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Births per woman in Sierra Leone

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 5 of 42 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirths per woman
42 South Korea 0.72
41 Hong Kong SAR China 0.75
40 China 1.00
39 Spain 1.12
38 Chile 1.17
37 Lithuania 1.18
36 Poland 1.20
35 Italy 1.21
34 Greece 1.26
33 Finland 1.26
32 Canada 1.27
31 Germany 1.39
30 Norway 1.40
29 Russia 1.41
28 Netherlands 1.43
27 Czechia 1.46
26 Argentina 1.50
25 Türkiye 1.51
24 Romania 1.54
23 United Kingdom 1.56
22 United States 1.62
21 Brazil 1.62
20 Colombia 1.64
19 France 1.66
18 Bulgaria 1.81
17 Ecuador 1.82
16 Mexico 1.91
15 Philippines 1.92
14 India 1.98
13 Indonesia 2.13
12 Bangladesh 2.16
11 Lebanon 2.24
10 Saudi Arabia 2.28
9 Honduras 2.50
8 Egypt 2.75
7 Algeria 2.77
6 Gabon 3.65
5 Sierra Leone 3.79
4 Liberia 3.95
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.16
2 Yemen 4.59
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.05

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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).