Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs Montenegro population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	Montenegro
1960	6.39	3.53
1961	6.45	3.49
1962	6.5	3.44
1963	6.56	3.38
1964	6.59	3.28
1965	6.62	3.19
1966	6.63	3.09
1967	6.65	2.91
1968	6.66	2.8
1969	6.64	2.79
1970	6.58	2.69
1971	6.54	2.67
1972	6.6	2.61
1973	6.65	2.51
1974	6.69	2.43
1975	6.74	2.38
1976	6.79	2.35
1977	6.84	2.31
1978	6.88	2.25
1979	6.92	2.2
1980	6.87	2.22
1981	6.83	2.19
1982	6.79	2.19
1983	6.76	2.17
1984	6.73	2.14
1985	6.69	2.13
1986	6.64	2.09
1987	6.57	2.07
1988	6.51	2.01
1989	6.43	1.94
1990	6.37	1.95
1991	6.32	2.02
1992	6.28	2.01
1993	6.25	1.96
1994	6.21	1.94
1995	6.17	1.96
1996	6.13	1.92
1997	6.08	1.89
1998	6.02	1.89
1999	5.95	1.88
2000	5.88	1.9
2001	5.77	1.86
2002	5.65	1.81
2003	5.55	1.8
2004	5.51	1.73
2005	5.52	1.69
2006	5.53	1.73
2007	5.46	1.8
2008	5.33	1.89
2009	5.17	1.98
2010	5.06	1.7
2011	4.97	1.65
2012	4.88	1.72
2013	4.75	1.73
2014	4.62	1.75
2015	4.52	1.7
2016	4.46	1.8
2017	4.4	1.8
2018	4.34	1.8
2019	4.26	1.8
2020	4.17	1.75
2021	4.09	1.75
2022	4.02	1.8
2023	3.95	1.74
2024	3.86	1.74
2025	3.79	1.73
2026	3.71	1.73
2027	3.64	1.73
2028	3.57	1.73
2029	3.51	1.72
2030	3.43	1.72
2031	3.38	1.72
2032	3.31	1.71
2033	3.25	1.71
2034	3.2	1.71
2035	3.15	1.7
2036	3.11	1.7
2037	3.06	1.7
2038	3.02	1.69
2039	2.98	1.69
2040	2.94	1.69
2041	2.91	1.69
2042	2.87	1.68
2043	2.83	1.68
2044	2.8	1.68
2045	2.77	1.68
2046	2.73	1.68
2047	2.7	1.67
2048	2.68	1.67
2049	2.65	1.67
2050	2.62	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Montenegro
1960	41.1%	36.1%
1961	41.1%	36.3%
1962	41.2%	36.4%
1963	41.4%	36.2%
1964	41.7%	35.9%
1965	42%	35.5%
1966	42.2%	35.1%
1967	42.4%	34.5%
1968	42.6%	33.9%
1969	42.8%	33.3%
1970	42.9%	32.6%
1971	43%	32%
1972	43.2%	31.4%
1973	43.3%	30.9%
1974	43.4%	30.4%
1975	43.5%	29.9%
1976	43.6%	29.5%
1977	43.7%	29%
1978	43.8%	28.5%
1979	43.9%	28.1%
1980	44%	27.8%
1981	44.1%	27.5%
1982	44.2%	27.1%
1983	44.2%	26.9%
1984	44.2%	26.6%
1985	44.2%	26.4%
1986	44.3%	26.2%
1987	44.3%	26%
1988	44.2%	25.9%
1989	44.1%	25.7%
1990	44.1%	25.6%
1991	44.2%	25.4%
1992	44.1%	25.1%
1993	43.9%	24.7%
1994	43.8%	24.4%
1995	43.6%	24%
1996	43.4%	23.6%
1997	43.3%	23.2%
1998	43.2%	22.8%
1999	43.1%	22.4%
2000	43%	21.9%
2001	43%	21.5%
2002	42.9%	21.2%
2003	42.9%	20.9%
2004	42.9%	20.6%
2005	43%	20.4%
2006	43.1%	20.1%
2007	43.2%	19.9%
2008	43.2%	19.6%
2009	43.1%	19.4%
2010	43.1%	19.2%
2011	42.7%	19%
2012	42.4%	18.8%
2013	42.5%	18.7%
2014	42.5%	18.6%
2015	42.4%	18.6%
2016	42.3%	18.6%
2017	42.1%	18.5%
2018	42%	18.4%
2019	41.7%	18.4%
2020	41.4%	18.4%
2021	41%	18.5%
2022	40.5%	18.5%
2023	40%	18.3%
2024	39.5%	18.1%
2025	39.1%	17.9%
2026	38.6%	17.7%
2027	38.1%	17.5%
2028	37.7%	17.2%
2029	37.2%	17%
2030	36.9%	16.8%
2031	36.5%	16.6%
2032	36.2%	16.3%
2033	35.8%	16.2%
2034	35.5%	16%
2035	35.2%	15.8%
2036	34.9%	15.7%
2037	34.5%	15.5%
2038	34.2%	15.4%
2039	33.9%	15.3%
2040	33.6%	15.2%
2041	33.2%	15.1%
2042	32.9%	15.1%
2043	32.6%	15%
2044	32.3%	15%
2045	32%	15%
2046	31.6%	14.9%
2047	31.3%	14.9%
2048	31%	14.9%
2049	30.7%	14.9%
2050	30.4%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	25,713	9,144
1961	26,670	9,278
1962	27,679	9,402
1963	28,708	9,449
1964	29,592	9,227
1965	30,618	9,010
1966	31,454	8,661
1967	32,519	7,961
1968	33,536	7,497
1969	34,677	7,449
1970	35,196	7,069
1971	36,015	7,168
1972	37,860	7,252
1973	39,694	7,096
1974	41,499	6,919
1975	43,478	6,878
1976	45,528	6,845
1977	47,582	6,650
1978	49,813	6,408
1979	52,125	6,139
1980	53,452	6,383
1981	55,003	6,275
1982	56,127	6,419
1983	57,562	6,482
1984	59,460	6,337
1985	59,988	6,283
1986	61,924	6,097
1987	62,147	5,958
1988	62,703	5,529
1989	63,238	5,129
1990	52,770	5,010
1991	47,426	5,191
1992	50,204	5,015
1993	51,609	4,638
1994	52,101	4,381
1995	53,407	4,527
1996	56,392	4,155
1997	61,444	3,597
1998	72,146	3,889
1999	78,130	3,454
2000	83,143	3,751
2001	86,217	3,462
2002	88,643	2,988
2003	87,534	2,632
2004	91,755	2,146
2005	96,478	1,536
2006	104,099	1,599
2007	109,165	1,848
2008	112,032	2,530
2009	113,429	2,783
2010	114,249	1,797
2011	115,496	1,365
2012	121,973	1,554
2013	120,138	1,557
2014	116,667	1,560
2015	115,479	1,062
2016	118,852	1,125
2017	119,376	939
2018	120,231	752
2019	120,635	627
2020	120,632	-188
2021	121,038	-2,062
2022	123,747	0
2023	125,730	686

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Montenegro
1985	1,749	11
1986	1,678	11
1987	1,655	10
1988	1,647	10
1989	1,633	10
1990	2,146	10
1991	1,627	11
1992	1,643	11
1993	1,709	11
1994	1,811	11
1995	1,530	11
1996	1,438	12
1997	1,043	12
1998	962	12
1999	852	12
2000	786	11
2001	720	11
2002	700	10
2003	759	10
2004	645	9
2005	619	8
2006	647	8
2007	659	8
2008	663	8
2009	674	8
2010	712	7
2011	726	7
2012	728	7
2013	725	7
2014	801	7
2015	784	7
2016	690	6
2017	703	7
2018	707	7
2019	689	6
2020	664	15
2021	667	15
2022	634	13
2023	628	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	31.3%	-
1961	31.3%	-
1962	31.3%	-
1963	31.2%	-
1964	31.1%	-
1965	30.8%	-
1966	30.6%	-
1967	30.2%	-
1968	29.8%	-
1969	29.3%	-
1970	28.8%	-
1971	28.3%	-
1972	27.8%	-
1973	27.4%	-
1974	26.9%	-
1975	26.5%	-
1976	26%	-
1977	25.6%	-
1978	25.3%	-
1979	24.9%	-
1980	24.6%	-
1981	24.3%	-
1982	24.1%	-
1983	24%	-
1984	24.1%	2.72%
1985	24.3%	2.48%
1986	24.7%	2.25%
1987	25.2%	2.05%
1988	25.8%	1.89%
1989	26.4%	1.75%
1990	26.8%	1.65%
1991	27%	1.58%
1992	26.9%	1.54%
1993	26.6%	1.52%
1994	25.9%	1.51%
1995	25.1%	1.51%
1996	24.1%	1.51%
1997	23%	1.51%
1998	21.8%	1.49%
1999	20.5%	1.46%
2000	19.2%	1.42%
2001	17.9%	1.37%
2002	16.7%	1.3%
2003	15.4%	1.22%
2004	14.3%	1.14%
2005	13.3%	1.06%
2006	12.5%	0.97%
2007	11.8%	0.89%
2008	11.3%	0.8%
2009	10.8%	0.73%
2010	10.4%	0.66%
2011	10.1%	0.59%
2012	9.82%	0.54%
2013	9.54%	0.49%
2014	9.5%	0.45%
2015	9.08%	0.41%
2016	8.83%	0.38%
2017	8.6%	0.36%
2018	8.4%	0.33%
2019	8.19%	0.32%
2020	7.97%	0.3%
2021	7.74%	0.28%
2022	7.51%	0.27%
2023	7.29%	0.26%