Denmark vs Sierra Leone: Population growth rate

Denmark
-0.123
in 2100
Sierra Leone
-0.137
in 2100
Denmark rank
96th
Sierra Leone rank
98th

Population growth rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Sierra Leone
-2.502.557.5170019002100

How they compare

Denmark currently reports -0.123 against -0.137 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1335 0.1055 0.0281 Denmark
1800s 0.4633 0.5267 0.0634 Sierra Leone
1900s 1.16 0.7424 0.417 Denmark
1910s 1.18 0.6724 0.5079 Denmark
1920s 0.9717 1.22 0.2525 Sierra Leone
1930s 0.8161 1.42 0.6033 Sierra Leone
1940s 0.9961 1.67 0.6716 Sierra Leone
1950s 0.7121 1.24 0.5309 Sierra Leone
1960s 0.7214 1.77 1.05 Sierra Leone
1970s 0.4293 1.87 1.44 Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0261 2.31 2.28 Sierra Leone
1990s 0.3716 0.5856 0.214 Sierra Leone
2000s 0.3768 3.5 3.13 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.5075 2.42 1.91 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.4265 2.06 1.63 Sierra Leone
2030s 0.0936 1.63 1.54 Sierra Leone
2040s -0.0124 1.29 1.31 Sierra Leone
2050s -0.0745 0.9532 1.03 Sierra Leone
2060s -0.0712 0.6664 0.7376 Sierra Leone
2070s -0.045 0.3843 0.4293 Sierra Leone
2080s -0.1097 0.1631 0.2728 Sierra Leone
2090s -0.1326 -0.0291 0.1035 Sierra Leone
2100s -0.123 -0.137 0.014 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Denmark or Sierra Leone?
Denmark, at -0.123 against -0.137 in Sierra Leone as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Denmark and Sierra Leone?
0.014, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sierra Leone?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Denmark and Sierra Leone rank globally for population growth rate?
Denmark ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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