Fertility & birth rates in Sierra Leone and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Sierra Leone vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Sierra Leone was 3.79 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	6.18	2.44
1961	6.21	2.52
1962	6.22	2.58
1963	6.26	2.65
1964	6.29	2.66
1965	6.31	2.59
1966	6.35	2.5
1967	6.38	2.39
1968	6.39	2.29
1969	6.39	2.19
1970	6.41	2.1
1971	6.43	2.04
1972	6.45	1.91
1973	6.47	1.81
1974	6.53	1.73
1975	6.55	1.61
1976	6.55	1.55
1977	6.57	1.53
1978	6.59	1.51
1979	6.58	1.52
1980	6.56	1.55
1981	6.55	1.55
1982	6.56	1.56
1983	6.57	1.52
1984	6.59	1.53
1985	6.59	1.52
1986	6.6	1.53
1987	6.61	1.52
1988	6.59	1.57
1989	6.57	1.56
1990	6.57	1.58
1991	6.55	1.58
1992	6.56	1.58
1993	6.57	1.51
1994	6.56	1.49
1995	6.56	1.48
1996	6.55	1.5
1997	6.53	1.48
1998	6.5	1.47
1999	6.42	1.48
2000	6.36	1.5
2001	6.31	1.38
2002	6.23	1.39
2003	6.09	1.39
2004	5.92	1.42
2005	5.81	1.42
2006	5.74	1.44
2007	5.64	1.46
2008	5.56	1.48
2009	5.45	1.5
2010	5.33	1.52
2011	5.21	1.52
2012	5.06	1.52
2013	4.87	1.52
2014	4.7	1.54
2015	4.55	1.54
2016	4.47	1.54
2017	4.39	1.52
2018	4.29	1.52
2019	4.19	1.48
2020	4.08	1.46
2021	3.98	1.52
2022	3.88	1.39
2023	3.79	1.33
2024	3.7	1.33
2025	3.61	1.34
2026	3.53	1.34
2027	3.47	1.35
2028	3.37	1.35
2029	3.3	1.35
2030	3.23	1.35
2031	3.18	1.36
2032	3.12	1.36
2033	3.07	1.37
2034	3.02	1.37
2035	2.97	1.37
2036	2.92	1.38
2037	2.88	1.38
2038	2.84	1.38
2039	2.79	1.38
2040	2.76	1.39
2041	2.72	1.39
2042	2.68	1.39
2043	2.65	1.4
2044	2.62	1.4
2045	2.58	1.4
2046	2.55	1.4
2047	2.53	1.41
2048	2.5	1.41
2049	2.47	1.41
2050	2.45	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	38.2%	24%
1961	38.3%	24%
1962	38.3%	24.1%
1963	38.5%	24.1%
1964	38.8%	24.1%
1965	39.1%	24.1%
1966	39.4%	24.2%
1967	39.6%	24.1%
1968	39.9%	24%
1969	40.1%	23.8%
1970	40.3%	23.8%
1971	40.6%	23.7%
1972	40.7%	23.5%
1973	40.9%	23.2%
1974	41.1%	22.8%
1975	41.3%	22.4%
1976	41.4%	22%
1977	41.6%	21.4%
1978	41.7%	20.9%
1979	41.8%	20.3%
1980	41.9%	19.7%
1981	42%	19.2%
1982	42.1%	18.8%
1983	42.2%	18.3%
1984	42.3%	18%
1985	42.5%	17.6%
1986	42.6%	17.4%
1987	42.7%	17.2%
1988	42.8%	17.1%
1989	42.9%	17%
1990	42.9%	17.1%
1991	43%	17.2%
1992	43.1%	17.3%
1993	43.2%	17.5%
1994	43.3%	17.6%
1995	43.4%	17.6%
1996	43.5%	17.7%
1997	43.5%	17.6%
1998	43.6%	17.6%
1999	43.7%	17.5%
2000	43.8%	17.4%
2001	43.9%	17.1%
2002	43.9%	16.8%
2003	43.9%	16.6%
2004	43.9%	16.4%
2005	43.8%	16.1%
2006	43.7%	15.9%
2007	43.6%	15.6%
2008	43.5%	15.4%
2009	43.4%	15.3%
2010	43.2%	15.2%
2011	43%	15.1%
2012	42.8%	15%
2013	42.5%	14.9%
2014	42.2%	14.9%
2015	41.8%	14.9%
2016	41.4%	14.9%
2017	41%	14.9%
2018	40.6%	15%
2019	40.2%	15%
2020	39.8%	15.1%
2021	39.4%	15.1%
2022	39%	15.1%
2023	38.5%	15%
2024	38.1%	15%
2025	37.7%	14.9%
2026	37.2%	14.8%
2027	36.8%	14.7%
2028	36.3%	14.6%
2029	35.9%	14.5%
2030	35.5%	14.3%
2031	35.2%	14.1%
2032	34.8%	14%
2033	34.4%	13.8%
2034	34%	13.6%
2035	33.6%	13.5%
2036	33.2%	13.3%
2037	32.8%	13.2%
2038	32.4%	13.1%
2039	32%	13%
2040	31.6%	12.9%
2041	31.2%	12.8%
2042	30.9%	12.8%
2043	30.5%	12.7%
2044	30.2%	12.8%
2045	29.8%	12.8%
2046	29.5%	12.8%
2047	29.2%	12.9%
2048	28.8%	12.9%
2049	28.5%	13%
2050	28.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.1% of the population in Sierra Leone and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sierra Leone and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Sierra Leone vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Sierra Leone and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	38,192	42,090
1961	40,022	48,365
1962	41,603	49,050
1963	43,569	52,956
1964	45,487	59,050
1965	47,223	56,222
1966	49,486	53,854
1967	51,734	52,128
1968	53,126	47,328
1969	54,768	44,182
1970	56,513	42,648
1971	58,484	38,523
1972	60,279	35,061
1973	62,443	30,906
1974	65,357	27,902
1975	67,560	22,820
1976	69,506	17,017
1977	71,663	16,959
1978	74,130	13,820
1979	75,992	14,477
1980	77,932	14,535
1981	80,111	13,979
1982	82,457	15,339
1983	84,628	12,837
1984	87,072	16,105
1985	88,869	14,882
1986	90,902	16,261
1987	94,235	15,708
1988	96,344	21,099
1989	98,298	19,941
1990	100,778	20,146
1991	105,477	23,800
1992	103,251	24,064
1993	103,317	21,509
1994	101,486	20,982
1995	100,885	19,010
1996	104,140	19,801
1997	105,433	17,722
1998	103,906	16,353
1999	102,295	16,431
2000	110,754	15,806
2001	116,647	10,845
2002	126,429	10,199
2003	130,312	8,807
2004	132,661	13,302
2005	137,234	11,899
2006	144,127	12,723
2007	145,740	13,592
2008	149,855	15,295
2009	152,669	15,487
2010	155,338	17,997
2011	158,858	18,990
2012	160,915	18,393
2013	161,265	17,797
2014	160,137	21,290
2015	162,275	19,050
2016	168,784	22,608
2017	173,259	20,284
2018	178,772	20,434
2019	181,068	18,008
2020	181,015	9,502
2021	183,326	18,279
2022	186,625	7,899
2023	188,788	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Sierra Leone vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 354 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sierra Leone, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1985	1,506	15
1986	1,530	14
1987	1,533	14
1988	1,549	15
1989	1,575	14
1990	1,572	14
1991	1,699	14
1992	1,681	13
1993	1,696	13
1994	1,755	12
1995	1,777	12
1996	1,726	11
1997	1,721	10
1998	1,753	10
1999	1,731	9
2000	1,603	9
2001	1,518	8
2002	1,492	9
2003	1,433	8
2004	1,366	8
2005	1,294	8
2006	1,168	8
2007	1,132	7
2008	1,093	7
2009	1,054	7
2010	1,018	7
2011	967	7
2012	915	7
2013	842	7
2014	821	6
2015	730	6
2016	633	7
2017	578	6
2018	491	6
2019	464	6
2020	422	5
2021	403	4
2022	370	4
2023	354	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.43% in Sierra Leone and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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
	Sierra Leone	Switzerland
1960	39.1%	2.65%
1961	38.5%	2.6%
1962	38%	2.53%
1963	37.4%	2.45%
1964	36.8%	2.36%
1965	36.2%	2.26%
1966	35.6%	2.16%
1967	35%	2.07%
1968	34.5%	1.99%
1969	33.9%	1.92%
1970	33.4%	1.84%
1971	32.9%	1.76%
1972	32.3%	1.67%
1973	31.9%	1.57%
1974	31.4%	1.48%
1975	30.9%	1.38%
1976	30.5%	1.29%
1977	30%	1.21%
1978	29.6%	1.14%
1979	29.2%	1.09%
1980	28.9%	1.04%
1981	28.5%	1%
1982	28.1%	0.97%
1983	27.8%	0.94%
1984	27.5%	0.92%
1985	27.2%	0.9%
1986	26.9%	0.89%
1987	26.6%	0.88%
1988	26.4%	0.86%
1989	26.2%	0.84%
1990	25.9%	0.82%
1991	25.7%	0.78%
1992	25.5%	0.75%
1993	25.3%	0.71%
1994	25%	0.67%
1995	24.7%	0.64%
1996	24.3%	0.62%
1997	23.9%	0.6%
1998	23.4%	0.58%
1999	22.9%	0.57%
2000	22.4%	0.56%
2001	21.8%	0.55%
2002	21.3%	0.54%
2003	20.7%	0.53%
2004	20.1%	0.52%
2005	19.4%	0.51%
2006	18.8%	0.49%
2007	18.1%	0.48%
2008	17.3%	0.47%
2009	16.6%	0.46%
2010	15.9%	0.46%
2011	15.2%	0.45%
2012	14.5%	0.44%
2013	13.9%	0.44%
2014	13.7%	0.43%
2015	13.8%	0.43%
2016	12.3%	0.42%
2017	11.8%	0.41%
2018	11.3%	0.41%
2019	10.9%	0.4%
2020	10.5%	0.4%
2021	10.1%	0.4%
2022	9.77%	0.4%
2023	9.43%	0.39%