Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Fertility rate, total
Sierra Leone
3.7 births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
35th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.79 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3 births per woman | 7.22 births per woman | 0.9254 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.51 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.8015 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.58 births per woman | 7.36 births per woman | 0.7761 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.54 births per woman | 7.27 births per woman | 0.7345 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.91 births per woman | 6.11 births per woman | 0.2015 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.71 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.0651 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.89 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.0784 births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.79 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.09 births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
- 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.