Congo vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate

Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Birth rate over time

  • Congo
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.6 births per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 44.58 births per 1,000 people 47.63 births per 1,000 people 3.05 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1960s 43.53 births per 1,000 people 47.97 births per 1,000 people 4.44 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1970s 43.71 births per 1,000 people 47.22 births per 1,000 people 3.51 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1980s 40.18 births per 1,000 people 46.65 births per 1,000 people 6.47 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1990s 38.34 births per 1,000 people 46.57 births per 1,000 people 8.23 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2000s 37.2 births per 1,000 people 42.46 births per 1,000 people 5.26 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2010s 35.52 births per 1,000 people 35.64 births per 1,000 people 0.1254 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 31.17 births per 1,000 people 31.38 births per 1,000 people 0.2065 births per 1,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Congo or Sierra Leone?
Congo, at 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.6 births per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.03 births per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate?
Congo ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.