Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Sierra Leone
3.7 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 0.8858 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.51 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 0.3114 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 6.58 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 0.6854 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 6.54 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.91 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.71 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 0.7644 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.89 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 0.1488 births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.7 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.