Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate

Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Birth rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.6 births per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.78 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 51.36 births per 1,000 people 47.63 births per 1,000 people 3.73 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1960s 54.16 births per 1,000 people 47.97 births per 1,000 people 6.19 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 52.97 births per 1,000 people 47.22 births per 1,000 people 5.74 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 50.52 births per 1,000 people 46.65 births per 1,000 people 3.87 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 47.2 births per 1,000 people 46.57 births per 1,000 people 0.6374 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 43.59 births per 1,000 people 42.46 births per 1,000 people 1.14 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 36.25 births per 1,000 people 35.64 births per 1,000 people 0.6061 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 31.93 births per 1,000 people 31.38 births per 1,000 people 0.5523 births per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 31.38 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 Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.78 births per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate?
Malawi ranks 27th 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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About this data

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

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