Ethiopia vs Liberia: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 births per woman | 6.57 births per woman | 0.0522 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.3127 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 0.6258 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 0.8152 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 5.54 births per woman | 0.6376 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 0.043 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.09 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | 0.0676 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.