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Birth rate in Liberia

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

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirth rate
42 Hong Kong SAR China 8.0
41 Germany 8.5
40 Italy 8.5
39 South Korea 8.6
38 Greece 8.6
37 Spain 9.1
36 Bulgaria 9.3
35 Romania 9.4
34 Lithuania 9.7
33 Poland 9.7
32 Netherlands 10.2
31 Czechia 10.2
30 Finland 10.7
29 Canada 10.9
28 Norway 11.6
27 United Kingdom 12.1
26 United States 12.4
25 France 12.4
24 China 13.0
23 Russia 13.2
22 Chile 13.6
21 Brazil 14.8
20 Colombia 15.6
19 Türkiye 17.0
18 Argentina 17.7
17 Lebanon 18.0
16 Mexico 19.6
15 Indonesia 19.6
14 Ecuador 19.7
13 Saudi Arabia 19.7
12 India 20.1
11 Bangladesh 20.6
10 Philippines 24.6
9 Honduras 24.8
8 Algeria 25.5
7 Egypt 28.6
6 Gabon 31.9
5 Yemen 35.5
4 Liberia 36.2
3 Sierra Leone 36.6
2 Congo - Brazzaville 36.8
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

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.