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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

2017 · 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
8 Algeria 25.0
19 Argentina 16.2
11 Bangladesh 20.0
21 Brazil 14.1
36 Bulgaria 9.4
32 Canada 10.3
24 Chile 11.8
22 China 12.6
20 Colombia 14.2
4 Congo - Brazzaville 33.4
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.0
28 Czechia 10.8
15 Ecuador 17.7
7 Egypt 26.1
37 Finland 9.1
25 France 11.5
6 Gabon 30.8
35 Germany 9.5
39 Greece 8.2
9 Honduras 23.5
40 Hong Kong SAR China 7.6
14 India 18.0
16 Indonesia 17.5
41 Italy 7.6
13 Lebanon 18.6
5 Liberia 33.4
34 Lithuania 9.8
17 Mexico 17.2
33 Netherlands 9.9
30 Norway 10.7
10 Philippines 20.6
31 Poland 10.6
29 Romania 10.8
26 Russia 11.5
12 Saudi Arabia 19.8
3 Sierra Leone 33.8
42 South Korea 7.0
38 Spain 8.4
18 Türkiye 16.2
27 United Kingdom 11.4
23 United States 11.8
2 Yemen 36.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.