Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Senegal, 1969

Senegal
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Senegal was 7.26 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 216,433 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
216,433
Births per 1,000 people
49.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
4,334,974
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
10-1411.10.8%2,802
15-19167.311.5%35,661
20-24304.421.0%54,650
25-29304.621.0%45,830
30-34275.519.0%36,536
35-39219.915.1%25,164
40-44130.69.0%12,697
45-4936.12.5%2,949
50-542.10.1%143