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Birth rate in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 5 of 42 · Countries Updated 23 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 3 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 30.1per 1,000 −0.5 since 2023
Countries · 2024 5 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −5.5
vs World +13.8 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Sierra Leone · World
−5.5 since 2014
Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Sierra Leone
30.1
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 30.1 · 2024
First value 48.0 · 1960
Highest 48.2 · 1963
Lowest 30.1 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2024 30.1 −0.5 16.3
2023 30.6 −0.5 16.3
2022 31.1 −0.6 16.6
2021 31.6 −0.6 16.8
2020 32.2 −0.6 17.1
2019 32.8 −0.5 17.8
2018 33.3 −0.5 18.2
2017 33.8 −0.4 18.8
2016 34.2 −0.5 19.3
2015 34.7 −1.0 19.3
2014 35.6 −1.0 19.8
2013 36.6 −1.2 19.9
2012 37.8 −0.7 20.4
2011 38.5 −0.6 20.3
2010 39.1 −0.7 20.2
2009 39.9 −0.7 20.4
2008 40.6 −0.5 20.5
2007 41.1 −0.7 20.6
2006 41.8 −0.2 20.6
2005 42.0 −0.5 20.8
2004 42.5 −1.0 21.0
2003 43.5 −0.8 21.1
2002 44.3 +0.3 21.4
2001 44.0 −1.0 21.7
2000 45.0 −1.1 22.1
1999 46.1 −0.2 22.3
1998 46.3 +0.0 22.7
1997 46.3 −0.2 23.1
1996 46.5 −0.3 23.5
1995 46.8 −0.0 23.8
1994 46.8 −0.2 24.2
1993 46.9 −0.0 24.6
1992 47.0 −0.5 25.0
1991 47.5 +2.0 25.6
1990 45.5 −0.8 26.3
1989 46.3 −0.1 26.7
1988 46.4 −0.2 27.2
1987 46.6 −0.0 27.6
1986 46.6 −0.1 27.7
1985 46.7 −0.1 27.6
1984 46.8 +0.0 27.6
1983 46.7 −0.0 27.9
1982 46.8 −0.0 28.5
1981 46.8 −0.1 28.2
1980 46.8 −0.2 27.8
1979 47.0 −0.2 27.7
1978 47.2 +0.0 27.8
1977 47.1 −0.1 28.0
1976 47.2 −0.1 28.4
1975 47.3 −0.1 29.2
1974 47.4 +0.3 29.9
1973 47.2 −0.0 30.7
1972 47.2 −0.1 31.4
1971 47.3 −0.1 31.8
1970 47.4 −0.1 32.6
1969 47.5 −0.2 32.8
1968 47.7 −0.3 33.3
1967 47.9 −0.0 33.2
1966 48.0 −0.1 33.5
1965 48.0 −0.2 34.5
1964 48.2 −0.0 35.2
1963 48.2 +0.1 36.3
1962 48.1 −0.0 35.2
1961 48.1 +0.1 31.2
1960 48.0 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
1 Congo - Kinshasa 40.9
2 Yemen 34.4
3 Liberia 30.6
4 Congo - Brazzaville 30.4
5 Sierra Leone 30.1
6 Gabon 27.1
7 Honduras 21.6
8 Egypt 20.9
9 Bangladesh 20.0
10 Algeria 18.8
11 Saudi Arabia 16.5
12 India 16.0
13 Lebanon 16.0
14 Philippines 15.9
15 Indonesia 15.8
16 Mexico 15.5
17 Ecuador 14.8
18 Colombia 13.3
19 Brazil 12.1
20 Argentina 11.1
21 Türkiye 11.0
22 United States 10.6
23 United Kingdom 9.9
24 Norway 9.7
25 France 9.7
26 Netherlands 9.2
27 Canada 8.9
28 Chile 8.7
29 Russia 8.4
30 Bulgaria 8.3
31 Germany 8.1
32 Finland 7.8
33 Czechia 7.7
34 Romania 7.5
35 Poland 6.9
36 China 6.8
37 Lithuania 6.6
38 Greece 6.6
39 Spain 6.5
40 Italy 6.3
41 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
42 South Korea 4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.