Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Rwanda
3.65 births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7 births per woman
in 2024
Rwanda rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 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 | 3.77 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 0.1106 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Rwanda ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.