Congo vs Liberia: Birth rate
Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Liberia rank
28th
Birth rate over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 30.96 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.33 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.58 births per 1,000 people | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 1.46 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1960s | 43.53 births per 1,000 people | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 5.39 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 43.71 births per 1,000 people | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 4.4 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 7.21 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 38.34 births per 1,000 people | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 6.74 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 37.2 births per 1,000 people | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 3.93 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 35.52 births per 1,000 people | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.4365 births per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 31.17 births per 1,000 people | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 0.2275 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Congo or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 30.96 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Congo and Liberia?
- 0.33 births per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for birth rate?
- Congo ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.