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Births per woman in Liberia
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
4 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
3.86per woman
−0.09
since 2023
Countries · 2024
4 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.76
vs World
+1.68
World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Liberia · World
−0.76 since 2014
2
4
6
8
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Liberia
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
Liberia
3.86
World
2.19
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
3.86 · 2024
First value
6.39 · 1960
Highest
6.92 · 1979
Lowest
3.86 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Liberia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.86 | −0.09 | 2.19 |
| 2023 | 3.95 | −0.07 | 2.20 |
| 2022 | 4.02 | −0.07 | 2.22 |
| 2021 | 4.09 | −0.08 | 2.25 |
| 2020 | 4.17 | −0.08 | 2.28 |
| 2019 | 4.26 | −0.08 | 2.35 |
| 2018 | 4.34 | −0.06 | 2.39 |
| 2017 | 4.40 | −0.07 | 2.46 |
| 2016 | 4.46 | −0.06 | 2.49 |
| 2015 | 4.52 | −0.10 | 2.49 |
| 2014 | 4.62 | −0.13 | 2.52 |
| 2013 | 4.75 | −0.13 | 2.52 |
| 2012 | 4.88 | −0.09 | 2.56 |
| 2011 | 4.97 | −0.09 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 5.06 | −0.12 | 2.57 |
| 2009 | 5.17 | −0.15 | 2.59 |
| 2008 | 5.33 | −0.13 | 2.60 |
| 2007 | 5.46 | −0.07 | 2.60 |
| 2006 | 5.53 | +0.01 | 2.61 |
| 2005 | 5.52 | +0.01 | 2.61 |
| 2004 | 5.51 | −0.04 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | 5.55 | −0.11 | 2.64 |
| 2002 | 5.65 | −0.12 | 2.66 |
| 2001 | 5.77 | −0.10 | 2.69 |
| 2000 | 5.88 | −0.08 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | 5.95 | −0.06 | 2.72 |
| 1998 | 6.02 | −0.06 | 2.75 |
| 1997 | 6.08 | −0.05 | 2.78 |
| 1996 | 6.13 | −0.04 | 2.82 |
| 1995 | 6.17 | −0.04 | 2.87 |
| 1994 | 6.21 | −0.04 | 2.92 |
| 1993 | 6.25 | −0.03 | 2.97 |
| 1992 | 6.28 | −0.05 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 6.32 | −0.05 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 6.37 | −0.06 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 6.43 | −0.07 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.51 | −0.07 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.57 | −0.07 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.64 | −0.05 | 3.51 |
| 1985 | 6.69 | −0.04 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 6.73 | −0.03 | 3.57 |
| 1983 | 6.76 | −0.03 | 3.59 |
| 1982 | 6.79 | −0.05 | 3.72 |
| 1981 | 6.83 | −0.04 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.87 | −0.05 | 3.73 |
| 1979 | 6.92 | +0.03 | 3.76 |
| 1978 | 6.88 | +0.04 | 3.77 |
| 1977 | 6.84 | +0.05 | 3.84 |
| 1976 | 6.79 | +0.05 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.74 | +0.05 | 4.07 |
| 1974 | 6.69 | +0.04 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.65 | +0.05 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.60 | +0.06 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.54 | −0.04 | 4.69 |
| 1970 | 6.58 | −0.07 | 4.84 |
| 1969 | 6.64 | −0.01 | 4.88 |
| 1968 | 6.66 | +0.01 | 4.98 |
| 1967 | 6.65 | +0.02 | 4.87 |
| 1966 | 6.63 | +0.01 | 4.97 |
| 1965 | 6.62 | +0.03 | 5.08 |
| 1964 | 6.58 | +0.03 | 5.13 |
| 1963 | 6.56 | +0.05 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.50 | +0.06 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.45 | +0.05 | 4.56 |
| 1960 | 6.39 | 4.69 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Births per woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 5.98 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.50 | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.11 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 3.86 | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 3.70 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.59 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 2.74 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 2.72 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 2.48 | |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 2.31 | |
| 11 | Lebanon | 2.23 | |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 2.14 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.12 | |
| 14 | India | 1.96 | |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.89 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.89 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1.81 | |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.63 | |
| 20 | United States | 1.63 | |
| 21 | Brazil | 1.61 | |
| 22 | France | 1.61 | |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1.55 | |
| 24 | Argentina | 1.50 | |
| 25 | Türkiye | 1.48 | |
| 26 | Norway | 1.45 | |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.43 | |
| 28 | Russia | 1.42 | |
| 29 | Romania | 1.39 | |
| 30 | Czechia | 1.36 | |
| 31 | Germany | 1.36 | |
| 32 | Canada | 1.25 | |
| 33 | Finland | 1.25 | |
| 34 | Greece | 1.24 | |
| 35 | Italy | 1.18 | |
| 36 | Chile | 1.14 | |
| 37 | Poland | 1.14 | |
| 38 | Lithuania | 1.11 | |
| 39 | Spain | 1.10 | |
| 40 | China | 1.01 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | 0.84 | |
| 42 | South Korea | 0.75 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024
What it means
How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.
How it is calculated
Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).
People
Liberia in numbers
Population
5.7M
2025
Population growth
2.09%
2025
Population density
58.3
2024
Median age
18.4
2023
Children under 15
39.1%
2025
Residents 65 and over
3.3%
2025
Life expectancy
62.3
2024
Birth rate
30.6
2024
Infant mortality
63.2
2024
Net migration
-0.9
2023
Born abroad
1.3%
2024
Urban population
56.1%
2025