Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Sierra Leone
3.31 children per women
in 2023
South Sudan
3.22 children per women
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
46th
South Sudan rank
48th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.31 children per women against 3.22 children per women in South Sudan, a difference of 0.09 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 46th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.98 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 0.176 children per women | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 3.46 children per women | 3.16 children per women | 0.2971 children per women | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3.89 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.3449 children per women | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.21 children per women | 3.63 children per women | 0.577 children per women | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.51 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.1531 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.49 children per women | 4.68 children per women | 0.1829 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.92 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.3118 children per women | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.41 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.0798 children per women | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.31 children per women against 3.22 children per women in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.09 children per women, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 46th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).