Sierra Leone Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Sierra Leone birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2020 was 32.663 births per 1000 people, a 1.6% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Niger 44.221
Somalia 40.888
Chad 39.913
Mali 39.473
Burundi 36.319
Gambia 36.284
Burkina Faso 35.896
Mozambique 35.895
Tanzania 35.146
Uganda 35.135
Guinea 34.574
Benin 34.554
Central African Republic 34.491
South Sudan 33.406
Malawi 32.883
Guinea-Bissau 32.696
Senegal 32.245
Liberia 31.613
Togo 31.538
Madagascar 31.424
Sierra Leone 31.069
Ethiopia 30.262
Comoros 29.884
Afghanistan 29.680
Rwanda 29.170
Eritrea 28.125
Yemen 27.938
Zimbabwe 27.689
Tajikistan 26.992
Haiti 22.682
Nepal 18.377
Sierra Leone - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%