Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1991

Sierra Leone
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.55 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 201,797 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
201,797
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,246,267
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
10-1422.11.7%5,712
15-19161.412.3%35,675
20-24260.719.9%49,083
25-29261.019.9%41,733
30-34248.118.9%33,074
35-39202.315.4%22,321
40-44113.58.7%10,688
45-4938.22.9%3,329
50-542.50.2%183