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Births per woman in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 5 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Sierra Leone

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

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Latest value · 2024 3.70per woman −0.09 since 2023
Countries · 2024 5 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −1.00
vs World +1.51 World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Sierra Leone · World
−1.00 since 2014
Sierra Leone World

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

Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
Sierra Leone
3.70
World
2.19

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 3.70 · 2024
First value 6.18 · 1960
Highest 6.61 · 1987
Lowest 3.70 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2024 3.70 −0.09 2.19
2023 3.79 −0.08 2.20
2022 3.88 −0.10 2.22
2021 3.98 −0.10 2.25
2020 4.08 −0.11 2.28
2019 4.19 −0.10 2.35
2018 4.29 −0.10 2.39
2017 4.39 −0.08 2.46
2016 4.47 −0.08 2.49
2015 4.55 −0.16 2.49
2014 4.70 −0.17 2.52
2013 4.87 −0.19 2.52
2012 5.06 −0.14 2.56
2011 5.21 −0.12 2.55
2010 5.33 −0.12 2.57
2009 5.45 −0.11 2.59
2008 5.56 −0.08 2.60
2007 5.64 −0.09 2.60
2006 5.74 −0.07 2.61
2005 5.81 −0.11 2.61
2004 5.92 −0.17 2.63
2003 6.09 −0.14 2.64
2002 6.23 −0.07 2.66
2001 6.30 −0.05 2.69
2000 6.36 −0.07 2.73
1999 6.42 −0.07 2.72
1998 6.50 −0.04 2.75
1997 6.53 −0.02 2.78
1996 6.55 −0.00 2.82
1995 6.56 −0.00 2.87
1994 6.56 −0.01 2.92
1993 6.57 +0.01 2.97
1992 6.56 +0.00 3.04
1991 6.55 −0.01 3.13
1990 6.57 −0.00 3.31
1989 6.57 −0.02 3.35
1988 6.59 −0.02 3.39
1987 6.61 +0.01 3.48
1986 6.60 +0.01 3.51
1985 6.59 ±0.00 3.53
1984 6.59 +0.02 3.57
1983 6.57 +0.01 3.59
1982 6.56 +0.01 3.72
1981 6.55 −0.01 3.71
1980 6.56 −0.02 3.73
1979 6.58 −0.01 3.76
1978 6.59 +0.02 3.77
1977 6.57 +0.01 3.84
1976 6.55 +0.01 3.97
1975 6.55 +0.01 4.07
1974 6.53 +0.06 4.26
1973 6.47 +0.03 4.42
1972 6.45 +0.02 4.55
1971 6.43 +0.02 4.69
1970 6.41 +0.02 4.84
1969 6.39 +0.01 4.88
1968 6.38 +0.00 4.98
1967 6.38 +0.04 4.87
1966 6.34 +0.03 4.97
1965 6.31 +0.02 5.08
1964 6.29 +0.03 5.13
1963 6.26 +0.04 5.31
1962 6.22 +0.02 5.02
1961 6.20 +0.03 4.56
1960 6.18 4.69

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
#TerritoryBirths per woman
1 Congo - Kinshasa 5.98
2 Yemen 4.50
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.11
4 Liberia 3.86
5 Sierra Leone 3.70
6 Gabon 3.59
7 Egypt 2.74
8 Algeria 2.72
9 Honduras 2.48
10 Saudi Arabia 2.31
11 Lebanon 2.23
12 Bangladesh 2.14
13 Indonesia 2.12
14 India 1.96
15 Philippines 1.89
16 Mexico 1.89
17 Ecuador 1.81
18 Bulgaria 1.72
19 Colombia 1.63
20 United States 1.63
21 Brazil 1.61
22 France 1.61
23 United Kingdom 1.55
24 Argentina 1.50
25 Türkiye 1.48
26 Norway 1.45
27 Netherlands 1.43
28 Russia 1.42
29 Romania 1.39
30 Czechia 1.36
31 Germany 1.36
32 Canada 1.25
33 Finland 1.25
34 Greece 1.24
35 Italy 1.18
36 Chile 1.14
37 Poland 1.14
38 Lithuania 1.11
39 Spain 1.10
40 China 1.01
41 Hong Kong SAR China 0.84
42 South Korea 0.75

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

How it is calculated

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).