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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

2018 · 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
8 Algeria 3.02
17 Argentina 2.07
14 Bangladesh 2.19
22 Brazil 1.74
23 Bulgaria 1.73
35 Canada 1.51
32 Chile 1.54
33 China 1.54
25 Colombia 1.72
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.44
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.30
26 Czechia 1.71
16 Ecuador 2.11
7 Egypt 3.02
37 Finland 1.41
20 France 1.87
6 Gabon 3.91
30 Germany 1.57
38 Greece 1.35
10 Honduras 2.64
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.08
15 India 2.18
13 Indonesia 2.22
39 Italy 1.31
12 Lebanon 2.35
4 Liberia 4.34
34 Lithuania 1.53
18 Mexico 2.03
28 Netherlands 1.59
31 Norway 1.56
11 Philippines 2.38
36 Poland 1.46
21 Romania 1.76
29 Russia 1.58
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
5 Sierra Leone 4.29
42 South Korea 0.98
40 Spain 1.26
19 Türkiye 2.00
27 United Kingdom 1.68
24 United States 1.73
2 Yemen 4.61

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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).