Birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Birth rate, crude was 30.11 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.11 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 217 countries
All-time high
48.21 per 1,000 people
in 1963
All-time low
30.11 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone stood at 30.11 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone peaked at 48.21 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 30.11 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 48.12 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 48.11 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 48.21 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 48.2 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 48.02 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 47.96 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.92 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.65 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 47.47 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 47.37 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 47.28 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 47.18 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 47.16 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 47.43 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 47.31 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.19 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.12 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 47.17 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 47 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 46.84 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 46.79 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 46.78 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 46.74 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.79 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.7 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.6 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.6 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.4 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 46.25 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 45.48 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 47.52 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 46.99 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 46.95 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.78 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.77 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.48 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.27 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.3 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.13 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.05 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 44.01 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.28 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.47 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 42.47 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.97 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.81 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.06 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.59 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.85 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 39.12 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.52 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.77 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 35.62 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 34.66 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 34.19 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.81 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.34 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.81 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.64 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 31.07 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.6 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 30.11 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.97 per 1,000 people | 47.47 per 1,000 people | 48.21 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.22 per 1,000 people | 47 per 1,000 people | 47.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.65 per 1,000 people | 46.25 per 1,000 people | 46.84 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.57 per 1,000 people | 45.48 per 1,000 people | 47.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.46 per 1,000 people | 39.85 per 1,000 people | 45.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.64 per 1,000 people | 32.81 per 1,000 people | 39.12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.12 per 1,000 people | 30.11 per 1,000 people | 32.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone?
- Birth rate, crude in Sierra Leone was 30.11 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48.21 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.11 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for birth rate, crude?
- Sierra Leone ranks 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.