Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2032

Sierra Leone
2032
Total fertility rate: 3.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone is projected at 3.12 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 264,327 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.12
Births
264,327
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
10,047,200
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
10-141.60.3%866
15-1976.012.1%39,473
20-24155.124.8%75,441
25-29148.823.8%64,222
30-34124.719.9%47,826
35-3981.413.0%26,501
40-4429.44.7%7,998
45-498.41.3%1,913
50-540.50.1%86