Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate, crude
Malawi
31.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
30.11 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Birth rate, crude over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 31.14 per 1,000 people against 30.11 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.16 per 1,000 people | 47.97 per 1,000 people | 6.19 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 52.97 per 1,000 people | 47.22 per 1,000 people | 5.74 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 50.52 per 1,000 people | 46.65 per 1,000 people | 3.87 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 47.2 per 1,000 people | 46.57 per 1,000 people | 0.6374 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 43.59 per 1,000 people | 42.46 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36.25 per 1,000 people | 35.64 per 1,000 people | 0.6061 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.77 per 1,000 people | 31.12 per 1,000 people | 0.6488 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 31.14 per 1,000 people against 30.11 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1.03 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Malawi ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.