Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate vs. death rate
Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.6 births per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.78 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.36 births per 1,000 people | 47.63 births per 1,000 people | 3.73 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 54.16 births per 1,000 people | 47.97 births per 1,000 people | 6.19 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 52.97 births per 1,000 people | 47.22 births per 1,000 people | 5.74 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 50.52 births per 1,000 people | 46.65 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 46.57 births per 1,000 people | 0.6374 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 42.46 births per 1,000 people | 1.14 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36.25 births per 1,000 people | 35.64 births per 1,000 people | 0.6061 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.93 births per 1,000 people | 31.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.5523 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 31.38 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 Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.78 births per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Malawi ranks 27th 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.