Comoros vs Liberia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Comoros
3.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Comoros rank
31st
Liberia rank
30th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Comoros
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3.95 live births per woman against 3.88 live births per woman in Comoros, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Comoros ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.24 live births per woman 6.18 live births per woman 0.0656 live births per woman Comoros
1960s 6.95 live births per woman 6.57 live births per woman 0.3826 live births per woman Comoros
1970s 7.15 live births per woman 6.72 live births per woman 0.4231 live births per woman Comoros
1980s 6.99 live births per woman 6.68 live births per woman 0.3041 live births per woman Comoros
1990s 5.85 live births per woman 6.18 live births per woman 0.3304 live births per woman Liberia
2000s 5.01 live births per woman 5.54 live births per woman 0.5223 live births per woman Liberia
2010s 4.46 live births per woman 4.63 live births per woman 0.1671 live births per woman Liberia
2020s 3.97 live births per woman 4.06 live births per woman 0.0865 live births per woman Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Comoros or Liberia?
Liberia, at 3.95 live births per woman against 3.88 live births per woman in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Comoros and Liberia?
0.07 live births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Comoros ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.