Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1966

Sierra Leone
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.35 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 120,599 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
120,599
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,514,638
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
10-1419.61.5%2,590
15-19206.516.3%23,870
20-24269.321.2%29,553
25-29281.522.2%27,043
30-34205.016.1%17,400
35-39163.812.9%12,272
40-4490.37.1%5,947
45-4931.92.5%1,829
50-541.90.2%94