Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1955

Sierra Leone
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.07 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 100,970 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
100,970
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,120,889
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1417.51.4%2,060
15-19194.616.0%20,493
20-24258.521.3%24,326
25-29271.522.3%22,758
30-34196.116.1%14,572
35-39158.213.0%10,291
40-4489.67.4%5,066
45-4927.52.3%1,342
50-541.50.1%64