Liberia vs South Sudan: Fertility rate, total
Liberia
3.86 births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Liberia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.86 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Liberia ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 7.22 births per woman | 0.655 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.5907 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.68 births per woman | 7.36 births per woman | 0.6736 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.18 births per woman | 7.27 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.54 births per woman | 6.11 births per woman | 0.5741 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.1463 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.02 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.0546 births per woman | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Liberia or South Sudan?
- Liberia, at 3.86 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Liberia and South Sudan?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Liberia ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.