Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2004

Sierra Leone
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.92
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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 5.92 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 227,428 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
227,428
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
5,355,717
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
10-1417.11.4%5,552
15-19146.812.4%40,766
20-24237.120.0%55,741
25-29245.120.7%48,757
30-34212.117.9%35,396
35-39172.914.6%24,348
40-44104.68.8%12,260
45-4945.53.8%4,361
50-543.20.3%246