Which has higher births, by age of mother, Burundi or Sierra Leone?

Burundi, at 144 births against 117 births in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Births, by age of mother

Burundi

144 births

in 2023

Sierra Leone

117 births

in 2023

Burundi rank

41st

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Births, by age of mother over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 144 births against 117 births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 27 births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	89.3 births	63.2 births	26.1 births	Burundi
1960s	104.3 births	89.3 births	15 births	Burundi
1970s	119.9 births	134.8 births	14.9 births	Sierra Leone
1980s	148.1 births	170.2 births	22.1 births	Sierra Leone
1990s	167.7 births	174.7 births	7 births	Sierra Leone
2000s	203.8 births	220.8 births	17 births	Sierra Leone
2010s	173.2 births	191.5 births	18.3 births	Sierra Leone
2020s	146.5 births	130.5 births	16 births	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Burundi, at 144 births against 117 births in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 27 births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Burundi ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.