Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate, total
Rwanda
3.7 births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.12 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 0.14 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.47 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 0.4436 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.16 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 0.5427 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.81 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 0.1237 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Rwanda ranks 38th 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