Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Eritrea
3.68 births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7 births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7 births per woman against 3.68 births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 0.1948 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 0.0626 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 0.012 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 0.5875 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 0.8959 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 0.4447 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 0.0898 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7 births per woman against 3.68 births per woman in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Eritrea ranks 36th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.