Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1966

Senegal
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.22
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.22 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 198,777 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.22
Births
198,777
Births per 1,000 people
50.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
3,964,299
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
10-149.80.7%2,259
15-19182.812.7%35,490
20-24301.720.9%48,632
25-29301.720.9%42,322
30-34275.619.1%33,856
35-39213.614.8%22,609
40-44121.18.4%10,840
45-4934.92.4%2,645
50-542.00.1%124