Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Thailand

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	6.39	6.33
1961	6.45	6.32
1962	6.5	6.33
1963	6.56	6.34
1964	6.59	6.31
1965	6.62	6.26
1966	6.63	6.18
1967	6.65	6.08
1968	6.66	5.93
1969	6.64	5.7
1970	6.58	5.45
1971	6.54	5.25
1972	6.6	5.08
1973	6.65	4.85
1974	6.69	4.6
1975	6.74	4.36
1976	6.79	4.12
1977	6.84	3.87
1978	6.88	3.62
1979	6.92	3.45
1980	6.87	3.29
1981	6.83	3.13
1982	6.79	2.94
1983	6.76	2.76
1984	6.73	2.58
1985	6.69	2.45
1986	6.64	2.36
1987	6.57	2.26
1988	6.51	2.17
1989	6.43	2.14
1990	6.37	2.07
1991	6.32	2.04
1992	6.28	2.01
1993	6.25	1.97
1994	6.21	1.93
1995	6.17	1.89
1996	6.13	1.87
1997	6.08	1.85
1998	6.02	1.82
1999	5.95	1.77
2000	5.88	1.73
2001	5.77	1.71
2002	5.65	1.69
2003	5.55	1.67
2004	5.51	1.67
2005	5.52	1.64
2006	5.53	1.63
2007	5.46	1.62
2008	5.33	1.59
2009	5.17	1.57
2010	5.06	1.56
2011	4.97	1.57
2012	4.88	1.56
2013	4.75	1.53
2014	4.62	1.48
2015	4.52	1.45
2016	4.46	1.4
2017	4.4	1.36
2018	4.34	1.32
2019	4.26	1.29
2020	4.17	1.26
2021	4.09	1.23
2022	4.02	1.22
2023	3.95	1.21
2024	3.86	1.2
2025	3.79	1.19
2026	3.71	1.19
2027	3.64	1.19
2028	3.57	1.19
2029	3.51	1.19
2030	3.43	1.2
2031	3.38	1.2
2032	3.31	1.21
2033	3.25	1.21
2034	3.2	1.22
2035	3.15	1.22
2036	3.11	1.23
2037	3.06	1.23
2038	3.02	1.24
2039	2.98	1.24
2040	2.94	1.25
2041	2.91	1.25
2042	2.87	1.26
2043	2.83	1.26
2044	2.8	1.26
2045	2.77	1.27
2046	2.73	1.27
2047	2.7	1.28
2048	2.68	1.28
2049	2.65	1.28
2050	2.62	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Thailand
1960	41.1%	44.3%
1961	41.1%	44.6%
1962	41.2%	44.8%
1963	41.4%	45.1%
1964	41.7%	45.3%
1965	42%	45.4%
1966	42.2%	45.4%
1967	42.4%	45.3%
1968	42.6%	45.2%
1969	42.8%	45%
1970	42.9%	44.8%
1971	43%	44.4%
1972	43.2%	44%
1973	43.3%	43.5%
1974	43.4%	43%
1975	43.5%	42.4%
1976	43.6%	41.8%
1977	43.7%	41.1%
1978	43.8%	40.3%
1979	43.9%	39.5%
1980	44%	38.7%
1981	44.1%	37.8%
1982	44.2%	37%
1983	44.2%	36%
1984	44.2%	35.1%
1985	44.2%	34.1%
1986	44.3%	33.2%
1987	44.3%	32.4%
1988	44.2%	31.5%
1989	44.1%	30.7%
1990	44.1%	30%
1991	44.2%	29.2%
1992	44.1%	28.5%
1993	43.9%	28%
1994	43.8%	27.4%
1995	43.6%	26.9%
1996	43.4%	26.4%
1997	43.3%	25.9%
1998	43.2%	25.4%
1999	43.1%	24.9%
2000	43%	24.4%
2001	43%	23.9%
2002	42.9%	23.4%
2003	42.9%	23%
2004	42.9%	22.6%
2005	43%	22.2%
2006	43.1%	21.7%
2007	43.2%	21.3%
2008	43.2%	20.9%
2009	43.1%	20.6%
2010	43.1%	20.1%
2011	42.7%	19.7%
2012	42.4%	19.2%
2013	42.5%	18.8%
2014	42.5%	18.5%
2015	42.4%	18.1%
2016	42.3%	17.7%
2017	42.1%	17.3%
2018	42%	16.9%
2019	41.7%	16.6%
2020	41.4%	16.2%
2021	41%	15.8%
2022	40.5%	15.4%
2023	40%	15.1%
2024	39.5%	14.7%
2025	39.1%	14.4%
2026	38.6%	14.1%
2027	38.1%	13.7%
2028	37.7%	13.4%
2029	37.2%	13.1%
2030	36.9%	12.9%
2031	36.5%	12.7%
2032	36.2%	12.5%
2033	35.8%	12.3%
2034	35.5%	12.2%
2035	35.2%	12.1%
2036	34.9%	12%
2037	34.5%	11.9%
2038	34.2%	11.9%
2039	33.9%	11.8%
2040	33.6%	11.8%
2041	33.2%	11.8%
2042	32.9%	11.8%
2043	32.6%	11.7%
2044	32.3%	11.7%
2045	32%	11.7%
2046	31.6%	11.7%
2047	31.3%	11.6%
2048	31%	11.6%
2049	30.7%	11.6%
2050	30.4%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	25,713	774,190
1961	26,670	801,140
1962	27,679	828,741
1963	28,708	860,728
1964	29,592	885,137
1965	30,618	909,000
1966	31,454	929,469
1967	32,519	944,980
1968	33,536	953,806
1969	34,677	948,314
1970	35,196	937,116
1971	36,015	936,215
1972	37,860	940,420
1973	39,694	933,540
1974	41,499	923,151
1975	43,478	911,980
1976	45,528	894,072
1977	47,582	871,232
1978	49,813	847,799
1979	52,125	843,434
1980	53,452	845,575
1981	55,003	839,297
1982	56,127	817,951
1983	57,562	794,239
1984	59,460	779,856
1985	59,988	776,935
1986	61,924	783,430
1987	62,147	774,498
1988	62,703	765,252
1989	63,238	774,563
1990	52,770	760,808
1991	47,426	760,508
1992	50,204	754,999
1993	51,609	737,696
1994	52,101	712,589
1995	53,407	682,703
1996	56,392	661,397
1997	61,444	644,834
1998	72,146	617,318
1999	78,130	578,073
2000	83,143	543,884
2001	86,217	524,230
2002	88,643	504,299
2003	87,534	488,003
2004	91,755	466,542
2005	96,478	456,378
2006	104,099	441,211
2007	109,165	425,362
2008	112,032	401,730
2009	113,429	382,636
2010	114,249	370,466
2011	115,496	365,670
2012	121,973	351,485
2013	120,138	325,059
2014	116,667	294,628
2015	115,479	266,362
2016	118,852	226,255
2017	119,376	194,695
2018	120,231	159,383
2019	120,635	116,867
2020	120,632	84,107
2021	121,038	57,382
2022	123,747	-61,046
2023	125,730	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Thailand
1985	1,749	88
1986	1,678	78
1987	1,655	72
1988	1,647	67
1989	1,633	64
1990	2,146	60
1991	1,627	59
1992	1,643	58
1993	1,709	57
1994	1,811	54
1995	1,530	52
1996	1,438	49
1997	1,043	48
1998	962	47
1999	852	48
2000	786	49
2001	720	47
2002	700	44
2003	759	42
2004	645	44
2005	619	40
2006	647	38
2007	659	38
2008	663	37
2009	674	37
2010	712	37
2011	726	37
2012	728	36
2013	725	35
2014	801	34
2015	784	34
2016	690	34
2017	703	34
2018	707	34
2019	689	34
2020	664	36
2021	667	38
2022	634	112
2023	628	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	31.3%	14.7%
1961	31.3%	14.2%
1962	31.3%	13.7%
1963	31.2%	13.2%
1964	31.1%	12.8%
1965	30.8%	12.3%
1966	30.6%	11.8%
1967	30.2%	11.4%
1968	29.8%	10.9%
1969	29.3%	10.4%
1970	28.8%	9.95%
1971	28.3%	9.47%
1972	27.8%	9.01%
1973	27.4%	8.56%
1974	26.9%	8.14%
1975	26.5%	7.73%
1976	26%	7.35%
1977	25.6%	7%
1978	25.3%	6.67%
1979	24.9%	6.36%
1980	24.6%	6.07%
1981	24.3%	5.79%
1982	24.1%	5.53%
1983	24%	5.28%
1984	24.1%	5.03%
1985	24.3%	4.8%
1986	24.7%	4.57%
1987	25.2%	4.34%
1988	25.8%	4.12%
1989	26.4%	3.91%
1990	26.8%	3.69%
1991	27%	3.49%
1992	26.9%	3.3%
1993	26.6%	3.12%
1994	25.9%	2.96%
1995	25.1%	2.81%
1996	24.1%	2.67%
1997	23%	2.53%
1998	21.8%	2.41%
1999	20.5%	2.29%
2000	19.2%	2.18%
2001	17.9%	2.08%
2002	16.7%	1.98%
2003	15.4%	1.89%
2004	14.3%	1.81%
2005	13.3%	1.73%
2006	12.5%	1.66%
2007	11.8%	1.59%
2008	11.3%	1.53%
2009	10.8%	1.47%
2010	10.4%	1.42%
2011	10.1%	1.37%
2012	9.82%	1.32%
2013	9.54%	1.27%
2014	9.5%	1.23%
2015	9.08%	1.19%
2016	8.83%	1.15%
2017	8.6%	1.11%
2018	8.4%	1.08%
2019	8.19%	1.04%
2020	7.97%	1.01%
2021	7.74%	0.98%
2022	7.51%	0.95%
2023	7.29%	0.92%