Sierra Leone Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Sierra Leone birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2024 is 30.594 births per 1000 people, a 1.53% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2023 was 31.069 births per 1000 people, a 1.68% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2022 was 31.600 births per 1000 people, a 1.65% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2021 was 32.131 births per 1000 people, a 1.63% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Niger 43.823
Somalia 40.588
Chad 39.410
Mali 39.075
Burundi 35.803
Gambia 35.776
Burkina Faso 35.510
Mozambique 35.492
Tanzania 34.848
Uganda 34.545
Central African Republic 34.229
Benin 34.219
Guinea 34.152
South Sudan 33.022
Malawi 32.556
Guinea-Bissau 32.252
Senegal 31.866
Liberia 31.296
Togo 31.275
Madagascar 31.088
Sierra Leone 30.594
Ethiopia 29.758
Comoros 29.512
Afghanistan 29.120
Rwanda 28.701
Eritrea 27.893
Yemen 27.423
Zimbabwe 27.377
Tajikistan 26.472
Haiti 22.329
Nepal 17.868
Sierra Leone - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 30.594 -1.530%
2023 31.069 -1.680%
2022 31.600 -1.650%
2021 32.131 -1.630%
2020 32.663 -1.600%
2019 33.194 -1.570%
2018 33.725 -1.670%
2017 34.299 -1.650%
2016 34.874 -1.620%
2015 35.448 -1.600%
2014 36.023 -1.570%
2013 36.597 -2.190%
2012 37.416 -2.140%
2011 38.235 -2.090%
2010 39.053 -2.050%
2009 39.872 -2.010%
2008 40.691 -1.210%
2007 41.190 -1.190%
2006 41.688 -1.180%
2005 42.187 -1.170%
2004 42.685 -1.160%
2003 43.184 -0.730%
2002 43.502 -0.730%
2001 43.820 -0.720%
2000 44.138 -0.720%
1999 44.456 -0.710%
1998 44.774 -0.600%
1997 45.045 -0.600%
1996 45.317 -0.590%
1995 45.588 -0.590%
1994 45.860 -0.590%
1993 46.131 -0.320%
1992 46.280 -0.320%
1991 46.429 -0.320%
1990 46.579 -0.320%
1989 46.728 -0.320%
1988 46.877 -0.300%
1987 47.018 -0.300%
1986 47.158 -0.300%
1985 47.299 -0.300%
1984 47.439 -0.300%
1983 47.580 0.090%
1982 47.539 0.090%
1981 47.497 0.090%
1980 47.456 0.090%
1979 47.414 0.090%
1978 47.373 -0.110%
1977 47.426 -0.110%
1976 47.479 -0.110%
1975 47.532 -0.110%
1974 47.585 -0.110%
1973 47.638 -0.030%
1972 47.652 -0.030%
1971 47.667 -0.030%
1970 47.681 -0.030%
1969 47.696 -0.030%
1968 47.710 0.080%
1967 47.670 0.080%
1966 47.630 0.080%
1965 47.590 0.080%
1964 47.550 0.080%
1963 47.510 0.460%
1962 47.293 0.460%
1961 47.076 0.460%
1960 46.859 0.470%
1959 46.642 0.470%
1958 46.425 -0.120%
1957 46.479 -0.120%
1956 46.533 -0.110%
1955 46.586 -0.120%
1954 46.640 -0.120%
1953 46.694 -0.120%
1952 46.748 -0.120%
1951 46.802 -0.110%
1950 46.855 0.000%