Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1953

Senegal
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.80 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 140,516 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
140,516
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
2,757,566
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
10-149.40.7%1,454
15-19213.615.7%29,312
20-24299.322.0%35,852
25-29300.322.1%31,130
30-34252.018.5%22,467
35-39179.313.2%13,735
40-4471.75.3%4,670
45-4932.92.4%1,808
50-542.00.1%90