Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate vs. death rate
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 30.96 births per 1,000 people against 30.6 births per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.36 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 47.63 births per 1,000 people | 1.59 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 47.97 births per 1,000 people | 0.9522 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 47.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.8937 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 46.65 births per 1,000 people | 0.7436 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 46.57 births per 1,000 people | 1.49 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 42.46 births per 1,000 people | 1.33 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 35.64 births per 1,000 people | 0.5619 births per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 31.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.021 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at 30.96 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 Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.36 births per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Liberia ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.