Birth rate, crude in Liberia
Liberia: Birth rate, crude was 30.58 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.58 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
27th
of 217 countries
All-time high
52.92 per 1,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
30.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 30.58 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Liberia peaked at 52.92 per 1,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.58 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 27th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.36 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 48.7 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 49.01 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 49.23 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 49.26 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.27 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.06 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 48.96 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 48.77 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 48.57 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 47.89 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 47.43 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 47.59 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 47.78 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 47.89 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.1 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 48.33 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 48.49 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 48.71 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 48.95 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 48.65 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.41 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 48.03 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.74 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.68 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 47.56 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 47.24 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 46.66 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 46.21 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 45.76 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 52.92 per 1,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 44.62 per 1,000 people | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 44.63 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 46.15 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 44.22 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 44.95 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 41.71 per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 43.22 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 43.32 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.24 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.57 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 42 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 42 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.12 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.62 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.84 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.66 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.81 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.97 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.93 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 37.43 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.23 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 35.22 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.34 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 33.93 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.38 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.95 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.43 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 31.92 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 31.52 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.19 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.96 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.58 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.92 per 1,000 people | 48.36 per 1,000 people | 49.27 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.12 per 1,000 people | 47.43 per 1,000 people | 48.95 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.39 per 1,000 people | 45.76 per 1,000 people | 48.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.08 per 1,000 people | 41.71 per 1,000 people | 52.92 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.13 per 1,000 people | 38.81 per 1,000 people | 43.24 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.08 per 1,000 people | 32.43 per 1,000 people | 37.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.23 per 1,000 people | 30.58 per 1,000 people | 31.92 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 24 Ethiopia 31.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 31.34 per 1,000 people compare
- 26 Malawi 31.14 per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.11 per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 29.99 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Liberia?
- Birth rate, crude in Liberia was 30.58 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.92 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.58 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for birth rate, crude?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.