Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate: births per woman
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.14 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.4436 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.5427 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.1237 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Rwanda ranks 39th 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.