Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1954

Senegal
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.81 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 143,987 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
143,987
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
2,831,390
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
10-149.50.7%1,501
15-19212.215.6%29,737
20-24299.822.0%36,734
25-29301.122.1%31,997
30-34253.018.6%23,084
35-39180.513.2%14,156
40-4472.45.3%4,826
45-4933.02.4%1,858
50-542.00.1%93