Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Liberia vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.39	6.5
1961	6.45	6.49
1962	6.5	6.49
1963	6.56	6.5
1964	6.59	6.49
1965	6.62	6.5
1966	6.63	6.5
1967	6.65	6.51
1968	6.66	6.53
1969	6.64	6.52
1970	6.58	6.52
1971	6.54	6.52
1972	6.6	6.5
1973	6.65	6.46
1974	6.69	6.41
1975	6.74	6.35
1976	6.79	6.29
1977	6.84	6.22
1978	6.88	6.15
1979	6.92	6.06
1980	6.87	5.95
1981	6.83	5.81
1982	6.79	5.66
1983	6.76	5.48
1984	6.73	5.3
1985	6.69	5.13
1986	6.64	5
1987	6.57	4.88
1988	6.51	4.77
1989	6.43	4.65
1990	6.37	4.51
1991	6.32	4.25
1992	6.28	4.09
1993	6.25	3.82
1994	6.21	3.76
1995	6.17	3.28
1996	6.13	3.06
1997	6.08	2.83
1998	6.02	2.77
1999	5.95	2.79
2000	5.88	2.73
2001	5.77	2.62
2002	5.65	2.54
2003	5.55	2.49
2004	5.51	2.38
2005	5.52	2.23
2006	5.53	1.96
2007	5.46	1.79
2008	5.33	1.52
2009	5.17	1.58
2010	5.06	1.57
2011	4.97	1.54
2012	4.88	1.53
2013	4.75	1.53
2014	4.62	1.48
2015	4.52	1.42
2016	4.46	1.37
2017	4.4	1.35
2018	4.34	1.29
2019	4.26	1.25
2020	4.17	1.29
2021	4.09	1.16
2022	4.02	1.15
2023	3.95	1.2
2024	3.86	1.21
2025	3.79	1.21
2026	3.71	1.21
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	1.26
2037	3.06	1.27
2038	3.02	1.28
2039	2.98	1.28
2040	2.94	1.28
2041	2.91	1.29
2042	2.87	1.29
2043	2.83	1.3
2044	2.8	1.3
2045	2.77	1.31
2046	2.73	1.31
2047	2.7	1.31
2048	2.68	1.32
2049	2.65	1.32
2050	2.62	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	UAE
1960	41.1%	37.8%
1961	41.1%	36.7%
1962	41.2%	35.8%
1963	41.4%	35.1%
1964	41.7%	34.5%
1965	42%	33.9%
1966	42.2%	33.2%
1967	42.4%	32.1%
1968	42.6%	31.2%
1969	42.8%	30.6%
1970	42.9%	29.8%
1971	43%	29%
1972	43.2%	28.3%
1973	43.3%	27.8%
1974	43.4%	27.4%
1975	43.5%	27.2%
1976	43.6%	26.9%
1977	43.7%	26.8%
1978	43.8%	26.9%
1979	43.9%	27.1%
1980	44%	27.4%
1981	44.1%	28%
1982	44.2%	28.8%
1983	44.2%	29.5%
1984	44.2%	30.2%
1985	44.2%	30.7%
1986	44.3%	31.2%
1987	44.3%	31.2%
1988	44.2%	30.9%
1989	44.1%	30.3%
1990	44.1%	29.6%
1991	44.2%	28.8%
1992	44.1%	28.1%
1993	43.9%	27.4%
1994	43.8%	26.7%
1995	43.6%	25.9%
1996	43.4%	25.2%
1997	43.3%	24.3%
1998	43.2%	23.1%
1999	43.1%	22%
2000	43%	20.8%
2001	43%	19.8%
2002	42.9%	18.9%
2003	42.9%	18.3%
2004	42.9%	17.8%
2005	43%	17.5%
2006	43.1%	17.2%
2007	43.2%	17%
2008	43.2%	16.9%
2009	43.1%	16.9%
2010	43.1%	16.9%
2011	42.7%	16.8%
2012	42.4%	16.8%
2013	42.5%	16.8%
2014	42.5%	16.8%
2015	42.4%	16.8%
2016	42.3%	16.8%
2017	42.1%	16.8%
2018	42%	16.7%
2019	41.7%	16.6%
2020	41.4%	16.6%
2021	41%	16.5%
2022	40.5%	16.5%
2023	40%	16.3%
2024	39.5%	16.1%
2025	39.1%	16%
2026	38.6%	15.9%
2027	38.1%	15.9%
2028	37.7%	15.9%
2029	37.2%	15.9%
2030	36.9%	16%
2031	36.5%	16.1%
2032	36.2%	16.3%
2033	35.8%	16.5%
2034	35.5%	16.7%
2035	35.2%	16.9%
2036	34.9%	17.1%
2037	34.5%	17.3%
2038	34.2%	17.5%
2039	33.9%	17.7%
2040	33.6%	17.9%
2041	33.2%	18%
2042	32.9%	18.1%
2043	32.6%	18.2%
2044	32.3%	18.3%
2045	32%	18.3%
2046	31.6%	18.3%
2047	31.3%	18.3%
2048	31%	18.3%
2049	30.7%	18.2%
2050	30.4%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	25,713	3,418
1961	26,670	3,657
1962	27,679	3,901
1963	28,708	4,157
1964	29,592	4,410
1965	30,618	4,675
1966	31,454	4,955
1967	32,519	5,264
1968	33,536	5,588
1969	34,677	6,138
1970	35,196	6,922
1971	36,015	7,839
1972	37,860	8,818
1973	39,694	9,822
1974	41,499	10,835
1975	43,478	11,859
1976	45,528	12,876
1977	47,582	15,787
1978	49,813	18,879
1979	52,125	21,987
1980	53,452	25,005
1981	55,003	27,560
1982	56,127	29,585
1983	57,562	31,480
1984	59,460	33,250
1985	59,988	34,855
1986	61,924	36,829
1987	62,147	37,741
1988	62,703	38,861
1989	63,238	40,148
1990	52,770	41,339
1991	47,426	41,409
1992	50,204	42,119
1993	51,609	41,324
1994	52,101	42,976
1995	53,407	38,685
1996	56,392	37,886
1997	61,444	38,207
1998	72,146	41,176
1999	78,130	46,198
2000	83,143	49,993
2001	86,217	52,789
2002	88,643	55,922
2003	87,534	59,118
2004	91,755	60,344
2005	96,478	60,046
2006	104,099	54,338
2007	109,165	55,048
2008	112,032	55,426
2009	113,429	66,521
2010	114,249	69,907
2011	115,496	73,496
2012	121,973	78,682
2013	120,138	82,977
2014	116,667	84,277
2015	115,479	85,044
2016	118,852	87,028
2017	119,376	89,382
2018	120,231	86,840
2019	120,635	86,296
2020	120,632	87,871
2021	121,038	76,802
2022	123,747	81,758
2023	125,730	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	UAE
1985	1,749	19
1986	1,678	19
1987	1,655	19
1988	1,647	19
1989	1,633	19
1990	2,146	19
1991	1,627	19
1992	1,643	19
1993	1,709	19
1994	1,811	19
1995	1,530	18
1996	1,438	16
1997	1,043	14
1998	962	12
1999	852	10
2000	786	8
2001	720	7
2002	700	5
2003	759	5
2004	645	4
2005	619	4
2006	647	3
2007	659	3
2008	663	3
2009	674	3
2010	712	3
2011	726	4
2012	728	4
2013	725	4
2014	801	3
2015	784	3
2016	690	3
2017	703	3
2018	707	3
2019	689	3
2020	664	6
2021	667	6
2022	634	2
2023	628	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	31.3%	20.1%
1961	31.3%	19%
1962	31.3%	18%
1963	31.2%	16.9%
1964	31.1%	15.8%
1965	30.8%	14.8%
1966	30.6%	13.7%
1967	30.2%	12.6%
1968	29.8%	11.6%
1969	29.3%	10.6%
1970	28.8%	9.62%
1971	28.3%	8.72%
1972	27.8%	7.89%
1973	27.4%	7.12%
1974	26.9%	6.43%
1975	26.5%	5.8%
1976	26%	5.23%
1977	25.6%	4.7%
1978	25.3%	4.22%
1979	24.9%	3.78%
1980	24.6%	3.4%
1981	24.3%	3.06%
1982	24.1%	2.77%
1983	24%	2.52%
1984	24.1%	2.31%
1985	24.3%	2.12%
1986	24.7%	1.97%
1987	25.2%	1.83%
1988	25.8%	1.71%
1989	26.4%	1.61%
1990	26.8%	1.51%
1991	27%	1.43%
1992	26.9%	1.37%
1993	26.6%	1.31%
1994	25.9%	1.26%
1995	25.1%	1.21%
1996	24.1%	1.18%
1997	23%	1.15%
1998	21.8%	1.12%
1999	20.5%	1.09%
2000	19.2%	1.07%
2001	17.9%	1.05%
2002	16.7%	1.03%
2003	15.4%	1.01%
2004	14.3%	1%
2005	13.3%	0.98%
2006	12.5%	0.96%
2007	11.8%	0.94%
2008	11.3%	0.92%
2009	10.8%	0.9%
2010	10.4%	0.88%
2011	10.1%	0.86%
2012	9.82%	0.84%
2013	9.54%	0.82%
2014	9.5%	0.79%
2015	9.08%	0.77%
2016	8.83%	0.73%
2017	8.6%	0.7%
2018	8.4%	0.67%
2019	8.19%	0.63%
2020	7.97%	0.6%
2021	7.74%	0.56%
2022	7.51%	0.53%
2023	7.29%	0.5%