Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1970

Sierra Leone
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.41
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.41 children per woman in 1970 — 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, 128,475 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
128,475
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,712,286
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
10-1421.21.7%3,129
15-19206.816.1%25,757
20-24274.821.4%30,443
25-29281.221.9%28,950
30-34208.416.3%18,782
35-39165.212.9%13,093
40-4488.26.9%6,142
45-4933.92.6%2,064
50-542.10.2%112