Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Saint Vincent 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 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs Saint Vincent 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 Vincent
1960	6.39	7.25
1961	6.45	7.16
1962	6.5	7.03
1963	6.56	6.92
1964	6.59	6.83
1965	6.62	6.74
1966	6.63	6.64
1967	6.65	6.53
1968	6.66	6.42
1969	6.64	6.28
1970	6.58	6.12
1971	6.54	5.95
1972	6.6	5.77
1973	6.65	5.59
1974	6.69	5.38
1975	6.74	5.17
1976	6.79	4.95
1977	6.84	4.75
1978	6.88	4.55
1979	6.92	4.29
1980	6.87	3.92
1981	6.83	3.85
1982	6.79	3.74
1983	6.76	3.56
1984	6.73	3.28
1985	6.69	3.08
1986	6.64	2.92
1987	6.57	2.82
1988	6.51	2.75
1989	6.43	2.73
1990	6.37	2.73
1991	6.32	2.75
1992	6.28	2.76
1993	6.25	2.74
1994	6.21	2.68
1995	6.17	2.61
1996	6.13	2.53
1997	6.08	2.43
1998	6.02	2.35
1999	5.95	2.31
2000	5.88	2.31
2001	5.77	2.3
2002	5.65	2.22
2003	5.55	2.14
2004	5.51	2.09
2005	5.52	2.07
2006	5.53	2.03
2007	5.46	2.06
2008	5.33	2.15
2009	5.17	2.17
2010	5.06	2.14
2011	4.97	2.08
2012	4.88	2.11
2013	4.75	2.11
2014	4.62	2.14
2015	4.52	2.13
2016	4.46	2.06
2017	4.4	1.94
2018	4.34	1.9
2019	4.26	1.86
2020	4.17	1.83
2021	4.09	1.81
2022	4.02	1.79
2023	3.95	1.78
2024	3.86	1.76
2025	3.79	1.75
2026	3.71	1.73
2027	3.64	1.72
2028	3.57	1.71
2029	3.51	1.71
2030	3.43	1.7
2031	3.38	1.7
2032	3.31	1.69
2033	3.25	1.69
2034	3.2	1.68
2035	3.15	1.68
2036	3.11	1.68
2037	3.06	1.68
2038	3.02	1.67
2039	2.98	1.67
2040	2.94	1.67
2041	2.91	1.67
2042	2.87	1.67
2043	2.83	1.67
2044	2.8	1.66
2045	2.77	1.66
2046	2.73	1.66
2047	2.7	1.66
2048	2.68	1.66
2049	2.65	1.66
2050	2.62	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Saint Vincent
1960	41.1%	49%
1961	41.1%	48.8%
1962	41.2%	48.6%
1963	41.4%	48.2%
1964	41.7%	47.7%
1965	42%	47.4%
1966	42.2%	47.1%
1967	42.4%	46.8%
1968	42.6%	46.6%
1969	42.8%	46.4%
1970	42.9%	46.2%
1971	43%	46%
1972	43.2%	45.8%
1973	43.3%	45.7%
1974	43.4%	45.5%
1975	43.5%	45.3%
1976	43.6%	45%
1977	43.7%	44.7%
1978	43.8%	44.4%
1979	43.9%	44.1%
1980	44%	43.5%
1981	44.1%	42.6%
1982	44.2%	41.7%
1983	44.2%	41%
1984	44.2%	40.4%
1985	44.2%	39.9%
1986	44.3%	39.4%
1987	44.3%	38.9%
1988	44.2%	38.4%
1989	44.1%	38%
1990	44.1%	37.5%
1991	44.2%	36.8%
1992	44.1%	36%
1993	43.9%	35.1%
1994	43.8%	34.4%
1995	43.6%	33.7%
1996	43.4%	33.1%
1997	43.3%	32.5%
1998	43.2%	32%
1999	43.1%	31.6%
2000	43%	31.4%
2001	43%	31%
2002	42.9%	30.3%
2003	42.9%	29.7%
2004	42.9%	29%
2005	43%	28.4%
2006	43.1%	27.8%
2007	43.2%	27.2%
2008	43.2%	26.7%
2009	43.1%	26.1%
2010	43.1%	25.7%
2011	42.7%	25.2%
2012	42.4%	24.8%
2013	42.5%	24.4%
2014	42.5%	24%
2015	42.4%	23.7%
2016	42.3%	23.4%
2017	42.1%	23%
2018	42%	22.7%
2019	41.7%	22.5%
2020	41.4%	22.2%
2021	41%	22.1%
2022	40.5%	21.9%
2023	40%	21.6%
2024	39.5%	21.3%
2025	39.1%	20.9%
2026	38.6%	20.4%
2027	38.1%	20%
2028	37.7%	19.5%
2029	37.2%	19%
2030	36.9%	18.6%
2031	36.5%	18.1%
2032	36.2%	17.8%
2033	35.8%	17.5%
2034	35.5%	17.3%
2035	35.2%	17.1%
2036	34.9%	17%
2037	34.5%	16.9%
2038	34.2%	16.9%
2039	33.9%	16.9%
2040	33.6%	16.9%
2041	33.2%	16.9%
2042	32.9%	16.9%
2043	32.6%	16.9%
2044	32.3%	17%
2045	32%	17%
2046	31.6%	17%
2047	31.3%	17%
2048	31%	16.9%
2049	30.7%	16.9%
2050	30.4%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. 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 Vincent
1960	25,713	3,029
1961	26,670	3,059
1962	27,679	3,073
1963	28,708	3,086
1964	29,592	3,130
1965	30,618	3,165
1966	31,454	3,194
1967	32,519	3,212
1968	33,536	3,218
1969	34,677	3,200
1970	35,196	3,161
1971	36,015	3,102
1972	37,860	3,033
1973	39,694	2,952
1974	41,499	2,863
1975	43,478	2,775
1976	45,528	2,694
1977	47,582	2,622
1978	49,813	2,581
1979	52,125	2,575
1980	53,452	2,362
1981	55,003	2,429
1982	56,127	2,477
1983	57,562	2,411
1984	59,460	2,248
1985	59,988	2,128
1986	61,924	2,020
1987	62,147	1,937
1988	62,703	1,876
1989	63,238	1,843
1990	52,770	1,825
1991	47,426	1,821
1992	50,204	1,849
1993	51,609	1,832
1994	52,101	1,786
1995	53,407	1,715
1996	56,392	1,610
1997	61,444	1,496
1998	72,146	1,379
1999	78,130	1,315
2000	83,143	1,279
2001	86,217	1,231
2002	88,643	1,166
2003	87,534	1,063
2004	91,755	992
2005	96,478	949
2006	104,099	881
2007	109,165	867
2008	112,032	904
2009	113,429	881
2010	114,249	796
2011	115,496	676
2012	121,973	637
2013	120,138	580
2014	116,667	580
2015	115,479	542
2016	118,852	443
2017	119,376	340
2018	120,231	271
2019	120,635	206
2020	120,632	-10
2021	121,038	-9
2022	123,747	96
2023	125,730	66

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Saint Vincent

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 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Saint Vincent
1985	1,749	77
1986	1,678	71
1987	1,655	69
1988	1,647	67
1989	1,633	70
1990	2,146	72
1991	1,627	71
1992	1,643	89
1993	1,709	76
1994	1,811	78
1995	1,530	80
1996	1,438	79
1997	1,043	78
1998	962	77
1999	852	72
2000	786	68
2001	720	64
2002	700	62
2003	759	59
2004	645	56
2005	619	55
2006	647	54
2007	659	54
2008	663	56
2009	674	56
2010	712	59
2011	726	59
2012	728	61
2013	725	73
2014	801	64
2015	784	59
2016	690	52
2017	703	58
2018	707	56
2019	689	58
2020	664	57
2021	667	105
2022	634	56
2023	628	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. 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 Vincent
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%	6.03%
1970	28.8%	6.42%
1971	28.3%	6.82%
1972	27.8%	7.2%
1973	27.4%	7.52%
1974	26.9%	7.71%
1975	26.5%	7.7%
1976	26%	7.45%
1977	25.6%	7.03%
1978	25.3%	6.49%
1979	24.9%	5.91%
1980	24.6%	5.34%
1981	24.3%	4.82%
1982	24.1%	4.34%
1983	24%	3.91%
1984	24.1%	3.54%
1985	24.3%	3.22%
1986	24.7%	2.96%
1987	25.2%	2.75%
1988	25.8%	2.59%
1989	26.4%	2.47%
1990	26.8%	2.38%
1991	27%	2.31%
1992	26.9%	2.26%
1993	26.6%	2.24%
1994	25.9%	2.23%
1995	25.1%	2.23%
1996	24.1%	2.23%
1997	23%	2.24%
1998	21.8%	2.25%
1999	20.5%	2.25%
2000	19.2%	2.25%
2001	17.9%	2.25%
2002	16.7%	2.24%
2003	15.4%	2.25%
2004	14.3%	2.25%
2005	13.3%	2.26%
2006	12.5%	2.26%
2007	11.8%	2.25%
2008	11.3%	2.23%
2009	10.8%	2.19%
2010	10.4%	2.14%
2011	10.1%	2.06%
2012	9.82%	1.98%
2013	9.54%	1.88%
2014	9.5%	1.79%
2015	9.08%	1.69%
2016	8.83%	1.59%
2017	8.6%	1.49%
2018	8.4%	1.39%
2019	8.19%	1.31%
2020	7.97%	1.23%
2021	7.74%	1.17%
2022	7.51%	1.11%
2023	7.29%	1.06%