Liberia vs Nigeria: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Liberia
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Nigeria
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Liberia rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
33rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Nigeria, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.58 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.0134 children per women | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 3.98 children per women | 3.76 children per women | 0.2194 children per women | Liberia |
| 1970s | 4.41 children per women | 4.27 children per women | 0.1353 children per women | Liberia |
| 1980s | 4.55 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.1538 children per women | Liberia |
| 1990s | 4.44 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 0.2121 children per women | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4.55 children per women | 4.38 children per women | 0.1744 children per women | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.04 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.1137 children per women | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.62 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 0.0277 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, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 3.53 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0 children per women, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Liberia ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 33rd 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).