Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs Saint Lucia 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	Saint Lucia
1960	6.39	6.77
1961	6.45	6.84
1962	6.5	6.82
1963	6.56	6.72
1964	6.59	6.76
1965	6.62	6.69
1966	6.63	6.61
1967	6.65	6.51
1968	6.66	6.39
1969	6.64	6.25
1970	6.58	6.1
1971	6.54	5.95
1972	6.6	5.81
1973	6.65	5.69
1974	6.69	5.57
1975	6.74	5.36
1976	6.79	5.16
1977	6.84	4.97
1978	6.88	4.83
1979	6.92	4.58
1980	6.87	4.41
1981	6.83	4.28
1982	6.79	4.17
1983	6.76	4.08
1984	6.73	4.02
1985	6.69	3.97
1986	6.64	3.8
1987	6.57	3.61
1988	6.51	3.44
1989	6.43	3.31
1990	6.37	3.24
1991	6.32	3.19
1992	6.28	3.11
1993	6.25	3
1994	6.21	3.03
1995	6.17	3.03
1996	6.13	2.71
1997	6.08	2.74
1998	6.02	2.4
1999	5.95	2.5
2000	5.88	2.21
2001	5.77	2.13
2002	5.65	2.03
2003	5.55	1.94
2004	5.51	1.86
2005	5.52	1.81
2006	5.53	1.77
2007	5.46	1.7
2008	5.33	1.7
2009	5.17	1.74
2010	5.06	1.67
2011	4.97	1.5
2012	4.88	1.5
2013	4.75	1.5
2014	4.62	1.49
2015	4.52	1.47
2016	4.46	1.46
2017	4.4	1.45
2018	4.34	1.44
2019	4.26	1.42
2020	4.17	1.41
2021	4.09	1.4
2022	4.02	1.39
2023	3.95	1.38
2024	3.86	1.38
2025	3.79	1.38
2026	3.71	1.37
2027	3.64	1.37
2028	3.57	1.36
2029	3.51	1.36
2030	3.43	1.37
2031	3.38	1.37
2032	3.31	1.37
2033	3.25	1.37
2034	3.2	1.37
2035	3.15	1.38
2036	3.11	1.38
2037	3.06	1.38
2038	3.02	1.38
2039	2.98	1.38
2040	2.94	1.39
2041	2.91	1.39
2042	2.87	1.4
2043	2.83	1.4
2044	2.8	1.4
2045	2.77	1.41
2046	2.73	1.41
2047	2.7	1.41
2048	2.68	1.41
2049	2.65	1.42
2050	2.62	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Saint Lucia
1960	41.1%	47.1%
1961	41.1%	48.1%
1962	41.2%	48.9%
1963	41.4%	49.6%
1964	41.7%	50.1%
1965	42%	50.5%
1966	42.2%	50.4%
1967	42.4%	50%
1968	42.6%	49.8%
1969	42.8%	50%
1970	42.9%	50.2%
1971	43%	50.4%
1972	43.2%	50.4%
1973	43.3%	50.2%
1974	43.4%	49.9%
1975	43.5%	49.5%
1976	43.6%	48.9%
1977	43.7%	47.9%
1978	43.8%	46.6%
1979	43.9%	45.5%
1980	44%	44.8%
1981	44.1%	44.3%
1982	44.2%	43.9%
1983	44.2%	43.5%
1984	44.2%	43.3%
1985	44.2%	43.1%
1986	44.3%	42.8%
1987	44.3%	42.6%
1988	44.2%	41.7%
1989	44.1%	40.2%
1990	44.1%	38.9%
1991	44.2%	38.1%
1992	44.1%	37.7%
1993	43.9%	37.3%
1994	43.8%	37%
1995	43.6%	36.7%
1996	43.4%	36.2%
1997	43.3%	35.7%
1998	43.2%	34.7%
1999	43.1%	33.5%
2000	43%	32.4%
2001	43%	31.4%
2002	42.9%	30.7%
2003	42.9%	30%
2004	42.9%	29.2%
2005	43%	28.4%
2006	43.1%	27.6%
2007	43.2%	26.8%
2008	43.2%	25.9%
2009	43.1%	25.1%
2010	43.1%	24.3%
2011	42.7%	23.5%
2012	42.4%	22.7%
2013	42.5%	22.1%
2014	42.5%	21.5%
2015	42.4%	20.9%
2016	42.3%	20.3%
2017	42.1%	19.9%
2018	42%	19.5%
2019	41.7%	19.1%
2020	41.4%	18.7%
2021	41%	18.5%
2022	40.5%	18.2%
2023	40%	17.9%
2024	39.5%	17.5%
2025	39.1%	17.2%
2026	38.6%	17.1%
2027	38.1%	16.9%
2028	37.7%	16.8%
2029	37.2%	16.6%
2030	36.9%	16.5%
2031	36.5%	16.3%
2032	36.2%	16.1%
2033	35.8%	15.9%
2034	35.5%	15.7%
2035	35.2%	15.6%
2036	34.9%	15.4%
2037	34.5%	15.2%
2038	34.2%	15%
2039	33.9%	14.8%
2040	33.6%	14.6%
2041	33.2%	14.4%
2042	32.9%	14.2%
2043	32.6%	14.1%
2044	32.3%	13.9%
2045	32%	13.7%
2046	31.6%	13.6%
2047	31.3%	13.4%
2048	31%	13.3%
2049	30.7%	13.1%
2050	30.4%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	25,713	3,202
1961	26,670	3,173
1962	27,679	3,124
1963	28,708	3,048
1964	29,592	3,074
1965	30,618	3,042
1966	31,454	3,028
1967	32,519	3,113
1968	33,536	3,154
1969	34,677	3,143
1970	35,196	3,093
1971	36,015	3,046
1972	37,860	3,028
1973	39,694	3,033
1974	41,499	3,106
1975	43,478	3,126
1976	45,528	3,166
1977	47,582	3,240
1978	49,813	3,340
1979	52,125	3,301
1980	53,452	3,275
1981	55,003	3,306
1982	56,127	3,360
1983	57,562	3,443
1984	59,460	3,526
1985	59,988	3,591
1986	61,924	3,496
1987	62,147	3,351
1988	62,703	3,229
1989	63,238	3,146
1990	52,770	3,061
1991	47,426	3,009
1992	50,204	2,981
1993	51,609	2,899
1994	52,101	2,976
1995	53,407	3,019
1996	56,392	2,649
1997	61,444	2,709
1998	72,146	2,294
1999	78,130	2,389
2000	83,143	1,967
2001	86,217	1,860
2002	88,643	1,774
2003	87,534	1,694
2004	91,755	1,615
2005	96,478	1,553
2006	104,099	1,511
2007	109,165	1,422
2008	112,032	1,369
2009	113,429	1,349
2010	114,249	1,176
2011	115,496	934
2012	121,973	916
2013	120,138	892
2014	116,667	852
2015	115,479	841
2016	118,852	767
2017	119,376	724
2018	120,231	694
2019	120,635	609
2020	120,632	562
2021	121,038	-15
2022	123,747	530
2023	125,730	475

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Saint Lucia
1985	1,749	56
1986	1,678	57
1987	1,655	69
1988	1,647	71
1989	1,633	66
1990	2,146	72
1991	1,627	71
1992	1,643	58
1993	1,709	58
1994	1,811	60
1995	1,530	60
1996	1,438	72
1997	1,043	89
1998	962	89
1999	852	88
2000	786	83
2001	720	70
2002	700	62
2003	759	56
2004	645	54
2005	619	55
2006	647	53
2007	659	55
2008	663	55
2009	674	51
2010	712	56
2011	726	56
2012	728	55
2013	725	53
2014	801	49
2015	784	46
2016	690	46
2017	703	43
2018	707	41
2019	689	43
2020	664	43
2021	667	94
2022	634	48
2023	628	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	31.3%	13.4%
1961	31.3%	12.9%
1962	31.3%	12.3%
1963	31.2%	11.6%
1964	31.1%	11%
1965	30.8%	10.3%
1966	30.6%	9.62%
1967	30.2%	8.96%
1968	29.8%	8.32%
1969	29.3%	7.7%
1970	28.8%	7.1%
1971	28.3%	6.54%
1972	27.8%	6.02%
1973	27.4%	5.53%
1974	26.9%	5.08%
1975	26.5%	4.67%
1976	26%	4.3%
1977	25.6%	3.97%
1978	25.3%	3.68%
1979	24.9%	3.42%
1980	24.6%	3.2%
1981	24.3%	3%
1982	24.1%	2.83%
1983	24%	2.68%
1984	24.1%	2.55%
1985	24.3%	2.44%
1986	24.7%	2.35%
1987	25.2%	2.27%
1988	25.8%	2.2%
1989	26.4%	2.14%
1990	26.8%	2.09%
1991	27%	2.05%
1992	26.9%	2.01%
1993	26.6%	1.98%
1994	25.9%	1.95%
1995	25.1%	1.92%
1996	24.1%	1.9%
1997	23%	1.88%
1998	21.8%	1.87%
1999	20.5%	1.86%
2000	19.2%	1.85%
2001	17.9%	1.84%
2002	16.7%	1.83%
2003	15.4%	1.83%
2004	14.3%	1.83%
2005	13.3%	1.83%
2006	12.5%	1.82%
2007	11.8%	1.82%
2008	11.3%	1.82%
2009	10.8%	1.81%
2010	10.4%	1.8%
2011	10.1%	1.79%
2012	9.82%	1.78%
2013	9.54%	1.77%
2014	9.5%	1.75%
2015	9.08%	1.74%
2016	8.83%	1.72%
2017	8.6%	1.7%
2018	8.4%	1.67%
2019	8.19%	1.65%
2020	7.97%	1.63%
2021	7.74%	1.6%
2022	7.51%	1.58%
2023	7.29%	1.55%