Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate, total
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 0.3425 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 0.0862 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 0.3014 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.49 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 0.4236 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.68 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 0.0243 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.96 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 0.0238 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release