Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Iraq
2.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.2%
in 2023
Iraq rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Iraq ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.