Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate: births per woman
Eritrea
3.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.4241 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.1948 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.0626 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.012 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.5875 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.8959 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.4447 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.1065 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.