Fertility Rate: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's fertility rate is currently 3.703 births per woman as of 2024. # Sierra Leone Fertility Rate Sierra Leone's fertility rate stood at 3.
Current (2024)
3.703 births per woman
-2.3% y/y
Peak (1987)
6.609 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.703 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Sierra Leone
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Sierra Leone
Analysis# Sierra Leone Fertility Rate
Sierra Leone's fertility rate stood at 3.703 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic 40% decline since 1960. The country peaked at 6.609 births per woman in 1987, more than 75% higher than today's level. This sustained decrease reflects significant shifts in reproductive patterns across nearly seven decades.
The most striking change occurred after 2015, when the rate began accelerating downward from 4.548 births per woman. Year-over-year declines averaged 0.085 births per woman between 2015 and 2024, demonstrating consistent momentum toward lower fertility. If this trajectory continues, Sierra Leone's fertility rate will likely remain on a downward path, aligning with broader regional trends toward smaller family sizes driven by increased education and family planning access.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.703 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 2023 | 3.791 births per woman | -2.19% |
| 2022 | 3.876 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 2021 | 3.978 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 2020 | 4.08 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 4.192 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 2018 | 4.294 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 2017 | 4.389 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2016 | 4.466 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 2015 | 4.548 births per woman | -3.30% |
| 2014 | 4.703 births per woman | -3.49% |
| 2013 | 4.873 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 2012 | 5.064 births per woman | -2.78% |
| 2011 | 5.209 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 2010 | 5.327 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 2009 | 5.448 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 2008 | 5.563 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 2007 | 5.643 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 2006 | 5.737 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 2005 | 5.807 births per woman | -1.89% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.919 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 2003 | 6.087 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 2002 | 6.23 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2001 | 6.305 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2000 | 6.355 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1999 | 6.423 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 1998 | 6.495 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 1997 | 6.531 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1996 | 6.552 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 1995 | 6.555 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1994 | 6.557 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1993 | 6.569 births per woman | +0.21% |
| 1992 | 6.555 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 6.553 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1990 | 6.567 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 1989 | 6.571 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 1988 | 6.588 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1987 | 6.609 births per woman | +0.18% |
| 1986 | 6.597 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1985 | 6.592 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1984 | 6.592 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 1983 | 6.573 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 6.563 births per woman | +0.14% |
| 1981 | 6.554 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1980 | 6.562 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1979 | 6.582 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1978 | 6.591 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1977 | 6.568 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 1976 | 6.553 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 1975 | 6.546 births per woman | +0.18% |
| 1974 | 6.534 births per woman | +0.94% |
| 1973 | 6.473 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1972 | 6.447 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1971 | 6.429 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1970 | 6.411 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1969 | 6.393 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1968 | 6.385 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1967 | 6.383 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 1966 | 6.345 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1965 | 6.311 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 1964 | 6.294 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 1963 | 6.261 births per woman | +0.63% |
| 1962 | 6.222 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 1961 | 6.205 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 1960 | 6.175 births per woman | — |
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