Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2027

Sierra Leone
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone is projected at 3.47 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 262,858 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.47
Births
262,858
Births per 1,000 people
28.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
9,174,692
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
10-142.40.3%1,237
15-1985.112.3%42,213
20-24167.624.1%74,052
25-29161.923.3%63,370
30-34137.019.7%45,564
35-3991.713.2%25,566
40-4436.75.3%8,580
45-4911.31.6%2,175
50-540.60.1%103