Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate: births per woman
Senegal
3.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Senegal rank
35th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.82 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 35th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.7632 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.857 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 7.26 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.7501 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.4071 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.91 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.6246 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.19 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.7196 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.75 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.0433 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.026 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, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 3.82 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Senegal ranks 35th 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.