Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Births, by age of mother

Papua New Guinea
133 births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
117 births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
43rd

Births, by age of mother over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133 births against 117 births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 16 births.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 14.6 births 63.2 births 48.6 births Sierra Leone
1960s 30.3 births 89.3 births 59 births Sierra Leone
1970s 54.7 births 134.8 births 80.1 births Sierra Leone
1980s 80.4 births 170.2 births 89.8 births Sierra Leone
1990s 113.5 births 174.7 births 61.2 births Sierra Leone
2000s 159.4 births 220.8 births 61.4 births Sierra Leone
2010s 196.7 births 191.5 births 5.2 births Papua New Guinea
2020s 147.25 births 130.5 births 16.75 births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 133 births against 117 births in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
16 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for births, by age of mother?
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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

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