Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2034

Sierra Leone
2034
Total fertility rate: 3.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2034  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone is projected at 3.02 children per woman in 2034 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.2 years old. In total, 265,313 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.02
Births
265,313
Births per 1,000 people
25.5
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
10,391,490
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
10-141.40.2%763
15-1972.512.0%38,401
20-24151.325.0%75,541
25-29145.124.0%65,092
30-34121.220.0%48,605
35-3978.312.9%27,098
40-4427.34.5%7,897
45-497.61.3%1,834
50-540.40.1%81