Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1975

Sierra Leone
1975
Total fertility rate: 6.55
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.55 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 140,735 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
140,735
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
2,974,656
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
10-1422.91.8%3,854
15-19199.115.2%28,245
20-24279.721.4%33,345
25-29282.121.6%29,744
30-34220.116.8%21,496
35-39173.313.3%14,747
40-4490.86.9%6,761
45-4937.02.8%2,406
50-542.40.2%138