Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2012

Sierra Leone
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone was 5.06 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 247,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
247,465
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
6,551,080
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
10-148.50.8%3,453
15-19128.812.7%44,991
20-24219.721.7%64,739
25-29221.721.9%55,401
30-34190.718.8%40,026
35-39136.213.4%23,956
40-4474.87.4%10,953
45-4930.73.0%3,744
50-542.10.2%205