Fertility in Liberia, 2005

Liberia
2005
Total fertility rate: 5.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.52 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 134,082 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.52
Births
134,082
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
3,301,015
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
10-149.40.9%1,803
15-19146.913.3%24,690
20-24236.721.4%35,136
25-29228.020.6%28,776
30-34206.318.7%21,232
35-39157.614.3%13,899
40-4489.38.1%6,678
45-4929.12.6%1,779
50-541.80.2%88