Liberia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Liberia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Liberia is 3.95, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.25 — a -36.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	World
1960	6.39	4.69
1961	6.45	4.56
1962	6.5	5.02
1963	6.56	5.31
1964	6.59	5.13
1965	6.62	5.08
1966	6.63	4.97
1967	6.65	4.87
1968	6.66	4.98
1969	6.64	4.88
1970	6.58	4.84
1971	6.54	4.69
1972	6.6	4.55
1973	6.65	4.42
1974	6.69	4.26
1975	6.74	4.07
1976	6.79	3.97
1977	6.84	3.84
1978	6.88	3.77
1979	6.92	3.76
1980	6.87	3.73
1981	6.83	3.71
1982	6.79	3.72
1983	6.76	3.59
1984	6.73	3.57
1985	6.69	3.53
1986	6.64	3.51
1987	6.57	3.48
1988	6.51	3.39
1989	6.43	3.35
1990	6.37	3.31
1991	6.32	3.13
1992	6.28	3.04
1993	6.25	2.97
1994	6.21	2.92
1995	6.17	2.87
1996	6.13	2.82
1997	6.08	2.78
1998	6.02	2.75
1999	5.95	2.72
2000	5.88	2.73
2001	5.77	2.69
2002	5.65	2.66
2003	5.55	2.64
2004	5.51	2.63
2005	5.52	2.61
2006	5.53	2.61
2007	5.46	2.6
2008	5.33	2.6
2009	5.17	2.59
2010	5.06	2.57
2011	4.97	2.55
2012	4.88	2.56
2013	4.75	2.53
2014	4.62	2.52
2015	4.52	2.49
2016	4.46	2.49
2017	4.4	2.46
2018	4.34	2.39
2019	4.26	2.35
2020	4.17	2.28
2021	4.09	2.25
2022	4.02	2.22
2023	3.95	2.2
2024	3.86	2.19
2025	3.79	2.18
2026	3.71	2.18
2027	3.64	2.17
2028	3.57	2.16
2029	3.51	2.15
2030	3.43	2.14
2031	3.38	2.13
2032	3.31	2.12
2033	3.25	2.12
2034	3.2	2.11
2035	3.15	2.1
2036	3.11	2.09
2037	3.06	2.09
2038	3.02	2.08
2039	2.98	2.08
2040	2.94	2.08
2041	2.91	2.07
2042	2.87	2.07
2043	2.83	2.07
2044	2.8	2.07
2045	2.77	2.06
2046	2.73	2.06
2047	2.7	2.06
2048	2.68	2.05
2049	2.65	2.05
2050	2.62	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 23.3% were to women under 20 years old, 47.2% to women ages 20-29, and 29.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 19.1%, 47.2%, and 33.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Liberia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Liberia	World
1960	41.1%	37.4%
1961	41.1%	37.5%
1962	41.2%	37.6%
1963	41.4%	37.8%
1964	41.7%	38%
1965	42%	38%
1966	42.2%	38%
1967	42.4%	38%
1968	42.6%	37.9%
1969	42.8%	37.8%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1971	43%	37.6%
1972	43.2%	37.5%
1973	43.3%	37.3%
1974	43.4%	37.2%
1975	43.5%	37.1%
1976	43.6%	36.9%
1977	43.7%	36.7%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1979	43.9%	35.9%
1980	44%	35.5%
1981	44.1%	35.2%
1982	44.2%	34.9%
1983	44.2%	34.6%
1984	44.2%	34.3%
1985	44.2%	34%
1986	44.3%	33.8%
1987	44.3%	33.6%
1988	44.2%	33.4%
1989	44.1%	33.2%
1990	44.1%	33%
1991	44.2%	32.9%
1992	44.1%	32.7%
1993	43.9%	32.5%
1994	43.8%	32.3%
1995	43.6%	32.1%
1996	43.4%	31.8%
1997	43.3%	31.5%
1998	43.2%	31.1%
1999	43.1%	30.8%
2000	43%	30.4%
2001	43%	30%
2002	42.9%	29.6%
2003	42.9%	29.2%
2004	42.9%	28.8%
2005	43%	28.5%
2006	43.1%	28.1%
2007	43.2%	27.9%
2008	43.2%	27.6%
2009	43.1%	27.5%
2010	43.1%	27.3%
2011	42.7%	27.1%
2012	42.4%	27%
2013	42.5%	26.9%
2014	42.5%	26.8%
2015	42.4%	26.6%
2016	42.3%	26.5%
2017	42.1%	26.4%
2018	42%	26.2%
2019	41.7%	26%
2020	41.4%	25.8%
2021	41%	25.6%
2022	40.5%	25.3%
2023	40%	25%
2024	39.5%	24.7%
2025	39.1%	24.4%
2026	38.6%	24.1%
2027	38.1%	23.8%
2028	37.7%	23.4%
2029	37.2%	23.1%
2030	36.9%	22.8%
2031	36.5%	22.6%
2032	36.2%	22.3%
2033	35.8%	22.1%
2034	35.5%	21.9%
2035	35.2%	21.7%
2036	34.9%	21.6%
2037	34.5%	21.5%
2038	34.2%	21.4%
2039	33.9%	21.3%
2040	33.6%	21.2%
2041	33.2%	21.1%
2042	32.9%	21%
2043	32.6%	21%
2044	32.3%	20.9%
2045	32%	20.8%
2046	31.6%	20.7%
2047	31.3%	20.7%
2048	31%	20.6%
2049	30.7%	20.5%
2050	30.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Liberia was 41.1% in 1960, 43.9% in 1993, and 39.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Liberia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Liberia, excluding migration, has been +2.41% annually. On average, 120,238 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Liberia
1960	25,713
1961	26,670
1962	27,679
1963	28,708
1964	29,592
1965	30,618
1966	31,454
1967	32,519
1968	33,536
1969	34,677
1970	35,196
1971	36,015
1972	37,860
1973	39,694
1974	41,499
1975	43,478
1976	45,528
1977	47,582
1978	49,813
1979	52,125
1980	53,452
1981	55,003
1982	56,127
1983	57,562
1984	59,460
1985	59,988
1986	61,924
1987	62,147
1988	62,703
1989	63,238
1990	52,770
1991	47,426
1992	50,204
1993	51,609
1994	52,101
1995	53,407
1996	56,392
1997	61,444
1998	72,146
1999	78,130
2000	83,143
2001	86,217
2002	88,643
2003	87,534
2004	91,755
2005	96,478
2006	104,099
2007	109,165
2008	112,032
2009	113,429
2010	114,249
2011	115,496
2012	121,973
2013	120,138
2014	116,667
2015	115,479
2016	118,852
2017	119,376
2018	120,231
2019	120,635
2020	120,632
2021	121,038
2022	123,747
2023	125,730

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Liberia was 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.63% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -20.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	World
1985	1,749	460
1986	1,678	438
1987	1,655	429
1988	1,647	414
1989	1,633	401
1990	2,146	391
1991	1,627	395
1992	1,643	395
1993	1,709	389
1994	1,811	382
1995	1,530	371
1996	1,438	366
1997	1,043	358
1998	962	360
1999	852	340
2000	786	328
2001	720	321
2002	700	311
2003	759	301
2004	645	291
2005	619	283
2006	647	276
2007	659	269
2008	663	264
2009	674	258
2010	712	253
2011	726	247
2012	728	239
2013	725	235
2014	801	231
2015	784	228
2016	690	220
2017	703	215
2018	707	211
2019	689	207
2020	664	211
2021	667	242
2022	634	203
2023	628	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Liberia was 72.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 7.29% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 192.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Liberia	World
1960	31.3%	18.5%
1961	31.3%	18.1%
1962	31.3%	17.8%
1963	31.2%	17.5%
1964	31.1%	17.7%
1965	30.8%	17.5%
1966	30.6%	17.3%
1967	30.2%	17%
1968	29.8%	16.5%
1969	29.3%	15.5%
1970	28.8%	15.2%
1971	28.3%	15.1%
1972	27.8%	14.4%
1973	27.4%	14.1%
1974	26.9%	13.7%
1975	26.5%	13.4%
1976	26%	13%
1977	25.6%	12.5%
1978	25.3%	12.1%
1979	24.9%	11.7%
1980	24.6%	11.4%
1981	24.3%	11%
1982	24.1%	10.8%
1983	24%	10.6%
1984	24.1%	10.4%
1985	24.3%	10.1%
1986	24.7%	9.81%
1987	25.2%	9.47%
1988	25.8%	9.31%
1989	26.4%	9.02%
1990	26.8%	8.81%
1991	27%	8.66%
1992	26.9%	8.46%
1993	26.6%	8.19%
1994	25.9%	7.98%
1995	25.1%	7.76%
1996	24.1%	7.52%
1997	23%	7.28%
1998	21.8%	7.05%
1999	20.5%	6.76%
2000	19.2%	6.48%
2001	17.9%	6.21%
2002	16.7%	5.94%
2003	15.4%	5.65%
2004	14.3%	5.43%
2005	13.3%	5.16%
2006	12.5%	4.92%
2007	11.8%	4.7%
2008	11.3%	4.5%
2009	10.8%	4.31%
2010	10.4%	4.11%
2011	10.1%	3.97%
2012	9.82%	3.77%
2013	9.54%	3.61%
2014	9.5%	3.48%
2015	9.08%	3.35%
2016	8.83%	3.23%
2017	8.6%	3.11%
2018	8.4%	2.97%
2019	8.19%	2.86%
2020	7.97%	2.75%
2021	7.74%	2.66%
2022	7.51%	2.59%
2023	7.29%	2.49%