Ethiopia vs Liberia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Ethiopia
31.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
25th
Liberia rank
28th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 31.9 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.94 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.36 births per 1,000 people | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.3211 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 48.97 births per 1,000 people | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 0.0519 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 50.49 births per 1,000 people | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 2.38 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 51.1 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 3.71 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 3.92 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 42.06 births per 1,000 people | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 0.9297 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 32.63 births per 1,000 people | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.23 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 31.9 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 Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.94 births per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.