Guinea vs Liberia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guinea
3.59 children per women
in 2023
Liberia
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Guinea rank
30th
Liberia rank
32nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.59 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea ranks 30th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 children per women | 3.58 children per women | 0.3097 children per women | Liberia |
| 1960s | 3.52 children per women | 3.98 children per women | 0.462 children per women | Liberia |
| 1970s | 3.88 children per women | 4.41 children per women | 0.5312 children per women | Liberia |
| 1980s | 4.3 children per women | 4.55 children per women | 0.2487 children per women | Liberia |
| 1990s | 4.55 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.1098 children per women | Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.53 children per women | 4.55 children per women | 0.0247 children per women | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.15 children per women | 4.04 children per women | 0.1168 children per women | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.69 children per women | 3.62 children per women | 0.0724 children per women | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guinea or Liberia?
- Guinea, at 3.59 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.06 children per women, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guinea ranks 30th 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).