Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate
Sierra Leone
30.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 30.6 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.63 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 1.2 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 47.97 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 1.5 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 47.22 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 0.9562 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 46.65 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 4.41 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 46.57 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 12.9 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 42.46 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 6.19 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 35.64 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.9355 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.38 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.575 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 30.6 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.