Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 1995

Sierra Leone
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 6.56 children per woman in 1995 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 195,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
195,444
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
4,179,179
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
10-1420.71.6%5,228
15-19158.312.1%34,303
20-24242.118.5%44,481
25-29269.820.6%42,085
30-34242.918.5%31,986
35-39208.815.9%22,779
40-44127.29.7%11,450
45-4938.12.9%2,961
50-542.40.2%171