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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

2016 · 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
8 Algeria 25.4
18 Argentina 16.8
11 Bangladesh 20.2
21 Brazil 14.1
37 Bulgaria 9.4
30 Canada 10.6
24 Chile 12.7
22 China 13.6
20 Colombia 14.3
4 Congo - Brazzaville 34.1
1 Congo - Kinshasa 42.9
29 Czechia 10.7
17 Ecuador 17.6
7 Egypt 26.7
35 Finland 9.6
27 France 11.8
6 Gabon 31.0
36 Germany 9.6
39 Greece 8.6
9 Honduras 23.8
40 Hong Kong SAR China 8.3
14 India 18.8
15 Indonesia 18.1
41 Italy 7.9
13 Lebanon 19.2
5 Liberia 33.9
32 Lithuania 10.3
16 Mexico 17.7
34 Netherlands 10.1
28 Norway 11.2
10 Philippines 21.8
33 Poland 10.1
31 Romania 10.4
23 Russia 12.9
12 Saudi Arabia 19.6
3 Sierra Leone 34.2
42 South Korea 7.9
38 Spain 8.8
19 Türkiye 16.6
26 United Kingdom 11.8
25 United States 12.2
2 Yemen 36.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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.