Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2012

Liberia
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 4.88 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 163,665 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.88
Births
163,665
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
4,373,044
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
10-146.10.6%1,582
15-19143.514.7%31,881
20-24216.022.1%42,397
25-29197.320.2%34,645
30-34182.518.7%27,420
35-39138.614.2%16,851
40-4471.17.3%7,106
45-4920.32.1%1,711
50-541.10.1%74