The total fertility rate of Liberia is projected at 2.91 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.9 years old. In total, 192,210 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2041

Total fertility rate

2.91

Births

192,210

Births per 1,000 people

24.6

Mean age of mothers

27.9

Births to mothers aged 15–19

20.1%

Net reproduction rate

1.31

Boys per 100 girls at birth

103.8

Population

7,817,084

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, 2041

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.3	0.4%	937
15-19	100.4	17.2%	38,612
20-24	130.3	22.4%	46,732
25-29	121.2	20.8%	41,560
30-34	103.3	17.7%	32,739
35-39	89.3	15.3%	24,072
40-44	30.0	5.2%	6,586
45-49	5.4	0.9%	950
50-54	0.2	0.0%	23

Fertility in Liberia by year

Fertility in Liberia, 2041

Year

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