Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1962

Senegal
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.08
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.08 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 177,759 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.08
Births
177,759
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
3,534,686
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
10-149.00.6%1,835
15-19201.514.2%34,255
20-24297.321.0%43,193
25-29304.121.5%39,078
30-34266.418.8%29,734
35-39200.414.2%19,105
40-44100.17.1%8,107
45-4934.12.4%2,340
50-541.90.1%110