Sierra Leone Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sierra Leone birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2025 is 30.120 births per 1000 people, a 1.55% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Sierra Leone in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Niger 43.425
Somalia 40.288
Chad 38.907
Mali 38.677
Burundi 35.288
Gambia 35.269
Burkina Faso 35.125
Mozambique 35.090
Tanzania 34.550
Central African Republic 33.966
Uganda 33.954
Benin 33.883
Guinea 33.729
South Sudan 32.637
Malawi 32.228
Guinea-Bissau 31.808
Senegal 31.488
Togo 31.012
Liberia 30.979
Madagascar 30.752
Sierra Leone 30.120
Ethiopia 29.253
Comoros 29.140
Afghanistan 28.559
Rwanda 28.233
Eritrea 27.661
Zimbabwe 27.066
Yemen 26.908
Tajikistan 25.953
Haiti 21.976
Nepal 17.358
Sierra Leone - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 30.120 -1.550%
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%