Ethiopia vs Liberia: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Liberia rank
30th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.0522 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3127 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.6258 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.8152 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.6376 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.043 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.0732 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, 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 fertility rate: births per woman?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.