Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Lithuania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	Lithuania
1960	6.39	2.56
1961	6.45	2.53
1962	6.5	2.45
1963	6.56	2.35
1964	6.59	2.28
1965	6.62	2.23
1966	6.63	2.22
1967	6.65	2.23
1968	6.66	2.24
1969	6.64	2.3
1970	6.58	2.4
1971	6.54	2.41
1972	6.6	2.34
1973	6.65	2.22
1974	6.69	2.21
1975	6.74	2.18
1976	6.79	2.18
1977	6.84	2.14
1978	6.88	2.08
1979	6.92	2.05
1980	6.87	1.99
1981	6.83	1.98
1982	6.79	1.97
1983	6.76	2.1
1984	6.73	2.07
1985	6.69	2.08
1986	6.64	2.12
1987	6.57	2.11
1988	6.51	2.02
1989	6.43	1.98
1990	6.37	2.03
1991	6.32	2.01
1992	6.28	1.97
1993	6.25	1.74
1994	6.21	1.57
1995	6.17	1.55
1996	6.13	1.49
1997	6.08	1.47
1998	6.02	1.46
1999	5.95	1.46
2000	5.88	1.39
2001	5.77	1.29
2002	5.65	1.23
2003	5.55	1.26
2004	5.51	1.27
2005	5.52	1.29
2006	5.53	1.33
2007	5.46	1.36
2008	5.33	1.45
2009	5.17	1.5
2010	5.06	1.5
2011	4.97	1.55
2012	4.88	1.6
2013	4.75	1.59
2014	4.62	1.57
2015	4.52	1.63
2016	4.46	1.63
2017	4.4	1.57
2018	4.34	1.53
2019	4.26	1.43
2020	4.17	1.36
2021	4.09	1.36
2022	4.02	1.27
2023	3.95	1.18
2024	3.86	1.19
2025	3.79	1.2
2026	3.71	1.2
2027	3.64	1.21
2028	3.57	1.22
2029	3.51	1.22
2030	3.43	1.23
2031	3.38	1.23
2032	3.31	1.24
2033	3.25	1.25
2034	3.2	1.25
2035	3.15	1.26
2036	3.11	1.27
2037	3.06	1.27
2038	3.02	1.28
2039	2.98	1.28
2040	2.94	1.29
2041	2.91	1.29
2042	2.87	1.3
2043	2.83	1.3
2044	2.8	1.31
2045	2.77	1.31
2046	2.73	1.31
2047	2.7	1.32
2048	2.68	1.32
2049	2.65	1.33
2050	2.62	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Lithuania
1960	41.1%	27.1%
1961	41.1%	27.3%
1962	41.2%	27.4%
1963	41.4%	27.5%
1964	41.7%	27.4%
1965	42%	27.3%
1966	42.2%	27.3%
1967	42.4%	27.2%
1968	42.6%	27.2%
1969	42.8%	27.2%
1970	42.9%	27.1%
1971	43%	26.8%
1972	43.2%	26.6%
1973	43.3%	26.1%
1974	43.4%	25.6%
1975	43.5%	25.1%
1976	43.6%	24.6%
1977	43.7%	24.2%
1978	43.8%	23.8%
1979	43.9%	23.5%
1980	44%	23.3%
1981	44.1%	23.1%
1982	44.2%	22.9%
1983	44.2%	22.8%
1984	44.2%	22.8%
1985	44.2%	22.7%
1986	44.3%	22.7%
1987	44.3%	22.7%
1988	44.2%	22.6%
1989	44.1%	22.5%
1990	44.1%	22.6%
1991	44.2%	22.5%
1992	44.1%	22.4%
1993	43.9%	22.3%
1994	43.8%	22.1%
1995	43.6%	21.8%
1996	43.4%	21.5%
1997	43.3%	21.2%
1998	43.2%	20.9%
1999	43.1%	20.4%
2000	43%	20%
2001	43%	19.3%
2002	42.9%	18.6%
2003	42.9%	17.9%
2004	42.9%	17.4%
2005	43%	16.8%
2006	43.1%	16.3%
2007	43.2%	15.8%
2008	43.2%	15.3%
2009	43.1%	15%
2010	43.1%	14.9%
2011	42.7%	14.8%
2012	42.4%	14.7%
2013	42.5%	14.6%
2014	42.5%	14.6%
2015	42.4%	14.6%
2016	42.3%	14.7%
2017	42.1%	14.9%
2018	42%	15%
2019	41.7%	15.1%
2020	41.4%	15.1%
2021	41%	15.1%
2022	40.5%	15%
2023	40%	14.9%
2024	39.5%	14.7%
2025	39.1%	14.5%
2026	38.6%	14.3%
2027	38.1%	14.1%
2028	37.7%	13.9%
2029	37.2%	13.6%
2030	36.9%	13.3%
2031	36.5%	13%
2032	36.2%	12.7%
2033	35.8%	12.4%
2034	35.5%	12.1%
2035	35.2%	11.9%
2036	34.9%	11.7%
2037	34.5%	11.6%
2038	34.2%	11.5%
2039	33.9%	11.4%
2040	33.6%	11.4%
2041	33.2%	11.3%
2042	32.9%	11.3%
2043	32.6%	11.3%
2044	32.3%	11.2%
2045	32%	11.2%
2046	31.6%	11.3%
2047	31.3%	11.3%
2048	31%	11.3%
2049	30.7%	11.3%
2050	30.4%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and -0.54% in Lithuania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Liberia	Lithuania
1960	25,713	40,845
1961	26,670	40,376
1962	27,679	34,933
1963	28,708	33,918
1964	29,592	34,048
1965	30,618	30,309
1966	31,454	30,381
1967	32,519	29,226
1968	33,536	28,325
1969	34,677	27,345
1970	35,196	27,629
1971	36,015	28,930
1972	37,860	25,388
1973	39,694	22,712
1974	41,499	22,589
1975	43,478	20,470
1976	45,528	20,305
1977	47,582	19,124
1978	49,813	17,573
1979	52,125	16,989
1980	53,452	16,042
1981	55,003	16,478
1982	56,127	18,323
1983	57,562	20,911
1984	59,460	18,976
1985	59,988	19,140
1986	61,924	23,978
1987	62,147	22,422
1988	62,703	19,006
1989	63,238	17,316
1990	52,770	17,010
1991	47,426	14,817
1992	50,204	12,950
1993	51,609	1,473
1994	52,101	-4,023
1995	53,407	-3,992
1996	56,392	-3,962
1997	61,444	-3,218
1998	72,146	-3,904
1999	78,130	-3,877
2000	83,143	-4,549
2001	86,217	-9,024
2002	88,643	-11,362
2003	87,534	-10,929
2004	91,755	-11,482
2005	96,478	-14,287
2006	104,099	-15,041
2007	109,165	-15,510
2008	112,032	-12,153
2009	113,429	-9,805
2010	114,249	-11,460
2011	115,496	-10,901
2012	121,973	-11,060
2013	120,138	-12,733
2014	116,667	-10,868
2015	115,479	-11,935
2016	118,852	-11,509
2017	119,376	-12,224
2018	120,231	-12,686
2019	120,635	-13,212
2020	120,632	-19,953
2021	121,038	-24,433
2022	123,747	-20,671
2023	125,730	-16,368

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Lithuania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Lithuania
1985	1,749	35
1986	1,678	30
1987	1,655	28
1988	1,647	28
1989	1,633	31
1990	2,146	29
1991	1,627	29
1992	1,643	28
1993	1,709	29
1994	1,811	31
1995	1,530	28
1996	1,438	25
1997	1,043	21
1998	962	19
1999	852	18
2000	786	16
2001	720	16
2002	700	14
2003	759	14
2004	645	12
2005	619	13
2006	647	14
2007	659	14
2008	663	13
2009	674	11
2010	712	10
2011	726	10
2012	728	10
2013	725	10
2014	801	9
2015	784	10
2016	690	9
2017	703	10
2018	707	9
2019	689	9
2020	664	8
2021	667	9
2022	634	9
2023	628	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 0.34% in Lithuania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Liberia	Lithuania
1960	31.3%	-
1961	31.3%	-
1962	31.3%	-
1963	31.2%	-
1964	31.1%	-
1965	30.8%	-
1966	30.6%	-
1967	30.2%	2.63%
1968	29.8%	2.63%
1969	29.3%	2.51%
1970	28.8%	2.29%
1971	28.3%	2.11%
1972	27.8%	2.08%
1973	27.4%	2.16%
1974	26.9%	2.24%
1975	26.5%	2.26%
1976	26%	2.25%
1977	25.6%	2.22%
1978	25.3%	2.18%
1979	24.9%	2.12%
1980	24.6%	2.05%
1981	24.3%	1.98%
1982	24.1%	1.92%
1983	24%	1.87%
1984	24.1%	1.82%
1985	24.3%	1.74%
1986	24.7%	1.64%
1987	25.2%	1.52%
1988	25.8%	1.42%
1989	26.4%	1.42%
1990	26.8%	1.52%
1991	27%	1.67%
1992	26.9%	1.78%
1993	26.6%	1.79%
1994	25.9%	1.69%
1995	25.1%	1.51%
1996	24.1%	1.34%
1997	23%	1.23%
1998	21.8%	1.16%
1999	20.5%	1.12%
2000	19.2%	1.07%
2001	17.9%	1.03%
2002	16.7%	0.99%
2003	15.4%	0.96%
2004	14.3%	0.93%
2005	13.3%	0.9%
2006	12.5%	0.86%
2007	11.8%	0.8%
2008	11.3%	0.74%
2009	10.8%	0.67%
2010	10.4%	0.6%
2011	10.1%	0.56%
2012	9.82%	0.53%
2013	9.54%	0.51%
2014	9.5%	0.51%
2015	9.08%	0.5%
2016	8.83%	0.49%
2017	8.6%	0.46%
2018	8.4%	0.42%
2019	8.19%	0.39%
2020	7.97%	0.37%
2021	7.74%	0.36%
2022	7.51%	0.35%
2023	7.29%	0.34%