Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1968

Senegal
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.25 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 210,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
210,258
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
4,207,587
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
10-1410.70.7%2,623
15-19169.911.7%35,080
20-24305.421.1%52,991
25-29302.220.8%44,290
30-34274.919.0%35,568
35-39219.515.1%24,484
40-44129.48.9%12,244
45-4935.72.5%2,841
50-542.00.1%136