Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sierra Leone, 2046

Sierra Leone
2046
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2046  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sierra Leone is projected at 2.55 children per woman in 2046 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 263,430 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
263,430
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
12,363,458
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
10-140.60.1%365
15-1957.711.3%33,306
20-24132.125.8%73,272
25-29128.025.0%66,846
30-34105.920.7%51,633
35-3964.512.6%29,123
40-4418.23.6%7,305
45-494.30.8%1,518
50-540.20.0%64