Fertility & birth rates in Austria and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Austria vs Sierra Leone chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Austria was 1.32 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.79 in Sierra Leone in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Austria vs Sierra Leone population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Austria	Sierra Leone
1960	2.69	6.18
1961	2.78	6.21
1962	2.8	6.22
1963	2.82	6.26
1964	2.79	6.29
1965	2.7	6.31
1966	2.66	6.35
1967	2.62	6.38
1968	2.58	6.39
1969	2.49	6.39
1970	2.29	6.41
1971	2.2	6.43
1972	2.08	6.45
1973	1.94	6.47
1974	1.91	6.53
1975	1.83	6.55
1976	1.69	6.55
1977	1.63	6.57
1978	1.6	6.59
1979	1.6	6.58
1980	1.65	6.56
1981	1.67	6.55
1982	1.66	6.56
1983	1.56	6.57
1984	1.52	6.59
1985	1.47	6.59
1986	1.45	6.6
1987	1.43	6.61
1988	1.45	6.59
1989	1.45	6.57
1990	1.46	6.57
1991	1.51	6.55
1992	1.51	6.56
1993	1.5	6.57
1994	1.47	6.56
1995	1.42	6.56
1996	1.45	6.55
1997	1.39	6.53
1998	1.37	6.5
1999	1.34	6.42
2000	1.36	6.36
2001	1.33	6.31
2002	1.39	6.23
2003	1.38	6.09
2004	1.42	5.92
2005	1.41	5.81
2006	1.41	5.74
2007	1.38	5.64
2008	1.42	5.56
2009	1.39	5.45
2010	1.44	5.33
2011	1.43	5.21
2012	1.44	5.06
2013	1.44	4.87
2014	1.46	4.7
2015	1.49	4.55
2016	1.53	4.47
2017	1.52	4.39
2018	1.47	4.29
2019	1.46	4.19
2020	1.44	4.08
2021	1.48	3.98
2022	1.41	3.88
2023	1.32	3.79
2024	1.32	3.7
2025	1.33	3.61
2026	1.34	3.53
2027	1.35	3.47
2028	1.35	3.37
2029	1.36	3.3
2030	1.36	3.23
2031	1.37	3.18
2032	1.37	3.12
2033	1.38	3.07
2034	1.38	3.02
2035	1.39	2.97
2036	1.39	2.92
2037	1.4	2.88
2038	1.4	2.84
2039	1.41	2.79
2040	1.41	2.76
2041	1.41	2.72
2042	1.42	2.68
2043	1.42	2.65
2044	1.42	2.62
2045	1.42	2.58
2046	1.43	2.55
2047	1.43	2.53
2048	1.43	2.5
2049	1.43	2.47
2050	1.43	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Austria	Sierra Leone
1960	22%	38.2%
1961	22.4%	38.3%
1962	22.7%	38.3%
1963	22.8%	38.5%
1964	23.1%	38.8%
1965	23.4%	39.1%
1966	23.6%	39.4%
1967	23.9%	39.6%
1968	24.1%	39.9%
1969	24.3%	40.1%
1970	24.4%	40.3%
1971	24.3%	40.6%
1972	24.2%	40.7%
1973	23.9%	40.9%
1974	23.6%	41.1%
1975	23.2%	41.3%
1976	22.8%	41.4%
1977	22.2%	41.6%
1978	21.6%	41.7%
1979	21%	41.8%
1980	20.4%	41.9%
1981	20%	42%
1982	19.5%	42.1%
1983	19.1%	42.2%
1984	18.7%	42.3%
1985	18.3%	42.5%
1986	18%	42.6%
1987	17.8%	42.7%
1988	17.6%	42.8%
1989	17.6%	42.9%
1990	17.5%	42.9%
1991	17.6%	43%
1992	17.7%	43.1%
1993	17.8%	43.2%
1994	17.8%	43.3%
1995	17.8%	43.4%
1996	17.7%	43.5%
1997	17.6%	43.5%
1998	17.4%	43.6%
1999	17.2%	43.7%
2000	17%	43.8%
2001	16.8%	43.9%
2002	16.6%	43.9%
2003	16.4%	43.9%
2004	16.2%	43.9%
2005	16%	43.8%
2006	15.8%	43.7%
2007	15.5%	43.6%
2008	15.2%	43.5%
2009	15%	43.4%
2010	14.8%	43.2%
2011	14.6%	43%
2012	14.5%	42.8%
2013	14.4%	42.5%
2014	14.3%	42.2%
2015	14.3%	41.8%
2016	14.4%	41.4%
2017	14.4%	41%
2018	14.4%	40.6%
2019	14.4%	40.2%
2020	14.4%	39.8%
2021	14.4%	39.4%
2022	14.3%	39%
2023	14.3%	38.5%
2024	14.2%	38.1%
2025	14.1%	37.7%
2026	14.1%	37.2%
2027	14%	36.8%
2028	13.8%	36.3%
2029	13.7%	35.9%
2030	13.6%	35.5%
2031	13.4%	35.2%
2032	13.2%	34.8%
2033	13%	34.4%
2034	12.8%	34%
2035	12.6%	33.6%
2036	12.5%	33.2%
2037	12.3%	32.8%
2038	12.2%	32.4%
2039	12.1%	32%
2040	12.1%	31.6%
2041	12%	31.2%
2042	12%	30.9%
2043	12%	30.5%
2044	12%	30.2%
2045	12%	29.8%
2046	12%	29.5%
2047	12.1%	29.2%
2048	12.1%	28.8%
2049	12.2%	28.5%
2050	12.3%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.2% of the population in Austria and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 17.5% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Austria and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Austria vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Austria and +2.31% in Sierra Leone. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Austria	Sierra Leone
1960	36,647	38,192
1961	46,061	40,022
1962	42,779	41,603
1963	43,055	43,569
1964	44,788	45,487
1965	35,627	47,223
1966	37,343	49,486
1967	32,459	51,734
1968	30,403	53,126
1969	22,323	54,768
1970	13,441	56,513
1971	11,250	58,484
1972	9,053	60,279
1973	5,310	62,443
1974	3,039	65,357
1975	-2,274	67,560
1976	-7,565	69,506
1977	-6,811	71,663
1978	-9,074	74,130
1979	-6,039	75,992
1980	-1,510	77,932
1981	1,514	80,111
1982	3,029	82,457
1983	-3,025	84,628
1984	756	87,072
1985	-1,513	88,869
1986	0	90,902
1987	1,515	94,235
1988	4,551	96,344
1989	5,333	98,298
1990	7,678	100,778
1991	10,857	105,477
1992	12,545	103,251
1993	12,649	103,317
1994	11,110	101,486
1995	7,948	100,885
1996	7,959	104,140
1997	3,984	105,433
1998	3,191	103,906
1999	0	102,295
2000	1,602	110,754
2001	804	116,647
2002	2,424	126,429
2003	0	130,312
2004	4,904	132,661
2005	3,291	137,234
2006	3,308	144,127
2007	1,659	145,740
2008	2,496	149,855
2009	-834	152,669
2010	1,672	155,338
2011	1,679	158,858
2012	0	160,915
2013	0	161,265
2014	3,419	160,137
2015	1,729	162,275
2016	6,989	168,784
2017	4,399	173,259
2018	1,769	178,772
2019	1,776	181,068
2020	-8,025	181,015
2021	-6,269	183,326
2022	-10,851	186,625
2023	-11,872	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Austria vs Sierra Leone

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, compared to 354 deaths in Sierra Leone.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Austria	Sierra Leone
1985	14	1,506
1986	14	1,530
1987	13	1,533
1988	13	1,549
1989	12	1,575
1990	12	1,572
1991	11	1,699
1992	10	1,681
1993	10	1,696
1994	10	1,755
1995	9	1,777
1996	8	1,726
1997	7	1,721
1998	7	1,753
1999	7	1,731
2000	7	1,603
2001	6	1,518
2002	6	1,492
2003	6	1,433
2004	6	1,366
2005	6	1,294
2006	6	1,168
2007	6	1,132
2008	6	1,093
2009	6	1,054
2010	6	1,018
2011	6	967
2012	6	915
2013	6	842
2014	7	821
2015	7	730
2016	6	633
2017	6	578
2018	7	491
2019	7	464
2020	6	422
2021	6	403
2022	7	370
2023	6	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.31% in Austria and 9.43% in Sierra Leone. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Austria	Sierra Leone
1960	4.28%	39.1%
1961	4.03%	38.5%
1962	3.79%	38%
1963	3.59%	37.4%
1964	3.42%	36.8%
1965	3.27%	36.2%
1966	3.15%	35.6%
1967	3.05%	35%
1968	2.98%	34.5%
1969	2.94%	33.9%
1970	2.91%	33.4%
1971	2.87%	32.9%
1972	2.8%	32.3%
1973	2.67%	31.9%
1974	2.51%	31.4%
1975	2.31%	30.9%
1976	2.11%	30.5%
1977	1.94%	30%
1978	1.81%	29.6%
1979	1.71%	29.2%
1980	1.63%	28.9%
1981	1.55%	28.5%
1982	1.47%	28.1%
1983	1.4%	27.8%
1984	1.33%	27.5%
1985	1.26%	27.2%
1986	1.19%	26.9%
1987	1.12%	26.6%
1988	1.05%	26.4%
1989	1%	26.2%
1990	0.95%	25.9%
1991	0.9%	25.7%
1992	0.85%	25.5%
1993	0.79%	25.3%
1994	0.74%	25%
1995	0.68%	24.7%
1996	0.64%	24.3%
1997	0.6%	23.9%
1998	0.58%	23.4%
1999	0.56%	22.9%
2000	0.55%	22.4%
2001	0.54%	21.8%
2002	0.53%	21.3%
2003	0.52%	20.7%
2004	0.51%	20.1%
2005	0.49%	19.4%
2006	0.48%	18.8%
2007	0.46%	18.1%
2008	0.45%	17.3%
2009	0.44%	16.6%
2010	0.43%	15.9%
2011	0.42%	15.2%
2012	0.4%	14.5%
2013	0.39%	13.9%
2014	0.38%	13.7%
2015	0.37%	13.8%
2016	0.36%	12.3%
2017	0.36%	11.8%
2018	0.35%	11.3%
2019	0.35%	10.9%
2020	0.34%	10.5%
2021	0.33%	10.1%
2022	0.32%	9.77%
2023	0.31%	9.43%