The total fertility rate of Liberia is projected at 3.38 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 182,507 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2031

Total fertility rate

3.38

Births

182,507

Births per 1,000 people

28.1

Mean age of mothers

28.1

Births to mothers aged 15–19

22.1%

Net reproduction rate

1.50

Boys per 100 girls at birth

103.8

Population

6,486,741

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.

Fertility by age of mother, 2031

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	3.3	0.5%	1,206
15-19	114.7	16.9%	40,315
20-24	151.8	22.4%	49,214
25-29	139.6	20.6%	38,606
30-34	120.5	17.8%	27,401
35-39	100.5	14.8%	18,479
40-44	38.0	5.6%	6,095
45-49	8.2	1.2%	1,155
50-54	0.3	0.0%	34

Fertility in Liberia by year

Fertility in Liberia, 2031

Year

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