Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2007

Liberia
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.46 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 148,220 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.46
Births
148,220
Births per 1,000 people
40.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
3,669,050
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
10-149.20.8%1,971
15-19151.513.9%27,975
20-24234.621.5%38,517
25-29223.320.4%31,707
30-34202.118.5%23,544
35-39157.414.4%15,320
40-4487.08.0%7,270
45-4926.62.4%1,833
50-541.50.1%86