Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.77 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 0.857 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 7.26 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 0.7501 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 0.4071 births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.91 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 0.6246 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.19 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 0.7196 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.75 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 0.0433 births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.88 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 0.0084 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 3.77 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Senegal ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.