Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1988

Sierra Leone
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.59 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 182,564 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.59
Births
182,564
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,934,518
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
10-1421.41.6%4,956
15-19167.812.7%33,088
20-24266.620.2%45,045
25-29264.220.1%37,546
30-34246.818.7%29,151
35-39198.815.1%19,440
40-44109.58.3%10,018
45-4939.73.0%3,139
50-542.60.2%178