Total Fertility Rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total Fertility Rate was 3.88 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Sierra Leone, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Sierra Leone is 3.88, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.61 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.88, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3 | 6.17 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.51 | 6.41 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.58 | 6.55 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 | 6.42 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 | 5.45 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 4.19 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.88 | 4.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 3.92 compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 3.92 compare
- 31 Comoros, Union of the 3.91 compare
- 33 Samoa 3.88 compare
- 34 Malawi 3.85 compare
- 35 Madagascar, Republic of 3.79 compare
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 113,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,389 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Sierra Leone?
- Total fertility rate in Sierra Leone was 3.88 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 in 1987.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total fertility rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.