Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1994

Sierra Leone
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.56 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 195,206 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
195,206
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,173,105
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
10-1420.51.6%5,137
15-19163.312.5%35,132
20-24250.919.1%45,693
25-29269.720.6%41,814
30-34240.218.3%31,335
35-39204.815.6%22,110
40-44122.69.4%10,913
45-4936.62.8%2,908
50-542.30.2%162