Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2011

Liberia
2011
Total fertility rate: 4.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 4.97 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 155,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.97
Births
155,889
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,221,178
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
10-146.00.6%1,513
15-19145.614.6%30,652
20-24221.422.3%40,646
25-29202.720.4%33,018
30-34185.318.6%25,796
35-39139.314.0%15,732
40-4471.07.1%6,733
45-4921.52.2%1,722
50-541.20.1%76