129,985 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
129,985
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,094,782
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
10-1411.71.0%2,165
15-19140.212.4%23,086
20-24231.320.4%33,033
25-29235.820.8%27,715
30-34209.918.5%20,686
35-39169.014.9%14,373
40-4497.38.6%6,869
45-4934.23.0%1,958
50-542.20.2%100