Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2006

Liberia
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.53 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 142,572 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.53
Births
142,572
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
3,490,787
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
10-149.60.9%1,953
15-19150.313.6%26,567
20-24236.421.4%37,079
25-29227.420.5%30,605
30-34205.518.6%22,572
35-39159.414.4%14,826
40-4489.08.0%7,073
45-4927.92.5%1,815
50-541.60.1%86