Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2031

Sierra Leone
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone is projected at 3.18 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 263,544 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
263,544
Births per 1,000 people
26.7
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
9,870,298
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
10-141.70.3%921
15-1977.712.2%40,119
20-24157.024.7%74,999
25-29150.823.7%63,882
30-34126.719.9%47,307
35-3983.113.0%26,201
40-4430.64.8%8,072
45-498.91.4%1,953
50-540.50.1%89