Total Fertility Rate in Liberia
Liberia: Total Fertility Rate was 4.02 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Liberia, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Liberia is 4.02, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Liberia peaked at 6.92 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.02, in 2022.
That places Liberia 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 | 6.39 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.72 | 6.54 | 6.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.68 | 6.43 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.18 | 5.95 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 5.17 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 4.26 | 5.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 | 4.02 | 4.17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 25 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 4.17 compare
- 26 Congo, Republic of 4.09 compare
- 27 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4.06 compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 3.92 compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 3.92 compare
- 31 Comoros, Union of the 3.91 compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 75,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 77,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Liberia?
- Total fertility rate in Liberia was 4.02 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 in 1979.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 in 2022.
- How does Liberia rank for total fertility rate?
- Liberia ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.