Liberia: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Liberia's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) fell 0.001 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.0000333 and a typical year strayed about 0.00049 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.001 in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.001 in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Liberia had the 167th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Liberia in the 2024 ranking

• Virgin Islands (US) — 166th of 217: 1.04
• Bahrain — 167th of 217: 1.04
• Ghana — 168th of 217: 1.04
• Madagascar — 170th of 217: 1.04
• Nigeria — 171st of 217: 1.04
• Djibouti — 172nd of 217: 1.04

What this measures

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.03 (2024)
• Benin — 1.04 (2024)
• Botswana — 1.03 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2024)
• Burundi — 1.03 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 1.03 (2024)
• Cameroon — 1.03 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 1.03 (2024)
• Chad — 1.04 (2024)
• Comoros

More health data for Liberia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.59% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.99% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.11 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 38.54% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.13 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 39.62% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 2.24 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.7% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Liberia's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)?

1.04 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 0.1% from 1.04 in 1960. The highest value was 1.04 in 2005 and the lowest 1.04 in 1967.

How does Liberia rank?

167th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) unusual for Liberia?

In 2024, Liberia's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) fell 0.001 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.0000333 and a typical year strayed about 0.00049 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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