Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2014

Liberia
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 4.62 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 160,758 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.62
Births
160,758
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,564,294
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
10-145.70.6%1,573
15-19141.615.3%33,131
20-24203.622.0%40,636
25-29186.820.2%33,370
30-34170.118.4%26,521
35-39131.214.2%16,955
40-4465.77.1%6,854
45-4918.72.0%1,649
50-540.90.1%68