Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Sierra Leone chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 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 Mexico 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
	Mexico	Sierra Leone
1960	6.76	6.18
1961	6.78	6.21
1962	6.8	6.22
1963	6.82	6.26
1964	6.83	6.29
1965	6.82	6.31
1966	6.79	6.35
1967	6.75	6.38
1968	6.71	6.39
1969	6.63	6.39
1970	6.53	6.41
1971	6.42	6.43
1972	6.28	6.45
1973	6.12	6.47
1974	5.95	6.53
1975	5.74	6.55
1976	5.54	6.55
1977	5.36	6.57
1978	5.2	6.59
1979	4.96	6.58
1980	4.74	6.56
1981	4.57	6.55
1982	4.43	6.56
1983	4.3	6.57
1984	4.18	6.59
1985	4.09	6.59
1986	3.97	6.6
1987	3.8	6.61
1988	3.64	6.59
1989	3.53	6.57
1990	3.44	6.57
1991	3.36	6.55
1992	3.29	6.56
1993	3.21	6.57
1994	3.13	6.56
1995	3.04	6.56
1996	2.96	6.55
1997	2.89	6.53
1998	2.82	6.5
1999	2.76	6.42
2000	2.71	6.36
2001	2.67	6.31
2002	2.63	6.23
2003	2.58	6.09
2004	2.54	5.92
2005	2.5	5.81
2006	2.46	5.74
2007	2.42	5.64
2008	2.39	5.56
2009	2.36	5.45
2010	2.34	5.33
2011	2.32	5.21
2012	2.29	5.06
2013	2.27	4.87
2014	2.21	4.7
2015	2.14	4.55
2016	2.09	4.47
2017	2.04	4.39
2018	2.03	4.29
2019	2.02	4.19
2020	1.99	4.08
2021	1.97	3.98
2022	1.94	3.88
2023	1.91	3.79
2024	1.89	3.7
2025	1.87	3.61
2026	1.85	3.53
2027	1.83	3.47
2028	1.82	3.37
2029	1.81	3.3
2030	1.79	3.23
2031	1.78	3.18
2032	1.77	3.12
2033	1.77	3.07
2034	1.76	3.02
2035	1.76	2.97
2036	1.75	2.92
2037	1.75	2.88
2038	1.74	2.84
2039	1.74	2.79
2040	1.73	2.76
2041	1.73	2.72
2042	1.72	2.68
2043	1.72	2.65
2044	1.72	2.62
2045	1.71	2.58
2046	1.71	2.55
2047	1.71	2.53
2048	1.7	2.5
2049	1.7	2.47
2050	1.7	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	Sierra Leone
1960	46.8%	38.2%
1961	47%	38.3%
1962	47.1%	38.3%
1963	47.2%	38.5%
1964	47.3%	38.8%
1965	47.4%	39.1%
1966	47.5%	39.4%
1967	47.6%	39.6%
1968	47.6%	39.9%
1969	47.7%	40.1%
1970	47.7%	40.3%
1971	47.8%	40.6%
1972	47.7%	40.7%
1973	47.7%	40.9%
1974	47.6%	41.1%
1975	47.5%	41.3%
1976	47.2%	41.4%
1977	47%	41.6%
1978	46.7%	41.7%
1979	46.3%	41.8%
1980	45.8%	41.9%
1981	45.2%	42%
1982	44.4%	42.1%
1983	43.7%	42.2%
1984	43%	42.3%
1985	42.3%	42.5%
1986	41.6%	42.6%
1987	41%	42.7%
1988	40.3%	42.8%
1989	39.7%	42.9%
1990	39%	42.9%
1991	38.4%	43%
1992	37.8%	43.1%
1993	37.3%	43.2%
1994	36.9%	43.3%
1995	36.5%	43.4%
1996	36%	43.5%
1997	35.6%	43.5%
1998	35.2%	43.6%
1999	34.8%	43.7%
2000	34.3%	43.8%
2001	33.9%	43.9%
2002	33.4%	43.9%
2003	33%	43.9%
2004	32.5%	43.9%
2005	32.1%	43.8%
2006	31.6%	43.7%
2007	31.1%	43.6%
2008	30.6%	43.5%
2009	30.2%	43.4%
2010	29.8%	43.2%
2011	29.4%	43%
2012	29%	42.8%
2013	28.7%	42.5%
2014	28.3%	42.2%
2015	28%	41.8%
2016	27.6%	41.4%
2017	27.2%	41%
2018	26.7%	40.6%
2019	26.3%	40.2%
2020	26%	39.8%
2021	25.7%	39.4%
2022	25.3%	39%
2023	24.9%	38.5%
2024	24.5%	38.1%
2025	24.1%	37.7%
2026	23.7%	37.2%
2027	23.2%	36.8%
2028	22.8%	36.3%
2029	22.4%	35.9%
2030	22.1%	35.5%
2031	21.7%	35.2%
2032	21.4%	34.8%
2033	21.2%	34.4%
2034	20.9%	34%
2035	20.6%	33.6%
2036	20.3%	33.2%
2037	20.1%	32.8%
2038	19.9%	32.4%
2039	19.6%	32%
2040	19.4%	31.6%
2041	19.2%	31.2%
2042	19%	30.9%
2043	18.8%	30.5%
2044	18.6%	30.2%
2045	18.4%	29.8%
2046	18.2%	29.5%
2047	18%	29.2%
2048	17.8%	28.8%
2049	17.7%	28.5%
2050	17.5%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 39% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Sierra Leone
1960	1,206,955	38,192
1961	1,265,833	40,022
1962	1,328,319	41,603
1963	1,387,678	43,569
1964	1,447,360	45,487
1965	1,508,344	47,223
1966	1,566,170	49,486
1967	1,620,534	51,734
1968	1,671,918	53,126
1969	1,711,297	54,768
1970	1,753,370	56,513
1971	1,790,990	58,484
1972	1,823,302	60,279
1973	1,845,593	62,443
1974	1,868,809	65,357
1975	1,880,241	67,560
1976	1,891,958	69,506
1977	1,902,964	71,663
1978	1,921,419	74,130
1979	1,908,018	75,992
1980	1,893,158	77,932
1981	1,904,384	80,111
1982	1,921,772	82,457
1983	1,939,193	84,628
1984	1,960,428	87,072
1985	1,983,622	88,869
1986	1,998,043	90,902
1987	1,971,231	94,235
1988	1,936,601	96,344
1989	1,927,752	98,298
1990	1,926,480	100,778
1991	1,942,832	105,477
1992	1,956,659	103,251
1993	1,963,708	103,317
1994	1,959,775	101,486
1995	1,941,458	100,885
1996	1,922,554	104,140
1997	1,898,383	105,433
1998	1,871,650	103,906
1999	1,859,475	102,295
2000	1,845,383	110,754
2001	1,836,418	116,647
2002	1,820,665	126,429
2003	1,788,016	130,312
2004	1,759,250	132,661
2005	1,732,663	137,234
2006	1,706,084	144,127
2007	1,684,915	145,740
2008	1,670,846	149,855
2009	1,661,180	152,669
2010	1,658,682	155,338
2011	1,659,161	158,858
2012	1,656,599	160,915
2013	1,642,609	161,265
2014	1,587,620	160,137
2015	1,508,439	162,275
2016	1,445,256	168,784
2017	1,384,178	173,259
2018	1,366,076	178,772
2019	1,357,485	181,068
2020	1,031,637	181,015
2021	936,682	183,326
2022	1,224,397	186,625
2023	1,238,366	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Sierra Leone

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	Sierra Leone
1985	107	1,506
1986	100	1,530
1987	93	1,533
1988	88	1,549
1989	85	1,575
1990	81	1,572
1991	77	1,699
1992	73	1,681
1993	71	1,696
1994	69	1,755
1995	66	1,777
1996	64	1,726
1997	62	1,721
1998	60	1,753
1999	58	1,731
2000	56	1,603
2001	55	1,518
2002	55	1,492
2003	54	1,433
2004	53	1,366
2005	52	1,294
2006	51	1,168
2007	50	1,132
2008	51	1,093
2009	51	1,054
2010	50	1,018
2011	47	967
2012	46	915
2013	45	842
2014	44	821
2015	43	730
2016	43	633
2017	44	578
2018	44	491
2019	43	464
2020	61	422
2021	104	403
2022	45	370
2023	42	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Sierra Leone
1960	15.5%	39.1%
1961	14.8%	38.5%
1962	14.3%	38%
1963	13.7%	37.4%
1964	13.2%	36.8%
1965	12.7%	36.2%
1966	12.3%	35.6%
1967	11.9%	35%
1968	11.5%	34.5%
1969	11.1%	33.9%
1970	10.7%	33.4%
1971	10.3%	32.9%
1972	9.93%	32.3%
1973	9.56%	31.9%
1974	9.21%	31.4%
1975	8.86%	30.9%
1976	8.52%	30.5%
1977	8.18%	30%
1978	7.85%	29.6%
1979	7.51%	29.2%
1980	7.18%	28.9%
1981	6.86%	28.5%
1982	6.55%	28.1%
1983	6.26%	27.8%
1984	5.98%	27.5%
1985	5.71%	27.2%
1986	5.46%	26.9%
1987	5.21%	26.6%
1988	4.98%	26.4%
1989	4.75%	26.2%
1990	4.53%	25.9%
1991	4.32%	25.7%
1992	4.12%	25.5%
1993	3.92%	25.3%
1994	3.74%	25%
1995	3.57%	24.7%
1996	3.4%	24.3%
1997	3.24%	23.9%
1998	3.09%	23.4%
1999	2.94%	22.9%
2000	2.81%	22.4%
2001	2.68%	21.8%
2002	2.57%	21.3%
2003	2.46%	20.7%
2004	2.36%	20.1%
2005	2.27%	19.4%
2006	2.19%	18.8%
2007	2.11%	18.1%
2008	2.04%	17.3%
2009	1.98%	16.6%
2010	1.91%	15.9%
2011	1.85%	15.2%
2012	1.79%	14.5%
2013	1.73%	13.9%
2014	1.68%	13.7%
2015	1.62%	13.8%
2016	1.57%	12.3%
2017	1.52%	11.8%
2018	1.47%	11.3%
2019	1.42%	10.9%
2020	1.38%	10.5%
2021	1.33%	10.1%
2022	1.29%	9.77%
2023	1.25%	9.43%