Fertility & birth rates in Palau and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Palau vs Sierra Leone chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palau 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 Palau 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
	Palau	Sierra Leone
1960	7.19	6.18
1961	7.17	6.21
1962	7.15	6.22
1963	7.12	6.26
1964	7.08	6.29
1965	7.01	6.31
1966	6.93	6.35
1967	6.84	6.38
1968	6.71	6.39
1969	6.58	6.39
1970	6.39	6.41
1971	6.16	6.43
1972	5.9	6.45
1973	5.59	6.47
1974	5.26	6.53
1975	4.9	6.55
1976	4.53	6.55
1977	4.09	6.57
1978	3.74	6.59
1979	3.49	6.58
1980	3.35	6.56
1981	3.28	6.55
1982	3.22	6.56
1983	3.14	6.57
1984	3.08	6.59
1985	3.01	6.59
1986	2.98	6.6
1987	2.93	6.61
1988	2.91	6.59
1989	2.92	6.57
1990	2.88	6.57
1991	2.74	6.55
1992	2.71	6.56
1993	2.73	6.57
1994	2.66	6.56
1995	2.55	6.56
1996	2.39	6.55
1997	2.19	6.53
1998	2.01	6.5
1999	1.91	6.42
2000	1.82	6.36
2001	1.87	6.31
2002	1.92	6.23
2003	1.96	6.09
2004	1.99	5.92
2005	2.02	5.81
2006	2	5.74
2007	1.97	5.64
2008	1.95	5.56
2009	1.94	5.45
2010	1.94	5.33
2011	1.97	5.21
2012	2.01	5.06
2013	2.05	4.87
2014	2.03	4.7
2015	2	4.55
2016	2.06	4.47
2017	2.02	4.39
2018	1.97	4.29
2019	1.98	4.19
2020	1.97	4.08
2021	1.95	3.98
2022	1.93	3.88
2023	1.91	3.79
2024	1.88	3.7
2025	1.86	3.61
2026	1.84	3.53
2027	1.82	3.47
2028	1.81	3.37
2029	1.8	3.3
2030	1.79	3.23
2031	1.78	3.18
2032	1.77	3.12
2033	1.76	3.07
2034	1.76	3.02
2035	1.75	2.97
2036	1.75	2.92
2037	1.75	2.88
2038	1.74	2.84
2039	1.74	2.79
2040	1.74	2.76
2041	1.74	2.72
2042	1.73	2.68
2043	1.73	2.65
2044	1.73	2.62
2045	1.73	2.58
2046	1.73	2.55
2047	1.72	2.53
2048	1.72	2.5
2049	1.72	2.47
2050	1.72	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palau	Sierra Leone
1960	47%	38.2%
1961	48.2%	38.3%
1962	49.1%	38.3%
1963	49.8%	38.5%
1964	50.1%	38.8%
1965	50.3%	39.1%
1966	50.2%	39.4%
1967	49.6%	39.6%
1968	48.4%	39.9%
1969	47.2%	40.1%
1970	46.5%	40.3%
1971	46.2%	40.6%
1972	46%	40.7%
1973	45.6%	40.9%
1974	44.9%	41.1%
1975	44.2%	41.3%
1976	43.4%	41.4%
1977	42.7%	41.6%
1978	41.9%	41.7%
1979	41.1%	41.8%
1980	40.1%	41.9%
1981	38.9%	42%
1982	37.7%	42.1%
1983	36.7%	42.2%
1984	36%	42.3%
1985	35.4%	42.5%
1986	34.5%	42.6%
1987	33.2%	42.7%
1988	32%	42.8%
1989	31%	42.9%
1990	30.2%	42.9%
1991	29.4%	43%
1992	28.8%	43.1%
1993	28.5%	43.2%
1994	28.2%	43.3%
1995	28%	43.4%
1996	27.5%	43.5%
1997	26.7%	43.5%
1998	25.8%	43.6%
1999	24.8%	43.7%
2000	24.1%	43.8%
2001	24%	43.9%
2002	24.1%	43.9%
2003	24.2%	43.9%
2004	24.2%	43.9%
2005	23.9%	43.8%
2006	23.2%	43.7%
2007	22.5%	43.6%
2008	21.9%	43.5%
2009	21.4%	43.4%
2010	21%	43.2%
2011	20.6%	43%
2012	20.3%	42.8%
2013	20.2%	42.5%
2014	20.3%	42.2%
2015	20.3%	41.8%
2016	20.1%	41.4%
2017	19.9%	41%
2018	19.7%	40.6%
2019	19.5%	40.2%
2020	19.2%	39.8%
2021	19.1%	39.4%
2022	18.8%	39%
2023	18.5%	38.5%
2024	18.2%	38.1%
2025	17.9%	37.7%
2026	17.6%	37.2%
2027	17.3%	36.8%
2028	17%	36.3%
2029	16.7%	35.9%
2030	16.5%	35.5%
2031	16.3%	35.2%
2032	16.1%	34.8%
2033	16%	34.4%
2034	16%	34%
2035	15.9%	33.6%
2036	15.9%	33.2%
2037	15.9%	32.8%
2038	15.9%	32.4%
2039	15.9%	32%
2040	16%	31.6%
2041	16%	31.2%
2042	16.1%	30.9%
2043	16.2%	30.5%
2044	16.2%	30.2%
2045	16.3%	29.8%
2046	16.3%	29.5%
2047	16.3%	29.2%
2048	16.4%	28.8%
2049	16.4%	28.5%
2050	16.3%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Palau and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 30.2% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palau and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Palau vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Palau 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
	Palau	Sierra Leone
1960	296	38,192
1961	298	40,022
1962	296	41,603
1963	291	43,569
1964	284	45,487
1965	275	47,223
1966	268	49,486
1967	266	51,734
1968	275	53,126
1969	283	54,768
1970	286	56,513
1971	287	58,484
1972	280	60,279
1973	268	62,443
1974	256	65,357
1975	249	67,560
1976	236	69,506
1977	213	71,663
1978	193	74,130
1979	176	75,992
1980	165	77,932
1981	161	80,111
1982	170	82,457
1983	176	84,628
1984	181	87,072
1985	181	88,869
1986	182	90,902
1987	182	94,235
1988	183	96,344
1989	185	98,298
1990	181	100,778
1991	175	105,477
1992	183	103,251
1993	196	103,317
1994	195	101,486
1995	186	100,885
1996	166	104,140
1997	140	105,433
1998	116	103,906
1999	100	102,295
2000	85	110,754
2001	88	116,647
2002	88	126,429
2003	86	130,312
2004	83	132,661
2005	80	137,234
2006	79	144,127
2007	80	145,740
2008	79	149,855
2009	81	152,669
2010	81	155,338
2011	83	158,858
2012	86	160,915
2013	88	161,265
2014	73	160,137
2015	55	162,275
2016	53	168,784
2017	43	173,259
2018	29	178,772
2019	23	181,068
2020	8	181,015
2021	-3	183,326
2022	-7	186,625
2023	-10	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Palau vs Sierra Leone

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palau, compared to 354 deaths in Sierra Leone.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	Sierra Leone
1985	95	1,506
1986	92	1,530
1987	88	1,533
1988	96	1,549
1989	93	1,575
1990	100	1,572
1991	106	1,699
1992	113	1,681
1993	109	1,696
1994	116	1,755
1995	111	1,777
1996	123	1,726
1997	125	1,721
1998	119	1,753
1999	115	1,731
2000	119	1,603
2001	118	1,518
2002	117	1,492
2003	108	1,433
2004	106	1,366
2005	105	1,294
2006	105	1,168
2007	98	1,132
2008	99	1,093
2009	94	1,054
2010	96	1,018
2011	83	967
2012	84	915
2013	85	842
2014	78	821
2015	79	730
2016	80	633
2017	80	578
2018	82	491
2019	84	464
2020	117	422
2021	109	403
2022	121	370
2023	89	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.23% in Palau 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
	Palau	Sierra Leone
1960	-	39.1%
1961	-	38.5%
1962	-	38%
1963	-	37.4%
1964	-	36.8%
1965	9.58%	36.2%
1966	9.27%	35.6%
1967	8.97%	35%
1968	8.65%	34.5%
1969	8.34%	33.9%
1970	8%	33.4%
1971	7.62%	32.9%
1972	7.24%	32.3%
1973	6.85%	31.9%
1974	6.46%	31.4%
1975	6.06%	30.9%
1976	5.7%	30.5%
1977	5.37%	30%
1978	5.09%	29.6%
1979	4.84%	29.2%
1980	4.63%	28.9%
1981	4.44%	28.5%
1982	4.27%	28.1%
1983	4.13%	27.8%
1984	4.01%	27.5%
1985	3.9%	27.2%
1986	3.81%	26.9%
1987	3.73%	26.6%
1988	3.66%	26.4%
1989	3.6%	26.2%
1990	3.53%	25.9%
1991	3.47%	25.7%
1992	3.4%	25.5%
1993	3.32%	25.3%
1994	3.23%	25%
1995	3.14%	24.7%
1996	3.04%	24.3%
1997	2.94%	23.9%
1998	2.84%	23.4%
1999	2.74%	22.9%
2000	2.65%	22.4%
2001	2.55%	21.8%
2002	2.46%	21.3%
2003	2.38%	20.7%
2004	2.29%	20.1%
2005	2.21%	19.4%
2006	2.14%	18.8%
2007	2.07%	18.1%
2008	2.02%	17.3%
2009	1.98%	16.6%
2010	1.97%	15.9%
2011	1.97%	15.2%
2012	1.99%	14.5%
2013	2.03%	13.9%
2014	2.08%	13.7%
2015	2.14%	13.8%
2016	2.21%	12.3%
2017	2.28%	11.8%
2018	2.32%	11.3%
2019	2.34%	10.9%
2020	2.33%	10.5%
2021	2.3%	10.1%
2022	2.27%	9.77%
2023	2.23%	9.43%