Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate
Malawi
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd
Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 0.6234 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.8866 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 0.9241 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 0.9662 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 0.7826 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.5335 % change on previous year | 0.8726 % change on previous year | 0.3391 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 05-09, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.