Fertility in Senegal, 1955

Senegal
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.83
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 6.83 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 147,643 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.83
Births
147,643
Births per 1,000 people
50.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
2,908,504
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%1,551
15-19211.215.4%30,178
20-24300.622.0%37,649
25-29302.122.1%32,904
30-34254.118.6%23,758
35-39181.813.3%14,599
40-4473.15.3%4,994
45-4933.22.4%1,915
50-542.00.1%96