Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 101.94 per 1,000 population in 2018. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 101.94 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2018.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Sierra Leone peaked at 174.39 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 101.35 per 1,000 population, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.84 per 1,000 population | 128.33 per 1,000 population | 174.39 per 1,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 116.85 per 1,000 population | 101.35 per 1,000 population | 137.63 per 1,000 population | 9 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 220.76 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 983,692 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.7 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.7 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.7 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.31 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Sierra Leone?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Sierra Leone was 101.94 per 1,000 population in 2018, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 174.39 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.35 per 1,000 population in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2018.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)