Eritrea vs Liberia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Eritrea
3.5 children per women
in 2023
Liberia
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Liberia rank
32nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Eritrea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 children per women | 3.58 children per women | 0.0307 children per women | Liberia |
| 1960s | 4.02 children per women | 3.98 children per women | 0.0379 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 4.42 children per women | 4.41 children per women | 0.0157 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 4.72 children per women | 4.55 children per women | 0.1731 children per women | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.4849 children per women | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.48 children per women | 4.55 children per women | 0.0736 children per women | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.95 children per women | 4.04 children per women | 0.0903 children per women | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.6 children per women | 3.62 children per women | 0.021 children per women | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Eritrea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Eritrea and Liberia?
- 0.03 children per women, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Eritrea ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).