Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate: births per woman
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.08 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 6.3 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.8858 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.3114 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 6.58 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.6854 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 6.54 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.91 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.71 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.7644 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.93 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 0.1787 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, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.