Ethiopia vs Liberia: Birth rate
Ethiopia
31.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
25th
Liberia rank
28th
Birth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 31.9 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.94 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.36 births per 1,000 people | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.3211 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 48.97 births per 1,000 people | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 0.0519 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 50.49 births per 1,000 people | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 2.38 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 51.1 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 3.71 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 3.92 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 42.06 births per 1,000 people | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 0.9297 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 32.63 births per 1,000 people | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.23 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 31.9 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.94 births per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for birth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.