Sierra Leone - Birth Rate 2006
41.8
−0.2 from 2005
Sierra Leone's birth rate was 41.8 in 2006, decreased +0.2 from 42.0 in 2005. This was the 201st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 8.1 | 3.8% |
| 2nd | Germany | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 3rd | Japan | 8.7 | 3.6% |
| 4th | Lithuania | 9.1 | 2.2% |
| 5th | Korea | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| 6th | Malta | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 7th | Croatia | 9.3 | -2.4% |
| 8th | Austria | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 9th | Slovenia | 9.4 | 3.3% |
| 10th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6 | -2.6% |
| 11th | Serbia | 9.6 | -1.2% |
| 12th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 9.6 | 14.3% |
| 13th | Italy | 9.6 | 1.1% |
| 14th | Bulgaria | 9.7 | 4.3% |
| 15th | Ukraine | 9.8 | 7.3% |
| 16th | Switzerland | 9.8 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Poland | 9.8 | 3.2% |
| 18th | Cuba | 9.9 | -7.0% |
| 19th | Belarus | 9.9 | 6.5% |
| 20th | Hungary | 9.9 | 2.1% |
| 21st | Portugal | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 22nd | San Marino | 10.0 | 5.3% |
| 23rd | Slovak Republic | 10.0 | -1.0% |
| 24th | Channel Islands | 10.2 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Greece | 10.2 | 4.1% |
| 26th | Czechia | 10.3 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Liechtenstein | 10.3 | -6.4% |
| 28th | Latvia | 10.3 | 5.1% |
| 29th | Russian Federation | 10.3 | 1.0% |
| 30th | Singapore | 10.3 | 1.0% |
| 31st | European Union | 10.3 | 1.2% |
| 32nd | British Virgin Islands | 10.4 | -6.7% |
| 33rd | Romania | 10.4 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Andorra | 10.5 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Spain | 10.8 | 1.9% |
| 36th | Canada | 11.0 | 2.8% |
| 37th | Estonia | 11.0 | 3.8% |
| 38th | Monaco | 11.1 | 3.1% |
| 39th | North Macedonia | 11.1 | 0.9% |
| 40th | Bermuda | 11.1 | -2.2% |
| 41st | Finland | 11.2 | 1.8% |
| 42nd | Netherlands | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 43rd | Belgium | 11.6 | 1.8% |
| 44th | Isle of Man | 11.7 | 0.7% |
| 45th | Luxembourg | 11.7 | 1.7% |
| 46th | Sweden | 11.7 | 4.5% |
| 47th | Gibraltar | 11.7 | 2.4% |
| 48th | Qatar | 12.0 | -22.4% |
| 49th | Armenia | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 50th | Denmark | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 51st | Cyprus | 12.0 | 2.7% |
| 52nd | China | 12.1 | -2.5% |
| 53rd | United Arab Emirates | 12.3 | -14.3% |
| 54th | United Kingdom | 12.3 | 2.5% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 12.3 | 2.5% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 12.4 | -4.2% |
| 57th | Barbados | 12.6 | -2.8% |
| 58th | Norway | 12.6 | 2.4% |
| 59th | Australia | 12.9 | 0.8% |
| 60th | Georgia | 12.9 | 2.7% |
| 61st | Albania | 13.0 | -6.4% |
| 62nd | France | 13.1 | 2.3% |
| 63rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 13.2 | -10.8% |
| 64th | Thailand | 13.2 | -2.1% |
| 65th | Moldova | 13.3 | 1.4% |
| 66th | Curaçao | 13.6 | 1.6% |
| 67th | Aruba | 13.7 | 5.8% |
| 68th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 13.7 | 1.4% |
| 69th | Faroe Islands | 13.8 | -6.1% |
| 70th | Palau | 13.8 | -0.9% |
| 71st | Chile | 14.0 | -1.7% |
| 72nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.0 | 0.8% |
| 73rd | New Zealand | 14.1 | 1.3% |
| 74th | Mauritius | 14.3 | -6.5% |
| 75th | United States | 14.3 | 2.1% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.4 | 0.4% |
| 77th | Iceland | 14.5 | 0.7% |
| 78th | Cayman Islands | 14.7 | -0.3% |
| 79th | Greenland | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 80th | Uruguay | 14.8 | -1.8% |
| 81st | Ireland | 15.3 | 3.4% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | 15.3 | -2.1% |
| 83rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.5 | -1.0% |
| 84th | Dominica | 15.5 | 3.5% |
| 85th | Bahamas, The | 16.0 | -0.4% |
| 86th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| 87th | Brunei Darussalam | 16.3 | -2.7% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 16.4 | -4.8% |
| 89th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.5 | -2.4% |
| 90th | Tunisia | 16.6 | 0.7% |
| 91st | Brazil | 16.7 | -2.8% |
| 92nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.7 | 2.1% |
| 93rd | Grenada | 16.9 | -0.7% |
| 94th | Viet Nam | 17.2 | -0.7% |
| 95th | Seychelles | 17.3 | -6.5% |
| 96th | Malaysia | 17.4 | -3.0% |
| 97th | Azerbaijan | 17.6 | 4.1% |
| 98th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 17.7 | -3.1% |
| 99th | Jamaica | 17.9 | -2.8% |
| 100th | New Caledonia | 18.0 | -0.4% |
| 101st | Bahrain | 18.1 | -6.6% |
| 102nd | Argentina | 18.2 | -0.8% |
| 103rd | French Polynesia | 18.2 | 1.4% |
| 104th | Lebanon | 18.3 | -2.1% |
| 105th | Türkiye | 18.7 | -0.6% |
| 106th | Maldives | 18.8 | 2.7% |
| 107th | Sri Lanka | 18.9 | 0.7% |
| 108th | Colombia | 19.0 | -3.1% |
| 109th | Kosovo | 19.7 | -1.9% |
| 110th | Mongolia | 20.0 | 7.5% |
| 111th | Oman | 20.2 | -3.4% |
| 112th | Guam | 20.5 | 5.2% |
| 113th | Kazakhstan | 20.5 | 5.3% |
| 114th | Myanmar | 20.6 | -1.8% |
| 115th | Uzbekistan | 20.9 | 2.5% |
| 116th | Indonesia | 20.9 | -0.4% |
| 117th | Bhutan | 21.0 | -0.7% |
| 118th | El Salvador | 21.0 | -1.9% |
| 119th | Israel | 21.0 | 1.0% |
| 120th | Saudi Arabia | 21.4 | 1.4% |
| 121st | Mexico | 21.5 | -2.0% |
| 122nd | Kuwait | 21.5 | -3.7% |
| 123rd | Cabo Verde | 21.6 | -5.2% |
| 124th | Suriname | 21.7 | -0.1% |
| 125th | Guyana | 21.7 | 0.3% |
| 126th | Panama | 21.8 | -1.4% |
| 127th | Peru | 21.8 | -1.2% |
| 128th | Morocco | 21.9 | 0.2% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 21.9 | -2.7% |
| 130th | Algeria | 22.0 | 4.1% |
| 131st | St. Martin (French part) | 22.3 | -3.7% |
| 132nd | Tuvalu | 22.4 | -1.4% |
| 133rd | Ecuador | 23.0 | -1.5% |
| 134th | Kyrgyz Republic | 23.1 | 8.5% |
| 135th | South Africa | 23.1 | 1.9% |
| 136th | Paraguay | 23.3 | -1.8% |
| 137th | India | 23.6 | -3.0% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 23.7 | 1.7% |
| 139th | Libya | 23.9 | 0.1% |
| 140th | Fiji | 24.0 | -0.2% |
| 141st | Northern Mariana Islands | 24.5 | 6.7% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 24.9 | -3.5% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 25.3 | -3.1% |
| 144th | Nicaragua | 25.4 | -0.7% |
| 145th | Belize | 25.5 | -4.5% |
| 146th | American Samoa | 26.0 | -5.7% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 26.1 | 0.1% |
| 148th | Jordan | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 26.6 | 0.0% |
| 150th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.3 | 0.0% |
| 151st | Philippines | 27.4 | 1.0% |
| 152nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.8 | -2.2% |
| 153rd | Botswana | 28.1 | 1.6% |
| 154th | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.3 | -1.9% |
| 155th | Lao PDR | 28.4 | -1.5% |
| 156th | Lesotho | 28.6 | 0.2% |
| 157th | Honduras | 28.7 | -2.9% |
| 158th | Haiti | 28.9 | -0.9% |
| 159th | Nauru | 29.1 | 2.2% |
| 160th | Tajikistan | 29.2 | -0.1% |
| 161st | Samoa | 29.3 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Djibouti | 29.4 | -3.9% |
| 163rd | Tonga | 29.5 | -1.6% |
| 164th | Namibia | 29.7 | 1.4% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 29.7 | 1.9% |
| 166th | Guatemala | 30.0 | -2.4% |
| 167th | Vanuatu | 31.4 | 0.4% |
| 168th | Eswatini | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | 32.4 | -1.4% |
| 170th | Gabon | 32.6 | -0.2% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 33.2 | 0.8% |
| 172nd | Ghana | 33.9 | -1.5% |
| 173rd | Solomon Islands | 34.0 | -0.1% |
| 174th | Comoros | 34.3 | -0.4% |
| 175th | Iraq | 35.0 | 3.0% |
| 176th | Timor-Leste | 35.1 | -3.2% |
| 177th | Zimbabwe | 35.2 | -1.7% |
| 178th | Eritrea | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 179th | Marshall Islands | 36.6 | -1.7% |
| 180th | West Bank and Gaza | 36.7 | -1.6% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 37.1 | 0.2% |
| 182nd | Senegal | 37.6 | -1.1% |
| 183rd | Togo | 37.7 | 0.6% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 38.0 | -1.1% |
| 185th | Yemen, Republic of | 38.2 | -0.6% |
| 186th | Kenya | 38.5 | -0.8% |
| 187th | Mauritania | 38.8 | 0.8% |
| 188th | São Tomé and Principe | 38.9 | -0.3% |
| 189th | Sudan | 39.2 | -1.1% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 39.7 | -0.6% |
| 191st | Rwanda | 39.9 | -1.9% |
| 192nd | Gambia, The | 39.9 | 0.5% |
| 193rd | Guinea-Bissau | 40.3 | -0.8% |
| 194th | Guinea | 40.3 | -0.3% |
| 195th | Liberia | 40.8 | 0.5% |
| 196th | Tanzania | 41.0 | -1.2% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 41.1 | -0.5% |
| 198th | Mozambique | 41.1 | -0.6% |
| 199th | Benin | 41.3 | 0.6% |
| 200th | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.4 | -1.2% |
| 201st | Sierra Leone | 41.8 | -0.4% |
| 202nd | Central African Republic | 42.2 | 1.0% |
| 203rd | Nigeria | 43.2 | -0.5% |
| 204th | South Sudan | 43.2 | -2.5% |
| 205th | Zambia | 43.7 | -0.4% |
| 206th | Malawi | 43.8 | -0.6% |
| 207th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 44.0 | 0.6% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 44.1 | -1.9% |
| 209th | Burkina Faso | 44.4 | 0.7% |
| 210th | Uganda | 45.2 | -1.4% |
| 211th | Angola | 46.1 | -0.5% |
| 212th | Burundi | 46.6 | 0.9% |
| 213th | Mali | 47.6 | -0.6% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 49.4 | -0.5% |
| 215th | Chad | 50.3 | -0.7% |
| 216th | Niger | 51.0 | -0.9% |
FAQ
What was Sierra Leone's birth rate in 2006?▾
Sierra Leone's birth rate in 2006 was 41.8. This ranked 201st globally.
How did Sierra Leone's birth rate change in 2006?▾
Sierra Leone's birth rate decreased by 0.4% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2006?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 2006 at 51.0.
What is the birth rate of Sierra Leone in 2006?▾
The birth rate of Sierra Leone in 2006 was 41.8. This ranked 201st globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Sierra Leone's birth rate?▾
Sierra Leone's birth rate went from 42.0 in 2005 to 41.8 in 2006, a 0.4% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Sierra Leone matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2006. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.2%. View full analysis →
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