Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2003

Liberia
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.55 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 131,022 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.55
Births
131,022
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,119,532
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
10-1411.21.0%2,106
15-19143.412.9%23,945
20-24231.120.8%33,692
25-29230.720.8%27,928
30-34205.418.5%20,607
35-39162.114.6%14,058
40-4492.28.3%6,684
45-4932.42.9%1,907
50-542.10.2%97