Latin America & Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate, total
Latin America & Caribbean
1.79 births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7 births per woman
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7 births per woman against 1.79 births per woman in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.91 births per woman.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 births per woman | 6.3 births per woman | 0.6395 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 4.72 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.73 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.96 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.38 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 3.53 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.06 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 2.65 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.82 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Latin America & Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7 births per woman against 1.79 births per woman in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 1.91 births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.