Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 4.22 births per woman in Guinea and 3.79 births per woman in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0.43 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Sierra Leone.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Sierra Leone.
- In 2023, Guinea ranked 20 and Sierra Leone ranked 35 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea at 1.99 births per woman and Sierra Leone at 1.87 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Guinea | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.22 | 3.79 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.88 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 3.98 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 4.49 | 4.08 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 4.58 | 4.19 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 4.67 | 4.29 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 4.92 | 4.47 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4.55 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 5.07 | 4.7 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 5.15 | 4.87 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 5.23 | 5.06 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 5.34 | 5.21 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 5.44 | 5.33 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 5.53 | 5.45 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 5.6 | 5.56 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 5.66 | 5.64 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 5.74 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 5.73 | 5.81 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 5.73 | 5.92 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 5.74 | 6.09 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 5.78 | 6.23 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 5.83 | 6.31 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 5.92 | 6.35 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 5.99 | 6.42 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 6.05 | 6.5 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 6.12 | 6.53 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 6.21 | 6.55 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 6.29 | 6.56 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 6.36 | 6.56 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 6.41 | 6.57 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 6.45 | 6.56 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 6.48 | 6.55 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 6.52 | 6.57 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 6.55 | 6.57 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.56 | 6.59 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.57 | 6.61 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.55 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.53 | 6.59 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.51 | 6.59 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.49 | 6.57 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.49 | 6.56 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.46 | 6.55 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.46 | 6.56 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.45 | 6.58 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.44 | 6.59 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.43 | 6.57 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.4 | 6.55 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.37 | 6.55 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.34 | 6.53 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.31 | 6.47 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.28 | 6.45 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.24 | 6.41 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.23 | 6.39 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.21 | 6.39 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.2 | 6.38 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.19 | 6.35 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.18 | 6.31 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.17 | 6.29 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.15 | 6.26 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.14 | 6.22 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.13 | 6.21 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.1 | 6.15 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.08 | 6.13 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.07 | 6.12 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.05 | 6.1 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.04 | 6.07 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.02 | 6.05 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.01 | 6 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 5.99 | 6.03 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5.98 | 6.07 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 5.97 | 6.09 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guinea | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.133.23–4.89 | 3.72.69–4.63 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 4.043.07–4.86 | 3.612.52–4.61 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.962.92–4.85 | 3.532.43–4.55 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.892.74–4.82 | 3.472.3–4.49 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.812.62–4.8 | 3.372.24–4.46 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.732.51–4.8 | 3.32.12–4.43 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3.662.39–4.76 | 3.242.08–4.4 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3.592.31–4.78 | 3.182.01–4.37 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 3.522.21–4.73 | 3.121.95–4.36 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 3.452.1–4.71 | 3.071.89–4.37 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 3.382.05–4.68 | 3.021.86–4.33 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 3.321.99–4.64 | 2.971.84–4.3 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 3.271.94–4.6 | 2.931.8–4.27 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 3.211.92–4.53 | 2.881.77–4.23 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 3.161.87–4.53 | 2.841.73–4.18 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 3.121.85–4.51 | 2.791.68–4.17 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 3.071.82–4.49 | 2.761.65–4.11 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 3.021.78–4.5 | 2.721.64–4.07 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.981.75–4.46 | 2.691.62–4.03 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.941.69–4.41 | 2.651.62–4.01 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.91.68–4.4 | 2.621.6–3.97 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.861.67–4.34 | 2.591.56–3.91 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.821.64–4.32 | 2.561.55–3.88 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.791.63–4.33 | 2.531.52–3.89 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.761.59–4.28 | 2.51.5–3.91 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.731.58–4.26 | 2.481.47–3.84 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.71.57–4.26 | 2.451.46–3.78 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.671.55–4.22 | 2.431.44–3.78 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.651.54–4.17 | 2.411.42–3.81 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.631.52–4.14 | 2.381.39–3.72 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.61.52–4.1 | 2.361.37–3.68 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.571.49–4.12 | 2.341.35–3.63 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.551.48–4.06 | 2.321.36–3.63 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.531.47–4.07 | 2.31.35–3.56 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.511.47–4.07 | 2.281.34–3.6 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.481.43–4.05 | 2.261.33–3.59 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.461.42–4.03 | 2.251.33–3.56 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.441.4–4.01 | 2.231.32–3.53 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.421.37–3.99 | 2.221.32–3.55 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.41.38–3.96 | 2.21.3–3.52 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.391.37–3.89 | 2.181.28–3.49 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.371.36–3.85 | 2.171.28–3.49 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.351.33–3.86 | 2.161.29–3.51 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.341.32–3.85 | 2.151.28–3.45 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.321.31–3.83 | 2.131.26–3.42 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.311.3–3.82 | 2.121.26–3.38 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.31.28–3.83 | 2.11.26–3.38 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.281.27–3.83 | 2.091.26–3.34 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.271.26–3.85 | 2.081.25–3.34 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.261.27–3.8 | 2.071.25–3.34 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.241.26–3.82 | 2.061.25–3.31 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.231.23–3.84 | 2.051.25–3.25 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.221.23–3.81 | 2.041.24–3.24 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.211.22–3.78 | 2.031.24–3.26 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.191.21–3.8 | 2.021.23–3.24 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.181.22–3.73 | 2.011.22–3.19 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.171.24–3.73 | 21.22–3.21 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.161.22–3.68 | 1.991.21–3.19 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.151.23–3.67 | 1.991.21–3.18 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.141.24–3.67 | 1.981.2–3.18 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.131.22–3.65 | 1.971.19–3.17 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.121.22–3.62 | 1.961.18–3.15 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.111.21–3.6 | 1.951.16–3.15 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.11.2–3.6 | 1.951.14–3.14 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.091.2–3.61 | 1.941.17–3.14 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 2.081.2–3.57 | 1.931.16–3.08 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 2.071.17–3.53 | 1.931.16–3.07 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 2.061.18–3.51 | 1.921.15–3.07 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 2.051.18–3.49 | 1.911.17–3.03 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 2.041.16–3.48 | 1.911.17–3.02 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 2.041.17–3.45 | 1.91.17–2.98 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 2.031.15–3.41 | 1.91.16–2.97 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 2.021.14–3.41 | 1.891.15–2.99 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 2.011.15–3.41 | 1.891.14–3.01 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 2.011.14–3.39 | 1.891.13–2.97 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 21.13–3.31 | 1.881.12–2.96 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.991.13–3.29 | 1.871.13–2.94 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 61.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sierra Leone: 9.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sierra Leone: 71.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Sierra Leone: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sierra Leone: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Sierra Leone: 8.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Sierra Leone: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Sierra Leone: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 19.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sierra Leone: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Sierra Leone: 0.37% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Sierra Leone: $29.5M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Sierra Leone: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Sierra Leone: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Sierra Leone: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sierra Leone: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Sierra Leone: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Sierra Leone: 2 million TIV in 2016