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Birth rate in Liberia

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 3 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Liberia

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 2 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 30.6per 1,000 −0.4 since 2023
Countries · 2024 3 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −4.6
vs World +14.3 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Liberia · World
−4.6 since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Liberia
30.6
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 30.6 · 2024
First value 48.4 · 1960
Highest 52.9 · 1990
Lowest 30.6 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 30.6 −0.4 16.3
2023 31.0 −0.2 16.3
2022 31.2 −0.3 16.6
2021 31.5 −0.4 16.8
2020 31.9 −0.5 17.1
2019 32.4 −0.5 17.8
2018 33.0 −0.4 18.2
2017 33.4 −0.5 18.8
2016 33.9 −0.4 19.3
2015 34.3 −0.9 19.3
2014 35.2 −1.0 19.8
2013 36.2 −1.2 19.9
2012 37.4 +0.5 20.4
2011 36.9 −1.0 20.3
2010 38.0 −0.8 20.2
2009 38.8 −0.9 20.4
2008 39.7 −0.7 20.5
2007 40.4 −0.4 20.6
2006 40.8 +0.2 20.6
2005 40.6 −0.5 20.8
2004 41.1 −0.9 21.0
2003 42.0 ±0.0 21.1
2002 42.0 −0.6 21.4
2001 42.6 −0.7 21.7
2000 43.2 −0.1 22.1
1999 43.3 +0.1 22.3
1998 43.2 +1.5 22.7
1997 41.7 −3.2 23.1
1996 45.0 +0.7 23.5
1995 44.2 −1.9 23.8
1994 46.2 +1.1 24.2
1993 45.0 +0.4 24.6
1992 44.6 +0.0 25.0
1991 44.6 −8.3 25.6
1990 52.9 +7.2 26.3
1989 45.8 −0.4 26.7
1988 46.2 −0.4 27.2
1987 46.7 −0.6 27.6
1986 47.2 −0.3 27.7
1985 47.6 −0.1 27.6
1984 47.7 −0.1 27.6
1983 47.7 −0.3 27.9
1982 48.0 −0.4 28.5
1981 48.4 −0.2 28.2
1980 48.6 −0.3 27.8
1979 48.9 +0.2 27.7
1978 48.7 +0.2 27.8
1977 48.5 +0.2 28.0
1976 48.3 +0.2 28.4
1975 48.1 +0.2 29.2
1974 47.9 +0.1 29.9
1973 47.8 +0.2 30.7
1972 47.6 +0.2 31.4
1971 47.4 −0.5 31.8
1970 47.9 −0.7 32.6
1969 48.6 −0.2 32.8
1968 48.8 −0.2 33.3
1967 49.0 −0.1 33.2
1966 49.1 −0.2 33.5
1965 49.3 +0.0 34.5
1964 49.3 +0.0 35.2
1963 49.2 +0.2 36.3
1962 49.0 +0.3 35.2
1961 48.7 +0.3 31.2
1960 48.4 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
1 Congo - Kinshasa 40.9
2 Yemen 34.4
3 Liberia 30.6
4 Congo - Brazzaville 30.4
5 Sierra Leone 30.1
6 Gabon 27.1
7 Honduras 21.6
8 Egypt 20.9
9 Bangladesh 20.0
10 Algeria 18.8
11 Saudi Arabia 16.5
12 India 16.0
13 Lebanon 16.0
14 Philippines 15.9
15 Indonesia 15.8
16 Mexico 15.5
17 Ecuador 14.8
18 Colombia 13.3
19 Brazil 12.1
20 Argentina 11.1
21 Türkiye 11.0
22 United States 10.6
23 United Kingdom 9.9
24 Norway 9.7
25 France 9.7
26 Netherlands 9.2
27 Canada 8.9
28 Chile 8.7
29 Russia 8.4
30 Bulgaria 8.3
31 Germany 8.1
32 Finland 7.8
33 Czechia 7.7
34 Romania 7.5
35 Poland 6.9
36 China 6.8
37 Lithuania 6.6
38 Greece 6.6
39 Spain 6.5
40 Italy 6.3
41 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
42 South Korea 4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.