Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Burkina Faso
31.64 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Liberia rank
28th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 31.64 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.68 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.8 births per 1,000 people | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 1.24 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1960s | 47.15 births per 1,000 people | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 1.77 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 48.29 births per 1,000 people | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.1721 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 48.65 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46.16 births per 1,000 people | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.09 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 3.2 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 4.7 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 32.21 births per 1,000 people | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 0.811 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Burkina Faso, at 31.64 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 0.68 births per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.