Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1958

Sierra Leone
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.13 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 105,481 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
105,481
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,204,839
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
10-1418.51.5%2,252
15-19195.916.0%21,348
20-24260.921.3%25,408
25-29273.522.3%23,684
30-34197.916.1%15,200
35-39159.613.0%10,781
40-4490.07.3%5,295
45-4928.32.3%1,442
50-541.60.1%69