Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.14 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.4436 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.5427 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.1237 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Rwanda ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.