Congo vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death rate over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
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 vs. death 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 vs. death 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 vs. death rate?
- Congo ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.