Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1987

Sierra Leone
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.61 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 178,462 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
178,462
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,829,718
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
10-1421.01.6%4,703
15-19173.213.1%33,211
20-24265.720.1%43,590
25-29268.320.3%36,919
30-34246.118.6%28,137
35-39196.814.9%18,889
40-44107.78.2%9,739
45-4940.03.0%3,098
50-542.60.2%175